Doctors Flowers and Paris Arrested, Re: Obama and Medicare for All

On Jan. 29, 2010, Doctors Margaret Flowers and Carol Paris were arrested outside a hotel, at the Inner Harbor, in Baltimore, MD, where President Barack Obama was to give a speech. They were on a sidewalk outside the Renaissance hotel holding a banner. The doctors had a letter that they wanted to give to the President and/or one of his aides, re: "Medicare for All". They were arrested for trespassing, according to a police officer at the scene. Later after getting into a police car, this reporter was advised, the two doctors were released, without going to the local lockup. Each was then given" a citation" for trespassing. For background on this issue, check out Dr. Flowers visit to the White House, on Jan. 28, 2010, at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxziSRM6fdo

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[evictingfaith]

God bless you doctors standing up to be heard. This is a Democracy and where is freedom of speech ammendment? I am sorry that you have a logical valid opinion on healthcare reform and your voice is squashed. Keep up the good fight- your hearts are appreciated and your opinion matters!

[bigfella11]

Im an Australian and we have a socialised health system. Sure its not perfect but i can tell you one thing, you never get turned away for not having health insurance. You never get booted out of hospital on the day of major surgery because your insurance company decides not to accept your claim. And ya know what..you can still have private heath insurance if you can afford it..its optional .. not a must to get heathcare in our country..i hope you get the bill passed..only greed will stop it

[datzfast]

@AnonymousB2B thats is it. were going to save a measly 40000 people? hell that many die of flu lets not do it and save the budget for a moon shot.

[bigfella11]

Basically what im trying to say is that your level of care isnt dependant on how deep your pockets are. good luck USA

[madebutante]

Great lesson on civil disobedience! These womyn ROCK!!!!

[AnonymousB2B]

'No one dies from "lack of health care"."

You can't be THAT fucking stupid. 40,000 people do per year. The system works great if you are rich.

[mylesh2000]

....And win? You haven't won anything, except and all expense paid trip to he funny farm if anyone ever exposes your identity, you right-wing nut!

Anon: ignore this loser.

[mylesh2000]

Tgay, you are a whackjob. Why are you even on here? If you do not like Single Payer, go watch FOX News, the propaganda arm of the GOP and spew all of the right-wing crap you want and go blog with your Freeper brothers and sisters elsewhere.

If you were truly interested in Medicare for All, you would bother researching it, as anonymousb2b said below, not posting a very long list of substance-free, asinine rants....

[Tgay123]

HAHAHA. EPIC WIN.

[mylesh2000]

What do you do, go to single payer videos and flame people all day? Get a life, I agree with the person below.