George Soros Pledges $5 Million To Bankroll Health Care Push

The Plumline:

In another sign of the urgency gripping the pro-health care reform camp, billionaire George Soros has pledged to sink $5 million into the fight, the group getting the money confirmed

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Comments

[norepublicanleftbehind]

04:25 PM on 08/31/2009

Mr. Soros-- Do you have a scholarship for American Roma to go to law school here in the US?

[msjimmied]

10:33 AM on 08/29/2009

George Soros, got to love the man...business is business, but ever so often he shows you his heart is in the right place. Thank you sir...and now would others like to step up?

[yankees]

10:27 AM on 08/28/2009

The Kingmaker speaks!

[georgiaR]

11:49 AM on 08/11/2009

Why doesn't he just pay for insurance for all the uninsured? Why does it have to cost trillions of dollars to reform health care?? Another waste of our tax dollars.

[CalverH]

11:23 PM on 08/11/2009

You don't want to pay for other people but you want him to pay for you?

[uberliberal]

03:19 AM on 08/11/2009

Is this what the Democrat Party calls "grassroots"?

[rosal]

02:43 AM on 08/11/2009

Its so encouraging to see a millionaire using his money for the good of the people. Usually millionaires use their money to keep the rich rich and the poor poor. Thank you Mr. Soros all the uninsured who cannot afford medical care, or that are bankrupt because of medical bills, are grateful to you.

[thos]

11:46 PM on 08/12/2009

Remember back in 2006 when Soros bought $62,000,000 worth of Haliburton stock?

[RRonin]

12:27 AM on 08/11/2009

"Soros pledges help to close barn door now that horse is gone..."

[mcmchugh99]

10:53 PM on 08/10/2009

I met him once. He has done as much as any man could to promote democracy in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, even though history is often against it in many of those places.

[digger0007]

12:47 AM on 08/11/2009

The jury is still out on his work bring democracy and prosperity to Eastern Europe. It is debatable if his work freed, or destabilized the region.

It is good that he is pledging money for the public good, but let's be real...5 million out of the 2 billion he profited from the financial out is less than half a percent. He can surely do better if he REALLY wanted to give more.

It's just public relations. Pure and simple.

[EmberOfTruth]

09:45 PM on 08/10/2009

Greeeattt... now we have to listen to the righties go on and on about "Soros-backed Obamacare" or "Soros-funded socialized medicine" They'll be screaming at George to keep his hands off their Medicare. Stir in Nancy Pelosi, and the talking point almost writes itself.

[HST]

02:59 AM on 08/11/2009

Yeah but the righties have Murdoch arrrrrr ye matey!

[pzarathustra]

09:44 PM on 08/10/2009

Thank you, thank you, thank you Mr. Soros, you are the savior of all that is helpful and logical. We are doing our best here in San Diego, visiting our Senators and Congressmember, and will be going to town meetings to show our support for health care reform!

[n5ifi]

11:36 PM on 08/12/2009

I thought it was Health Insurance Reform Now.

Has the name changed again?

[Fabulousyogi]

09:32 PM on 08/10/2009

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CarbonCreditSeller]

08:34 PM on 08/10/2009

He is worth about $8 billion; most manipulated away from the common-man.

[CarbonCreditSeller]

08:29 PM on 08/10/2009

He manipulated cash markets and youse guyse treat him like he is a god.

[redbean2009]

11:46 PM on 08/10/2009

Well...more like a frenemy. So are you saying we shouldn't take his dirty money to promote real health care?

[losingitbigtime]

08:18 PM on 08/10/2009

Thanks George. Every little bit helps since the healthcare lobby is spending 1.4 million per day - and thats just to lobby congress and doesn't include the TV and print campaign.

[GHENT007]

07:54 PM on 08/10/2009

GOD BLESS GEORGE SOROS!!