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1200 vets mistakenly told they’re dying from ALS
Hotair.com ^ | August 24, 2009 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 08/24/2009 12:03:48 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

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To: rightwingintelligentsia

And Obama holds up the VA and the Post Office as examples for Obamacare. Oh, yeah, now I’m convinced!


41 posted on 08/24/2009 3:46:49 PM PDT by Wisconsinlady
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

This kind of stuff makes me afraid to take my diabetes meds when the VA sends them to me.


42 posted on 08/24/2009 4:08:49 PM PDT by Dmitry Vukicevich
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
"The VA mistakenly informed 1200 veterans that they have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a 100% fatal condition"

Good thing that couldn't happen under a Government run Public Option.

43 posted on 08/24/2009 4:38:33 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (UPS and FEDEX are doing fine. It's the Post Office that's always having problems. - 0bummer)
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To: massgopguy

Same thing I was thinking. Can we trust any doctor participating in Obamacare?


44 posted on 08/24/2009 4:49:32 PM PDT by dforest (Who is the real Jim Thompson? I am.)
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To: slowhandluke

My mother (aged75) was told her back ache was because of age and her doctor got her addicted to morphine for the pain...she finally saw another doctor (after 4 years of her treatments) and he told her, her back was broken in 4 places...He hooked her up with a surgeon and he fixed 3 of the breaks...the fourth fused itself after so many years of neglect. She still has some pain...but it is manageable.Her first Dr should be run out of business...quack/drug pusher


45 posted on 08/24/2009 5:14:29 PM PDT by leenie312
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
"Well, everything was fine with your physical, but you got 6 debilitating horrible months to live. Have you heard about Dr. Kevorkian?"...

The Future is now. Could I get cheese on that soylent green, or does soylent green from a fat guy already include cheese?

46 posted on 08/24/2009 5:18:57 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: caver

“.......last working muscle that he controlled was one eyelid. He communicated with that one eyelid. He finally asked to be taken off of a breather and feeding tube.”

Yes. My Aunt. Identical story. So very sad. A lovely and vibrant personality in the form of an extremely active lady struck down hard and quickly by ALS. It was a real head spinner for all the family.


47 posted on 08/24/2009 7:06:18 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Based on the excellent comments here, I’d say that the 0bama Administration is already a caricature of itself.


48 posted on 08/24/2009 9:00:48 PM PDT by ntnychik
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
I wonder how many of them committed suicide. This is so sick.

It is true that suicide among veterans is very high....but it is little understood that it is the old veterans that have the high suicide ratenot the young veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Indeed suicide rates among young troops is no higher than that of male college students.

49 posted on 08/24/2009 9:02:21 PM PDT by cookcounty ("Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire." ---Yeats)
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To: Rodebrecht
“Quit fear-mongering, you right wing extremists! Why do you hate poor people?

Personally.. I hate being poor myself..

Why dose the government wish to keep it that way? And drop me into a health care plan that would reduce the care that I already have?

50 posted on 08/25/2009 12:05:04 AM PDT by Kitanis
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To: FlyVet
That's why we got to keep fighting... and keep calling the senators and representatives to give the people the WHOLE plan.. and tell them how we feel..

Even if they are for it 100% we have to do it. I was taught to Fight.. not lie down like sheep.

51 posted on 08/25/2009 12:06:27 AM PDT by Kitanis
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