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This is Rep. Alan Grayson discussing the GOP plan for health care. Part one, don’t get sick. Part two, if you do get sick… Part three, die quickly.

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So, the Republicans are comparing Rep. Alan Grayson to Joe Wilson and Sarah Palin now, this is interesting. If you have not been watching the news recently, Rep. Alan Grayson gave a passionate speech in which he claimed that the Republican healthcare plan calls for Americans to not get sick and if they do they should die quickly. Grayson said this in reference to a Harvard study that was released that states that 44,000 Americans die each year because they lack proper health coverage.

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In a recent poll of 1,000 adults conducted by Star Tribune only 30% of Minnesotans supported a White House run for Republican governor Tim Pawlenty. The question that garnered a whopping 30% of support was, “Would you like to see Tim Pawlenty run for president in 2012, or not?”

In response to that question, 30% of all respondents said “yes,” 55% said “no,” and 15% either didn’t have an opinion or refused to answer.

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Some idiot on Facebook created a poll that is currently being investigated, the question was asked. “Should Obama be killed?” 730 people responded to this poll, with possible answers of “yes,” “maybe,” “if he cuts my health care” and “no.”

I have not been able to find the poll data that has the responses, but I would imagine it is interesting. I would also imagine that the creator of this Facebook poll is looking to hire a good attorney.

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Texas Rep. Ron Paul is known as being a staunch Republican-Libertarian hybrid that has incredible disdain towards the federal government. He has also produced a few sons, one of which has decided to run for the Senate in Kentucky.

Rand Paul is an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) and founder of Kentucky Taxpayers United, an anti-taxation organization. He has also spent considerable amounts of time crusading for his father, Ron, on his numerous Presidential campaigns.

Congressman Ron Paul had this to say regarding his sons campaign:

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The House Democrats are proposing a resolution officially disapproving of Rep. Joe Wilson’s usage of the words “you lie.” Most people would agree that this is not appropriate conduct for our Congress. Some are urging that he resigns, or apologize in a formal manner on the floor of the house. I was shocked when I heard what Rep. Wilson shouted, but I did not “dislike” it. In many other countries, including England, China, and France, the politics gets rough and rowdy. It is also very entertaining.

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Attorney General Eric Holder has recently launched an investigation into the CIA’s use of water-boarding and other methods of torturing people. In a very surprising and daring move the GOP’s conduit of complaining, Dick Cheney, is taking offense to this. What a shocker.

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