McConnell: I have a friend in Florida who had a friend in Canada.

[Mugsy]

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On Sunday's "Meet the Press", Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell recalls a story of "a friend of a friend" about the horrors of National Healthcare in Canada to argue against supporting a Federal Health Insurance program that competes with the private healthcare industry.

McConnell's pitiful third-hand account can't compare to what is ACTUALLY happening here in America. The Right-wing is then shown for where their REAL priorities lie... with the survival of the private health insurance industry... a ridiculous and completely basesless concern.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Maybe he just wants us to know he has a friend,

although probably very few.

[MineralMan]

2. Yeah, well, I have a friend who has an uncle who worked

for a congressman. My friend says that congressmen have a great health-care system, but my friend can't afford health insurance, so he can't get chemotherapy for his cancer. So, up yours, McConnell!

[corpseratemedia]

3. just now on cnn.."questioning Canada's health care system"

couldn't listen, like to keep my lunch down

although I will say, FUCK YOU CNN

and if mitchy finds Universal health care so horrible, he should give his up

[madaboutharry]

4. What I really want to know is how republicans

think. I just can't wrap my head around how they see things.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. They're not paid to think. And they see things the way they're told to.

[Mugsy]

6. I'm going to edit this down a bit.

The video seems to go on a bit more than necessary in some places. I think I'll try to edit it down some tonight to see if I can't make it a bit snappier.

[TaffyMoon]

7. BULL. FROM TORONTO, BULL.

[Autumn]

8. So I take it you are definitely NOT

the friend he has in Canada huh? Good post.

[wryter2000]

9. My hairdresser's cousin knows someone...

I have a friend in minsk,
Who has a friend in pinsk,
Whose friend in omsk
Has friend in tomsk
With friend in akmolinsk.
His friend in alexandrovsk
Has friend in petropavlovsk,

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. his name was Kevin Bacon and he's not even Canadian-Will Smith knows that

"Kentuchy" buys McConnell's mountaintop coal removal, tobacco industry, gun-totting, bible thumping, creationist anti science bullshit
and keep electing him and then we have to listen to his crap coming out of his mouth.

7th level of separation from him and a monkey. Come on wake up kentucky! Check out this guy's deferments during Nam.

[zanne]

11. I have relatives in Canada....

Who are very happy with the healthcare they receive and feel sorry for us.

[truth2power]

15. I also have family in Canada.. They like their health care. Several had cancer..

One is deceased. He did not want for care during his terminal illness.

He and his wife DID NOT have to file for bankruptcy because of medical bills. His widow still lives comfortably in their home.


Mitch McConnell is an ignoramus and a liar!! :crazy:

[mascarax]

16. Maybe they can talk to someone who can talk to someone

who can talk to Mitch! Ya know, just to let him know another side to The Story.

God, he's such an idiot (I know, I know: moran/maroon).

[bulloney]

12. So, you have to go all the way to Canada to find a friend, Mitch?

Probably some indigenous person from the NW Territory who doesn't have access to the Canadian health care plan.

[Libertas1776]

13. I have a friend

of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of friend of friend's roommate's cousin's uncle's accountant's housekeeper's son's friend's father's sister in law's neighbor's husband's proctologist's acquaintance who once drove through Canada and said he heard from another American at a truck stop their health care was a disaster.

MY GOD! RIGHT THERE, THERE IS YOUR PROOF. WHAT MORE PROOF DO YOU NEED? NO CANADIAN HEALTH CARE :sarcasm:

[AlbertCat]

14. What are you saying Mitch?

Is our plan to let the Canadian Government make our health decisions????


Our own Government made the decision about YOUR health care...and the rest of Congress. Are you against your own government plan?

Explain yourself.

[stuball111]

17. That ignorant inbred shithead..

Doesn't even know where Canada is!

[Mr. Sparkle]

18. I think his name is called Rush Limbaugh

and that guy is an notoriously unreliable scumbag.

[irislake]

19. They can lie all they want about Canada's health care.

It won't work this time. Too much information available now with the internet. It's laughable.

However, I am worried that even if most Americans know the truth and want single-payer government controlled health care too many Democrats are owned by the insurance companies.

Most of my informed Canadian friends are very worried that our friends south of the border will be cheated yet again by their crappy politicians.

[sakabatou]

20. Yeah, a friend of a friend... sure...

:eyes:

[Enrique]

21. that sounds like a Sarah Palinism

is she writing his lines now?

[quantass]

22. LIAR! I'm Canadian and i know...Watch SiCKO if u want to get a CORRECT view of Canadian Health care

The film can be watched online. I am too lazy to grab the link but its on Google Videos. and "Free Documentaries"

[Wizard777]

23. I'm 77. I also get told I'm too old for some procedures.

I guess he would feel better if the friend of his friend died on the operating table. This is a harsh reality old people face. Without a procedure you can live for another 3 years. With the procedure you could live another 4 or 5 years. But you only have a 10% chance of surviving the procedure. I'll take the 3 years over a 90% chance of dying next Tuesday.