(1) Medicare is depicted at the beginning of this film as an object of sanctity almost to be worshiped as a god. So any hint of Medicare fraud becomes - in the mind of the gullible - the most heinous crime to be imagined, and Romney is to be thought of the most vile criminal on the planet. Sanctifying Medicare, including the false mention of President Eisenhower as a champion of the concept, is a thinly veiled political ploy pandering to the emotional heartstrings of senior Republicans with fond memories of Ike. That appeal is enhanced by images of later GOP presidents.
(2) Laboratories like Damon could not order medical tests and bill Medicare for their allegedly unnecessary services without authorization from a patient's attending physician(s), contrary to what the video's narrator says.
(3) The government case against Damon was brought in 1993, the first year of the Clinton Administration, the first year the 'Rats held the executive branch of the federal government after a twelve year absence from the White House. Could it have been politically motivated, at least in part? Turns out that many physicians and health care professionals have been targeted unjustly over the years by the federal government for alleged Medicare fraud. On some cases, it seems like a revival of the Spanish Inquisition. The courts have been almost invariably sympathetic the federal government in this type of case.
(4) The entire tone of the film is such that the viewer could easily suspect that the current Obama administration may have been involved in the production. It ends in a plea to report suspected Medicare fraud to a government web site, and includes clips from leftist MSM sources, the same MSM that Gingrich justifiably denounced to score valuable debating points last week. Could this be a Gingrich-Obama collaborative effort?
(5) Although the film insinuates that Romney personally was involved in the alleged fraud at Damon, there is no direct evidence to that effect. As the CEO of Bain, one doubts that he would have any direct knowledge of the day-to-day operations of Damon, and there were many employees at Damon who would be possible suspects in any fraud scheme that might have occurred. Yet there is no mention in the film of any specific Damon company employees who were found guilty of fraud charges and sentenced.
Again, I'm not supporting Romney, merely suggesting that there could be quite a bit of false or misleading material in this short video.
I doubt Gingrich had direct input into the creation of this video. Once thing, it is damn difficult to be accurate 100% of the time, and some things, like (1), are subjective.
For me, I don’t have a TV so I’m not affected by this advertising. My looking over their records and what they’ve supported in the past, and whether what they say today matches well with their deeds in the past, is what I rely on to make my decision.
I know that Gingrich would make a fine President, and Romney would make an awful one.
Thanks Justice. I’m unable to understand on videos or youtubes so don’t go to them.
Your wrong here is the whole story in Forbes, All true!
Romney Supervised Medical Testing Company Guilty Of Massive Medicare Fraud
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/01/21/romney-supervised-medical-testing-company-guilty-of-massive-medicare-fraud/
Forbes and Newsmax have news articles on this, and according to the Boston Globe which was cited per Newsmax, Romney supposedly knew about the fraud while Bain still owned the company, and yet never contacted the appropriate authorities. Secondly, per the Forbes article, Romney said (when running for Governor) that he knew about it, tried to do something, and somehow yet knew nothing about it.
Both articles are on listed on Front Page News here.
I'm sick of both of them. I want real substance. What are they going to do to save our country? I am to the point, I couldn't care less which one of our Rs win this nomination--even Paul.
Thanks justiceseeker93.
Well seeker, it is all factual and verifiable. ... And he’s a Mormon. LOL
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Your post looks suspiciously like it was fed to you whole by the Romney campaign. I am eagerly awaiting your evisceration of the the Romney ads that are full of lies...tick...tick...tick....