Perhaps the most emotional of the health care ads we’ve seen in recent months is the one featuring Canadian Shona Holmes, who warns of the dangers of a government-run health care system. Holmes tells viewers: "I survived a brain tumor. But if I’d relied on my government, I’d be dead. … As my brain tumor got worse, my government health care system told me I had to wait six months to see a specialist. In six months, I would have died.” Full Story »
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I love these! As usual, FactCheck takes an issue, researches it fully, gives an unbiased report on the result, and allows equal time for both sides. How refreshing.
CBC News (the Canadian Broadcasting Centre) aired a story July 31 quoting a top neurosurgeon in Canada saying that the claim that she would have ... More »
FactCheck really debunks another nutcake right-wing false propaganda piece. The healthcare debate has really shown up nutcake neocons for what they really are: racist, scared, lying, distorting, hate mongering, fear mongering, felonious acting, name calling anti-Americans who, although aware of the real facts, choose to scream health industry propaganda shutting up hones,t reasoned debate. Good-bye democracy.
The key to this article is that the ad about Shona Holmes is from Americans for Prosperity. If you look that up Americans for Prosperity and Wikipedia, it will make more sense.
Too little of this simple, to-the-point journalism these days. Everybody wants to be a screaming (and rich) talking head. Not enough want to be that ... More »
Yes. Didn't overplay the emphasis on the exaggeration by the patient, included some possible negative effects of delay of treatment.
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