"U.S. Rep Judy Biggert fans health-care flames

[orleans]

Lawmaker says her flier is 'a little inflammatory'

U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert bemoaned Wednesday the polarizing debate around health-care reform that has led to "circus" town hall meetings across the country.

But on Wednesday she also handed out an information sheet that warned President Barack Obama's government-run insurance plan "requires end-of-life counseling for seniors that might encourage them to give up when facing a serious illness."

Asked about the accuracy of suggesting the plan could require older Americans to be counseled against lifesaving care, Biggert conceded the statement was "a little inflammatory."

"I probably wrote it when I was mad," she said.

The Hinsdale Republican said she didn't know her staff was going to place the flier on the chairs of scores of attendees at a Naperville Chamber of Commerce panel on health-care reform on Wednesday. The flier promotes Biggert's own health-care reform proposals and highlights problems she sees with Obama's plan.

The sheet also says Obama's plan would force 114 million people onto government insurance and kick "millions of seniors" off Medicare.

All three statements have been vigorously rejected as false by proponents of the plan, which is still working through Congress and exists in several different versions.

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=313525&src=2

there is more

ugh.

found this article on a link in randi's daily newsletter


must add this from article:

"Biggert said that while her flier was a bit over the top, she understands why seniors are scared.

"To me I thought that was inflamatory," the 71-year-old said of the provision. "I picture myself going out into the forest and sitting there like the tribes used to do or getting on an iceberg and floating away."

[mopinko]

1. that district is ripe for the pickin'

too bad there aren't that many icebergs left.

[Kittycat]

2. I'm organizing a protest for this week.

We're looking for people to show up in support of Health Care Reform.

If you want the details - or know someone in the area willing to participate, please send me a PM with your email addy. I'll forward you an email with all the details and what happened when a friend went to her office last week, and I followed up with a phone call to her office.