THE TEA PARTY & THE CIRCUS - Final Healthcare Reform Protest

Produced and edited by Chase Whiteside (interviews) and Erick Stoll (camera), with additional camera work from Zac Sleeth.

On March 16, 2010, Tea Partiers from around the country gathered (in disappointing numbers) in front of the Capitol building for their final protest against health care reform. Also in town, appropriately, was Barnum & Bailey's actual circus. The protestors voiced their usual conspiratorial concerns about healthcare reform: that it was a government takeover and more government, of course, equals less freedom; that it would euthanize seniors too expensive to treat; and that the bill would sink the nation into irrecoverable debt, despite its actually reducing the deficit by more than $100-billion over the next ten years. Averse to facts, no one interviewed was able to cite evidence for their false beliefs about the reform proposal, and instead suggested we seek the "truth" from Glenn Beck and Fox News.

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[Mirandu Kan]

1:38

That lady...wtf.

[John Gillis]

Tea Party people are really morons!!!!

[rickbar123]

stupid fucks

[royheels1110]

This lack of common sense, irrationality, and overwhelming ignorance is the real reason by America isn't going to be able to keep up with other nations as they progress. We aren't dying - it's other countries that are quickly catching up in the race while we dick around. We're always gonna have our wealth, if you're not up in the top 10 percent then don't sleep till you get your ass up there - if you're there then softly and smartly so you don't end up with these ignorant peasants

[royheels1110]

we don't care about the health of our citizens - we care about managing their diseases and sucking them dry while we do it. thus it's not very surprising how we have the best QUALITY of healthcare delivery in the world (with doctors who go to and do well in years upon years of Highschool, undergrad, med school, AND residency training) but the overall rank of the system they are a part of is so low lol

[royheels1110]

The peasants that are going to be helped the mosts are the most vocal in it's opposition - bahaha wow American bravo

[john hamill]

you have got to be the worst case of bi polar i have seen in a long time....you insult my mom...and then in your next post you want to discuss politics? .....wow!!!!!

[john hamill]

please stop.......your mom should have never reproduced....what a sad sad person....

[MegaToren]

Sorry son, I cant lie to you. Your mom's my baby mamma bitch, and your a waste of good sperm. I haven't the heart to tell you until now, she dropped you on your head with she was hitting the sauce and breast feeding you. Sorry you had to hear it.