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NPR has indeed slipped far to the right ... like the radical right wing can't be satisfied with their total control of MSM.  I often become queezy listening to right wing hacks like McCormack. His command of the talking points was somewhat weak although he certainly repeated the standard Rovian talking point lies often enough.

I found it  ironic that he actually mentioned the Mayo Clinic in expounding on the superiority of the US health care system.  He quickly added, practically under his breath that he "knew they were a non-profit clinic." Please.

The first caller's typical nightmare situation illustrated a core truth the GOP doesn't have an answer for ... insurers already ration  health care with the goal of denying treatment to increase their profits.

  

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