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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:45 PM Oct 2012

Yes, Mitt, People Do Die Because They Lack Insurance

Romney Says People Don’t Die Because They Lack Insurance — Here’s Why He’s Wrong

In an interview with the Columbus Dispatch in Ohio published Thursday, Mitt Romney repeated a claim that already got him in trouble once this cycle and has reflects an enduring belief among Republicans: that people in the U.S. don’t die because they lack health insurance.

“You go to the hospital, you get treated, you get care, and it’s paid for, either by charity, the government or by the hospital,” Romney said. “We don’t have people that become ill, who die in their apartment because they don’t have insurance.”

It’s eerily reminiscent of a statement President George W. Bush made in 2007 that haunted Republicans during the 2008 campaign — “People have access to health care in America. After all, you just go to an emergency room.”

There’s just one problem: It’s not true.


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Yes, Mitt, People Do Die Because They Lack Insurance (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2012 OP
A Friend of mine got a bad cut on his finger and couldn't afford to go to the doctor kimbutgar Oct 2012 #1
Let's see TexasCPA Oct 2012 #2
Governor Romney, there are two people that I would like for you to meet... bdrcl Oct 2012 #3
Welcome to DU. Excellent post. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #8
He lives in a GOP bubble bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #4
I hope Obama brings this up during his debate WI_DEM Oct 2012 #5
Tens of thousands of people are literally dying for coverage in the US. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #6
k&r bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #7

kimbutgar

(21,172 posts)
1. A Friend of mine got a bad cut on his finger and couldn't afford to go to the doctor
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:50 PM
Oct 2012

It got infected and he got a bad blood poisoning almost died. He lost part of his finger when he had to go to the emergency room. If he had medical care he could have gone to the doctor the same day got it patched up and given a tetanus shot. Would have cost less than the emergency room. So sorry Mitt people get sick and die because they lack insurance. But he is so clueless to what real American's experience cause he lives in a castle and doesn't go out among the peasants much except to go out and lie to the gullible brainwashed foxbots to get elected.

TexasCPA

(527 posts)
2. Let's see
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:22 PM
Oct 2012

Unfund planned parenthood and take away Obamacare at the same time. How do you expect women to get breast cancer screening?

bdrcl

(1 post)
3. Governor Romney, there are two people that I would like for you to meet...
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:37 PM
Oct 2012

Unfortunately, sir, these men are no longer with us. I have no doubt though, that they might have taken umbrage at your most recent, feckless, and out-of-touch remarks.

Mitt Romney: “We don’t have people that become ill, who die in their apartment because they don’t have insurance.”

Governor Romney, meet Mr. Kyle Willis, an uninsured victim.

Man Dies From Toothache, Couldn't Afford Meds

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/insurance-24-year-dies-toothache/story?id=14438171#.UHh2GBj8FD0

Mitt Romney: “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what….And so my job is not to worry about those people—I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

Governor Romney, meet Mr. Marvin Schur, a WWII Veteran whose electricity was turned off for an unpaid bill.

About That 93-Year-Old Man Who Froze to Death

http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/about-that-93-year-old-man-who-froze-to-death/

Please Mr. President, please. Don't let him get away with it at the next debate. The Governor has shape-shifted, once again. Hold him accountable for his lies and aloofness. Speak for those who have no voice, and avenge the heinous treatment that they received in this country, simply because they are poor. Protect them from the likes of Governor Romney and his ilk. It is beneath contempt for the privileged 1% to continue to take from rest of us. You alluded to this at one time: "Romneyhood". Exactly...taking from the poor to give to the rich. This is the type of language and messaging that the people understand. Don't be afraid to use it.

I have faith that we will prevail. Remember beloveds, do not waver, and do not fret as our position is the right one. Our position is the moral one. To stand firmly in the belief of the common good can never, and will never be wrong. To paraphrase our great President FDR, we as a society should be judged as to how we treat the least fortunate amongst us.

We live during a time of privilege where we can find the means to do right by those who are suffering, if we so choose. However, we must ensure that we elect others who have the vision and the power to make this happen.

Good luck to us all and goodbye.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
8. Welcome to DU. Excellent post.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:31 PM
Oct 2012

Hope that your "goodbye" doesn't mean you are already leaving. We need all the left-leaning liberals we can get!

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