Measure 50 goes down in flames, now will the so called progressives listen

Will the so called progressives listen now, or will the name calling and propaganda war continue?

Over at Blue Oregon, one commenter calling himself Bill R. stated:

Everyone loses since we will all continue to pick up the tab for all those emergency room visits with sick children who should have been able to see a doctor sooner. But this is Oregon and Oregon voters are used to being negligent (not voting for important issues) or scammed by big corporate money.

Translation: If you don't vote for this, then you hate children and will make them suffer.

John Calhoun stated:

Unfortunately it is the kids, not the campaign that will pay the price if it loses. I have heard a lot of reasons to vote no that didn't wash in my opinion, but yours is at the top of my list for least justified, most 'superficial'. Kids will suffer, maybe die, because they don't get proper medical care and you complain about the 'campaign'? Remember, perfection is the enemy of the possible.

So according to John, because we hate kids and voted no on Measure 50 children will die. What a terrible way to frame a debate.

I also have a problem with pro-Measure 50 supporters comments like, "If you don't like it come up with something better" line. No one likes a bully. The Pro-Measure 50 crowd have showed how well they bully those who dare disagree with them.

Sure there are lots of ways to fix this, but the problem is there is only ONE way being put before us. We have two choices, up or down. I'd personally rather see the corporate kicker repealed and part of it be used for health care and the other part for higher education.

The name calling over and accusations over at BO got so bad that I stopped commenting in the Measure 50 threads. More so after this post referring to people who post anti-measure 50 comments as trolls. That and other mob mentality comments on BO make me laugh.

The fact that BO will try to frame the loss as a big tobacco buy off in the next few days will also be pretty funny. Contributors and those who comment on Blue Oregon will try to make it look like everyone who voted against Measure 50 was "bought" by big tobacco and their ads. Nothing could be further from the truth in my case. I did not pay attention to the ads (in fact I was only inside the US for four months this year) and didn't read the Oregon Voter's Pamphlet (again because I voted absentee).

Nope, I'm not gloating. It's more like vindication.