Madison health care meeting turns into pep rally

JSOnline ^ | 08-26-09 | Dave Umhoefer

[euram]

"There will be death panels if we do nothing," Stossel said of Medicare, using the phrase that former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made famous in relation to the health-reform bill, which does not directly affect Medicare.

[euram]

1,700+ people in Wisconsin hear John Stossel endorse Gov. Palin's point.

[Flag_This]

"There will be death panels if we do nothing..."

[Future Snake Eater]

Wow, there sure were a lot of details on who sponsored what, whether people were paid, and what was done with the money, etc.

Does this paper always do this level of research? Or is it just for eeeeevil conservatives?

[bigbob]

This is from the Milwaukee paper, had it been a Madison paper there would have been anal probes ;-)

This rally is truly amazing coming from the Mad City, which is known as “25 square miles surrounded by reality”.

[Free State Four]

"No weapons allowed in the hotel" - a nod to participants who might have been tempted to show support for open-carry laws, police said

Good Gawd! Those bastards. No bias here.

[green pastures]

It used to be 20 square miles, but I suppose it’s creeping upwards...

I didn’t find out about it until after the fact. In actuality, the local 10 p.m. news had a brief blurb about it— but I didn’t hear where it was. Only saw/heard a Stossel soundbite. Didn’t find out until y-day that it was in Middleton...

Been waiting (not holding breath) since the beginning of August for the promised e-mail from Tammy Baldwin’s office detailing her town hall schedule. Was told she would have them, they weren’t scheduled yet. They took my e-mail and info, and said they’d notify me with her town hall schedule when it became available.

I think she had her fundraising BBQ this evening, however.