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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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