Many of these health care protesters are being rounded up by the same groups who oppose legal abortion and protest outside clinics. They are the same people who showed up at Palin rallies. I recognize the types from the 1990s abortion protests. The violent faction the pro-life movement, Operation Rescue, and others were strongly connected to the militia movement in the 1990s, and I suspect they still are.

I am rather amused by those who rant against government, socialist health care from those who are obviously on the socialist, government Medicare insurance program. Or the retired career military who are benficiaries of socialized government benefits.

I loved the woman who showed up with all her factual information, she had gotten off of Glenn Beck's sit. These people are so ignorant, they don't realize how ignorant they are and how they are being manipulated.

Got to love those with the Nazi swastika and Communist sickle. They seem to be mixing communism, socialism and fascism, and appear to be unclear that the Nazis were right wingers just like them and used the same brown shirt, mob mentality.

Do republicans really think their base of THUGS is going to help them win in upcoming elections or the health care debate?

Republicans should be condemning these uncivilized tactics, but they continue down the same path of catering to this very small base of fanatics and thus driving away moderates

She's Natasha, from "Rocky & Bullwinkle."

-- McGee

love it. Your right on

She is displaying paranoia. Why give this woman who has obvious mental health problems so much publicity.

It's all about "winning"

for the Republicants.

-- BobbyG

The Thugs at these health care forums will not help republicans win anything.

Why even have these town hall meetings Democrats are in the majority. Pass health care REFORM now. Forget divisive republicans. Problem is there is no public single payer option in this health care reform.

MYTH: HR 3200 promotes euthanasia.

FACT: If a doctor and patient choose to have a conversation about end-of-life care and advance care planning, HR 3200 simply provides Medicare payment for the doctors’ time. Doctors and patients can have this conversation as often as they wish, or never; Medicare will reimburse for the doctor’s time once every five years, or more often if the patient becomes significantly sicker and wishes to have a conversation. HR 3200 does not require this conversation to ever take place. Section 1233 on page 424 of the bill explains what this conversation might include – such as the doctor educating a patient about an advance directive or living will; sharing what resources are currently available to learn about end-of-life care; and explaining options available for end-of-life care, including hospice. Advance directives are written by patients and help their doctors and family members understand the treatment that they wish to receive.

That is why I voted for Obama.

I want American back from the right fringe element who protest legal abortion through violent acts.

I want America back from those who wish to impose their right wing Christian beliefs on us through public policy.

I want America back to balanced and fair media back.. pre-Fox days, when the FCC had a Fair and Accuracy in the media law.

I want America back from the neocons who start unnecessary wars.

I want America to move forward, and catch up with the rest of the to the Modern world with a single payer a national healht care insurance

There is no provision for a single payer health insurance,only a health insurance exchange.

MYTH: HR 3200 requires coverage for abortions and inserts the government into your medicine cabinet.

FACT: Health insurance plans in the Exchange will be required to meet an essential benefits package that is defined only by broad categories of services that anyone would expect an insurance plan to cover, including doctors’ visits, hospital visits and prescription drugs. Recommendations around more specific benefits and cost sharing levels are delegated to a Health Benefits Advisory Committee that will be chaired by the Surgeon General and include representatives from all sectors of the health care system – including physicians. In the Exchange there will be four different levels of benefits offered by most plans so individuals will be able to choose which type of insurance plan he or she wants.

MYTH: HR 3200 subsidizes health insurance for illegal aliens.

FACT: HR 3200 explicitly prohibits illegal aliens from receiving any Federal dollars to subsidize health insurance. “Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States”, is the direct quote found in Section 246. Section 242 also explicitly limits eligibility for subsidies to individuals who are lawfully present in the US. Some opponents are distorting a provision in this section that ensures that all of the income earned by members of a family is counted for the purpose of determining eligibility for subsidies, to falsely suggest that illegal aliens in a family would be eligible. This is a phony and a blatantly wrong reading of HR 3200.

MYTH: HR 3200 promotes euthanasia.

FACT: If a doctor and patient choose to have a conversation about end-of-life care and advance care planning, HR 3200 simply provides Medicare payment for the doctors’ time. Doctors and patients can have this conversation as often as they wish, or never; Medicare will reimburse for the doctor’s time once every five years, or more often if the patient becomes significantly sicker and wishes to have a conversation. HR 3200 does not require this conversation to ever take place. Section 1233 on page 424 of the bill explains what this conversation might include – such as the doctor educating a patient about an advance directive or living will; sharing what resources are currently available to learn about end-of-life care; and explaining options available for end-of-life care, including hospice. Advance directives are written by patients and help their doctors and family members understand the treatment that they wish to receive.