Hospital Where Romney Staged Health Care Speech Denounces Him

[deminks]

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/09/_hospital_where_romney_staged_speech_attacking_hillary_denounces_him.php

Oh, this is fun. Today Mitt Romney gave a big speech attacking the universal health care proposal Hillary outlined today as socialized medicine or worse, saying that her plan shows that "she doesn't believe in the American people." Romney delivered the speech today in front of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City.

But now the hospital is teeing off on Romney, blasting him for using it as a backdrop to push his opposition to universal health care. St. Vincent's has just released the following statement:

Today Mitt Romney, a candidate for President, held a press conference outside of St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan without the knowledge or consent of the hospital to make a statement regarding the healthcare debate in the Presidential campaign. As a non-profit organization, St. Vincent's Hospital does not become involved in political campaigns. We find it unfortunate that Mr. Romney misappropriated the image and good will of St. Vincent's Hospital to further a political agenda. While St. Vincent's believes that there needs to be real discussion about healthcare reform and finding ways to provide coverage to the now 47 million Americans without health insurance, it is inappropriate for the hospital to be used for political gain.

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Bwahahahahahahahah.

[NanceGreggs]

1. Ya gotta LOVE that!!!

:kick: And REC'D!

[durrrty libby]

2. Did he already forget that he mandated health insurance in MA?

[SharonAnn]

3. Hmmm, he said that the states and the private sector should take care of it.

They've done so well with it so far.

[TomInTib]

4. What a sleazy, slimy tactic by the Romney camp.

But it is funny as hell that the hospital busted him.

[AnotherGreenWorld]

5. haha, excellent.

[cui bono]

6. Romney missteps yet again. What a dolt.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Seventh Avenue got slimed

Icky Mitt

[knitter4democracy]

8. Jerk.

Why didn't his staff get a formal okay? If they thought it was better to apologize later than ask for permission--they just screwed up. This will get out in the medical community, hurting Romney's chances with them.