Posted on 10/18/2009 7:48:39 AM PDT by HorowitzianConservative
Friday night, Keith Olbermann replayed his hour-long Special Comment rant, Healthcare Reform: The Fight Against Death. For detailed commentary on his rambling and sometimes exceedingly strange commentary, look here, here and here.
Keith says his commentary was prompted by his fathers recent illness and ironically, very good experience with the health care system. Keith gave an excruciatingly detailed account of his fathers ordeal after falling out of bed and being too stubborn to call for help. This was supposed, I guess, to show us what? I guess it was just to batter us emotionally, tenderizing our brains for the later assault.
Keith has no criticism of his fathers ultimate care, or how it was handled, but like the many Americans who answered pollsters inquiries during good economic times that their situation was good but they were worried about everyone elses, Keith seems convinced that his fathers care was somehow rare, and came about because Keith is so very, very importantand rich.
Well, Im not that important, nor am I richer than Croesus like Keith. But that same day, I experienced the current state of privately insured health care in America, and have come away grateful and amazed-- not enraged.
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I will be one very very p*ssed off individual if these b*stards succeed in ruining the best health care system in the history of mankind.
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