Posts tagged HealthCare
Getting Angry About the Nutjobs
Aug 10th
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The Stupid is Killing Me
Aug 10th
Considering how rabid all these anti-health care reform people are in their disruptions of town hall meetings across America, one would assume that they must have some pretty shiny health insurance plans themselves. One would be wrong.
A wingnut named Kenneth Gladney recently made headlines when he was “injured” (watch the video to judge for yourself) in a health care-related scuffle. He then became the inspiration for a protest outside the Service Employees International Union, members of which he blames for his current physical condition. Despite the fact that he is opposed to health care reform and had shown up at a town hall meeting with other nutjobs to be loud and stupid, he is now accepting donations to cover his medical bill.
Gladney did not address Saturday’s crowd of about 200 people. His attorney, David Brown, however, read a prepared statement Gladney wrote. “A few nights ago there was an assault on my liberty, and on yours, too.” Brown read. “This should never happen in this country.”
Supporters cheered. Brown finished by telling the crowd that Gladney is accepting donations toward his medical expenses. Gladney told reporters he was recently laid off and has no health insurance.
The conservative mind is a curious thing, isn’t it? Just how stupid do you have to be to not comprehend that a system in which you are unable to maintain health insurance after losing your job and must collect donations in order to cover your medical expenses, is horribly broken? How little common sense do you have to have to fail to understand that this is exactly the situation health care reform is supposed to fix?
Just when I think I’ve seen a conservative be as illogical and stupid as it is possible to be, one never fails to come along and prove that I haven’t.
