prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com - 30 days ago
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House Democrats are bracing for a potential invasion of protesters at the Capitol complex, after Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota, urged opponents of the Democrats' health care legislation to make their voices heard.
youtube.com - 26 days ago
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On Nov. 7 a courageous group of representatives
stood tall to vote to fix our broken health...
care system. But Rep. Mike Ross stood small and voted "no."...
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thinkprogress.org - 11/2/2009
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In an interview with the Washington News Observer
, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) revealed that, next week...
in Washington, D.C., the right wing is trying to galvanize yet another mass protest rally against health reform. Following in the spirit of ...
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Bachmann Calls For Health Care Protest Rally In DC Next ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/5/2009
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and the Tea Party
Patriots are not expecting a warm reception on Capitol...
Hill Thursday. In a series of conference calls Wednesday night, representatives of the "thousands" of tea partiers who have promised to heed ...
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Michele Bachmann, Tea Partiers Prepare For Last Stand On ...
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The Early Word: Post-Mortems
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... in the legislation have left both opponents and supporters of abortion rights unhappy. As the bill currently stands, insurance plans — including the proposed government-run insurance option — are neither forced nor forbidden from covering abortions. One newer proposal would force the public plan to hire private contractors to handle funds used for abortions whenever the procedure is covered. On Thursday, a group of protesters who oppose the entire bill are expected on Capitol Hill, invited by Republican Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota during a Fox News ...
Tea Party activists swarm Capitol Hill -- can they kill healthcare bill?
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... Heeding the call but unable to make the trip, some activists in Arkansas are planning to engage in what might be called a Fax Fight, besieging their elected officials via fax -- all at noon -- with demands to kill the healthcare bill. They are especially targeting ...
GOP Nazi Rhetoric Continues and Backfires
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... the moment; their disgusting cavalcade of Holocaust rhetoric has backfired.
But the bill’s passage did not come without loud and sickening displays of Nazi related rhetoric. Representatives from various Holocaust rhetoric using factions, including “wing-nut” GOP activists, TEA Baggers, 9/12ers, Beck, Limbaugh, Fox News fans, and full blown right wing lunatics, converged on Washington for a second round of protests filled with signs and slogans equating Obama and his plan with ...
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Quote for the Day: Rep. Ross on Health Care, Legislating
themoderatevoice.com 7/30/2009 — From the transcript of Lois Romano’s interview with the Congressman for the WaPo, these remarks can be found a little more than halfway down the Web page:
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