Conservatives for Patients Rights? You Are Kidding, Right?

[Rusty5329]

Like most of you, probably, I have become increasingly sick of the commercials being aired by the CPR talking, almost exclusively, about waiting lines in Canada. What this group has done, is highlighted some cases of people who were let down by a "Government run" health care system. I am not going to argue whether or not those people were let down, let us assume they were. Not a single, that is right, not a single universal health care advocate claims that a universal system would be perfect. We know, that occasionally, people will be let down by their health care system, regardless of what system that is...

continued at http://leftchattering.blogspot.com/2009/05/conservatives-for-patients-rights-you.html

[pkdu]

1. And the head of CPRights is......

this guy

and which company did he create ? Columbia/HCA


and what fine did Columbia/HCA pay in Dec 2000 " pleaded guilty to criminal conduct and paid out $840m in criminal fines, civil penalties and damages for alleged unlawful billing practices in what the US government described as 'the largest government fraud settlement ever reached by the Justice Department'."
http://www.againstcorruption.org/briberycase.asp?id=841

This astroturf frontman should be thanking his lucky stars every day he's not in prison.

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[Rusty5329]

3. really?

I did not know that. Makes complete sense, if you want someone to rail against universal health care you need someone that knows a thing or two about defrauding the general public.

Thanks for the info!

[pkdu]

4. You're welcome... and welcome to DU BTW n/t

[Rusty5329]

5. updated the blog...

with a hat tip going out to you for that information.

Thanks for the welcome. I have been lurking here for a couple years now, still getting used to actually participating.

[OHdem10]

2. Another tactic by GOP. Wedge Issues.

Set up an argument---Dems will give you Government Care.
GOP will protect your rights.

Hardball is name of GOP Game. Unlike Democrats when they were in
the minority, the GOP is taking the role of Opposition Party and
oppose they will.

Dems had best plan their arguments and watch out that you do not
let their message stick.
O

[burning rain]

6. Possibly even more absurd than the corporate "workers' rights" groups...

set up to stop EFCA. The idea that corporate America gives two shits what happens to sick people -- oh God! Please stop! My sides hurt! Anyone with an IQ above room temperature realizes that these characters care only about cramming bucks in the pockets of the insurance and pharmaceutical companies and the rest of the medical industry.