Tuesday, August 18, 2009

♬ Schadenfreude,
Darling Schadenfreude ♬


Perhaps you haven't yet heard of the adventures of Daniel Hannan, a Conservative Member of Parliament who had been in the States, making guest appearances on Froth News. Mr. Hannan, one of the more wacked-out MP's on the Sceptered Isle, was brought over to denounce the British National Health Service as part of the Froth News campaign against affordable health insurance.

There were only two problems with the plan:

• The plans for improving American health insurance bear no resemblance to the National Health Service. But that's okay, because if your only source of information is Froth News, you will remain ignorant – of this, and generally.

• The British like their National Health Service, by significantly higher margins than Americans like our health system, and when You Tube videos of Hannan calling it "communist" started playing in the UK, the Brits started getting upset.

This priceless column from WalesOnline gives you a flavor, or should I say: a flavour.

And Andy Tobias points us to this article. If you haven't heard how Investor's Business Daily embarrassed themselves (tee-hee), make sure you click through.


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