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Man’s finger bitten off during US healthcare rally
Reprinted from this morning’s GAURDIAN.CO.UK – “A 65-year-old man who opposes Barack Obama’s plans for healthcare reform had one of his fingers bitten off during a pro-reform rally organized by the liberal political action group MoveOn.org.
After 100 protesters supporting a healthcare overhaul assembled for a vigil in Thousands Oaks, California yesterday, a group of people who opposed reform showed up.
A confrontation ensued between a man who supported healthcare reform and one of the members of the anti-reform group, police said.
The two men yelled at each other and then got into a fist fight. As the brawl escalated, the pro-reform protester bit a finger off of the 65-year-old.
The injured man walked to a nearby hospital where his finger was reattatched. A hospital spokeswoman said the man had Medicare, the US government-run insurance programme for older citizens.
A MoveOn spokeswoman expressed regret for the incident and said the organization “condemns violence in all forms,” according to Politico.
She said: “While we don’t know if either party involved was a MoveOn member, we regret any violence that may have occurred yesterday, and we support the Ventura county sheriff’s investigation into the situation.”
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My pinkie, my pinkie, my kingdom for a pinkie but I guess he has that terrible Medicare a “Single-payer health care insurance” what a hypocrite. Did the little pinkie cry “Wee-wee-wee!” all the way home? It real should have been his right pinky finger that would have been a better story. They are haters not debaters.
The sheer fact that the man’s finger was reattached on our MediCare plan should make you realize how important this really is.
Important the what is now? Wait, is there some sort of issue attached to all this? I lost track when the AR-15’s starting showing up and I Got Entertained. Let’s see… pfft, healthcare? Aw, man, BO-RING! Some one stick a Hitler-mustache on something already! WOO-WOO! Fuckin’ NAZIS!
Zombie Nazis! Screw healthcare. I think we’ve got larger troubles at this point.