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Tubby Smith pushes health insurance reform
StarTribune ^ | 9/22/09 | BOB VON STERNBERG

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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: alfranken; obamacare; tubbysmith
This is great....I'm going to save so much money this winter by NOT going to any Gopher basketball games.

Vote with your wallets whenever you can.....

1 posted on 09/22/2009 8:14:12 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I couldn't stand him as UK basketball coach.

Looks like I now hate his politics even more than his coaching.

2 posted on 09/22/2009 8:19:04 PM PDT by comebacknewt
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

No wonder you FAILED at UK, Tubby.

You recruit the wrong kind of person


3 posted on 09/22/2009 8:22:09 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Tubby Smith
Amy Klobuchar
Al Franken
Kathleen Sebelius

...a Confederacy of Dunces!

4 posted on 09/22/2009 8:35:16 PM PDT by Dems_R_Losers (U.S. Out of My Doctor's Office!!)
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5 posted on 09/22/2009 8:57:55 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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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!”


6 posted on 09/22/2009 9:01:01 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Tubby Smith pushes health insurance reform

That really is kinda a funny headline.

7 posted on 09/22/2009 9:01:16 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

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.


8 posted on 09/22/2009 9:32:55 PM PDT by lex33
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