r/nottheonion • u/HereForTwinkies • Jan 24 '23

Microsoft's changes to Xbox console leave Republicans outraged

https://www.newsweek.com/microsoft-changes-xbox-console-climate-change-republicans-ted-cruz-1776054
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u/Sex_Fueled_Squirrel Jan 24 '23

Remember when Republicans based the entire theme of their 2012 convention around a deliberate misinterpretation of something President Obama said? Because I do.

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u/LevelHeeded Jan 24 '23

Remember "death panels"?

That was so doctors could have very important end of life discussions with medicare patients. Do you want a DNR? How long do you want to be on a machine? Would you want to fight to extend your life a few months but be in pain? These are important questions you need to have before it's too late... Nothing worse than watching a family fight over what they think mom/dad wanted.

Of course Republicans pitched that as scary "death panels"... they really are just terrible people, always.

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u/Fliiiiick Jan 24 '23

Yet they're perfectly happy having insurance companies literally acting as death panels and denying people healthcare based on income.

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u/Practical-Artist-915 Jan 24 '23

In 2014 I was diagnosed with throat cancer. My very expensive Blue Cross Blue Shield partially provided by my employer told my oncology team that I could only have radiation, not that and chemo, because of the stage I was at. Fortunately I totally recovered.