Rob Woodall thinks his healthcare is free

Congressman Rob Woodall tries to dodge a question about why he doesn't purchase his own healthcare on the free market. He says he takes the gov't healthcare because its free.




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[FahlmanCascade]

The lady absolutely cornered the Congressman. My hat is off to her.

[AncientPollyanna]

IT'S BECAUSE IT'S FREE!!!

[RobVanMeter]

ITS BECAUSE ITS FREE...... WOW. We are paying for it. THEY NEED TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN LIFELONG INSURANCE...fuck the bastards

[Scipio2021]

This clown is admitting he's too weak to resist the temptation of a free handout.

If he's this brazen about his flaws, how easily will he succumb to corruption? If I was the FBI, I'd really look into this guy for the next few years.

[ChicagoJoe57]

Most coawrds share Rob Woodall's philosophy, do as I say not as I do.

[ChicagoJoe57]

Rob Woodall looks and acts like a total wimp. I bet he paid the football player to protect him in high school from the other kids. He never fought anyone in his life.

[thegrapetree]

I'm confused...how is it free? Doesn't someone pay for it? Isn't that someone the taxpayers?

[cpmondello]

Side note: Republican, Conservative Christian, T-Baggers, and A-Holes: "I got mine, now F_CK OFF"...the American way.

[Tricklestone]

This guy is a temp. And elected temp, why the hell does he get FREE health care in the first place? And I agree, it makes me sad that the idiots who are clapping will be crying in their coffee when Medicare and Medicaid are gone and Social Security is privatized.

"Because it's free!" he proclaims, "I take it because they give me FREE STUFF!"

It isn't FREE. WE pay for that. LIke chumps.

[88donja]

The Republican message: Every man for themselves, simple!!

[reysvz]

He forgot to tell everyone there that once a person holds a Senate or Congressional office, even if it is for one term, they get medical for life....FREE...

[cpmondello]

Conservative Christian ideology does not help anyone except those in power. The only way to stop the movement is to eliminate those who follow it.

[LaCurandero]

At this point, if you still support the Republican party, you might have a learning disability!

[okpspades]

Idiot! It's not free, I'M PAYING FOR IT WIITH MY TAX DOLLARS!!!! The same Taxes you T.E.A. party idiots (Taxes Enough Already, right?) say I pay too much of. God these idiots don't even believe the B.S. they're selling.

[dlemunyan]

Selfish hypocrite!

[patriciaredstone]

But his employer sponsored family health care plan is NOT free. I pay for it I guess he thinks the corporate tax holes are free too? The oil companies take advantage of the loopholes he votes in because it's free Free FREE! What we have here is a PiratePolitics - our house of congress has been taken over by pirates.

[airtech4]

This is why the Republicans assume that everyone who takes assistance is a thief...

Because they act that way. If he got everything for free he would sit on his ass & collect. Because he has no internal work ethic. Anything he can get for free is great to frreload on... so he assumes that everyone else on government programs is as sleazy as he is... Republicans a classic case of projection.

Wrong. Seriously wrong.

[666brainiac]

When the GOP went on the blah blah speech about taking care of yourself the morons got up and clapped. They clapped and clapped. Then the GOP says to the morons who clapped "I make the government pay for my health care because it's free". Where were the claps? Where were his idiot fans? Did they realize what he just said? Republican politicians admitting they will take free lunches and as for the country we get the blah blah speech, blah blah take care of yourself blah blah.

[jxsilicon9]

LOL! You go to love this shit. Yea,keep voting in Republicans while they take away your social security,health care,etc. But don't worry. They will enjoy their socialist government funded health care on your dime.

[steveatl40]

Wake up America - the GOP are the party of the wealthy. This pretty much proves it.

[mattslevi]

"Because it's free"... Hypocrisy at it's finest. People of this nation should demand that all politicians who oppose healthcare reform refuse the terrific *lifelong* taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits they now receive. Make them purchase policies on the "free market" like they insist we must do. These corrupt assholes enjoy healthcare benefits most of us can only dream of -- on our own dime -- yet work tirelessly to deny the rest of us in order to enrich their wealthy corporate puppet masters.

[FahlmanCascade]

I think I like the new Republican Party. They've taken the gloves off, and now even the least educated of American citizens ought to be able to see their clenched fists.

[amysitaa]

i just don't get it. he can have government healthcare, the military can, other government official, the elderly with medicare, even benefits for low-income. but when it comes to the middle-class we have to fend for ourselves? what since we have enough money too? HA oh and these politicians don't? HA HA

[jaywillie77]

so why the hell are we taking care of this representative? His government provided healthcare is NOT FREE. We're all paying for it.

[amysitaa]

let the hypocrisy continue....actually his gov't healthcare can't be free (nothing is). who is paying for HIS healthcare? probably us taxpayers. FOR the record i support my taxes going to universal healthcare, even for hypocrits like this guy. but let's get those tax dollars to share the WEALTH.