Baltimore Four Arrested--Health Care for All

On Oct. 29, 2009, four activists, who support a Medicare for All solution to our healthcare crisis, were arrested in Baltimore, MD, for trespassing. They were engaged in a patients before profits sit-in at a 17-story tower, which houses an office of the regional insurance giant, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Its located in the Canton area of the city. The demonstration was part of an ongoing national campaign by the Mobilization for Health Care for All group. The protest included the staging of a 15 ft. vampire, Count Bleed Ya Dry, that represented the Insurance Industry. For more more details on the Single Payer issue, the arrests and the exact charges placed against each defendant, check out: http://mobilizeforhealthcare.org One of the protesters arrested was Dr. Margaret Flowers. She is a member of the Baucus Eight, and an unrepentant advocate of a Single Payer System. See: Bill Hughes' youtube. Another physician, Dr. Eric Naumburg, was also arrested, along with an 81 year-old retiree, Mr. Charles Loubert, and a school teacher, Ms. Patty Courtney. Video by Bill Hughes. To see more videos of the event, visit www.chesapeakecitizens.org

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Charles Loubert is actually my grandpa.