Posted on 04/03/2010 10:08:55 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Grayson: Doctor shooing away Obama backers will deny treatment to blacks By Jordan Fabian - 04/03/10 11:28 AM ET
A doctor who posted a sign at his practice asking Obama supporters to seek care "elsewhere" will end up denying service to many African Americans, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) said Friday.
Dr. Jack Cassell, an opponent of the healthcare law President Barack Obama signed last month, put up the sign at his office in Grayson's district.
"Well, in fact, where he lives, in Mount Dora, which is in my district, many, many of the Democrats who live in Mount Dora happen to be African-Americans," Grayson said on CNN. "So, by saying that he will not treat somebody who supported Obama, he's saying that he's not going to treat a large number of African-Americans in the community."
Grayson, a freshman who represents a Republican-leaning district, gained national attention during the healthcare debate last year when he said the GOP's healthcare plan was for seniors to "die quickly."
Cassell has said that he is not violating medical ethics rules.
"I'm not turning anybody away — that would be unethical," Cassell, 56, told the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday. "But if they read the sign and turn the other way, so be it."
But Grayson said that he was violating the rules and that he will probably be disciplined by medical licensing authorities.
"How many people walked in -- walked up to his front door, saw the sign, and turned away?" he asked. "How many people referred from other physicians in the community, including primary care physicians, how many patients saw that sign and walked away?"
Asked what kind of punishment Cassell should receive, Grayson said "Well, whatever the medical authorities think he should get. But it is a clear violation of ethics, and it's a particularly ugly one. Why is it that the right wing is so preoccupied with denying people health? Why is that?"
Alan Grayson is unbelievable. That guys is the poster-child for moronic Democrats.
Well, of course it’s racist; that’s just the default answer to any opposition at all to this- “you’re just a racist!”
someone cue the gif of the kid...
it’s a metter of CHOICE, and since when are democrats opposed to choice? Oh, wait; it’s only their choices that matter.
Does anyone know who is running against this evil monster? Who is up against Grayson? Website?
Wait for it.....RACIST!
No it is not a joke. It may well be a way of putting a target on his back and a bounty on his assets.
Who said lefties don’t engage in feeding violence against anyone that doesn’t go along with them.
Maybe Grayson and the Totalitarian party should simply pass a law outlawing the ability of doctors to deny care to anyone walking thru the front door of their private practice.
“How many people walked in — walked up to his front door, saw the sign, and turned away?” he asked. “How many people referred from other physicians in the community, including primary care physicians, how many patients saw that sign and walked away?”
However many, it was their choice, wasn’t it?
Yeah, everyone who opposes Obama is a racist. Whaaaa... wait until you see how many “racists” there are in this country on Novemver 2.
obama didn’t have a white mother!!!! Obama himself saID SO....
it will also deny treatment to whites, yellows and reds...(and only if they refuse to go to that doctor...)
so whats your point numbnuts?????
We should play a new game, similar to the seven degrees of kevin bacon. But instead of seven degrees, we should make it three degrees of racism. Any action taken by a person that is not “approved by the state” can be found to have its roots in racism in three steps or less.
1. Doctor turns away supporters of health care bill;
2. Most blacks support the health care bill;
3. Doctor hates blacks.
See? Easy.
Grayson is in a district where he will soon be shown the door. No amount of money will save him.
Geeze....unbelievable. Is there ANYTHING these people will not throw the race card down over?!
Grayson voted to cut medicare benefits by $500 billion. In other words, Grayson’s health care plan is “Die Soon.”
Possibility: Country club neighborhoods and groups of gated communities banding together to hire their own private medical practice which is restricted to membership only.
Doc gets free housing and office expenses, reasonable salary and the soccer moms don’t have to associate with lower classes in the waiting room.
Its not going to be this scumbag leftist asshole trial lawyers district for too much longer.
Why is it that the left is always stealing hard working real Americans money and handing it out to blacks and white trash in exchange for votes?
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