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Obama Crowd Cheers Public Option, Boos Baucus Plan (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 11/17/09 Updated: 5/25/11

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When President Obama spoke in front of thousands of college students in College Park, Maryland on Thursday, the crowd cheered for a public health care option -- and booed at the plan from Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.).

Jed Lewison of Daily Kos pointed out the disparity.

Watch the University of Maryland students break into wild applause when Obama says there should be a government-run health insurance choice:


But the students booed when Obama mentioned the Senate Finance Committee plan presented by Baucus this week.

It's not just college students -- workers chanted "bullshit" when President Obama brought up Baucus' plan at the AFL-CIO convention on Wednesday.

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When President Obama spoke in front of thousands of college students in College Park, Maryland on Thursday, the crowd cheered for a public health care option -- and booed at the plan from Sen. Max Bau...
When President Obama spoke in front of thousands of college students in College Park, Maryland on Thursday, the crowd cheered for a public health care option -- and booed at the plan from Sen. Max Bau...
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