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Submitted by Edie1977 21/11/2009 09:53 am PST
Guess some people put their money where their mouth is and don't tear everything down.
Because of an appeal during his special comment on health care, Keith Olbermann has helped raise $1.2 million for free health care clinics, resulting in new health fairs in Little Rock, Kansas City and New Orleans.
"I propose tonight one act with two purposes," Olbermann said then. "I propose we, all of us, embrace the selfless individuals at the National Association of Free Clinics. You know them, they conducted the mass health care free clinic in Houston that served 1,500 people. I want a mass health care free clinic every week in the principle cities of the states of the six senators key to defeating a filibuster against health care reform in the Senate."
Olbermann said he wanted "Sens. Lincoln and Pryor to see what health care poverty is really like in Little Rock....Sen. Baucus to see it in Butte....Sen. Ben Nelson to see it in Lincoln....Sen. Landrieu to see it in Baton Rouge...Sen. Reid to see it in Las Vegas."
Wednesday night on "Countdown," Olbermann announced that, thanks to the generosity of "Countdown" viewers, a health fair would take place in New Orleans on November 14. This is on top of health fairs already planned for November 21 in Little Rock and December 9-10 in Kansas City.
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Submitted by Strong.SM 21/11/2009 11:11 am PST
I saw a man interviewed at the New Orleans clinic: he is a nurse. He works 2 part time nursing jobs: neither will hire him full time. Because he is part time, neither company needs to provide benefits, including health insurance. Ironic that a health care provider would save money by not providing such benefits for their employees.
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Submitted by rudycatcat 21/11/2009 11:33 am PST
Is Olbermann doing this as penance???
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Submitted by hanakids 21/11/2009 11:45 am PST
Im am less concerned with motive than deed. If he can bring needed healthcare to the people who need it, I think thats great. I just wish that he had made it a worthy cause issue instead of a political one. I suppose the beneficiaries dont care though.
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Submitted by db7606 21/11/2009 01:14 pm PST
I agree with you hanakids and wish others would take his lead. Put your $$ where your mouth is but please take the politics out of it.
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Submitted by hanakids 21/11/2009 02:21 pm PST
I love it when we all try! LOL
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Submitted by mimi5va 21/11/2009 02:40 pm PST
Good for Keith. Bill O'Reilly is a very generous person! His web store donates millions to Wounded Warriors, for our veterans. This is an ongoing charity funded by his generousity.
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Submitted by hanakids 21/11/2009 02:45 pm PST
Yes he does, I forget how many millions he raised for wounded warriors alone last year, but it was alot!
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