Rep. Brown(R),SC, gets earful at town hall meeting.

[dgibby]

Brown, R-S.C., called the 1 1/2- hour meeting primarily to hear from those with concerns about the unfolding national health care reform debate, and he got an earful on that topic as about 500 people crowded into the Charleston Area Convention Center.

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The evening's extremes ranged from a thoughtful exchange between Brown and a local doctor to a shouting match over whether President Barack Obama was planning to create a national police force with the same level of funding as the military.

When asked about that police force, Brown replied, "I have not heard that, but nothing surprises me coming from this administration."

That's when an audience member shouted, "That is extremist talk! It's a shame you're letting that go!"

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One woman asked Brown about his plan for covering the millions of uninsured, many of whom have jobs. Brown said he didn't have a pat answer for how to help those who fall through Medicaid's cracks and added, "First, we've got to make sure they help themselves first.

More at link:http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/04/rep-brown-gets-earful-at-town-hall-meeting/

[redqueen]

1. "That is extremist talk! It's a shame you're letting that go!"

Nice!

[dgibby]

2. Time to call a spade a dirty shovel!

Nothing like telling truth to power!

[Historic NY]

3. The shill Dr. doesn't even know the AMA supports reform.....

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Dr. Shanon Honney of Charleston Internal Medicine had a few exchanges with Brown, drawing applause when she noted she never has turned a patient away because he or she couldn't pay. "How do we stop these evil people in Washington from ruining our health care?" she asked.

Brown later asked Honney if she could confer with the American Medical Association and get back to him about whether the federal tax code could be changed to encourage doctors to provide more charitable care.
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From the AMA website. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/our-vision.shtml
The status quo is unacceptable. America's patients and physicians deserve better. The AMA will press on until a better health system is a reality for all Americans.

[dgibby]

4. Unbelievable, isn't it?

They're so stupid, they don't even know what they know, much less what they don't know!