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Video flashback: John Kerry’s health care poster child abuse

By Michelle Malkin • October 10, 2007 12:12 PM

We’ve posted the video of John Kerry’s health care poster child abuse on YouTube as a reminder of the tactics the Dems use over and over in their quest for socialized medicine:

Here.

Yup. The Left doesn’t want to talk about this, so I’ll keep throwing it back in their faces:

Graeme and Gemma Frost are not the first political symbols to be exploited by the socialized health care pushers of the Left:

In 1996, Hillary Clinton propped up young Jennifer Bush, a seven-year-old with mystery ailments whose mother coached her to lobby for universal health care Jennifer was trotted out to present the Clintons a lucky silver dollar “to bring you good luck so everyone can have good insurance.” Jennifer’s mother was later convicted of aggravated child abuse and welfare fraud for misrepresenting $60,000 in assets on Medicaid forms.

In 2000, Al Gore propped up elderly widow Winifred Skinner to lambaste high drug prices. Gore repeated her claim that she had to pick up cans on the side of the road to pay for medicine. Dan Rather bemoaned: “She’s no child, but she belongs on a poster about high drug costs.” One problem: Winifred’s own well-to-do son, businessman Earl King, debunked those claims.

In 2004, John Kerry propped up Mary Ann Knowles, a breast cancer patient who he claimed “had to keep working day after day right through her chemotherapy, no matter how sick she felt, because she was terrified of losing her family’s health insurance?” The conservative Manchester Union Leader editorial page reported: “Knowles chose to work through most, but not all, of her chemotherapy because her husband was out of a job…She and husband John did not want to take the pay cut that would have come with disability leave, so Mary Ann kept working.”

The Democrats sorely resent that they can no longer peddle their Big Nanny propaganda unchallenged. Harry Reid is already throwing tantrums and attacking the messengers who expose their health-care poster child abuse.

Here’s a free prescription for our stunted politicians: Grow up.

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#1

On October 10th, 2007 at 12:45 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

Here’s a free prescription for our stunted politicians: Grow up.

That’ll leave a mark.

Sorry. can’t.click.through.can’t.listen.to.Lurch.
#2

On October 10th, 2007 at 12:51 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

Queue up the cheesy Superman music.
#3

On October 10th, 2007 at 1:02 pm, bald01 said:

Where do you get the news that is ON KEY? Thank God for the internet and the bloggers
#4

On October 10th, 2007 at 1:05 pm, zorro said:

The poor guy is pathetic, just pathetic.
#5

On October 10th, 2007 at 2:34 pm, The Raging Republican said:

Can you say nanny state??? The ~~Democrats~~ Insanse-O-Crats wont rest until we become a communist country. Why is it that all these “incredibly smart”, ivy league Dems have never even heard of the book ‘Animal Farm’?

You want free health care??? Move to Cuba! ‘Cause I don’t want my level of health care to be compromised just so other people can get it for “free”!
#6

On October 10th, 2007 at 2:45 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:

It reminds me of the comment a high school teacher had on his wall;

“If you think education is expensive, you ought to try ignorance”

This sounds alot like the socialist health care plan.

GSP
#7

On October 10th, 2007 at 3:08 pm, The Raging Republican said:

On October 10th, 2007 at 2:45 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:

It reminds me of the comment a high school teacher had on his wall;

“If you think education is expensive, you ought to try ignorance”

This sounds alot like the socialist health care plan.

GSP

Yep, if you think healthcare is expensive now…..just wait until its “free”. Not to mention the degree to which quality of care will suffer. There is already an extreme shortage of nurses and quality doctors in this country. Can you image what it will turn into if we go to socialized health care??? The bar will be sooooooo low for people to graduate from med school. Going to the Dr’s office will be like going to the DMV….. And I really don’t want somebody at the DMV screening me for cancer or taking my tonsils out. YIKES!
#8

On October 10th, 2007 at 3:51 pm, trinitytim said:

Let the Dims pay for it with their money.
I’ll keep mine for my own doctor.
#9

On October 10th, 2007 at 6:13 pm, josetheguerilla said:

I’m sure Lurch will say “I was for health-care poster children before I was against them.”

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.US Constitution

Senator Reid should read this.
#10

On October 10th, 2007 at 6:26 pm, maisy said:

GAWD!! Kerry can make me vomit on an empty stomach…As a MA resident I don’t know who makes me sicker Kerry or Kennedy???? Both equally useless….
#11

On October 10th, 2007 at 6:30 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

Maisy

Puke in stereo (Kerry-Kennedy)
#12

On October 10th, 2007 at 7:23 pm, rooinctown said:

Are they in such a rush to advance their own agenda , that they don’t fact check. Oh wait it doesn’t matter because the media will not call them on it.
#13

On October 11th, 2007 at 8:30 am, pokenhorn said:

Michelle, I can’t take any more. Pelosi is again talking about how everything she does is ‘for the children’. Almost all Democraps make the same pitch. How can anyone who supports present abortion policies claim to be devoted to ‘the children’? Anyone who cares anything about ‘the children’ would first and last move mountains to make sure the children are allowed to live. Gagging, beyond-the-pale duplicity.
#14

On October 11th, 2007 at 10:12 am, Cosmo said:

“Help is on the way” rhymes with “here he comes to save the day” and Lurch looks a lot like a dark-haired Dudley Do-right.

The irony is that once he lost, Dudley had a lot more action on the Canadian border (allegedly) handling the “mass exodus” of liberals who couldn’t possibly bear another four years of the “neocon” in office. That, and Lurch “did” the left when they nominated him.
#15

On October 11th, 2007 at 4:23 pm, blues said:

No wonder the left is so enraged now-a-days.With people like Michelle,Laura,and conservative talk radio,their old “blind ‘em with bulls***”program doesn’t work anymore.Unfortunately, so many people have lost the ability to see what is right in front of their eyes,or just refuse to.
#16

On October 14th, 2007 at 12:03 am, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

How can the people of Nevada even stand someone like Harry Reid? Ok, there’s no nuclear waste dump in your state and there’s not going to be, now can you please vote in someone who will not waste our time and money? Please?

As I said earlier, don’t be afraid to criticize the people (children and elders). If they want to get involved in the political process, that is what happens. You have a RIGHT to say what happens to your money.

Of course, it should be done tastefully, but in all honesty I’ve been insulted much more by liberals than conservatives. So, I’m not worried.