These kids are dealing with deeply rooted cultural norms and social weirdness about gender and bodies and sexuality on top of the regular kid problems of acne and homework. [7] In March 1996, The New York Times reported that McCaughey was locked out of the governor's inner circle because she had violated the "unwritten rules" of the conventional lieutenant governor's role. Then, Bill Clinton was elected president. I feel like a very lucky princess about to wed my charming prince," Ms. McCaughey, 47, said in a prenuptial interview. [33][34], McCaughey expanded her op-eds into a five-page article titled "No Exit", which appeared as the cover story in The New Republic and was published a few days before President Clinton's 1994 State of the Union address. Or maybe not . In 2005, McCaughey founded and is now Chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (also known as RID), a nationwide educational campaign to stop hospital-acquired infections. [54] In the spring of 1997, Governor Pataki announced that McCaughey would not be his running mate when he ran for re-election in 1998. If teaching that to kids is indoctrination, then Im all for it. Vassar College and a Columbia University doctorate followed. Trans people are not exactly a powerful lobby, unlike the Christian conservatives who demonize them. Im going to try it the private way this time, she says, making one of the few oblique references to her marriage to Wilbur Ross, whom she is suing for more than $20 million over his failure to pay $2.25 million she claims he promised to spend on her failed bid for governor. We've received your submission. Columbia University, Ph.D., 1976, Columbia University, Master of Arts, 1972, 2015-present:Senior Fellow at the London Center for Policy Research, 2003-present: Founder and Chairman of Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, 1998-2002: Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, 1994-1998: Lt. "No Exit: What the Clinton plan will do for you, United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, antibiotic resistant staphylococcus aureus, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, List of female lieutenant governors in the United States, "Woman in the News: Elizabeth Peterken McCaughey; Taking On a Challenge", "Is Betsy McCaughey Too Perfect a Match for Donald Trump? The woman who staged her last wedding aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid, whose 600 guests included Gov. If that sounds a bit politically correct, it gets better: Not wanting the wedding to smack of conspicuous consumption, Ms. McCaughey ordered decorations that did not use cut flowers, only plants, which could then be donated to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; leftover food would be donated to the hungry. She was a member of the boards of directors of medical equipment companies Genta (from 2001 to 2007) and Cantel Medical Corporation, but she resigned in 2009 to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest with her public advocacy against the Affordable Care Act. Even before the election, she embarrassed him by distributing printed copies of her pro-choice position at a Conservative Party convention. Or Ill wait for grandchildren., I never look back, she says. [43] McCaughey responded that her claims came "straight from the text of the bill". Married to financier Wilbur Ross on Dec. 7, 1995, in an over-the-top affair, Betsy had what she thought was a reliable financial backer for her future political plans. At 51, Betsy McCaughey Ross retorts that the focus on her clothes, her increasingly blond mane, her unconventional behavior, is mere sexism. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. [11] Her organization's efforts have led to legislation in more than 25 states requiring hospitals to report infections. [69][71] She opined that the bureaucrats would use a comparative effectiveness formula, which, in the United Kingdom, had resulted in a requirement that senior citizens go blind in one eye before the government would pay for a treatment to save the sight in the other eye. [67] The American Cancer Society responded by citing a study of nearly 600,000 cancer cases that concluded that compared to people with private insurance, uninsured patients in the US were 1.6 times more likely to die within five years of their diagnosis. Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York and author of "The Next Pandemic," available at Amazon.com. Betsy McCaughey wed a Wall Street multimillionaire, Wilbur L. Ross Jr., last night in a candlelight ceremony that could be said to cap a storybook romance -- if the storybook were written by Sidney Sheldon. Romance is more fun when its private, she says, letting loose with her signature full-mouth laugh. And then, within minutes, partisan Republican columnists, talk radio hosts, politicians, and operatives are disseminating talking points taken directly from that serious piece of entirely made-up bullshit analysis. William McD. Newsweek columnist George Will used McCaughey's writings as a basis for predicting that the Clinton health plan would kill patients and make it illegal for patients to pay doctors directly for care, with 15-year jail terms for patients who tried to do so. (Mr. Ross, for his part, has been known to occasionally shave a couple of years off his age.). Im not sure what multiplication has to do with anything here, but I guess what McCaughey is saying is that children need a firm grasp of their times tables before they can fully understand that gender is a social construct. [62] One of the cancer society's commercials stated, "We're making progress, but it's not enough if people don't have access to the care that could save their lives. DAnne Witkowski is a poet, writer, and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. Team Biden's 401 (k) heist could raid your retirement for a woke agenda. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. [18], In the late 1980s, McCaughey briefly considered a career in TV news,[5] but she opted instead for a position as a senior scholar at the Center for the Study of the Presidency, serving from 1989 to 1992. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. And thats beautiful. One of those people is former New York Lt. Gov. The first part detailed specifics of the plan. They are often marginalized and the target of violence, especially trans women of color. It's far worse when government is to blame for actually shortening your life. 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In July 2009, McCaughey claimed that a section in the pending healthcare legislation, "Advance Care Planning Consultation", actually prescribed "euthanasia for the elderly" because it included provisions that, would make it mandatoryabsolutely requirethat every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner [and inform them how to] decline nutrition, how to decline being hydrated, how to go in to hospice care all to do what's in society's best interest or in your family's best interest and cut your life short. DURING our hourlong chat in her antiques-laden apartment, Betsy delivers lengthy dissertations about her three current passions health-care policy, education reform and cooking with a Cuisinart. The couple's five daughters -- Ms. McCaughey's three and Mr. Ross's two -- all played roles, from flower girl to ring-bearer. 2023 Out In Jersey | All rights reserved. And a see-through blouse. In an August 7, 2012, opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, McCaughey described as "phony" an assertion that repealing the Affordable Care Act would increase federal deficits.[94]. [60] The non-profit RID is "devoted solely to providing safer, cleaner, hospital care". RID has won legislation in over 37 states for public reporting of infection rates. ", "Following Up: Pataki's Defiant No. To hear McCaughey tell it, President Joe Biden is basically colluding with school districts to make every child transgender and every teacher a transgender life coach. One of those people is former New York Lt. Gov. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. [64] She expanded her argument into a "Brief Analysis" published the following month by the National Center for Policy Analysis in which she maintained that the US was number one in the world in cancer care. If teaching that to kids is indoctrination, then Im all for it. Last week, Betsys latest lawyer, William Wachtel, filed another $10 million suit against the two men, claiming that Ross failure to give Betsy the money he promised constitutes fraud.. She has been a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute and Hudson Institute thinktanks and has written numerous articles and op-eds. [5][12] In 1972, she married Thomas K. McCaughey, a Yale College graduate she had met in college. [62] The society noted that studies had shown that patients without insurance were more than twice as likely to have their cancer diagnosed in the late stages of the disease. This backlash is especially vicious against transgender people, with right-wing conservatives using the existence of people who dont neatly fit into male or female from birth as fundraising and fear raising fodder. IN THE fall of 1998, Wilbur Ross, whod already spent some $2 million in a futile attempt to make his wife governor, produced a postnuptial agreement. The backlash against LGBTQ people continues apace even after finally getting Trump out of the White House. In 1994, Betsy McCaughey read the 1,362-page Clinton health bill, warned the nation of its dangers, and made history. [81][82][83], McCaughey's choice of words and analysis were described by The Atlantic's James Fallows as inaccurate and sensationalistic. Chinese officials are spewing lies to cover up the massive COVID outbreak there. [40] Bill Kristol's Project for the Republican Future quickly launched television advertisements featuring quotes from McCaughey's two Wall Street Journal op-ed columns and her The New Republic article. Governor of New York State. Her rapid rise has been laced with some controversy. Craving the womens vote, he tapped the political novice as his running mate. Betsy McCaughey, who railed against "the transgender militants" in a recent piece on World Net Daily. McCaughey, Elizabeth. 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They arent a scary group intent on indoctrinating your kids. The cost of providing insurance for the estimated 37 million people then uninsured was to be covered in part by new taxes on tobacco. They are often marginalized and the target of violence, especially trans women of color. Betsy didnt do the press conference. There are many illustrations of people in the book for whom you cant assume a gender. From @Betsy_McCaughey: President Biden's trip to Mexico is a dog and pony show. Follow her on Twitter @Betsy_McCaughey. Last night's convention-size wedding at St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue and the reception on the aircraft carrier-museum Intrepid -- a bash so big the couple said they did not have even a ball-park number for the several hundred guests -- provided the requisite happy ending. 2023 may turn out to be the year when grieving Americans finally get answers. TODAY, while Betsy acknowledges errors in judgment, she remains unrepentant. Clearly visible underneath is a black, strapless, push-up bra. Mr. Ross has said he would help with fund-raising in Ms. McCaughey's future campaigns. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Follow her on Twitter @Betsy_McCaughey. Betsy McCaughey is a professional liar. A former associate of Betsys one who doesnt hate her told me: No one doubts that she is very smart. Right from the get-go, children learn rules like girls love princesses and boys love dinosaurs. The obsession with gender is front and center all of the time, most hideously in the form of gender reveal parties that start wildfires and kill people. Worse, U.S. public health officials dawdled for a week, allowing air travelers . (Andrew Sullivan edited The New Republic from 1991 through 1996. WHEN her divorce becomes final, she says remarriage, to the mystery man, is possible. So is another run for office. Betsy now claims she signed the agreement under duress, and that Ross failed to pony up another $2.25 million hed promised to spend on her campaign. [29], On September 22, 1993, US President Bill Clinton delivered a nationally televised speech about his healthcare reform plan to a joint session of Congress. Betsy McCaughey is a patient advocate, health policy expert, and former Lt. So she is a known liar and an elected Republican politician (her brief and bizarre stint as a vengeful Liberal party candidate aside), and here she is still forcing people to argue with chimerical fantasies instead of legitimate criticisms of progressive legislation. 2 Now Has Own Pulpit", "The 1994 Elections: New York State; Pataki Says No. [75] Other conservatives agreed that the legislation could put the federal government in the middle of the doctor-patient relationship. Ha. McCaughey, Elizabeth. BETSY is not completely hurting. It doesn't", "Ezekiel Emanuel, Obama's 'Deadly Doctor,' Strikes Back", "Former Lt. Gov. [5], She received a scholarship to attend Vassar College, where she majored in history. Betsy McCaughey. Simply moving on is unacceptable. A janitor's daughter born poor in Pittsburgh, Ms. McCaughey rose through academia and recently rocketed into Republican Party power, a life already the stuff of paperback page turners. Betsy McCaughey Family Betsy was born alongside her twin brother William to parents Ramona Peterken and her husband Albert who was a factory janitor. To hear McCaughey tell it, President Joe Biden is basically colluding with school districts to make every child transgender and every teacher a transgender life coach. [11] She also took courses in accounting at Columbia's School of Business. That meant guests at the reception were treated to finger foods and cocktails rather than a sit-down dinner -- to the dismay of some. [13][15], She married wealthy investment banker and prominent Democratic Party fundraiser Wilbur Ross Jr. in December 1995. "We cannot falter now," McCaughey says. This is not the last youll be hearing from Betsy McCaughey soon-not-to-be-Ross. She shed her working-class life with a marriage to wealthy Thomas McCaughey, which brought her three daughters, now 16, 18 and 20 years old, and the Park Avenue spread that covers an entire. If so, with one partner, multiple partners or same-sex partners?" She has taught at Vassar College and Columbia University, and she produced prize-winning studies while at two think tanks, the Manhattan Institute and later the Hudson Institute. [81], McCaughey described Emanuel in a New York Post opinion article as a "Deadly Doctor" who advocated healthcare rationing by age and disability. After that one lying story full of lies made her famous, Al D'Amato told George Pataki to make her Lietenant Governor of New York. 3600, The Health Security Act, Title I, Subtitle A", "Clinton Calls for a Centrist 'Social Compact, "The Fixer: Can editor Franklin Foer rescue the New Republic? And Betsy found she enjoyed the spotlight. The divorce came through in October, however, and at 4 P.M. yesterday, Mr. Ross, 58, an investment banker with London's Rothschild Inc., was nervously learning his lines and working out last-minute seating. [12], McCaughey has worked on patient advocacy and healthcare policy issues since leaving office in 1999. Current editor Franklin Foer apologized for the McCaughey piece shortly after assuming his position. In 1994, Sullivan was on a roll, publishing both the objectively racist pseudoscience of The Bell Curve and Betsy McCaughey's No Exit. I remember my parents sitting at the kitchen table wondering if they could afford to take [him] to the hospital. And the guest list was so large, she added, because they decided to opt for "inclusive rather than expensive.". [5] As her opinion poll numbers sank, her husband took away more than half of the funds he had pledged to her campaign. [74] The effectiveness research council was a new initiative, as McCaughey had said. McCaughey opposed the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 debated in Congress in 2009. The couple plan to honeymoon by taking turns driving Ms. McCaughey's Suburban around New York State, meandering about some of the places that they have whizzed through on political or financial business. In an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Meeting on October 6, 2009,[93] McCaughey advocated gradually extending the minimum age for Medicare coverage upward from 65 to 70 in order to keep the Medicare system solvent. It is one of her favorite books, second only to Wheels on the Bus, with which she has a fanatical obsession. 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