Thousands Rally To Protest Health Care Bill

MSNBC ^ | November 05th 2009

[Steelfish]

Thousands Rally To Protest Health Care Bill

Obama praises AARP, AMA support; Hoyer predicts bill's passage Saturday

WASHINGTON - Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives rallied at the Capitol on Thursday against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan.

The campaign-style event kicked off a daylong, Republican protest against the legislation.

"This bill is the greatest threat to freedom that I have seen," House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio told the crowd gathered on the lawn near the West Front of the Capitol.

Said Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa: "We're not going to leave this Hill until we kill this bill."

Among the signs in the crowd was one reading, "Waterboard Congress," and another saying, "Vote no to government-run health care." The crowd included a significant number of older Americans.

Some conservatives oppose increased government involvement as the first step on a slippery slope to "socialized" medicine, a term they use to denigrate other countries' health care systems, and insist on rugged American individualism, in which people should be responsible for their own health care.

In addition, millions of Americans get health care from their employers and are reluctant to see any tinkering with that system.

[Freedom2specul8]

thanks to all those who did this for those of us who couldn’t be there.

[freespirited]

Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives rallied at the Capitol on Thursday against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan.

How does MSDNC know that all of them are conservative?

[mikelets456]

If this and “Crap and Tax” pass....well, need I say what will happen?

lets put it this way....the next rally won’t be so “friendly”...

[Berlin_Freeper]

From left, Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Rep. Michele Bachmann R-Min and Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett R-Md., raise their arms on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during a health care reform rally. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., shakes hands with the crowd on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, after a Republican health care legislation news conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Crowds gather on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during a Republican health care news conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Levin Huntington, right, holds his dog on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday,Nov. 5, 2009, during a Republican health care news conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas throws the Health Care bill to the crowd on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during a health care reform rally. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Crowds gather on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, to support a Republican health care legislation news conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[Red_Devil 232]

We Are Not Going To Leave This Hill ‘Til We Kill This Bill!

[mikelets456]

20,000 or more attending...if they are the same people that made the TEA party numbers up, then it’s 250,000 or more...

[Red_Devil 232]

Michell Bachmann called for Americans to meet with her on the steps of the Capitol! She gave them less than 5 days notice - and thousands came from all over the U.S.A.

They came to Bachmann's call for an Emergency House Call to help defeat the Pelosi Health Care Bill!

Great going Michelle Bachmann!

[Freedom2specul8]

This gives me hope, I DON’T WANT CONGRESS IN MY DOCTORS OFFICE!!!

[EricT.]

I wouldn’t have guessed that LSDNC would report this.

[sickoflibs]

“Cant we all just work together?”
“You want our president to fail?”
(Chris Mathews MSNBC)

Honestly, this is good, very good.

[jcsjcm]

Too bad they’ve already decided that they are not going to listen to the citizens at large. Not one of them are even considering our side. They are hell bent on passing this bill without us.

The goal here is not to cover all Americans, the goal here is to take over the American economy and to legalize all the illegals that will then vote them all back in office since they are giving them a free ride. Total control and monetary gain is all they are looking for. They will not stop no matter what!

This is so distressing and I feel defeated. I’ve called, written, blasted, signed, and it all comes back to them telling me we are doing this for the good of the people and to stop these bad insurance companies. Blah, I want to puke!

[GOPRaleigh]

I attended and it was fantastic. Big crowd and a good energy.

[IMissPresidentReagan]

Bookmarking the pictures.

[sleepwalker]

I was there and my estimate was about 20,000. The microphone wasn’t turned up and it was hard to hear a number of the speakers. What was funny was the people who thought it was only a press conference suddenly got interested when they saw all of us. All of the leadership spoke.

[ODDITHER]

Could someone provide the link to the thread where people were arrested trying to talk to Bennett?

[HighlyOpinionated]

THANK YOU ALL!!!

I appreciate so much the ones who could go.

I’m sure you’ll fall asleep with a big grin on your face tonight.