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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 09:57 AM
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i'm amazed that a man (rick scott) who oversaw the largest ever theft of medicare money won
They filed false cost reports, fraudulently billing Medicare for home health care workers, and paid kickbacks in the sale of home health agencies and to doctors to refer patients. In addition, they gave doctors "loans" never intending

to be repaid, free rent, free office furniture, and free drugs from hospital pharmacies.<27><28> <29><30><31> In late 2002, HCA agreed to pay the U.S. government $631 million, plus interest, and pay $17.5 million to state Medicaid

agencies, in addition to $250 million paid up to that point to resolve outstanding Medicare expense claims.<32> In all, civil law suits cost HCA more than $2 billion to settle, by far the largest fraud settlement in US history at the

time.<33>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Scott
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AllyCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:00 AM
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1. Apparently, Americans and Republicans like a good criminal
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:00 AM
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2. In a state full of senior citizens! This country has truly gone
fucking insane.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:06 AM
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3. Hopefully Florida will soon adopt the Louisiana two-term limit rule:
1) one term in office;
2) one term in prison. ;-)

And may #1 be quite short and #2 quite long.
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RockaFowler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:08 AM
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4. I blame the media
They let him fly when he didn't answer any questions. It is unreal. They let him off the hook!!
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:18 AM
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6. The media is owned by the health related and bil oil/chemical & food advertising
They work for them.

I think FL must be full of SENILE Citizens too.
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:22 AM
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8. +1
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:24 AM
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12. Because they are owned by the corporate interests..lock, stock and internet access.
Edited on Wed Nov-03-10 10:25 AM by BrklynLiberal
The repukes made the media one of their tools. The vast majority of the Dems did NOTHING to correct the messaging that the repukes were sending out. One of the few that did, Grayson, is out..
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zipplewrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:15 AM
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5. Welcome to Florida
It is utterly amazing. They'd vote for a fox to guard a hen house if he'd call himself a republican.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:21 AM
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7. Nothing about the voters preferences in Florida surprises me any more.




Katherine Harris, Jeb Bush, Adam Putnam, Ginny Brown-Waite.
They are all cast from the same corrupt and evil mold.



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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:23 AM
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9. Sad commemtnary on how easily American voters can be duped, bought and distracted.
The repukes are experts at all three, and the Dems are merely amateurs at getting the truth out there..
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:24 AM
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10. Pardon me while I go vomit.
I honestly don't get it. Hope I never understand why voters will prefer a fucking criminal over a woman with a proven track record of fiscal responsibility.
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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:24 AM
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11. Fucked UP! nt
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 10:33 AM
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13. The good news is I don't see him lasting beyond a single term.
He's every bit as corrupt as Jeb but lacks the finesse Jeb had that allowed him to escape the public scrutiny for his misdeeds.

Scott's a fraud, and once a fraud, always a fraud. Ethics watchdogs better have a microscopic eye on Thumb Man and if there's any hint of corruption that can be exposed and cause Scott's term to end early, by God expose it!
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RockaFowler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:37 PM
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14. Could he be the first Fl Governor to be indicted??
He's taken the 5th, but that doesn't mean he isn't guilty as hell or will not be indicted.
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mfcorey1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:43 PM
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15. He used the black Lt. Governor running mate to get votes from Caribbean Americans. nt
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marew Donating Member (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:49 PM
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16. I'm more than amazed. I'm sick! n/t
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:05 PM
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17. what it should tell you is that Floridians have a high tolerance for corruption.
Maybe they realize it's a losing battle? There's no one around that will help when something goes wrong, and it does go wrong quite often.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:07 PM
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18. p.s. this is a company owned by bill frist & family..
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:23 PM
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19. I nearly fell over when I heard he won. The guy belongs in jail.
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Dawson Leery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:30 PM
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20. After 2000, I expect little good from Florida.
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felix_numinous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 02:13 PM
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21. Criminals are out in the open now
maybe we can use that to our advantage somehow, who knows. I am sick about FL
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