Clinton Hospital Story May Actually Be True

I hope that was a joke. Obama's admitted to sneaking a cig. and he's already lied multiple times this election process, one of his biggest was over the canada meeting.

The FACT is the woman was not turned away; she made a decision not to go to a particular hospital; the hospital did NOT turn her away. The FACT is the woman HAD medical insurance. The FACT is the woman was TAKEN CARE of. So, another FACT is Hil-liar-y so eager to get any story to prove her point, did not take the time for her staff to find out if the story was ACCURATE! That is the FACT! We all know there are thousands of REAL stories like that, why didn"t Hil-liar-y and her STAFF find one?!??!

So let me summarize what I see on this site. A woman and her baby are dead from eclampsia, a condition that no one should die of in an modern society with an advanced system of health care.
The story is told by Hillary Clinton and all the discussion here is about whether or not the story as told is exactly true in all it details.

What happened to our humanity? Why aren't we working together to make sure this never happens again?

NO. The story is NOT true!

She was NOT making minimum wage.

Her insurance afforded her coverage at ANY hospital.

She was told to make a $100 deposit because she had previously been sued by the hospital for an outstanding debt of almost $5,000.00 It had nothing to do with the quality or lace of insurance, but bad credit with the hospital.

The substance of Clinto's story is that this woman was without good options, which is NOT TRUE. She had quality care available to her through her insurance. She could have sought treatment at ANY hospital and NO hospital turned her away. The did, however, ask for a $100 deposit because of her bad credit history with them.

HOW TO TELL WHEN HILLARY IS LYING

Answer: Chris Matthews lips are moving.

Alternate Answer: Olberman devotes a half hour to dumbing down the topic.

Best Answer: Andrea Mitchell (between aneurism's) sit's in for Howard Fineman.

NEWS BULLETIN:

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Observers were stunned. "Gee," said one. "They had us all fooled... it sure looked like the hospital story was basically true, but these guys are REALLY good."

It is amazing that people are so focused on insignificant details of a story that is not only basically true in this case, but in so many cases, and the main point is lost.

A young working woman, and her baby, are both dead when the healthcare she needed was so readily available. In the richest nation on the planet, these two people died, as do many others, because of the profit motive involved in caring for them. Their lives became commodities for profits, and when those profits were compromised, their lives became less meaningful. A shameful example, this is, for the richest nation on the planet.

Official response from the foaming-at-the-mouth MSM (and HuffPo), delivered by Emily Litella (bless Gilda):

"Never mind."

Here is another article in the Washington Post which give a bit more detail about this story:

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/04/07/clinton_told_true_tale_of_woe.html

I suggested in an earlier post that people might want to withhold judgement until more information came out. Clinton took the deputy's story - which he obtained directly from the young woman's family - and "humanized" it slightly into a story to illustrate a larger point, which is valid. Had universal health care been in effect over the course of these events, there would have been no unpaid bill preventing the woman from seeking immediate attention at the most appropriate medical facility, and she wouldn't have been forced to go to another hospital with less capability where her condition may well have been misdiagnosed as the family alleges. The details might have been stated inaccurately, but the fundamental facts were correct. Lack of $100 ultimately resulted in inadequate medical care which led to her death. Instead of jumping all over Clinton, Obama supporters should use these events to refocus their demand for universal health care.

How petty and disgusting you Obama people are. Gotta shower after reading all the vile spewings from your twisted minds. I believe the phrase is "sorry, we were wrong."

Clinton's mistake, again, is telling an apocryphal tale based on shaky foundations. Were there snipers somewhere in Bosnia when she visited? Sure. Were they peppering her when she and the First Daughter landed? No. Was the woman who died from a still birth once uninsured? Yes. But was she insured at the time of her death? Yes.

What this highlights is that Hillary needs to streamline her rhetoric. Stop plying the public with apocryphal bromides and tales of combat experience. What's wrong with saying universal healthcare is a public necessity, same as firemen and policemen, or saying her time in the public eye makes her the superior candidate? Nothing...till Obama's beating her in the popular vote, total states and total delegates. Notice that Hillary's need to wade hip-deep in hard-nosed bull did not materialize until it was apparent that her candidacy was in jeopardy, and desperation inevitably clouds one"s judgment.

Randy

What? No huge banner saying the hospital story may indeed be true???? Nice work "Fair and Balanced-Huffington Post."

Hillary embellished a story to fit her campaign. While the core of the story may be true, the details are not. That is the truth. That is why she will not recieve credit for telling a factual story.