Video up of Dean on Washington Journal today. 58 minutes of a great discussion.

[madfloridian]

The video just appeared at C-Span of Dean's morning appearance on Washington Journal. It was a great session, very much to the point. Covered many aspects, including the fact that some doctors think obesity may turn out to be a disease caused by environmental problems, perhaps.

I did find a reference to the part where Dean jumped all over Phil Gingrey for saying that Judith Steinberg did not accept Medicaid.

Dean's fighting words for Gingrey

During an appearance on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" this morning, Dean was asked to respond to a comment about his wife from Rep. Phil Gingrey (D-GA) on yesterday's program, when the Congressman offered Dean's wife as a evidence of the limits of government involvement in health care. Gingrey said that Dean's wife, "Elizabeth" does not take Medicaid patients in her Vermont medical practice because the government reimbursement rate for Medicaid patients is so low, she wouldn't be able to provide health care to her own employees. Gingrey is a former obstetrician and chairs the GOP Doctors Caucus.

Dean's response: "Dr. Gingrey is just plain wrong. He's an embarrassment," Dean said. "Also, my wife's name is Judith, not Elizabeth, and she does accept Medicaid patients. So this fella simply doesn't know what he's talking about." And finally, "Good thing he's in Congress because I'd hate to see what he'd do to patients."

Link to the C-Span video of the interview.

[BeyondGeography]

1. The good Governor has been feisty lately about our insane health care politics and policies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJOqkr-OukY

[madfloridian]

2. 58 minutes of blunt speaking.

Common sense.

[madfloridian]

3. Asks why GOP wants private sector to drive us into oblivion?

"If the private sector knows everything how come our economy is not better?"

Says nothing wrong with involving government in health care.

[madfloridian]

4. Kick just for the heck of it to keep it from archiving.

[madfloridian]

5. Update from The Hill: Gingrey says Dean is wrong about his wife...

He continues to say she doesn't take Medicaid patients.

"At press time, Gingrey told ITK, “Has Howard Dean talked to his wife in the last 12 years? It has been well documented, based on a letter she authored to her patients in 1998, that Dr. Steinberg was forced to end her participation with the state’s largest Medicaid managed program due to low re-imbursement rates. It is unfortunate that Howard Dean – rather than engaging in a real policy discussion – chose to resort to name calling, even questioning my ability as a physician ... As a physician who delivered over 5,200 babies – some of whom were on Medicaid – I can’t blame her for recognizing the difficulties that government-run health care presents to primary care doctors ... Under socialized medicine, patients will suffer … they’re going to suffer in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and they’re going to suffer in California and Texas and New York. And they’ll suffer in South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan … and then they’ll suffer in Washington D.C. Byah!”

Dean told ITK in an e-mail, “Congressman Gingrey is wrong and evidently believes that repeating information that is false will make it true.”

http://thehill.com/in-the-know/howard-dean-rep.-gingrey-an-embarrassment-2009-06-10.html

[madfloridian]

6. This stuff was started by Drudge in 2004.

The guy who was the columnist at Seven Days in Vermont, one who was always picking on Dean, took time to call Judy's office. I had saved this from 2004....a guy who did his homework.

"from a journalist who believes in doing his work
http://www2.sevendaysvt.com/track/2003/082003track.html
<snip>
When we called back five minutes later, Kathy the receptionist informed us Dr. Judy had left for lunch. She told us that the medical practice at the Creamery is so busy, around 1000 patients, that Judy hasn’t taken on any new patients in years. And, said Kathy, if one of her current patients goes on Medicaid, Dr. Judy sticks with them.
<snip>"

Her office is in an old building called the Creamery, to explain that.

I don't have the link, and the seven day link is missing.

[madfloridian]

7. Now I see why his interview was ignored here. PNHP now opposes public option.

http://www.progressiveparty.org/blog/?p=803

[madfloridian]

8. There's a nice comment at that site from someone...

who like me and many others supports both options.

[madfloridian]

9. Kick before archiving.

There are people who question his sincerity and and question that he believes both options need to be at the table. This is long listen but worth it.