GOP Rep. Mo Brooks Reveals Cancer Diagnosis After His AL Primary Loss

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press




By KEVIN FREKING Published DECEMBER 13, 2017 11:52 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mo Brooks said Wednesday he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery this week.

The four-term Alabama lawmaker sought the GOP nomination in the Senate race but lost. He said that after losing the primary he got a physical and a screening in which the disease was discovered. Brooks said he didn’t know if he would have had time to undergo the physical if he had been competing in a general election.

“God works in mysterious ways. It’s paradoxical, but it may have saved my life,” Brooks said of the primary loss.

On Tuesday’s election, in which Democrat Doug Jones upset Republican Roy Moore, Brooks says “I am very glad it is behind us.”



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[irisblue]

1. Ann Coulter wants him to run against Sen Jones, on her twitter feed. nt

[Cryptoad]

5. Sounds abt right,,,,

Mo is nuttin more than fecal slim,,,,,,, birds of a feather.....!

[Thor_MN]

2. Was it Hannity who blamed Trurtle for not backing Brooks?

Some Rethug was bashing Turtle for getting in Brooks's way.

[Bleacher Creature]

3. He should be thankful he has health insurance. NT

[vkkv]

4. WHY DIDN'T GOD PREVENT YOUR CANCER? ANSWER: SHE HATES YOU.

We're ALL GLAD that nutcase Mo Brooks is "behind us".

FUCK YOU MO BROOKS YOU STUPID FUCKING IDIOT.

[marble falls]

16. I hope I didn't get my cancer because G*d hates me ....

I really think I got it because I didn't believe second hand smoke was dangerous at all. I thought the smokers were "filtering" out the bad stuff. I am having my fourth cancer surgery next Tuesday, I found out about that last Monday.

The leading cause of bladder cancer is second hand smoke, and I am also sure G*d doesn't go around smiting people with cancer, She shows her love and has bigger fish to fry than petty GOP politicians.

[vkkv]

17. That is if you believe in an almighty, singular, omnipotent God.

The world would be a better place without.

Organized religion is the oldest, most profitable wide-spread marketing scam on the planet.

[NurseJackie]

6. He's the one who said people should pay less for health insurance if they led good lives?

FUCK HIM!

[muntrv]

7. Good thing Brooks doesn't have that socialized health insurance, right?

[marble falls]

8. Oh but he does have socialized health care - through the Federal Gubmint.....

thats what pisses me off, socialism is good for them but we have to have capitalism in our health care.

[Swallowtail]

9. Couldn't happen to a more deserving a-hole.

[marble falls]

14. As a Democrat who's had four cancer surgeries with a fifth one for next Tuesday I find that crack...

offensive in the extreme. Please delete that. No one deserves cancer.

[dbackjon]

10. Did God smite Brooks for his sins?

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/05/rep_mo_brooks_people_who_live.html


Speaking with CNN's Jake Tapper about House plans to vote on a revised health insurance bill, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-AL, referenced people who lead "good lives" and said they should not have to pay as much as others.

"My understanding is that (the new proposal) will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher health care costs to contribute more to the insurance pool," Brooks said. "That helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the cost to those people who lead good lives, they're healthy, they've done the things to keep their bodies healthy. And right now, those are the people--who've done things the right way--that are seeing their costs skyrocketing."

[47of74]

11. Well that must be nice bor Brooks to be able to get all that health care.

Meanwhile teenagers who need life saving surgery get told to fuck off.

[matt819]

12. About that mysterious god thing

Why didn't god prevent your cancer? Have you been naughty? Are you undeserving? If you survive your operation and your cancer is removed, you just gotta wonder, don't you, Mo, why god would give you cancer and then allow mortals to take it away. Seems like an awful lot of trouble. If god gave you cancer, why not just let him take it away? Sounds like you might not trust him. Also, it does seem costly to get humans involved. Gets complicated with that god thing, doesn't it?

[SunSeeker]

13. Prostate cancer is very survivable when caught early like his was.

Of course, he would deny cancer screenings to those who couldn't afford them, so fuck him.

[A2er]

15. So will he still be able to vote and deny other people the nice health insurance he has?

The answer is yes.