Wisconsin Doctors Tell Teachers: Call in Sick to Continue Protests (the notes are VALID!)

ABC News ^ | 2/19/11 | DEAN SCHABNER, KEVIN DOLAK, CHRIS BURY and OLIVIA KATRANDJIAN

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By DEAN SCHABNER, KEVIN DOLAK, CHRIS BURY and OLIVIA KATRANDJIAN
Feb. 19, 2011

Some Wisconsin doctors threw their support behind teachers protesting the Republican governor's efforts to strip unions of their bargaining powers, saying they would write sick notes for teachers to skip work to demonstrate.

The union protesters have been picketing the state capitol in Madison for five days, angered by Gov. Scott Walker's proposed bill, which has the backing of the Republican controlled state Senate.

The Madison School District has said teachers who call in sick to protest won't be paid, but a group of licensed Wisconsin doctors came to the capitol today saying they would write a physician's note for anyone who asked.

Dr. Kathy Oriel told ABC affiliate WKOW-TV in Madison that the doctors realize they could get in trouble for their offer.

"We think its worth the risk," she said. "Teachers have no choice."

The physicians told WKOW-TV that they are acting on their own, not in connection with any hospitals or organizations, but they said the notes are valid.

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409 comments and a video report @ the link.

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These Leftists are making anarchy look like straight and narrow.

[HiTech RedNeck]

“Have no choice,” what’s this bull from doctors that want Bummercare? They should talk about choice!

I say, massive protestitis and fraudosis.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Waiting for an adult to lower the boom. Walker is it, he’s in the lime light.

[chris_bdba]

Doesn’t the governeor have the power to investigate this and to lobbyfor their medical license suspension in WI? The Dr.s might want to reconsider...

[LegendHasIt]

"Teachers have no choice."

Hmm, I didn't realize that Wisconsin had Slavery.

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Waiting for an adult to lower the boom. Walker is it, he’s in the lime light.

If he doesn't waiver, he is made of stronger stuff than we've seen in decades!!! "Stand, Men of the West!"

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’ll bet these so called “physicians” will charge for a house call too. The taxpayers will get screwed again.

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That's waver. Sorry.

[Aleya2Fairlie]

I can’t believe the low-life criminal activity I’m seeing from the Democratic Party! They are clearly flaunting law and order and the due process of our nation. How in the world will they be excused of this by the American people?

Union thugs and the criminally negligent teachers need to be punished to the full extent of the law. All the doctors who are writing these excuses are clearly breaking the law and need to have their licenses revoked.

We are witnessing the destruction of our country at the hands of low-life anarchists and Socialist pigs!

[FrankR]

If I understand all this correctly, the "doctors" are just helping with the teachers' path to unemployment.

If the bill doesn't pass, the Governor has said he has no choice but to lay off thousands of employees.

The stupid unions and the 14 FleeBaggers are just handing over the lambs for the slaughter by not returning to vote. If the bill passes they will lose some concessions and have to pay some of their health cost, but if it doesn't, it's bye-bye teachers.

[listenhillary]

Can the governor stop medical payments to doctors?

[pnh102]

Fine then. Let the Wisconsin state medical board investigate how these doctors can see thousands of patients in 3 days and render a credible diagnosis. Surely that must violate some medical rule or law.

If anything, I am sure these doctors' professional colleagues may not like how they are sympathetic to 0bamacare and may license-strip accordingly.

[DustyMoment]

Some Wisconsin doctors threw their support behind teachers protesting the Republican governor's efforts to strip unions of their bargaining powers, saying they would write sick notes for teachers to skip work to demonstrate.

Any doctor that writes these union thugs a note should be required to spend the next two years working under ObamaCare rules for ObamaCare wages.

Maybe then they'll gain an appreciation for the free enterprise system.

[NoLibZone]

Unions shut down Government, schools and throw kids under the bus.

Walker should cut even more of their pay to start a fund for substitute teachers.

[bigbob]

Obama wants to clean up fraud and abuse in order to pay for Obamacare? Well here’s a good place to start.

I’m sure the silly sick notes are valid and no one is going to get fired over this...the docs will just say they had a consultation with the person and diagnosed them and plead confidentiality under HIPAA. And no one will be able to challenge them because that would violate patient privacy...

Lawyers write our laws, remember.

[Red Badger]

I wonder what all the parents are thinking that have to rearrange their schedules to take care of their kids since schools are cancelled because of these greedy union thugs?......

[EQAndyBuzz]

Tomorrow morning there should be an ad in every major paper in the country advertising for part time teachers with the chance to go full time.

[FlingWingFlyer]

...but a group of licensed Wisconsin doctors came to the capitol today saying they would write a physician's note for anyone who asked.

Andrew Breitbart got one. LOL!

[Intolerant in NJ]

...but a group of licensed Wisconsin doctors came to the capitol today saying they would write a physician's note for anyone who asked...and they should all be reported to their state medical association and licensing board - unethical, unprofessional, and probably unlawful in providing medical advice for people they haven't seen and evaluated (and if they have evaluated them and provided advice not in accord with their findings, even worse) - what are the children in Wisconsin learning from all this - teachers and physicians, those whom they should be able to trust the most, lying and abdicating their responsibilities - sickening.....