Thursday, September 10, 2009

President Obama's Speech

Did you hear President Obama talk about a woman who, just days before her double mastectomy, had her insurance policy 'rescinded' (cancelled) because of prior ACNE? Well, here she is in her own words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT_2GjSkzHE .

As you will see in the comments section below the video, some people are STILL critical. I couldn't believe it so I had to respond to ONE of them:
1) I am responding to your comments on the case of Robin Beaton.
2) Please tell me what you think Ms. Beaton did wrong to "deserve" the treatment she got.
3) What, EXACTLY, will prevent YOU from getting your insurance cancelled in similar circumstances?
4) Have you even read constitution? Here is the preable: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America". Can you tell me what "we the people", "insure domestic tranquality" and "promote the general welfare" ACTUALLY mean? Particularly in light of such a basic, human, need as health care?

President Obama also made reference to Sen. Ted Kennedy's last letter to him. Here it is:
http://thepage.time.com/text-of-kennedy-letter-to-obama/. Read it. It's short and comes from a man who knew he was dying and writing his last letter (to President Obama).