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Thousands line up to demonstrate that everything's hunky-gotdamn-dory with health care in the U.S.

Jul 25, 2009 22:58

Annual Free Clinic Set Up At Wise County Fairgrounds Sees Record-Setting DayBy Debra McCown ( Read more... )

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syndicalist July 26 2009, 03:53:03 UTC

They also just had a free "health fair" like this in Austin. Lots of people showed up who couldn't otherwise afford the kind of basic health care offered there.

Ironically within a few days there was a "tea bag"-type protests of folks coming out to demonstrate against Obama's health care plan because the US has the best system in the world, they said.

mindrtist July 26 2009, 07:23:18 UTC

Did you hear about that retired exec from Cigna that saw a fair like this, got disgusted with the industry (and himself,)and has been on the talk show circuit? He said that he saw people being treated in animal stalls and that's what broke him.

Fuck the tea baggers, they're so stupid they don't even know what they're protesting. I love it when they do it in public parks.

syndicalist July 26 2009, 07:33:23 UTC

Yeah, that guy you mentioned was on the Bill Moyers Journal on PBS a couple of weeks ago, and they showed scenes from that fair. I was thinking of exactly that when I saw the scenes from this fair on the local news.

mindrtist July 26 2009, 21:45:06 UTC

Him coming out was like the people from the CIA admitting they might actually maybe sort of be lying. A lot. One needs some good feelings during the day...

I'm so down with campaign finance reform, yet I wonder HOW it can even happen. It would be like asking me to legislate outlawing mushroom pizza and rootbeer.

ladycakes July 26 2009, 10:49:55 UTC

They should invite him to speak for our representatives. Maybe a handful of them will stop counting bribe money long enough to get some humanity.

mindrtist July 26 2009, 21:31:59 UTC

Yeah. syndicalist reminded me that he was on Bill Moyers Journal on PBS a couple of weeks ago as well. I heard him on 2 different AM talk shows.

Maybe that's something I'll do this week. Instead of calling my people and sending e-mails saying what I want, I should start asking them to USE this guy. He sounds more than happy to talk. Hey, repenting is good :)

brewsternorth July 27 2009, 15:10:48 UTC

Saw him on Bill Moyers, y.

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