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The ‘Grassroots’ Puppet Masters : A Scorecard
Texas’ Dick Armey, former Republican House majority leader and an ultra-conservative, heads the anti-reform FreedomWorks. (The Hammer, Texan Tom Delay, hovers at the left.) Opponents of health care reform:Big bucks behind the ‘grassroots’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
‘Socialized’ Medicine : It Works all Over the World
British Conservative leader David Cameron, certainly no “socialist,” calls the National Health Service (NHS), “one of the wonderful things about living in (England).” [The Republicans have] told so many lies about the government health care in other countries, that some … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Europe, Great Britain, Health Care Reform, Socialized Medicine
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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Why We Need Obama’s ‘Death Panels’
Death with dignity:Why we need those ‘death panels’ …my father had gone into a coma that afternoon, and it was time for the family to fly to Denver and gather ’round for his final time on earth. By Thomas McKelvey … Continue reading
Town Hall Crazies : Too Nuts for Jerry Springer?
Graphic by Larry Ray with apologies to Jerry Springer.Out of Control Town Hall mobs:Probably even be too much for Jerry Springer! By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2009 It would not surprise me if former politician … Continue reading
Whole Foods Founder John Mackey : Reactionary on Health Care Reform
Whole Foods founder John Mackey speaks out against health care reform in Wall Street Journal …we should be trying to achieve reforms by moving in the opposite direction — toward less government control and more individual empowerment — Whole Foods … Continue reading
Former Insurance Exec Says Industry Behind Town Hall Disruptions
Wendell Potter on Rachel Maddow Show Whistleblower: Insurance firms ‘very much’ behind town hall disruptions The health insurance companies ‘are very much behind the town hall disruptions that you see and a lot of the deception that’s going on in … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Profits, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Rachel Maddow
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Health Care Reform : Screeching to a Halt?
Supporters of health care reform rally outside the office of Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida Republican. Photo from AP. Unhappily, the current situation is much more ominous than simply the denial of proper health care. The encouragement of mob violence by … Continue reading
Demonizing Canadian Health Care
Cartoon by John Janik.Health care reform and the lies about the Canadian system When you put the two systems side by side, it is easy to see why no Canadian would even consider changing their system for ours (even conservative … Continue reading
Exposing Lies About Canadian Health Care
Common Myths About the Canadian Health Care System Exposed By Victoria Foe / The Rag Blog / August 5, 2009 I am a dual U.S./Canadian citizen. I am American by birth. I became a naturalized Canadian in my early forties … Continue reading
Health Care Disruptions an Orchestrated Campaign
UPDATE: ‘Anti-Reform Group Takes Credit For Helping Gin Up Town Hall Rallies.’ Read it here. Rick Scott of “Swift Boat” fame, heads “Conservatives for Patients’ Rights.”Inside the Tea Partiers’ anti-health care organizing campaign Though conservatives portray the tea bagger disruptions … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Conservatives, Health Care Reform, Lloyd Doggett, Right Wing Extremists, Social Protest, Tea Baggers
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Health Care Reform and Mind Control
The enactment of true universal health care hangs by a string. We are faced with educating the 40% of the population who are grist for the propaganda mill. By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / August 4, … Continue reading
Barack, Health Insurance, and Your Best Interests
Top Ten Ways To Tell Your President & His Party Aren’t Fighting For Health Care For EverybodyBy Bruce A. Dixon / July 29, 2009 With the corporate media relentlessly distorting the public discussion around health care reform, it time for … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Obama Administration
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