Congressman Rob Woodall "Because it's free"

[rrhynes]

I'm a libertarian and I agree with her. Fuck all politicians. No raises, no retirement, no health care. That would induce automatic term limits. 

[raulhotpapi]

its not free its my taxes that is paying for it

[assman255]

she cut it because she knows he was stumbling on a good point. ya taxes pay for it however w/more than half this country paying more in tax subsidies than they pay in tax all together ya can't blame a working person wanting some of there hard earned money back when others are abusing their communal generocity.

I believe in less than 20 years we will no longer be a socialist country we will be under a communist dictatorship and no one will be happy, well maybe a few out of a billion

[formerlymiddleclass]

Shame on you Rep. Woodall. You want free government healthcare for yourself but not for anyone else. You are a pathelic excuse for a congressman and a human being. This is sickening.

[geehuckwow]

Property tax extortion and income tax extortion must be eliminated. Unless that is accomplished, nothing else will matter. Congressmen do not have the testicles to eliminate extortion.

[MrBishopWalters]

Great example of conservative hypocrisy.

[TomahawkChop024]

Wow, these comments are ridiculous. How many of ya'll criticizing Woodall have given up employee health insurance in order to voluntarily pay more for a similar coverage? ....That's what I thought. Way to lead by example, tea party cranks. Snap back to reality and stop being angry at the wrong people about the wrong things.

[dcanmore]

With self-serving morons like this in government no wonder the USA is going down the drain

[cathlicscholboy4life]

Wow. It's too bad we can't all get some of that "free" government healthcare when it works so well.

[beesleeper]

Sad this isn't getting more views

[IngloriusBastard11]

This guy is just another example of what the American taxpayer is subjected to every day. Georgia is the greatest example of the Good Ole Boy's club in America.

Kiss enough ass, suck up to enough people, come from the right family, and you too can be a politician in the State of Georgia. These elected officials are only interested in their families preservation

They call it the Good Ole Boys club when in reality it is nothing more than the Mafia. But at least the Mafia got things done.

[shebalucky]

Here is yet ANOTHER clueless and greedy politician in my state of Georgia. I vote in every election but unfortunately we appear to have plenty of clueless idiots that do vote for these morons. Makes one ashamed to admit they live in Georgia!

Be Blessed! Stay Blessed!

Peace, Love and Light ;-)

[Mutedvox]

RECALL WOODALL and take away his FEHB!!!!! hey rob, we pay the tab for your healthcare benefits to the tune of $40 BILLION!!! some kind of free, huh!!

[skydaughter4]

Hey, Woodall. Have you sent a sizable & significant donation to the good people of Joplin, MO yet? Especially seeing has how you've got lots of "free stuff" you could spare some of your taxpayer provided $ to send a donation. How about it Rob?

[beesleeper]

RECALL ROB WOODALL {it even kind of rhymes}

RECALL ROB WOODALL

elect ILENE JOHNSON

elect ILENE JOHNSON

[skydaughter4]

Recall Woodall draft Ilene Johnson.

[trentreznorisgod69]

Marie Antoinette: I eat cake because it's FREE.

[CarlosMendez003]

Video's like this need 50 million hits NOT JUSTIN... WHOEVER.... so sad what this country is becoming. I will post this on my facebook. thanks you!

[benocall12]

Clearly a plant. What are the odds that someone with a high quality camera just happens to be sitting a few feet from this women in a packed room room full of Woodall supporters.

[InvalidUsername1323]

Wow . . . just, wow. There you have it folks, the Party of family values (as long as no one in your family is sick, or poor, or poor and sick).

[MisterMysterious]

Can this lady please run for Woodall's seat so she can kick his ass out?

[OhJustSomeRandomGuy]

As much as I think that this guy's a jackhole, I believe you're willfully twisting his position.

He's saying that in a system where you give people things for free, they're just going to abuse it, and so he's going and abusing the system just to prove that.

I think his point is stupid, because for most, the amount of time it takes for someone to abuse the system offsets the cost, and most of America is too lazy to do it. Far more of us don't actually use our insurance because it's a pain.

[lovemydobe]

@OhJustSomeRandomGuy He couldn't just say "i'm not going to take the 'free' healthcare because I think it's abused so i'm leading by example"? That would mean he takes the same position only he's getting his own healthcare and not the "free" stuff paid for by the woman he's talking down to. I realize near the end of your comment you mentioned you think his point is stupid...but I was just throwing that out there as an alternative he could have chosen over "abusing" the system himself.

[OhJustSomeRandomGuy]

@lovemydobe Obviously he could have. I'm not supporting the moron's methods, I'm just saying that he's not really being a hypocrite here. His point isn't, "I would keep my healthcare while taking away yours", it's "I'd take away healthcare for all of us, myself included."

[North2016]

"It's free" I suppose this turd thinks it's also "free" to accept millions from lobbyist while maintaining his tax-payer funded compensation ...

[alex2003991]

Shows how much our congress people actually know about where the money in the gov't comes from where there is only one answer... THE PEOPLE.

[Buavesy]

Republican or Democrat...they are all they. Bunch of self serving lying hypocrits who only care about their own interests. Nothing is ever free

[mrgetrealpeople]

I've been working and paying Fica taxes since I was 16, when I'm 65 that will be 49 years, so for 49 years of paying for something, it's free....Why doesn't he introduce a bill revoking his actual free government healthcare, so he can pay for it himself, f***ing hypocrite....

[Stingerbillion]

Such typical of Republicans.....

[micdagreat1]

Free to Republicans=TaxPayers fronting the cost...

[skydaughter4]

Ok. I keep getting cut off. Must be a republican plot......

[skydaughter4]

This is what's happening: republicans want to keep the average American poor, sick & stupid. Poor - tax the poor but not the rich; sick - do not, under any circumstances, give people affordable heal care o

[skydaughter4]

This is what is happening: republicans want to keep most Americans poor, sick, & stupid. Keemun

[lovemydobe]

"when you give people things for free don't blame them for taking them" ...I want some free healthcare i'd TOTALLY take it. Well i'd take it as long as Rob Woodall paid for it since i'm paying for his it's only fair.

[johnnyphoenix74]

The idiots who put this guy in office believe, b/c their anger and fear were appealed to, that they are responding to 'leeches' on society and 'communists' who don't work and yet benefit from the public till...really fucking SAD that they are so blind that what they are doing and subscribing to is essentially taking money and benefits from THEMSELVES, and their own family...the average hardworking taxpaying american.

[micdagreat1]

@johnnyphoenix74 Outstanding point..

[skydaughter4]

Perhaps Mr. Woodall could share some of his "free stuff" with the poeple of Jopliln, MO. I think there are folks there who could use some medical care........

[hecmartsongs]

Because it's FREE?????????????? Don't blame people for taking things that are free?!? Rob Woodall, it maybe free for you but I am paying for it with my taxes, which unlike many huge corporations like GE, I DO pay!!

[funkyflights]

This is how all republicans think.... I just wonder when America will truly wake up and realize ... THERE ALL ABOUT THEMSELVES PEOPLE!! It's ok for them but it's not ok for you.... SUFFER AMERICA!!! They'll eat the caviar

[skydaughter4]

RECALL WOODALL

[riskbusin3ss]

Is free for him(dickhead) because he is a congressman, but he want us to pay even though we already paid into the system. WTF wrong with this picture? How come no one is outrage about this and how come no news is reporting on this???

[skydaughter4]

Recall him. If he "serves" for at least 6 years he'll get a government pension the rest of us could only dream of. Recall Woidall before he sucks taxpayers dry fir the rest of his life.

[Arabman666]

"I want to go to illegal immigration"

WHAT THE FUCK!?

[BoyMixer]

Where are all the Tea Party Troll comments? They are normally the first to flood a video like this. I would say that their silence speaks volumes.

[Newseasontoday]

My hope now is americans will understand whats going on here.

[skydaughter4]

Check out "Join the Coffee Party" on FB. Its a good forum for discussions like this & another way to spread this around and go viral.

[skydaughter4]

Find out what church he belongs to and picket it for harboring such a greedy hypocrite. Where did he learn these "values"?

[digitalpreserves]

@MerseySky

Let me know what I can do to help

[skydaughter4]

He's on FB? How do I find him?

[skydaughter4]

Ilene Johnson -you need to run against & defeat Woodall. You have more intelligence & compassion than he does. You go, girl.

[skydaughter4]

Recall Woodall. Has a nice ring to it - it even rhymes.

[jeAh7]

post this video everywhere you can. we need to show America what the Republican party is all about.

[riveramg]

One person is Congressman Rob Woodall

[equiano2357]

She nailed that slime ball. Just because they try to make things complex, doesn't mean it is. It's as simple as this great woman put it. You're telling us to do something you don't even do yourself. That's not leadership. That's hypocrisy.

[Bpers2001]

Yes, this definitely needs to go viral.

[skydaughter4]

CALL HIM: 770-232-3005 (GA) and 202-225-4272 (DC)

Make your voice heard. Even if not a constituent, your taxes are paying for this jerk's "free stuff." Go VIRAL with his phone numbers.

[klewieblu]

Hey, Everybody, MAKE THIS VID GO VIRAL!!! Repost, share, and circulate!

[klewieblu]

Earth to Woodall, NOTHING IS FOR FREE DUMBASS!!!!!!!!!!! You Georgians are truly amazing me!

[ralphraplhwoo]

The fact that there is no screaming after he says "Because its Free" shows how hard it is to live in Georgia.... Where is the applause for this lady??? Everyone is brainless in Georgia

[d2dmoore]

His healthcare is not Free, it's paid by taxpayers. It's free to him

[umkc73]

Woodall is a jerk. Please, vote him out of office.

[skydaughter4]

@MerseySky You are right -- she is very courageous to stand up in front of a hostile US congressman and his supporters & nail him on this issue. It's tough down there in Georgia -- I have been treated poorly for expressing views not in lock step with fellow "citizens" down there.

[skydaughter4]

Mr. Woodall receives a 6-figure GOVERNMENT salary, a GOVERNMENT pension, & GOVERNMENT health care. He is a hypocrite of the worse kind. He suckles at the public trough but doesn't want YOU to have any of his "free stuff."

[skydaughter4]

Call Woodall and tell him what you think: 770-232-3005 (GA) and 202-225-4272 (DC). Since we are ALL taxpayers we are all his constituents and he needs to hear from us.

[klewieblu]

@skydaughter4 Everybody call this # I did! Thank you skydaughter4! :)

[skydaughter4]

@klewieblu You're welcome! Glad I could be of help!

[skydaughter4]

This woman's name is ILENE JOHNSON and she is my hero.  If she were to run againts Woodall, I'd send her money. Did you notice his complete alck of empathy for her "life threathening illness"????????

[james52218]

Republicanor Demoricrat, We don,t need to elect someone with this attude to represent the American People.

[JohnAsskickerSmith]

Obviously he is on Insurance Lobbyist paycheck. They want more profit by eliminating health care and making you get your own insurance so they can make more profit.

[Tripp393]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOL

[mcjacobs2488]

IT'S NOT FREE, THE TAX PAYER PAYS FOR IT YOU SCUM BAG.

[ASTCify]

"I thought I did (answer the question)"

....What??? Haha, so lame

[digitalpreserves]

I am ashamed to say...this is my rep...I have emailed him, called him and written to him to complain about his representation, now all that is left to do it work to get him booted in 2012.

[Tekneek74]

It is free? That is absurd. Regardless of your political leanings, I don't think anybody is going to agree with Woodall on this one. Bad move.

[biscuithammer00]

@Tekneek74

Well, I don't see what's so bad about letting everyone get this stuff for "free."

[monicallawson]

Politicians have been serving themselves at the expense of HARDWORKING AMERICAN TAXPAYERS! Folks this is what greed and power does to people. In the name of Politics. This man is really showing what he thinks about the American taxpayer, nothing he and others like him are dangerous! If hardworking Americans continue to allow people like this in power we are gluttons for punishment and are in for real trouble!

[intergalacticman2012]

"The same reason why I walked to Walgreens and bought Active-On and I don't have any arthritis pain."

This guy gets an F in logic.

[intergalacticman2012]

Look at 0:25 - 0:30. That is the perfect "caught in the headlights" face of a nitwit.

[tink00000000]

This may be the worst response of the year by a politician. Free?!! How entitled and selfish can you be? Is he nuts?

[philbo12]

In the words of an old Republican "Archie Bunker ".....Shut up Meathead!!

[BeForKids]

MerseySky, tried to respond to your comment to me, but locked out. Dickheads are not to be confused with hard working dicks.

Kathy

[MICHAELBRYANT56]

This woman needs to employed by some news agency that is really interested in challenging politicians who preach one thing and push something completely different. We, the taxpaeyers, provide healthcare for them and their answer to us is to rework, make medicare a voucher program, eliminate the healthcare plan now in place. This man truly is a dickhead. He takes healthcare because i's FREE! iT'S NOT FREE, WE, THE TAXPAYERS, PAY FOR IT!

[kingpin30314]

How can they get free healthcare but the american citizens have to pay for it. And this the government that America has SMDH

[debparte1]

Can you say ENTITLEMENT, SOCIALISM!!?

[lmyles32]

Someone should tell Congressman Woodall nothing in life is free!!! The taxpayers are paying his health care!!

[ohsjune]

FREE??? Excuse me, it's not free, because the TAXPAYERS are paying for it! Republicans should be ashamed if this bufoon gets re-elected.

[unexpectedshwa]

am i seriously the only person that doesn't like this, yeah the video is good.. but fuck this guy, and fuck the rest of them that think like this. no wonder america is going done in flames.

[dealmaker46]

Woodall is such an ignorant fool he doesn’t even realize that he pays for his health care. Members of Congress get employer paid health care like lost Americans. It’s not free. They get very good coverage and some benefits that others don't but members of their families don't get those benefits. Woodall is such a mindless idiot that he would condemn his constituents to life of misery without even knowing what the issues are. Recall this ass hole.

[TLydon010]

@dealmaker46

"Woodall is such an ignorant fool he doesn’t even realize that he pays for his health care."

Actually, he doesn't pay for it. Taxpayers, like myself, pay for it.

In fact, his entire damn paycheck belongs to me.

[kisamose]

Did he also mention something about taking drugs for a condition he doesn't have 'because it's free'? Loser! UGH! I need to see a doctor now because my blood pressure just rose 30 points listening to this guy. And you can tell he really believes it's absolutely free!

[aquariusrizing]

Lovely, just lovely.

[kbj57]

OK people... You heard it straight from this dickhead's mouth... He's will to take what's "free" but could give a crap about you! Why do these guys keep getting elected to office? WAKE UP, folks! Stop voting against your own interest!!

[tsgroup3]

This is what happens when not enough educated people vote. You end up with a "joke" like Mr. Woodall. All Mr. Woodall ever did before going to Congress was cover Mr. Linder's derrie're.

Mr Heckman was more than qualified to do this job and had some pretty good credentials and ideas. But he didn't win because he did not have a R beside his name. Partisan politics is killing this country.

[byoun2]

Amazing!!! I concur with everyone here. How can Rep. Woodall advocate for repeal of national healthcare when he refuses to stop sucking taxpayers dry himself. I suggest that Ilene Johnson be elected to unseat him, so she can get the "free" healthcare she deserves.

[Bunqie]

This guy is pure cancer to America! Let's make our votes counts PLEASE!

[Bunqie]

Insulin pump:$5000.00 1 time cost, Humalog Insulin:$90.00x4 per month($360.00) Infusion Pump Supplies:$180.00 for Type 1 Diabetic. $389.00 monthly insurance premium from wifes job with a $6000.00 a year deductible. Yea you do the math. Kind of sucks when those who don't need healthcare can boast about getting it 'BECAUSE IT'S FREE' while those of us who can't live without it yet can't afford to pay the enormous cost. BTW I didn't mention the cost of treating my painful peripheral neuropathy.

[APOSMUSIC]

"Give me a 175k salary, free healthcare -- but when are YOU going to start taking care of YOURSELF?" What a fucking HYPOCRITE.

[dejon97]

Great question. Wow!!! Totally detected from reality.

[CompanionHomeCareLI]

This should say it all. When do you think guys like this are going to get it. His cadillac health care is not free to us, it's free to him. Yet he speaks about personal responsibility. What a hypocrite, as they all are. You know what the answer is to his arrogance? Next election we send him to unemployment. Then let him figure out what it is like to figure out if you are going to go to the doctor and fill the prescription he gives you or choose to eat. This woman should run against him.

[Cabinwood]

OMG, and this is the type of jackasses that are representing us.

This lady does deserve a medal, two thumbs up! :)

[jayinatlanta]

It's not free, you moron politician! We pay for it! As I understand it, you want to eliminate employer-provided healthcare. AND I bet you're not in favor of the recent health care reform law that would provide care to 30 million Americans. But you'll take the healthcare that your OWN employer - THE TAXPAYERS - provide for you. Unbelievable.

[BeForKids]

An ordinary (extraordinary) citizen does something no reporter does anymore, ask a follow up question, such as "Why haven't you answered my question?" Too bad we didn't get to hear him castigate a constituent on Medicare: "Hear yourself, ma'am. Hear yourself," Woodall said. "... My question is, 'When do I decide I'm going to take care of me?'" What irony, lost on this - as a CommonDreams poster so accurately called him - dickhead.

[ralphvon1]

Hypocrisy. - Core Tenet of The Rethug Platform.

[ralphvon1]

Zero Accountability. - Core Tenet of The Rethug Platform.

[wallster44]

So Congressman Rob Woodall thinks you should provide for yourself when it comes to YOUR healthcare but he shouldn't have to give up HIS healthcare because it's free???? How do these idiots get elected in the first place???

[smoovejef]

This jackoff is but one of several hundred in Congress who are willing to suck on the government teat, but tell everyone else to go f**k themselves.

If there was a question as to where the GOP stand on healthcare, this lays it bare for all to see. Tell your friends and neighbors to watch this, and recognize how little their well being means.

[OneTrueMeme]

Who is this woman? I want to send her a dozen roses and a thank-you note! She is Hero and a Patriot.

[ralphvon1]

@OneTrueMeme : X2.

She deserves a medal.

-ralph

[TuboEspectador]

@OneTrueMeme A lot of people will be asking the same question, so they can send her cards of thanks, flowers and so on. She SPOKE TRUTH TO POWER, and power fell for it and spoke the truth, but will be sorry for it.

[skydaughter4]

@OneTrueMeme Her name is Ilene Johnson. I've lived in the south and I know how hard it is to stand up and speak out against your "representative." She's lucky she wasn't shouted down in this country of "free speech."

[Orlor]

"Do as I say, not as I do".

Like how he changed subjects instead of answering the question.