Waitress Serves Mitt Romney on a Platter Regarding Health Care While Visiting a Restaurant : VIDEO

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"How 'Bout the USA?" Romney Is Asked In Emotional Exchange on Health Care

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Mitt Romney was about a minute into an answer about his commitment to fighting the global spread of AIDS and health care diplomacy on Wednesday when a waitress behind the counter yelled out a question.

"What about our nation? How 'bout the USA? C'mon!" yelled Michele Griffin, a 12-year veteran behind the counter at one of Manchester's most famous eating establishments.

She turned to walk away, but the former Masschusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate called her back, sparking an emotional and confrontational 10-minute exchange about health care and the needs of the working class. The already hot diner got even hotter fast.

The exchange took place at the Red Arrow, one of two diners the Washington Post will be visiting repeatedly during the next six months.

One of the things I'm proud of doing in my state is putting on track a plan that gets everybody health insurance," Romney began, seeing an opening for his standard stump speech about his efforts as governor of Massachusetts.

But Griffin was in no mood for platitudes, and interrupted.

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It gets better.....http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/08/03/post_6.html?hpid=topnews

[Doctor_J]

1. Like all other "plans",

Willard's should be described as "a plan to get the insurance companies into every pocket in America"

[Snarkoleptic]

2. Something has got to change...

I've been laid-off, and my COBRA premium is $1157/m!
The trick is that if I lapse coverage, when I enter another group plan, no preexisiting conditions are covered.
This is such BS.

[liberal renegade]

3. The people we need in office

are the have nots. Nothing ever gets done for the common people by the rich motherfuckers that supposedly represent us.

Is there a single politician working for we the people that ever had a hard day in his or her life?


I'm bloody sick and tired of every last one of them.


Nothing is ever going to change when millionaires represent!

[mucifer]

4. Many wealthy politicians were once havenots

Don't forget about bill sendallourjobstochina clinton.

[pop goes the weasel]

6. um, the Kooch...

http://www.nndb.com/people/763/000024691/

It's one of the reasons that I support Dennis Kucinich. Not only does he know what it is to live in uncertainty and hunger, he hasn't forgotten.

[Skittles]

7. I agree with you, tenacious one

I see an extreme disconnect between most politicans and we the people because they just cannot empathize with our day to day lives

[FormerDittoHead]

5. Did anyone read the comments after the article? Good glimpse into the mind of a Republican...

I especially like the reply by the guy addressing the problems of the waitress with 4 kids...

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/08/03/post_6.html?hpid=topnews

[fortyfeetunder]

8. Some comments were awful

Placing the blame on thw woman for her situation
But the comeback I liked best was this one:

"When you right wingers decide on your own what is in the best interest of a woman and refuse to allow abortion, and let kids be born, that is the time you need to take responsibility as an american,as an human being, as a fellow citizen."

[ProudDad]

9. Three words romney

Fuck You Asshole....


"Who's paying for the subsidies if not the government of Massachusetts?" This asshole didn't answer.

They've already found that paying those for-profit health insurance fucks has already bankrupted the stupid POS Mass system...


Shoveling money at that fucking health insurance mafia and their buddies at big pharma makes the PROBLEM WORSE you piece of shit, not better.

What a tool...

[trof]

10. Lessee...a diner in New Hampshire...

Yeah, that seems like a good place to pull out your speech about AIDS and world health.

Is this guy actually paying people to advise him on what to talk about in various venues, or is he just wingin' it?