Posted on 09/10/2009 7:21:55 PM PDT by JustSurrounded
My sister just reported back to me from the doctors' rally in DC this evening. She went with her husband and 3 teenaged daughters. Here is what she reported:
It was a great, well-behaved crowd of about 1000 -- mostly doctors and some nurses. They came from across the country and all sorts of practices. She said the speakers were just folks ... that they did not appear to be professional speakers. They were just doctors, speaking from the heart. They told of personal experiences of government interference in individual care and practices and the consequences.
There were a couple of cameras filming, apparently one marked CNN. There were two identified congressmen there, but she didn't have names.
The major points seemed to be to:
1. Get government out of medicine 2. Clean up the malpractice mess 3. Hold the news media accountable for their reports/actions.
There were chants of "Liar. Liar. Liar." And, in response to "who has the best healthcare in the world?" "USA USA USA".
There were many hand-made signs. Some of her favorites were:
Yes, you ARE a liar!!!
Socialism is the equal distribution of misery.
They thanked the teapartyers for helping make the protest possible, and there were a dozen or so of them around (identified by yellow shirts).
Some websites for some of the organizations mentioned include: www.physiciansforreform.org, www.takebackmedicine.com, www.teapartypatriots.org, and www.docs4patientcare.org. Looks like the last two websites may have video of the rally posted shortly.
very interested...thanks for posting....hope they all show up for 912
Gee, this is the first I’ve heard of this and I pay attention....NOT GOOD!
Great job. I know a few docs. Many will leave medicine because they will have a unionized workforce with ACORN healthcare workers. You will eventually get ACORN “doctors.”
Excellent! Hope some photos show up.
We saw dozens of doctors in the Senate and the House buildings today. They were pumped up against Obamacare.
Good report!!! All the left keeps quoting the AMA and the National Nurses Association being on the Obamacare bandwagon.
Those fellow traveling stooges are going to be sorry they are on the wrong side of this issue and this dictator wannabe!
Glad to know some doctors took time out of their busy schedules to be there and to be at Capitol Hill!
Thanks for this report.
I was there. So was the LaRouche crowd, who actually added to the experience.
Thank you for posting.
Has anyone been able to download the video off of the web site? I tried in Firefox, but it needed windows media 11 downloaded. Did that, but still kept saying plug-in required. Then I changed to Internet explorer which shows me the player, but refuses to play???
Any luck?
So far, I’ve had no luck with the video, either.
Where was this? I am in dc tonight and would loved to have attended.
However, because I didn’t, I had my picture taken with Newt Gingrich while strolling around the capitol. It’s on my facebook page znd I will post it here in a few days!
Hi Hildy,
Am in DC also,see u at the march
>>Gee, this is the first I’ve heard of this and I pay attention....NOT GOOD!<<
Ditto!
I think there are two different Americas today.
*sigh*
Great article about the Doctors Protest Government takeover of healthcare. I am an Emergency Physician who travelled to Washington, DC just for this protest. In fact, Obama did LIE in his speech about free health care for illegal aliens. I see it every day in California.
http://www.lookingattheleft.com/2009/09/doctors-against-obamacare-rally-in-d-c/
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