Posted on 09/22/2009 8:14:12 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Minnesota's Democratic U.S. senators and the Obama administration enlisted University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith today to push for overhaul of the nation's health care system.
Smith appeared at a midday rally in Washington, D.C., with Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.
According to one of the sponsors, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the rally was intended "to emphasize that comprehensive health care reform giving all Americans access to adequate, affordable health care must be passed NOW, not later."
Smith was one of five NCAA Division I basketball coaches to attend, representing a group called Coaches vs. Cancer. That group of more than 500 college basketball coaches has raised nearly $50 million to finance cancer research.
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Vote with your wallets whenever you can.....
Looks like I now hate his politics even more than his coaching.
No wonder you FAILED at UK, Tubby.
You recruit the wrong kind of person
...a Confederacy of Dunces!
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Tubby, it’s time to practice what you preach.
If you’re so concerned about this issue, you certainly shouldn’t have any problems taking part of your salary and paying the health insurance for 5 randomly selected people in Minnesota.
Let me paraphrase Laura Ingraham...
“Shut Up And Coach!”
That really is kinda a funny headline.
Being a Big Blue Fan all my life I never warmed up to Tubby. We he started his no talent son at point guard that was the final straw.
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