Brits, tired of having their beloved healthcare system slammed by Republicans in the United States answer back to the false accusations and misinformation about their system. One British woman fighting to reform England's NHS, who was used in Republican ads to criticize "Socialized medicine" says she was "duped" into being "used" in U.S. ads condemning the British healthcare system (which she supports).
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Each man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. --Mark Twain source: Hazelden.org
We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not the power to remember, but the power to forget is a necessary condition for our existence. --Sholem Asch
Friday, August 14, 2009
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