Sen. Dodd Announces Cancer Diagnosis, Defends Healthcare Plan

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut) announces that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer about six weeks ago. Since it was caught early, it is treatable. "This is the slowest growing -- the best one to have," he says. "I'm very confident we're gonna come out of this well."

"I'm gonna be fine... We caught this early."

He also tells reporters that "I have a very good health care plan," which covers an annual physical, which revealed the diagnosis. "I'm fortunate as a member of Congress to have these benefits."

Finally, he announced that he's running for reelection, and joked that he'll be "a little leaner and meaner" in doing so.

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[GiovannaNYC]

He's a politician -give him an aspirin and a hand grenade.

[USoSilly2Me]

I'll let him have some Tylenol for pain. lol

[dmbsessions]

People who lie and take money from undeserving citizens get cancer. Take notice.

[LadyPavi]

People here can't spell or use proper grammar. And they are way too mean. Do you actually want anyone to burn in hell? If you hate Dodd so much you must be a Republican. And if you are a Republican you also probably claim to be a Christian. Shame on you for being so hateful and disrespectful. It's one thing to dislike a politician for his views, another entirely to disrespect him as a human being and a child of God.

[liberalseatshit]

burn in hell with teddy you filthy treasonous piece of shit!

[wellingtonian]

it could'nt have happened to a more deserving piece of shit like you dodd.

[btwall60]

I think Dodd needs a DEATH PANEL, to see if he is worth it to live, I say NO, let him die, and make him and Teddy in to a Soylent Green sandwich

[btwall60]

does anybody know that Dodd and Ted Kennedy were at a big party about 15 yrs ago, they both got so stoned that they both started dry humping a woman who was waitressing that day. It was referred to as a ''WAITRESS SANDWICH'.

[cwp91206]

With a little luck, he'll die, go to hell and eat shit forever. Ditto Teddy.

[GiovannaNYC]

This provides Senator Dodd the opportunity to showcase to the people the awesome power of government health careLet's see...Dodd is 65 years old. What would our new government medical board say about that? So does this mean he is expendable? He is old and under Obama's plan he can have either the red pill of the green pill, but no surgery. I say give the thief a pill and have him embrace his final days