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Andrea Mitchell: People Are Too Stupid To Know What’s Good For Them

by Doug Mataconis @ 8:05 am on August 1, 2009.

Via Hot Air, check out this clip from MSNBC where Andrea Mitchell explains that the reason such a large number of people with insurance oppose ObamaCare is because they may not know what’s good from them:

And you do, Ms. Mitchell ?

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58 Responses to “Andrea Mitchell: People Are Too Stupid To Know What’s Good For Them”

  1. Chris Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 11:06 am

    If people are too stupid to know what’s good for them why are they smart enough to elect people that are good for them?

  2. Instapundit » Blog Archive » ANDREA MITCHELL: People are too stupid to know what’s good for them…. Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    [...] ANDREA MITCHELL: People are too stupid to know what’s good for them. [...]

  3. Diggs Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    Isn’t this belief, that the vast majority of Americans are too stupid to know what’s good for them, the whole raison d’etre of CNN’s coverage?

  4. OSweet Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    Why don’t we just let Andrea Mitchell make all of the country’s important decisions from now on. Freedom and democracy’re such a hassle.

  5. Mark Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    So people who know enough of what’s good for them to get a job that provides insurance, or at least make enough money to buy insurance, are less knowledgeable on this subject than people who cannot get a job that would somehow provide their insurance. I see.

  6. John Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    We’ll I suppose it could be that large numbers of people are stupid, after all 53% of them voted for a community organizer with zero business, administrative and managerial experience, practically no legislative experience, and no comprehension of economics, taxes, foreign relations; someone whom the press didn’t bother to investigate even superficially, H*ll for all we know about him he may not even know how to drive.

  7. Jonathan Bailey Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    The sheer arrogance of her statement just boggles the mind.

    Good point, Chris.

  8. steve bourg Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    Gee……Andrea must think Obama and the Dems in Congress aren’t stupid, and they have insurance, but they’ll be exempting themselves from the Government “option”. So they’re smart, but they’ll want nothing to do with the govt option. Andrea……..how do you reconcile that?

  9. Farix Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    The thing that is suppose to be so great about living in America is that we should be able to determine what is good for us by ourselves. Unfortunately, the Andrea Mitchells of the world think that we should not be allowed to make that decision.

  10. Ed Driscoll Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Better Than You…

    Speaking of GE, Andrea Mitchell is awfully disappointed that you don’t know what’s good for you:
    “You’ve got 47% of the people in our NBC/Wall Street Journal opinion poll who have health insurance who don’t like what the p…

  11. William White Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    Simply Ms. Mitchell? Why not disclose her full name? That would be Mrs. Greenspan.

  12. Nick Reynolds Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 7:52 pm

    My father used to call people like Andrea Mitchell “Educated Idiots”. I think she just proved his point. Heh.

  13. France Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    Andrea is way more stupid than the people she calls stupid.

  14. IOpian Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    She should keep in mind that our politicians originate from the same pool of stupid people. So there should be a proportional amount of stupid people in our government. Like those who couldn’t run an automobile company, or an oil company, or a postal service, or a cash for clunkers program, or Medicare, or a VA hospital or even write checks to pay stimulus money to students in a summer worker program who upon taking office think they magically gain those skills it has taken others years to acquire.

    Andrea, you can pull your face out of Obama’s ass at any time. A breath of fresh air might do you good.

  15. richard mcenroe Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    If people are too stupid to know what’s good for them, and they’re listening to Andrea Mitchell…?

  16. Doug Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    She is married to someone who probably screwed up the economy as bad as anyone. She needs to review who is the stupid one, her or us.

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  18. benjy ashley Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:22 pm

    Now, y’all DO remember the name of her husband, don’t you?

  19. niteowl Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    She mispoke. She meant to say people are not stupid enough to swallow this Deathcare snakeoil like she and Democrats were counting on. Andrea and lowlife elected tyrant friends seems mighty pissed that the American public is not being easily duped by this destroying Deathcare bill. That is why they are angry. They aren’t fooling anyone

  20. B Sievert Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    She actually said that people “may not know what’s good for them” not that they’re too stupid. I believe she meant and believes the stupid part, but that’s not what she said. To beat this travesty, you must be accurate, otherwise the folks promting it will use your inaccuracy to discredit you. Chris’ comment still works if you replace “too stupid to know” with “may not know” and “why are they smart enough” with “how do they know enough”. That’s my 2 cents – although Andrea doesn’t think I know enough to spend it properly.

  21. Tony Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    Just like an other dictator in the world, Congress and people like Anbdrea don’t want anyone making their own decisions. That is up to the dictators in charge. Maybe, just maybe if they are feeling generous, they will let you decide when you have to go to the bathroom all on your own!

    Better think twice before screwing the entire population with this life and death hogwash they call Healthcare reform

  22. E. Barandiaran Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    How can Alan Greenspan be married to a person that holds such a stupid view of other people? Maybe The Maestro is also part of the problem.

  23. ic Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    Actually she is absolutely correct. Proof: the stupid people elected a least experienced, most over rated, most incompetent teleprompt-parrot to the presidency; and a most corrupt filibuster-proof Congress as their overlords.

  24. Jay Manifold Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    “Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.”

    – Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address

  25. MarkJ Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    Andrea Mitchell: Living proof that life is not fair.

  26. Here's Waldo Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    I dunno…. I’m smart enough to not bother watching a**holes like Andrea Mitchell. And it appears more and more Americans are joining the smart set every day.

  27. Doc Merlin Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    This is a standard paternalist attitude you see from those who support forcible intervention into people’s lives.

  28. In Memory of Mary Jo Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    The WHOLE attitude of the RULING CLASS, summed up in this short clip.

  29. corwin Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    I think she should lighten up on the Bo tox and use more Juvederm

  30. Chai Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    Chris: problem is, they weren’t smart enough to elect people who are good for them, are they?

  31. Allison Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    Silly Chris,

    They weren’t smart enough! That’s why the media had to work so hard to fix the narrative in the first place to make sure they did, in fact, elect the right guy!

  32. Al Gibson Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 10:13 pm

    Andrea Mitchell says this because she knows that Fauxbamacare will affect those WITH insurance rather than those WITHOUT insurance.

    Somebody bat some more balloons at Mrs Greenspan, please: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxKljoDdo5o

  33. LogicalSC Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    This attitude is why EVERY leftist communist paradise ends in a totalitarian police state. These leftist elites sooner or later must FORCE their ingrates to subcomb to their greater “wisdom”.

  34. Yossi Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    “People are too stupid to know what’s good for them.” … and that includes Andrea Mitchell too …

  35. Doug Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    She’s married to a senile old fool, no wonder she thinks people are stupid, she is.

  36. Jeffersonian Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    I’m so glad that smart people like Andrea Mitchell are looking out for us dolts in flyover country. It gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling all over.

  37. John Finger Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    To paraphrase Bender on Futurama: “Andrea Mitchell can bite my shiny metal ass”.

  38. dm Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 12:12 am

    Andrea Mitchell: You’re fired!

  39. K T Cat Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 1:50 am

    I’m too smart to watch Andrea Mitchell.

  40. jvon Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 5:07 am

    I belong to Mensa, and have studied hard science (as opposed to something like journalism) at a 4 year school. So obviously I am less qualified to make decisions about my own health insurance than this arrogant twit.

    People like this are the reason why well-meaning liberal policies go badly astray. The arrogance involved is breathtaking.

  41. Samuel J. Harris Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 6:31 am

    Chris has pointed out the irony of Andrea Mitchell’s assertions. Did people’s stupidity or lack of knowledge lead to the election of Obama, Democratic Congress, or even the RINOs?

    Is it stupidity that leads the people to watch NBC? Wait a minute, that doesn’t compute……….

  42. chai Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 7:09 am

    And AARP knows better than we do?

  43. Ridge Runner Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 7:21 am

    Perhaps not stupid, but merely ignorant? Stupid and ignorant are not the same thing. One cannot be fixed, the other is curable. If I “don’t know what’s good for me”, it may be because of a curable ignorance, or incurable stupidity. Further investigation is needed to determine which condition applies.

  44. MarkD Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 8:10 am

    The surest way to lose support is to express contempt for ones supporters. Andrea Mitchell has put her empathy and her intellect on display. It’s not pretty.

  45. Conservadick Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 9:24 am

    Thank goodness forward-looking conservative Joe Scarborough was there to set her straight. [Ha.]

  46. NewOrleansPuma Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 9:50 am

    In contrast to Ms Mitchell who definitely knew what was good for her and Mr Greenspan…her husband…and former Fed Chair..who helped get us into this mess? …More Money..
    Neither Andrea or Greenspan ever got that wrong…
    Arrogant self indulgent woman…

  47. Morrisminor Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 10:57 am

    Maybe you have a point. I can say the same about the mentally challenged reactionary dimwits who are drawn to Palin and Joe the Skinhead Plumber

  48. Andrew Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Stupid, ugy, elitist, beotch!!

  49. RebeccaH Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 11:39 am

    But Andrea Mitchell knows what’s good for us. Just ask her.

  50. Mark L Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    “If people are too stupid to know what’s good for them why are they smart enough to elect people that are good for them?”

    Good point, Chris. No doubt the Obama administration and the mainstream media will be working on that problem, real soon. Better that our elected official be chosen by those that know best, is how they will put it.

  51. mockmook Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    Chris,

    Heh, and people are obviously too dumb to pick intelligent pundits to listen to, so they pick the Andrea Mitchell’s of the world.

  52. BSmith Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 8:27 am

    Andrea was acting stupidly in her own studio.

  53. largebill Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 9:19 am

    Chris,

    To answer your question, in most cases they aren’t.

  54. Summum Bonum » Blog Archive » Tea Party Protests and Town Meeting Turn Up HEAT Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    [...] single payer system of health care. They will repeat this ad nauseam and they will imply that the American people don’t know what is good for them. Just take a look at Andrea Mitchell’s smarmy aside.  Obama is on record as [...]

  55. Dave Says:
    August 4th, 2009 at 12:26 am

    if I’m too stupid to know what’s good for me, I’m genuinely too stupid to watch Andrea Mitchell… right?

  56. The Unfinished Sentence - Framing the Dialogue Says:
    August 12th, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    [...] Andrea Mitchell “reporting” [pontificating] on why MOST Americans do not want a large intrusion into their health [...]

  57. William A. Tuggle Says:
    October 15th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Dear Ms. Mitchell
    I was so pleased with your response to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah
    this morning 10/15/09 when you called him on his tirade against the administration and the nasty remarks about George Soros when you said “That wouldn’t be my characterization of
    Mr. Soros, Bravo, excellent program always.

  58. Jack Mender Says:
    November 30th, 2009 at 1:24 pm

    It seems like business is still getting hit hard. Is anybody seeing an upswing in their respective niches? Health reform seems like a mess. I generate long term care insurance leads and annuity leads for the insurance industry, but volume has been terrible in the last two months. I am afraid the worst is yet to come, but maybe it is just my attitude.

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