"Losing her health care ended up causing her her life."
- Marcelas Owens (11-yrs old)
Once again, rather than talk facts and empirical data, Democrats instead play on people's emotions and portray the opponents of government-run health care as horrible, despicable people.
This is the basic story: Marcelas Owens (now 11 yrs old) was the son of a single mother who lost her job and her insurance and later died of a fatal form of high blood pressure.
Read carefully: Yes, this is tragic and sad. Children growing up without a mother and father is a very sad thing.
But these are the parts of the story that are causing me to twitch:
- Owens mother, Tifanny, was a single mother. Where was the father? When a woman makes a choice bringing about not-so-easy natural consequences (i.e., conceiving three children out of wedlock without a supportive father) does it mean the American taxpayer should fill this void? Should we be responsible? What about Medicaid? She was unemployed with three children and they say she didn't qualify...it doesn't smell right. If she can't get Medicaid then who can?
- The woman was TREATED at two local hospitals. On her final visit she was hospitalized for 8 days! I'm still trying to figure out how insurance would have helped this woman. She had a fatal form of high blood pressure, which is very difficult to treat and most patients die within a few years. Her death could not have been avoided even WITH insurance.
- The politicians along with Owens himself kept saying, "70 uninsured people die each day." A caller on the Rush Limbaugh program said, "what about the other people that die each day WITH insurance?" Who can we blame for that? Are the evil insurance companies responsible for the deaths of the uninsured AND the insured?
- And if 70 people dying a day is your data point, then why the long waiting period for health care reform to begin? They are promising a short-term fix that doesn't begin for FOUR years! Implementation is scheduled for 2013-2014, so how does passing Health Care reform next week help this little boy in the near term?
- Most importantly, I feel terrible about how this cute little boy (did you see his chipmunk cheeks?!) is being exploited for the democrats' progressive agenda. Sen. Murray should be ashamed...they have brainwashed Owens into thinking his country is out to get him, and Pres. Obama could have literally saved his mother. But while our Congress goes out for cocktail drinks and fancy galas, do you think they'll check up on Marcelas Owens? NO!
This boy needs stability. This boy needs to settle in with his Grandma and learn to accept life's challenges. He's only 11. Life is going to be hard. It's hard for everyone, but why should we feed a hatred for his country? He's going to grow up his entire life with a sense of entitlement and wait around for his government to make it right. THIS IS A PROBLEM!!
Enabling a child to grow up feeling cheated is reprehensible. Why doesn't someone actually HELP this boy? He has his whole life ahead of him, and he needs:
- A counselor. For the last two years he's been angry about his mother's death. He should probably have some grief counseling instead.
- A mentor. A "Big Brother"? He needs an example and a motivator.
- Involvement. What about school programs and sports?
- Encouragement and love. He needs to learn to work hard and earn his way through life.
That's American. That's Hope. That's change I can get on board with.
Seattle Times Story
King5 News
Rush's Commentary...good!
