Sen. Coburn Tells Sobbing Woman Gov't Not the Solution

Putting words into his mouth

"I can help you, but government is not the answer."
Does Sen. Coburn not work for the Government?

First, Senator Coburn was obviously referring to the currently proposed health care "reform" bill, one of the main subjects at the town hall meeting, when he said that government is not the answer. Second, having a Senator who is willing to try to help an individual in need is a far cry from overhauling the entire system, much of which is NOT broken. Overhauling the entire health care system, as the currently proposed bill would do, is like taking your car into a mechanic's shop because you need a tune up and having a new engine installed instead. The cost is high and unneccesary, and a perfectly good engine has been removed and a "new" untested engine which may or may not be of high quality has been installed.

 Or was he telling her that he as a doctor will come to her home and provide her with free care and teach her how to put feeding tubes in and ensure that a nurse can come to the house and teach her husband to speak again.

Uh, what are you talking about?

It isn't clear.  Sen. Coburn simply believes that rather than the government dispatching doctors and other health professionals, that instead we as neighbors are far more qualified.

This is a complete fabrication and irresponsible judgement of what the Senator was saying. He never said that neighbors were more qualified than doctors, but that neighbors should also see if and how they could help, whether that be through fundraising (My grandpa was a musiciaan who played beenfit concerts for people in need during his lifetime and raised over a million dollars for the needy), contributions, encouragement, or whatever other means. Is taxing your neighbors to pay for healhcare ok and stepping out to help them not? Again the point you made hear simply detracts from the main points of the Senator's comments; that government run healthcare will be bad for everyone.

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by: truesonofliberty @ Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 18:41:09 PM CDT

What Did Senator Tom 'I Facilitated Abortions' Coburn M.D. Say?

"It isn't clear.  Sen. Coburn simply believes that rather than the government dispatching doctors and other health professionals, that instead we as neighbors are far more qualified."

What?

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by: TheOkie @ Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 02:02:54 AM CDT

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