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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:25 AM Original message |
Mom of girl with CF spends $100K/yr on Dr bills, gets laid off, but says no to "socialized medicine" |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, so her mother isn't even covering the current insurance. Other people are! |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. She looks like she and her hubby will be having obesity-related diseases before long... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #10 |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Rather than hating the ignorant... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Yep.. and the people in the insurance "group" with her husband and her partner |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'd like to slap some sense in to her. |
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amdezurik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. it's a kind of magical thinking |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. They'll change their minds if they lose coverage n/t |
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Lifetimedem (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Exactly |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. Stupid doesn't even begin to describe this woman. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. "Heppe is a registered Democrat." |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. Be sure to watch the PBS P.O.V. Documentary-- Critical Condition |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
11. This poor girl. I feel so sorry for her. Clearly, her mother has let the thugs of this country beat |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
12. That is astoundingly ignorant. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Yeah, that line jumped out at me too...nt |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. I can't tell you what a pet peeve of mine that is. |
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chicagoexpat (843 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
13. It builds character |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. As it shreds bodies |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
15. This woman is Exhibit A on how the corporate media has brainwashed the public |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
16. Ignorance is the root of so many problems. (nt) |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. the problem of many of the electorate |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
21. Why does socialized health care == people not in charge of their health?!? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
22. The article doesn't say that the family pays that amount for her care. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. You're right - sorry for my careless wording of the headline. |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. and with a CF child, you can bet they are making a fair share of trips to the ER |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
23. Does that mean she thinks Medicare should go away? n/t |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Amen--Medicare is a limited national health plan. nt |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I bring that up to anyone who tells me they don't want "socialized medicine" |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
27. Someone should tell her that all members of Congress get their healthcare... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
28. Why You And Others Are Slamming This Woman In Such Ways Is A Mystery. It's Also Disgusting. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Oh c'mon... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. There Is No Justification Nor Excuse For Some Of The Spewed Hatred Towards Her In This Thread. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Hmmm... |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. I saw one nasty post and it was deleted. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Not Like You Called Her A Moron Or Anything. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Calling a dumb, ignorant woman is hyperbole, not "hate". |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Several people have pitied her for her stunning ignorance. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
29. Someone, get me my clue-by-four! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. wow, yet another mouth breather that votes against her own best interests... |
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codjh9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
32. How f-ing stupid! Usually people get more *democratic* when faced w/hardship. n/t |
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honkydonkey (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
37. Wow, this family looks familiar |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
38. So what will happen to little Tara if dad and the domestic partner |
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