Government health care rescues protesters at anti-government health care rally.

[tricky]

Thousands of protesters came to Capitol Hill yesterday for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) protest against health care reform, capping months of fear-mongering about the dangers of so-called “socialized” medicine. However, the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank notes that at one point, one of the protesters had a heart attack. Luckily, federally-employed medical personnel were able to quickly attend to him — even though they were part of government-run health care, which is supposedly quite dangerous:

More ominously, a man standing just beyond the TV cameras apparently suffered a heart attack 20 minutes after event began. Medical personnel from the Capitol physician’s office — an entity that could, quite accurately, be labeled government-run health care — rushed over, attaching electrodes to his chest and giving him oxygen and an IV drip.
This turned into an unwanted visual for the speakers, as a D.C. ambulance and firetruck, lights flashing, pulled in just behind the lawmakers. A path was made through the media section, and the patient, attended to by about 10 government medical personnel, was being wheeled away on a stretcher just as House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) stepped to the microphone. “Join us in defeating Pelosi care!” he exhorted. A few members stole a glance at the stretcher.

By the end of the day, “medics had administered government-run health care to at least five people in the crowd who were stricken as they denounced government-run health care.”

[Hey Bubu]

AWESOME

I wonder how they feel now?

[PETA]

Originally Posted by tricky

Thousands of protesters came to Capitol Hill yesterday for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) protest against health care reform, capping months of fear-mongering about the dangers of so-called “socialized” medicine. However, the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank notes that at one point, one of the protesters had a heart attack. Luckily, federally-employed medical personnel were able to quickly attend to him — even though they were part of government-run health care, which is supposedly quite dangerous:

More ominously, a man standing just beyond the TV cameras apparently suffered a heart attack 20 minutes after event began. Medical personnel from the Capitol physician’s office — an entity that could, quite accurately, be labeled government-run health care — rushed over, attaching electrodes to his chest and giving him oxygen and an IV drip.
This turned into an unwanted visual for the speakers, as a D.C. ambulance and firetruck, lights flashing, pulled in just behind the lawmakers. A path was made through the media section, and the patient, attended to by about 10 government medical personnel, was being wheeled away on a stretcher just as House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) stepped to the microphone. “Join us in defeating Pelosi care!” he exhorted. A few members stole a glance at the stretcher.

By the end of the day, “medics had administered government-run health care to at least five people in the crowd who were stricken as they denounced government-run health care.”

The District isn't a state - it is federally administered. If they were protesting in Albany NY then state responders would have been attending to the unfortunate protester.

Originally Posted by Hey Bubu

AWESOME

I wonder how they feel now?

Hopefully better than they did before they medical emergency.

[johnny861]

Originally Posted by Hey Bubu

AWESOME

I wonder how they feel now?

Probably the same way a friend of mine, who denounces unemployment and welfare, responded when I asked him how those unemployment benefits were working out after he had lost his job. He just muttered yea well... with a sheepish grin. I just said, well, it's handy when you need it I guess... to which he replied, yep... then we went back to drinking.

[SmackPickles]

Originally Posted by johnny861

Probably the same way a friend of mine, who denounces unemployment and welfare, responded when I asked him how those unemployment benefits were working out after he had lost his job. He just muttered yea well... with a sheepish grin. I just said, well, it's handy when you need it I guess... to which he replied, yep... then we went back to drinking.

nice.