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14. something to refresh your memory

Fri Apr 12, 2013, 06:36 AM

Apr 2013

Baucus had Single Payer Doctor and Nurse advocates ****arrested**** at a hearing.

again: Max Baucus had Single Payer Doctor and Nurse Advocates ****arrested**** at a HEARING.

Can you imagine the outrage if a Republican did that? Do you think people on this board would still be talking about it?

Baucus’s Raucous Caucus: Doctors, Nurses and Activists Arrested Again for Protesting Exclusion of Single-Payer Advocates at Senate Hearing on Healthcare

Advocates of single-payer universal healthcare — the system favored by most Americans — continue to protest their exclusion from discussions on healthcare reform. On Tuesday, five doctors, nurses and single-payer advocates were arrested at a Senate Finance Committee hearing, bringing the total number of arrests in less than a week to thirteen. We speak with two of those arrested: Single Payer Action founder Russell Mokhiber and Dr. Margaret Flowers of Physicians for a National Health Program.

Transcript--at link:
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/13/baucus_raucus_caucus_doctors_nurses_and

Watch Max go to work @ about 3:00

Is it any wonder that most Democrats forget this little episode? After all, now that the Democrats are the party of arresting single payer advocates, mandatory insurance, drone strikes, and cutting social security, It would be prudent to pretend bozo's like Baucus don't even exist.

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Baucus: 'Disappointed' Obama budget has chained CPI [View all] LeftInTX Apr 2013 OP

Max BAUCUS said that?? I'm speechless.. tokenlib Apr 2013 #1

Yup he's disappointed because the president stopped him dead in his tracks madokie Apr 2013 #2

wtf are you smoking? republican majority in congress, jeb in the white house, here we come. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #3

really now madokie Apr 2013 #4

yes. really. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #5

Have fun madokie Apr 2013 #6

you guys got nuthin HiPointDem Apr 2013 #8

Governance by reverse psychology! backscatter712 Apr 2013 #11

Of course they are madokie Apr 2013 #12

was he "Disappointed" about having single payer doctors and nurses arrested at a hearing? no green for victory Apr 2013 #7

doesn't matter. the pubs can now pose as defenders of social security thanks to the big fat HiPointDem Apr 2013 #10

that only plays out to the tea baggers madokie Apr 2013 #13

no. it plays to republicans generally and it plays to democrats as well, because most ordinary HiPointDem Apr 2013 #16

baucus madamesilverspurs Apr 2013 #9

something to refresh your memory green for victory Apr 2013 #14

Baucus. sendero Apr 2013 #15

"Disappointed" is just another weasel word. I will never trust him. forestpath Apr 2013 #17