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Rep. John Murtha dies after surgery complications (Malpractice)
CNN ^ | 2-8-10

Posted on 02/08/2010 6:18:34 PM PST by My Favorite Headache

CNN) -- Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, died after complications from gallbladder surgery, according to his office. He was 77.

The Democratic congressman recently underwent scheduled laparoscopic surgery at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to remove his gallbladder. The procedure was "routine minimally invasive surgery," but doctors "hit his intestines," a source close to the late congressman told CNN.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: bethesda; healthcare; murtha
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1 posted on 02/08/2010 6:18:34 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
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“Pass it for Ted” will now become “pass it for Jack.”

Those evil doctors clearly allowed Murtha to die in order to sabotage ObamaCare. *eyeroll*


2 posted on 02/08/2010 6:19:57 PM PST by Terpfen (FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
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Ouch!


3 posted on 02/08/2010 6:20:13 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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Since I posted the original thread earlier I thought it was interesting that Murtha has been this sick yet only in his death we are hearing about a medical screw up by a government run hospital.

Am I screwed in the head for thinking there was a reason this has been kept out of the news?


4 posted on 02/08/2010 6:20:15 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
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If only he had National Health Care...../s


5 posted on 02/08/2010 6:20:43 PM PST by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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See, you and I are looking at this story in two totally different pairs of eyes. I see it as a cover up for government care imo.


6 posted on 02/08/2010 6:21:08 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime ally of Murtha's, said in a statement that he always put "the troops and their families first."

Lt. Chessani would beg to differ. Anyway comfort and best wishes for the Murtha family during their time of loss.

7 posted on 02/08/2010 6:21:49 PM PST by tflabo (Restore the Republic)
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I hope that he gets a good tan in hell.


8 posted on 02/08/2010 6:21:54 PM PST by WMarshal (Where is the next Sam Adams?)
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Malpractice or justice?


9 posted on 02/08/2010 6:22:10 PM PST by Randy Larsen ( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!(FR #1690))
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Maybe he was “murdered in cold blood”, like them Marines in Haditha.
10 posted on 02/08/2010 6:22:23 PM PST by BallyBill (WARNING:Taking me serious could cause stress related illness.)
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If the doc’s a Dem, he’ll wish he had tort reform now!


11 posted on 02/08/2010 6:22:41 PM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (http://www.thepatriotsflag.com - The Patriot's Flag)
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Oopsie.


12 posted on 02/08/2010 6:23:32 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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wait for it.... wait for it... LIBTards soon to claim it was a Republican Doctor’s fault.


13 posted on 02/08/2010 6:23:34 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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No comment


14 posted on 02/08/2010 6:24:24 PM PST by PGalt
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Another victim of National Healthcare.


15 posted on 02/08/2010 6:24:42 PM PST by kaehurowing
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“but doctors “hit his intestines,”

Cool...


16 posted on 02/08/2010 6:24:47 PM PST by babygene (Figures don't lie, but liars can figure...)
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I just don’t think that a surgeon’s possible mistake is going to become a big selling point for turning all of health care over to the government. This was Bethesda, not some run-down state hospital.


17 posted on 02/08/2010 6:25:05 PM PST by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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Where was Bush when all this happened?/s


18 posted on 02/08/2010 6:25:53 PM PST by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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All surgery has risk, does not mean there was malpractices. The doctors tell you what the risks are, sometimes people just die.
He was an old man, never looked that healthy.
He was part of the 2% risk category.
19 posted on 02/08/2010 6:25:58 PM PST by svcw (If you are going to quote the Bible know what you are quoting.)
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He had government medical help .... now that’s scary ... imagine what national health care would be like?


20 posted on 02/08/2010 6:27:11 PM PST by SkyDancer (But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father)
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