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uppityperson

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113. My dead cousin didn't really die? Thank you for letting me know. Tell him I miss him and wish he'd
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:00 PM
Oct 2012

call. since he didn't die from not having insurance so didn't get the health care he needed to stay alive. At 21 yrs old.

Keep yapping Willard.... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #1
My first reaction as well berni_mccoy Oct 2012 #38
People who need chemo treatments die if they can't afford it and no charity for them. SharonAnn Oct 2012 #156
My best friend died because he didn't have insurance thecrow Oct 2012 #203
Emergency rooms aren't free Roy Rolling Oct 2012 #76
^this geardaddy Oct 2012 #91
He should see a brain specialist... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #101
LOL Roy Rolling Oct 2012 #137
There is something wrong... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #185
Wouldn't he need to HAVE one first? nt Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #184
They don't treat for free. AlbertCat Oct 2012 #102
hahaha hibbing Oct 2012 #133
Oh, stop complaining...you can just borrow twenty thousand dollars from your parents, doncha know!!! MADem Oct 2012 #145
Mike Malloy: Hey Mitt, emergency rooms are NOT for primary health care! alp227 Oct 2012 #155
SURE IS!!! elleng Oct 2012 #108
I have never seen such a disconnect Scairp Oct 2012 #173
suggest everyone who's had a family member die due to lack of insurance write to OFA with stories wordpix Oct 2012 #196
45,000 people die in the U.S. each year - one every 12 minutes - because they lack health insurance jsr Oct 2012 #2
Beat me to it Botany Oct 2012 #5
Damn you're fast. bamacrat Oct 2012 #10
Mittens seems to specialize in those JackInGreen Oct 2012 #103
It's 100,000 deaths per year area51 Oct 2012 #28
Meh. Harvard Med School. VWolf Oct 2012 #32
First he denies the 45% and now the 45K. /nt Festivito Oct 2012 #53
A great line of attack for Obama would be to say how many people have died qanda Oct 2012 #83
Outside of the 45,000* who do die you can't find any Botany Oct 2012 #3
Use some of your millions, Willard, to BUY YOURSELF A CLUE! City Lights Oct 2012 #4
good line! wordpix Oct 2012 #197
Or written off by the hospital after the person dies or files a medical bankruptcy Roland99 Oct 2012 #6
In Willard's world, apparently a heart attack is the only thing that can kill you. beac Oct 2012 #7
I don't know but why would Romney buy insurance? LittleGirl Oct 2012 #14
I'm quite sure Mittens and the Duchess have had health insurance their whole lives. beac Oct 2012 #27
I didn't realize he was 65 years old. He has aged well. However, juajen Oct 2012 #62
It is the black hair dye xxqqqzme Oct 2012 #130
I noticed the dye, too wordpix Oct 2012 #191
good points LittleGirl Oct 2012 #86
I don't think that is a given. spooky3 Oct 2012 #149
Sometimes very wealthy people have SheilaT Oct 2012 #67
good points SheilaT nt. LittleGirl Oct 2012 #85
Correct. An important point, +1. harun Oct 2012 #106
Yes, very good points spooky3 Oct 2012 #150
Many Doctors cater only to wealthy clients formercia Oct 2012 #94
He won't get away with this one. freedom fighter jh Oct 2012 #8
Statement true, but... PaPaw_Mamaw Oct 2012 #9
Welcome to DU. surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #19
You are absolutely correct! marew Oct 2012 #24
No that statement is NOT true. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #25
welcome to DU! renate Oct 2012 #61
Welcome Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #77
My dead cousin didn't really die? Thank you for letting me know. Tell him I miss him and wish he'd uppityperson Oct 2012 #113
i'm so sorry to hear that shireen Oct 2012 #179
It sucked. "if only" was what many were thinking afterwards. uppityperson Oct 2012 #180
No, there is no truth to that statement. Quantess Oct 2012 #129
Trying telling that allinthegame Oct 2012 #11
Exactly. Welcome to DU! AllyCat Oct 2012 #17
exactly! (and welcome btw) mwooldri Oct 2012 #41
Good Question marions ghost Oct 2012 #75
Yes. Just march right into that emergency room and demand your chemo and your meds. JDPriestly Oct 2012 #122
I guess this answers the age old question of … MrScorpio Oct 2012 #12
Paging Politifact......... Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2012 #13
may I tweet your tag line? underthematrix Oct 2012 #54
Absolutely Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2012 #66
Not among the rich and fashionable people he knows. So it's not a lie to him. AllyCat Oct 2012 #15
I'm just annoyed by the fricking double negative LynneSin Oct 2012 #16
THAT is what annoys you about his comment? VWolf Oct 2012 #37
Well, i think all the other reasons have been amply covered however LynneSin Oct 2012 #42
I am annoyed at his assumption xxqqqzme Oct 2012 #134
The law's requirement is to stabilize the patient. hootinholler Oct 2012 #18
Bingo! SheilaT Oct 2012 #71
True. They die in the hospital because they dont have insurance and dont go to the doctor Mass Oct 2012 #20
without insurance, you don't seek regular preventive care central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #21
Or go get a diagnosis when you have early symptoms. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #34
Can this guy talk without lying? nt TBF Oct 2012 #22
My brother couldn't afford an ambulance, so he just died in bed at 51 ... eom Kolesar Oct 2012 #23
so sorry Kolesar barbtries Oct 2012 #51
I am so sorry Kolesar..... glinda Oct 2012 #81
Yes, thanks...I had posted about him a month ago Kolesar Oct 2012 #99
"We have people who die because they can't pay for medical care." valerief Oct 2012 #26
where did he get this idea: and it’s paid for, either by charity, the government or by the hospital OKNancy Oct 2012 #29
..... davidthegnome Oct 2012 #30
People are having heart attacks because they lack health insurance Mitt. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #31
What he meant to say was, they die because they aren't 'lucky sperm' like he is n2doc Oct 2012 #33
He's right -- it's the hours-long emergency room waits Zambero Oct 2012 #35
viral Now...k and r !!!! goclark Oct 2012 #36
I'd love to see this happen, but what I'm guessing is... classof56 Oct 2012 #82
Finally, a position Mitt hasn't flip-flopped on, VWolf Oct 2012 #39
WOW, he had room for yet another foot in his big mouth Coyotl Oct 2012 #40
His ignorance of reality for those that do not fall in his elite social class is astounding. nt mother earth Oct 2012 #43
Sure, they will treat your heart attack in the ER... arcane1 Oct 2012 #44
What reality does this guy live in? HipChick Oct 2012 #45
You Can't Go To The Emergency Room For A Mamogram DallasNE Oct 2012 #46
Waiting for the "walk back". nt SDjack Oct 2012 #47
Why is this hardhearted JERK, so high in the polls? ywcachieve Oct 2012 #48
Because sadly... rbnyc Oct 2012 #78
Sad, but true. ywcachieve Oct 2012 #125
another bald-faced lie barbtries Oct 2012 #49
I guess thats true in Mitts world...but byoung6 Oct 2012 #50
Many, many people avoid visits to the Doctor's office because of the cost humblebum Oct 2012 #52
Yea he is just like us down here in the trenches fighting for survival. L0oniX Oct 2012 #55
What a total idiot!!! n/t bluethruandthru Oct 2012 #56
Try asking a hospital for chemo in an ER! They WILL NOT treat your cancer unless you can find a Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #57
I remember a PBS doc. rwork Oct 2012 #58
How about people who get emergency treatment, live, then lose their house, job and family bhikkhu Oct 2012 #59
He truly lives in some kind of fantasy world. woodsprite Oct 2012 #60
you forget he does know the world of tax avoidance & offshore investments wordpix Oct 2012 #192
I guess it depends on what your definition of "people" is, Mitt. raouldukelives Oct 2012 #63
We already HAVE "Death Panels" murpheeslaw Oct 2012 #194
Robme is dumber than a box of rocks!!! Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #64
Why does he assume the uninsured live in apartments? subterranean Oct 2012 #65
Tell that to the uninsured people with cancer meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #68
Fuck You Mitt Romney!!!! handmade34 Oct 2012 #69
Choking to death JEB Oct 2012 #70
...or on his foot (nt) rbnyc Oct 2012 #88
Well, I have a new choice for my epitaph. bluedigger Oct 2012 #72
Yeah, better than, "I TOLD y'all I was sick" nt Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #183
Mitt being Mitt again Alekei_Firebird Oct 2012 #73
My Mother's Second Husband rbnyc Oct 2012 #74
OMG, Canada!? The place of "free" health care evildoing? Here's a story (short): wordpix Oct 2012 #195
Another View into the Wealthosphere Haywood Brothers Oct 2012 #79
"the Wealthosphere"--I like it! renate Oct 2012 #136
Well, my uncle died a very terrible death because he didn't have health insurance qanda Oct 2012 #80
It is frightening how stupid he is. Corporations will have lots of fun leading him around. glinda Oct 2012 #84
Not only... rbnyc Oct 2012 #87
Can Rmoney be any more disconnected from reality!? Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #89
he's also wrong about hospitals treating those who can't pay newspeak Oct 2012 #90
Oops budkin Oct 2012 #92
he knows damn well we do Skittles Oct 2012 #93
The truthiness of Willard ... Bozita Oct 2012 #95
He is correct PD Turk Oct 2012 #96
This makes me so fucking angry dbackjon Oct 2012 #97
Does he think people ONLY have heart attacks? What about long, lingering illnesses? Chorophyll Oct 2012 #98
"The fundamentals of our economy are strong" LTR Oct 2012 #100
What a fucking moron. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2012 #104
Kick. area51 Oct 2012 #202
Thanks for the correction. nt Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2012 #207
so of course he's going to radically increase funding for that ER care? yurbud Oct 2012 #105
This whole "apartment" thing goes WAY back... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #107
Big deal lalalu Oct 2012 #109
and that's the crux of the whole thing newspeak Oct 2012 #111
I don't even know what the solution is. lalalu Oct 2012 #114
Here is a study from Massachusetts that contradicts Mitt.... xocet Oct 2012 #110
This will be all over the media in the next few days! Nancy Waterman Oct 2012 #112
Pure GOLD! Politicalboi Oct 2012 #115
It's simply amazing... SpankMe Oct 2012 #116
He is so arrogant and selfish Marrah_G Oct 2012 #117
The people who die because they don't have health care are people with chronic JDPriestly Oct 2012 #118
Jesus! Bigredhunk Oct 2012 #119
Is Romney that Ignorant Megahurtz Oct 2012 #120
The ER makes sure you're stable and then sends you home FedUpWithIt All Oct 2012 #121
Dear Mitt: FUCK YOU, you entitled piece of Cheney! LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #123
+1 Mitt... progressoid Oct 2012 #132
Show me an ER that treats cancer, Mitt!!! SunSeeker Oct 2012 #124
Time to air commercials with testimony from family mzmolly Oct 2012 #126
He is out of touch. Quantess Oct 2012 #127
People Willard, not corporations. nt tridim Oct 2012 #128
You F-ing liar rmoney! I was denied care repeatedly from DRs and ERS as I lay dying from Lupus Dont call me Shirley Oct 2012 #131
But we do. CBHagman Oct 2012 #135
C'mon Clue-by-Four, time for another round sakabatou Oct 2012 #138
He reminds me of a caricature, or maybe that guy from Third Rock. People die every day for want of silvershadow Oct 2012 #139
Why can't he understand that if people had insurance, they could prevent Frustratedlady Oct 2012 #140
What an idiot. blackspade Oct 2012 #141
Arrogance + Stupidity locdlib Oct 2012 #142
And not only that, we have young women having ABORTIONS because they don't have insurance pnwmom Oct 2012 #143
Stupid argument by him, but even so people don't know that they can use the ER.... George II Oct 2012 #144
a dear friend of mine's daughter UpInArms Oct 2012 #146
Is he really that stupid? Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #147
Don't let this story get crowded out by the debate Nancy Waterman Oct 2012 #148
That's the most disgraceful WHOPPER he's told yet Warpy Oct 2012 #151
Mitty, you are a lying sack of shit. Brigid Oct 2012 #152
He's just so clueless and out of touch with average Americans. Up2Late Oct 2012 #153
Stupid A-S-S needs to shut his fucking PIE-HOLE. . . . BigDemVoter Oct 2012 #154
Romney is completely out of touch Doodler71 Oct 2012 #157
A coworker who was probably around 60 had to file bankruptcy spiderpig Oct 2012 #158
And this brings up another important point. Brigid Oct 2012 #161
Of course we do. crim son Oct 2012 #159
What an out of touch fool! StarryNite Oct 2012 #160
Sorry I can't help but unlease a chain of profanity jimlup Oct 2012 #162
oh. my. god. SemperEadem Oct 2012 #163
Mr. pig and I were both in emergency in the past couple of years spiderpig Oct 2012 #169
Myth Rmoney is trying to use the Jedi Mind Trick paparush Oct 2012 #164
I had a coworker who swore there was no one going hungry in the US FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #165
Once you leave the Emergency Room there is NO follow up care. You will have another DhhD Oct 2012 #166
Not from LEGITIMATE illness.... reACTIONary Oct 2012 #167
I swear to all that I hold holy that I hate that asshole. stillwaiting Oct 2012 #168
You said it. spiderpig Oct 2012 #170
It's not just RMoney and his buddies who are betraying us FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #171
Romney truly is a Sob. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #172
Stupid Bastard! Heathen57 Oct 2012 #174
WTF - Mitt, a PROBLEM is not its own SOLUTION. Beartracks Oct 2012 #175
Kick to remind people about The Stupid Greedy Shapeshifter running Cha Oct 2012 #176
How out of touch can this moron be? BlueDemKev Oct 2012 #177
Jackass. My life has probably already been shortened ... gauguin57 Oct 2012 #178
Tell that to the DUers who have died because they didn't have insurance. n/t Crunchy Frog Oct 2012 #181
NO they get hauled away by the POLICE for bleeding in the ER Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #182
My friend died because she couldn't afford chemo. Liberty Belle Oct 2012 #186
Two of my cousins died & that's what happened to them. caseymoz Oct 2012 #187
Keep this story alive!! Nancy Waterman Oct 2012 #188
We need to keep hammering Doodler71 Oct 2012 #189
my understanding is such treatment is paid by insurance cos. through higher premiums to the insured wordpix Oct 2012 #190
So let me get this right? SmittynMo Oct 2012 #193
I could name names loyalsister Oct 2012 #198
Romney Care 2012 Is I Don't Care TomCADem Oct 2012 #199
Romney: I'm a God-awful businessman jmowreader Oct 2012 #200
Romney knew better a few years ago, but he's getting increasingly stupid. Sparky 1 Oct 2012 #201
kick Nancy Waterman Oct 2012 #204
this guy is not just an idiot. he is an EXTREME idiot!!! holy crap not sure what to say to this..nt desertduck Oct 2012 #205
COMPLETELY.out.of.touch.!!!!! southerncrone Oct 2012 #206
Kick. n/t area51 Oct 2012 #208
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