Federal medical staff save teabagger who suffers heart attack while protesting health reform

[marmar]

....(snip)....

More ominously, a man standing just beyond the TV cameras apparently suffered a heart attack 20 minutes after event began. Medical personnel from the Capitol physician's office -- an entity that could, quite accurately, be labeled government-run health care -- rushed over, attaching electrodes to his chest and giving him oxygen and an IV drip.

This turned into an unwanted visual for the speakers, as a D.C. ambulance and firetruck, lights flashing, pulled in just behind the lawmakers. A path was made through the media section, and the patient, attended to by about 10 government medical personnel, was being wheeled away on a stretcher just as House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) stepped to the microphone. "Join us in defeating Pelosi care!" he exhorted. A few members stole a glance at the stretcher. Boehner may have been distracted as well. He told the crowd he would read from the Constitution, then read the "we hold these truths" bit from the Declaration of Independence.

As you'd expect at a political protest, the messages on signs and buttons were provocative: "Waterboard Congress," "A Commie Is in the House." .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110504566.html

[GoCubsGo]

1. And the teabaggers fail to see the irony.

I have little doubt about that.

[piratefish08]

2. freeper socialist with his socialist medicine!! the fucking coward should have denied the help.

SERIES11!1

[intheflow]

15. +1

[redqueen]

3. Thank Dems for Socialized Medicine!

:bounce:

[Birthmark]

4. Man, the gods of irony are a vicious lot.

But they do have a sense of humor.

[tandot]

5. I hope they'll send him a huge bill for that

and that his health insurance refuses to pay it.

[liberal N proud]

6. The patient should have declined his government run health care

These stupid assholes just don't get it!

[Solly Mack]

7. K&R

Yep

[frogmarch]

8. K&R I love this!

[Kansas Wyatt]

9. A commercial should be made showing socialized medicine helping the teabagger.

Oh God, could you imagine the screeching and howls coming from FAUX News, Republicans, and the Teabaggers?

It would be a gut punch and slap in the face to them every time they seen it air.

[dgibby]

12. Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a winner! What a great idea! You should sent it to Moveon.org or the WH or both.

[area51]

10. I think he stepped on the tracks in front of the karma train. (n/t)

[Wickerman]

11. Please, please, let there be You-Tube of that! n/t

[jpak]

13. I hope they bill his insurance company to recoup the cost of his government bailout

if he even has insurance, that is...

[TwilightGardener]

14. Heh. Abstract bullshit and reality collide.