Limbaugh vows to flee the country if health care passes.

[ProSense]

Via Think Progress: Limbaugh vows to flee the country if health care passes.

CALLER: If the health care bill passes, where would you go for health care yourself? And the second part of that is, what would happen to the doctors, do they have to participate in the federal program, or could they opt out of it?<...>

LIMBAUGH: My guess in even in Canada and even in the UK, doctors have opted out. And once they’ve opted, they can’t see anybody Medicare, Medicaid, or what will become the exchanges. They have to have a clientele of private patients that will pay them a retainer and it’ll be a very small practice. I don’t know if that’s been outlawed in the Senate bill. I don’t know. I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica.

:bounce:

[tridim]

1. What's with the 5 year stipulation?

Just leave now Rush.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

13. He needs to find a country that would actually take him. (nt)

[Bitwit1234]

23. Maybe he can go to PR with his viagra

[ladywnch]

32. uh, PR is part of the US. n/t

[The_Commonist]

2. Hoooray!

Let's get it done.
Fast!

[Arkana]

3. Oh please oh please oh please oh please.

Dear God,

I'm an avowed atheist but I promise if you make this happen I will convert to whatever religion you tell me to and go to service every Sunday and OH GOD JUST MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Now that's a patriot.

[Botany]

5. I’ll go to Costa Rica

Gee what a surprise I thought he would go to Dominican Republic.

[cabluedem]

62. someone get rush viagra, hillbilly heroin and a pass to DR! nt

[sharp_stick]

6. Now I really want to see this passed

shit I'll be out knocking on doors if I have to. I would have myself waterboarded if it would get that disgusting pus filled sack of worthless shit out of the country.

[babylonsister]

7. Another 'hugh' reason to hope HCR passes! My bet is that limbaugh

has planned to do this all along. And is Costa Rica anything like the Dominican Republic? Just askin...:shrug:

[newfie11]

8. All the little boys of the world better run n/t

[Cirque du So-What]

9. Well...

BYE!

[hlthe2b]

10. Now that's incentive...

sorry, Costa Rica

[flpoljunkie]

11. Costa Rica has universal health care, both government run and private. One of best in Latin America.

Costa Rica has universal health care, one of the best health systems in Latin America. As always with nationalized health care, expect red tape and long waits, but the quality of Costa Rica's health care is excellent. Private health care is also available, very affordable, and high quality. Many doctors speak English and have received training in Europe, Canada, or the U.S. There are three large, private hospitals that most expatriates use: CIMA hospital in Escazú, Clinica Biblica in San José, and Clinica Católica in San José-Guadalupe.

Statistics from the World Health Organization frequently place Costa Rica in the top country rankings in the world for long life expectancy, often even ahead of Great Britain and the United States, even though the per-capita income of Costa Ricans is about one-tenth that of the U.S. and the U.K. Arguably, one reason for this is the slower pace of living in Costa Rica. And, of course, the healthy, fresh, non-preservative-laden foods found there, and the welcoming tropical climate. Costa Rica just seems to be a healthy place to live.

Costa Rica's Government-Run Health Care System

With a government-sponsored network of more than 30 hospitals and more than 250 clinics throughout the country, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) has primary responsibility for providing low-cost health care services to the Costa Rican populace. Although sometimes overburdened, this system has worked well for Costa Ricans for the past 60 or so years. Open not just to Costa Rican residents, the CCSS provides affordable medical service to any foreign resident or visitor. Foreigners living in Costa Rica can join the CCSS by paying a small monthly fee--based on income--or they can buy health insurance from the state monopoly Instituto de Seguro Nacional (INS), valid with over 200 affiliated doctors, hospitals, labs, and pharmacies in the private sector.

Costa Rica's Private Health Care System

Many of the country's highly trained physicians and some dentists work in the mornings for the CCSS and operate their own offices and clinics in the afternoons and evenings. While private health care in Costa Rica is more expensive than that offered by the same doctors and surgeons through the CCSS, the price is still far below that of the average office visit in the U.S. For example, a private office visit to almost any medical specialist costs around $40. Continued treatments for diagnosed problems will vary, but will almost always be considerably less than comparable treatment in the United States. Dental work, too, is provided at a much lower cost than in the U.S.--prompting a phenomenon known as “health tourism.”

Two well-known private hospitals, Clinica Biblica and Clinica Catolica, where many CCSS doctors practice in the afternoons and evenings, offer first-class, ultra-modern services. Affiliated with U.S. hospitals, these two private providers have costs somewhat higher than the public providers but still considerably below anything found in the U.S.

http://www.internationalliving.com/Countries/Costa-Rica/Health-Care

[zulchzulu]

19. Shhh.... don't tell Rush Limpole that!

You;d think Rush would have had his underlings Google Costa Rica before saying that...

:rofl:

[progressoid]

65. Are you kidding? They probably think Saint Ronald Reagan saved Costa Rica from the Commies.

[ladywnch]

34. better still! LOL n/t

[polly7]

35. Ha ha ha ha ha ........... what a numbskull. n/t.

[Arugula Latte]

55. That was my first thought, too. What a fucking tool Limbaugh is!

:rofl:

[Bennyboy]

56. HA HA HA> The big gotcha moment. What a dipshit....

I knew this post was on here...

[kjackson227]

12. Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you...

fat-a** Limpballs. What a delight not to have this scum-bag in the country. Now, if we could get the idiot Palin to make the same vow...

[Demeter]

14. Talk About a Deal-Closer!

This may push it right over the top!

[zulchzulu]

15. Another EXCELLENT reason to pass the bill! n/t

[Juche]

16. I will buy his fucking ticket

A one way ticket to Costa Rica is only $200.

[Peacetrain]

17. Promises, Promises, Promises

:)

[tularetom]

18. Damn it - Costa Rica was gonna be my go to place if everything turned to shit

I'll have to reconsider now.

Maybe if he leaves everything won't go to shit.

[Old Codger]

20. Don't get your

Hopes too high, he is just planning his next vacation.

[rurallib]

21. Mr. Limbaugh? We have some volunteers to help you pack!

and the plane, train, bus or automobile is waiting to whisk you away.

[ShortnFiery]

22. That's no reason to pass this shitty bill in the House. eom

[jeremyfive]

24. Promises, promises. . .

Fatso Rush "bin Ladin" Limbaugh loves to get our hopes up.

Maybe he can buy one of those Costa Rican fat lifts there.

[NJmaverick]

25. Rush will go anywhere it's easier for him to get his Oxycontin

[Canuckistanian]

26. Now THAT's what I call incentive

Although the State Department should send an official warning to Costa Rica.

[no_hypocrisy]

27. Pass HCR *NOW*!!!!!!!

[Colobo]

28. Good! Let's pass that bill now!

[eShirl]

29. BEST ARGUMENT YET FOR HEALTH REFORM

[dave29]

30. This alone should bring Democrats together.

:)

[ShortnFiery]

31. That would be WRONG. Even for such a nice prize this shitty Senate Bill should not pass the House.

:(

[krispos42]

33. Dude if you're trying to PREVENT HCR from passing, you're doing it wrong!

:rofl:


Might as well threaten to cancel his radio show while he's at it.

[SoFlaJet]

36. A Prayer...

Dear God,
Please help us rid this society of one of it's biggest ills
Amen

[ladywnch]

37. I've never been to Costa Rica. I hear it's nice so this is going to sound extremely mean spirited..

but, Costa Rica's loss is America's gain!

[Hissyspit]

38. The Talented Limbo! How exactly does he make himself pass gas out of one end instead of the other?

What a fucking idiot he is.

[BklnDem75]

39. If that's not an endorsement...

More than enough reason to get this done now.

[HughMoran]

40. Too good to be true

We know he'd stay just to spite us all :P

[Carni]

41. I personally think this health care bill as it stands sucks

But if that fat slob leaves as a result of it's being passed, then I am suddenly all for it!

[otohara]

42. Everybody CALL Your Senator Today & Tell Them This

kill two birds....so to speak.

[diane in sf]

43. Let's pass a decent health care bill and send the pedophile overseas, maybe we can get him

arrested for child molestation in Costa Rica. Doesn't limbo realize that they probably have socialized medicine in Costa Rica???

[randr]

44. The best reason yet for passage!

[smoogatz]

45. Costa Rica has universal healthcare.

Duh.

[K8-EEE]

46. YEAH!!!!!

[Dappleganger]

47. This will happen the same time that Sean Hannity gets waterboarded.

IOW, never.

[truebrit71]

48. The single greatest reason for everyone to get this passed...

...

[DrToast]

49. Someone put this in a commercial

Now it's clearly "better than doing nothing!"

[damonm]

50. 10th Rec! If this isn't reason to pass this NOW,

then nothing will EVER be good enough for the haters.

[kestrel91316]

51. Rushie, is this a PROMISE? Because if you do it, I swear I will kiss you.

[BlueIris]

52. This is the, and I mean THE only reason I can get happy about healthinsurance's (unlikely) passage.

Go, Limbaugh, GO!!!

[Lord Helmet]

53. That's the second best reason to pass it.

[mzmolly]

54. Go Rush!

And take Glenn Beck with you!

[4lbs]

57. Yet another reason to pass this bill. Now, to make sure that LimpNutz keeps that vow.

Although, he's a Repuke figurehead. They break vows all the time.

[Blue Owl]

58. I'm snail-mailing, calling, and emailing my Senators again right now!

n/t

[moondust]

59. Please hurry, sir! Go now!

This will be your worst nightmare, sir! But you still have just enough time left to beat the hordes of Americans escaping to Costa Rica by boarding a fight today! Yes, TODAY!!! GO FOR IT!!!

[NC_Nurse]

60. Hurry up and PASS that sucka! That's reason enough right there!

[polichick]

61. Well, if that doesn't inspire a bunch of yes votes I don't know what will. nt

[winston61]

63. Sweet Jesus, you mean this is all it takes to get rid of that

useless bastard? Only problem is any where he goes has socialized medicine. And besides who would want the piece of shit?

[chowder66]

64. I wonder if this is just his ego....

He's going to try to take credit for it getting passed saying he did it on purpose. Especially when he doesn't leave. If he was going to he wouldn't wait 5 years.