Jimmy Kimmel is thrilled the GOP health
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel (image from YouTube)
ABC’s late-night host  Jimmy Kimmel  isn’t likely to stop talking about health care anytime soon — especially after the harrowing surgery experience with  his  infant son  Billy  and the massive response  he ’s received from viewers. But  he  did reach some closure on Tuesday night.
“Thank you for joining us on a day of great relief for many millions of Americans. Because the Graham-Cassidy health-care bill  a bill I’ve been speaking out against all week  we got news today — it shall not pass ”  Kimmel  said triumphantly  as his audience broke into loud applause. “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to pull the plug this afternoon because they didn’t have the votes. Officially now  Graham-Cassidy is dead. I haven’t been this excited about something being dead since Bin Laden.”
Last week   Kimmel  delivered several scorch-earth monologues about the bill  co-sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La). In May  after  Kimmel ’s emotional story about  his  son and plea to help other families afford health care  Cassidy appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Cassidy said he would oppose a health-care bill in which people with preexisting conditions were not protected or had lifetime caps for insurance companies  and nicknamed some of his guidelines “the  Jimmy Kimmel  test.”
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When  Kimmel  discovered the Cassidy-Graham bill did not meet those requirements   he  accused Cassidy of lying to his face. Cassidy shot back that  Kimmel  simply didn’t understand.  Kimmel  doubled down  and his monologues went viral. On Tuesday   Kimmel  credited Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for saying they would vote “no” on the bill.
“On behalf of my family  especially my son  Billy  I want to sincerely thank those of you who called your representatives and made your voices heard and got involved ”  Kimmel  told  his  viewers.
 Kimmel  wasn’t finished  though  and quickly directed some ire toward President Trump  who criticized McCain in a tweet on Tuesday.
“I bet the walls in the Oval Office are filled with dozens of tiny little fist holes today ”  Kimmel  said  and mocked Trump’s use of “my oh my.” “He’s so mad he’s turned into Scarlett O’Hara.
“And by the way  McCain didn’t even flip-flop ”  Kimmel  continued. “He’s still in favor of repealing and replacing  just not repealing and replacing with a flaming bag of dog crap. And the idea that Donald Trump would criticize anyone for changing his position is very rich. It’s definitely richer than he is. Donald Trump has more flip-flops than a Jimmy Buffett concert. No one contradicts himself more.”
He showed a brief video of some of Trump’s past statements in various TV interviews. (“In many ways I identify more as a Democrat.” “I won’t have time to play golf.” “If I decide to run for office  I’ll produce my tax returns.”) “His memory is shorter than his fingers ”  Kimmel  said.
 Kimmel  ended with some advice to Congress  adding that “we need a system that provides quality affordable health care to every American” and although Obamacare is a start  it’s certainly not perfect.
Thanks to all who stood up and spoke out from this happy guy and his less-fortunate friends #GoodbyeGrahamCassidy pic.twitter.com/8QyavZElxu — Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 26  2017
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[TGT] (image from YouTube)
ABC’s late-night host  [TGT]  isn’t likely to stop talking about health care anytime soon — especially after the harrowing surgery experience with  his  infant son  Billy  and the massive response  he ’s received from viewers. But  he  did reach some closure on Tuesday night.
“Thank you for joining us on a day of great relief for many millions of Americans. Because the Graham-Cassidy health-care bill  a bill I’ve been speaking out against all week  we got news today — it shall not pass ”  [TGT]said triumphantly  as [TGT] audience broke into loud applause. “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to pull the plug this afternoon because they didn’t have the votes. Officially now  Graham-Cassidy is dead. I haven’t been this excited about something being dead since Bin Laden.”
Last week   [TGT]delivered several scorch-earth monologues about the bill  co-sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La). In May  after  [TGT] ’s emotional story about  his  son and plea to help other families afford health care  Cassidy appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Cassidy said he would oppose a health-care bill in which people with preexisting conditions were not protected or had lifetime caps for insurance companies  and nicknamed some of his guidelines “the  [TGT]test.”
[ [TGT]gets heated about health-care bill  says Sen. Bill Cassidy ‘lied right to my face’]
When  [TGT]discovered the Cassidy-Graham bill did not meet those requirements   he  accused Cassidy of lying to his face. Cassidy shot back that  [TGT]simply didn’t understand.  [TGT]doubled down  and [TGT] monologues went viral. On Tuesday   [TGT]credited Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for saying they would vote “no” on the bill.
“On behalf of my family  especially my son  Billy  I want to sincerely thank those of you who called your representatives and made your voices heard and got involved ”  [TGT]told  [TGT]  viewers.
 [TGT]wasn’t finished  though  and quickly directed some ire toward President Trump  who criticized McCain in a tweet on Tuesday.
“I bet the walls in the Oval Office are filled with dozens of tiny little fist holes today ”  [TGT]said  and mocked Trump’s use of “my oh my.” “He’s so mad he’s turned into Scarlett O’Hara.
“And by the way  McCain didn’t even flip-flop ”  [TGT]continued. “He’s still in favor of repealing and replacing  just not repealing and replacing with a flaming bag of dog crap. And the idea that Donald Trump would criticize anyone for changing his position is very rich. It’s definitely richer than he is. Donald Trump has more flip-flops than a Jimmy Buffett concert. No one contradicts himself more.”
He showed a brief video of some of Trump’s past statements in various TV interviews. (“In many ways I identify more as a Democrat.” “I won’t have time to play golf.” “If I decide to run for office  I’ll produce my tax returns.”) “His memory is shorter than his fingers ”  [TGT]said.
 [TGT]ended with some advice to Congress  adding that [TGT] need a system that provides quality affordable health care to every American” and although Obamacare is a start  it’s certainly not perfect.
Thanks to all who stood up and spoke out from this happy guy and his less-fortunate friends #GoodbyeGrahamCassidy pic.twitter.com/8QyavZElxu — Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 26  2017
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