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Early Morning Swim: Sen. Al Franken vs. Hudson Institute Propagandist on Medical Bankruptcies
Early Morning Swim: Sen. Al Franken vs. Hudson Institute Propagandist on Medical Bankruptcies
This Hudson wingnut really didn’t do her team any favors . When Diana Furchtgott-Roth from the Hudson Institute attacked everything from the public option to the health bill that passed out of the Senate Finance Committee last week, Whitehouse remarked that she “veered ...
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies (video)
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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies (video)
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mahablog.com — Franken 1, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth zip. Transcript here .... (more) Al Franken Rules
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Franken Schools Right-Wing Analyst On Medical Bankruptcies In Countries With Universal Care: ‘It’s Zero’
Think Progress — ... that moving towards a European-style system of universal health care would increase bankruptcies — about how many medical bankruptcies there were in countries that have universal health care, like Switzerland and France. Furchtgott-Rott repeatedly told Franken that she didn’t “have that number,” and Franken informed her that the number was actually zero: ...

VIDEO- Franken smacks down propagandist on medical bankruptcies
The Political Carnival — ... Al Franken has turned out to be a superb senator so far, as I knew he would be. He's scary smart, sharp as a tack, quick, knowledgeable, thorough, and few things get by him. Witness that here, via Firedoglake: ...

he's good enough...he's smart enough
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... that moving towards a european-style system of universal health care would increase bankruptcies — about how many medical bankruptcies there were in countries that have universal health care, like switzerland and france. furchtgott-rott repeatedly told franken that she didn’t “have that number,” and franken informed her that the number was actually zero - ...

All you zombies
The Sideshow — ... At least there was a nice Franken moment in the Senate when a wingnut tried to defend our current health "insurance" system from the ravages of a public option. ...

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