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TIME: Edwards Under Fire - GOP Groups to Unleash Assualt Against Former Trial Lawyer
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| Saturday, Oct. 09, 2004
| Viveca Novak
Posted on 10/09/2004 3:42:17 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
A new wave of Republican attack ads is coming this week, but this time their target is the No. 2 man on the Democratic ticket, John Edwards. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the November Fund, a new 527 group dedicated to attacking Edwards, a former plaintiffs' lawyer, and "lawsuit abuse," will this week launch an ad campaign that portrays him as a cause of the crisis in the medical system. "Doctors are leaving, hospitals are closing, health care costs are skyrocketing at an alarming rate," says one direct-mail piece. "Tell Senator Kerry and Senator Edwards that it is time to support common sense lawsuit abuse reform." The Chamber is focusing on eight battleground states with a "very aggressive mail, phone and internet campaign," says its national political director Bill Miller. The campaign is aimed at independent women with children, who are presumed to be more receptive to health care issues. Miller declined to say how much it will spend other than "in the millions."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 527; 527groups; ambulancechaser; chamberofcommerce; edwards; lawyer; republican; triallawyers; unfit
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To: West Coast Conservative
41
posted on
10/09/2004 6:29:45 PM PDT
by
Mike Bates
(Just in time for your Halloween gift giving needs: THE book.)
To: mhking
To: West Coast Conservative
Just off hand, how many now think that Kerry would pick a different VP candidate than John Edwards? Yes or no.
(Was there EVER a good reason to pick John Edwards?)
43
posted on
10/09/2004 6:47:41 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proudly Supporting BUSH/CHENEY 2004!)
To: xzins
Personally, I feel Gephardt would have been more of an asset than Edwards. But when it comes to crushing, humiliating defeat, Edwards is much more deserving than Gephardt.
44
posted on
10/09/2004 7:12:17 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.)
To: upchuck
He should have gone with the general.
But Gephardt would definitely been better.
45
posted on
10/09/2004 7:28:08 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proudly Supporting BUSH/CHENEY 2004!)
To: mhking; All
Hey Mhking rack itt
LOLOL!
Hey I don't know if you know this but I call Putin of Russia ILLYA THINK ABOUT IT Look at him does he remind you of Illya
46
posted on
10/09/2004 8:22:33 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("Not everybody , in it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: SevenofNine
I call Putin of Russia ILLYA THINK ABOUT IT Look at him does he remind you of IllyaJust put him in a turtleneck....[g]
47
posted on
10/09/2004 8:29:04 PM PDT
by
mhking
("I was there at the dawn of the third age of mankind. It began in September of 2001...")
To: judywillow
My brother in law, is a neurosurgeon and used to live in Maryland. His insurance was about 125,000. He drove a 1989 Blazer and his wife had to work to make ends meet. He's now practicing in the Virgin Islands and now Maryland is without a hell of neurosurgeon, one of the best in the State.
To: mhking; All
OHH MAN there is picture of Vlad on internet wearing turtleneck I swear you think IT IS ILLYA OH I AM SORRY IT IS VLAD
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posted on
10/09/2004 10:22:47 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("Not everybody , in it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: r9etb
So while it's a lot, malpractice probably isn't the main cost driver in medical care. There are two things that probably drive costs a lot harder: new technology (equipment and drugs), and government involvement via Medicade and Medicare. The fear of getting sued for millions also creates the atmosphere of over-testing. All of the otherwise unnecessary testing is very costly.
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posted on
10/09/2004 10:30:56 PM PDT
by
Go Gordon
(Definition of a Yankee: The same as a quickie, only you're by yourself.)
To: Freepdonia
You have to understand how lawyers talk. When they say lawsuits represent only one percent of the problem, they mean that two seperate lawsuits equal 1% of the problem; the next two represent another percent, the next two equal another percent.....
Understand?
51
posted on
10/09/2004 11:29:45 PM PDT
by
gortklattu
(check out thotline dot com)
To: everyone
Nice to see business step up to the plate, but I wonder whether attacking a veep candidate is really the best use of our limited money. The enemy is outspending us, and we need to drive up Kerry's negatives. Edwards is a sideshow.
To: Freepdonia
I believe that the cost of Lionel Hutz's is built into the price. Hence, a $20 ice bag in therapy.
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