GOP Rep.: ‘Democratic bill requires the government to encourage suicide’

By Diana Sweet
Saturday, November 7th, 2009 -- 11:29 pm
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GOP Rep.: Democratic bill requires the government to encourage suicide With today's much anticipated vote on the House health care bill, liberal blogger-political activist Mike Stark decided to speak with a few Republican members of Congress as they made their way around the Hill today for a last minute anti-healthcare reform rally.

"I wanted to know how many of them knew – at this late juncture – how many of their constituents lacked insurance," reported from his website. "Not one Republican could give me an answer. Quite a few, however, served up some entertainment."

Only one anti-reform congressman could give him a number -- a Democrat, Dan Boren of Oklahoma.

Rep. Steven King, (R-IA), the leader of today's anti-reform rally, told a crowd that page #644 of the Democratic health reform bill says, "The government will be required to encourage suicide, and, or assisted suicide."

This, of course, is factually false.

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In this next video, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) tells Stark that he has been fed "a lot of baloney" by the Dems about their health care reform bill, and warns him that the bill will take his private insurance away.

When asked which portion of the bill would cause a person to lose their private coverage, Gohmert stops a moment as if he is going to explain exactly where in the bill to find it, but finally can only offer that he knows "It's in there."

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These YouTube videos were all via Mike Stark at Starkreports.com.

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  • I encourage republicans to commit suicide. It's the only patriotic thing they can offer America.
  • Mike
    Eric,

    More charitably, let's dust off an oldie but goodie. To the GOP and their teabagger supporters: America - love it or leave it.

    Perhaps Rick Perry will lead the way.
  • texasaggie
    I just got back from a trip to Argentina. The fascist element that was running the country during the Kissinger years is still powerful even though a few of them have been convicted of various crimes against humanity. This would be a good place for those who don't like the US to emigrate to.

    May I also say that I will be more than happy to contribute to a one way air ticket, scratch that, one way tramp steamer tickets for our dear governor Goodhair and his coterie of evil doers?
  • Freedom's Toast
    America - Love It Or Give It Back!
  • SouthernYankee
    You know I am sick and tired of people say if you don't like than leave the country. I say hell no. This is my country and I love it just as much as the nutjobs. In fact my father and husband and his dad all fought for our right to speak. It is EVERYONE'S right wheter we agree or disagree. What I have been seeing is down right scary.
  • kucinich2012
    After this, I think the Damnocrats should join them!
    The American people fucked again by the Corporate Government of Soulless Millionaires.
  • edwards_com
    You have something against health care or do you just enjoy name calling.
  • Savantster
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    I'm guessing s/he has something against mandated insurance without any sound public option.. this is a handout to the insurance companies, and anyone that doesn't understand that hasn't been paying attention.

    The only good thing coming from this reform (and not for 3 1/2 years yet.. proooo) is that they can no longer deny claims nor can they dump people for pre-existing conditions. Unless I missed something and those were removed.

    Oh, and something else to be against in this bill, it allows for a 25% increase in premiums right off the bat (while forcing everyone into private insurance).

    Otherwise, it's a great bill! ..oh, wait, unless you count the religious context of not allowing women who happen to be getting any government assistance from the bill to have an abortion. Can't have those poor women who made a mistake (or were raped) getting a chance to move up in society, we must strap them in their poverty as often as we can, right? god said so.
  • edwards_com
    Regrettably I agree with you. I tend to recoil at the non stop name calling by many posters.. In the last two cycles (July 1) our LLC group has increased 17% & 12%. This year my oldest member will go onto medicare in June. If you know how that would effect a small group LLC please advise.
    Thanks in advance
  • SouthernYankee
    I am sure that will come out of the bill.
  • Dr. Wu
    Ooo-kay. Thank you, Rep. King. Now can we hear from someone who isn't a complete embarrassment to his state?
  • marthamitchell2
    Besides being oblivious regarding healthcare, the sick and dying, Republicans are idiots. Suicidal situations are when the medical industry devours life savings and assets, children's inheritance and bankrupts families with their outrageous costs and fees, while rude, hate-filled collections bureaus nag recovering people to create hopelessness and depression.

    And you can bet all of these are Republican campaign contributors or business partners. Congressman Price, the rude heckler of women, is a Cobb County, Georgia physician so he has everything to gain for his affluent buddies.

    The biggest problem in this country is the inability of lawmakers, nearly 50% millionaires to face truths about the other 99% of American citizens. It's a good thing enough Democrats actually care about folks less fortunate.

    For that, Americans have been blessed.
  • SouthernYankee
    My husband who is a gentle soul told me today that a guy that works with him called him a nazi. That really upset my husband who have spent 21 years in the army. He was adopted and brought here from Germany. He didn't say anything to the guy. Had it been me I would have said something to him. My husband managed to get a college degree and this idiot was a teabagger. He said the next time he'll be ready for an answer. I told him to tell him to his face he has no idea what he is talking about and tell him to stop listening to Beck who has no idea what a nazi is.
  • BIOUA
    Wow this is embarrassing. Steve King is supposed to represent my area, the majority of people I talk to here are for healthcare reform like that passed today.

    I didn't vote for him.
  • motorfingaz
    Hopefully all the repigs will take advantage of it if this is true!
  • dennycrane
    Forty of them should try it and tell us it "doesn't" work.
  • gr0o
    You first King. You first.
  • sambarber
    Once again, Gohmert embarrasses all thinking people and even those idiot me-too Republicans in east Texas. When will east Texans demand that their representative stop embarrassing himself?
  • texasaggie
    You're upset about Gohmert!!! I got to deal with Edwards!!

    He said that he would vote against the bill because it might cost more than the CBO thinks it will. The cost of people dying of health problems (diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiac problems, chronic diseases such as cancer, TB and AIDS, ...) that won't get them in an emergency room doesn't seem to be important to him, much less the people who will suffer these problems. When your wife, mother, sister dies of breast cancer or uterine cancer because she couldn't afford to get regular mammagrams or PAP smears, remember that Edwards and others like him are responsible.
  • SouthernYankee
    I am so damn sick and tired of hearing republicans like King say this bill is going to make people kill themselves. Well Mr King maybe you can show your fellow teabags the way. If you can't help produce a good health care bill than like your god Reagan said get out of the way. We are all pretty sick and tired of hearing your whinning. Oh by the way take quitter Palin and Captain Crazy Bachman with ya. Please please oh please take them with you. Your all riding on the train to no place anyway.
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