The Canadian Woman in the Health Care Ads is Lying

[justinsb]

A Canadian woman has been appearing in US health care reform ads saying that - if she'd waited 6 months, under the Canadian system she wouldn't be alive. According to the Mayo Clinic her life was not in danger and she could have waited - her surgery was also partially funded by charity.

http://www.acreativerevolution.ca/node/1944

[BlooInBloo]

1. If only there was an ad up the day after that came out, letting us know this.

[Posteritatis]

4. Not that it would be heeded by anyone. (nt)

[BlooInBloo]

6. Irrelevant. You play the best game you can. If you win, you win. If you lose, you lose...

But as long as the best game is on, I can live with losing.

[Demoiselle]

12. Ad, Schmad. Where are our newspeople?

Why aren't the talking heads on TV debunking this story? Where are the serious reporters?
Oh, that's right. They don't exist anymore. They're not supposed to be concerned about the facts anymore. Just lookin' good and rating well.
Cheesh.

[justinsb]

13. Style By Jury

I think they are going to give her a make-over - that's journalism right?

[quiller4]

15. There was in some areas. I saw one in WA. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

17. Really? Explaining the content of this OP? I need to look for a youtube.

[earth mom]

2. Propaganda through and through.

:puke:

[louis-t]

3. She falls into the category of those

who believe their condition is more grave than it actually is. A sizeable percentage of Canadians seeking care in US.

[Warpy]

5. It also wasn't cancer

but a slow growing benign cyst. The stupid cow just panicked and once she found a charity to pay part of the damages, hot footed it to the Mayo Clinic instead of listening to her doctors.

By the way, she had to wait there, too, as you don't just walk in the door and get treatment.

Now she's trying to pay for the rest of it by lying to the US public.

She's a pathetic, lying, greedy bitch and a perfect spokesmodel for the insurance industry.

[glinda]

7. Oh please someone put this out front in the media. Pleeease.

[justinsb]

8. I'm trying

I've floated it out on Twitter - I have a number of journalists who follow me and it's been ReTweeted several times now.

[dgibby]

11. I sent it to Ed earlier today.

Hope he uses it.

[etherealtruth]

9. Of course she's lying ....

Would anyone have paid her to state that the canadian health care system is far better than the U.S. (lack of) one?

I am convinced that there will be some longer waits in the US if we get some type of universal health care ... we will add millions to the numbers of people that can actually receive health care. I realize that many elites (or those that believe they are elite) do not want to share their privileged places in the health care line .... but society has an obligation to provide this most basic need.

[justinsb]

10. I'm a dual citizen

I've experienced both systems: Canada is better and the wait times are at best misunderstood and at worst mythical: It's called triage, if it's an emergency you get seen right away - even emergency surgery that requires a specialist. Canadian health care will fly you anywhere in the country, and even out of the country if it's necessary and an emergency.

If it's not an emergency you may have to wait a bit, especially if you're in the E.R.

Basically they prioritize based on the severity of your condition, not the size of your wallet. Damn socialists.

[etherealtruth]

14. It really ticks me off that "they" feel the need to slam the Canadian system

I am convinced that those that oppose healthcare reform are motivated by greed.

[mzmolly]

23. An excellent

post, thanks.

"Basically they prioritize based on the severity of your condition, not the size of your wallet. Damn socialists."

[Gwendolyn]

16. And that's just plain silly. The elites still hold a privileged place in the health care line...

...even in single payer countries.

It's just that EVERYONE gets to BE in line.

[etherealtruth]

19. Avarice

I can't fathom how anyone could be against healthcare for all ... ???

[justinsb]

20. I'm surprised the Christian right isn't pro-health care

More health care = fewer abortions. The costs of having a baby alone are staggering, not to mention the cost of health care for children.

[etherealtruth]

21. I'm not surprised

There is very little Christianity in what those people believe. Certainly justice and equality for ALL is not part of their belief system.

Sad, very sad.

[Gwendolyn]

22. National health care does not bode well for corporations or religion.

The less likely people will require the charity of a church, to help out in time of medical crisis for instance, the more autonomous and secular they become.

National health care doesn't always mean less abortions tho. What are those Swedes doing? :D But looking at these stats, yes, the more access to health care, the less need for abortion. If you can get in to see a doctor once a year, chances are s/he'll pound it into your head that you need to use birth control.

ttp://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_abo_percap-health-abortions-per-capita

[armyowalgreens]

18. If there is a God, she will be smitten with some disease that forces her to get surgery in Canada...

proving that she is a lying bitch.

[justinsb]

24. I've sent the story in to CBC News

They ran an initial story on the ads, hopefully they'll do a follow up and it will at least be seen in the Northern US

[applegrove]

25. If only we could get this message out as far as that lady's advertisements went out.

But I doubt the refuted story will make it very far.

[Quantess]

26. K & R

[JBoy]

27. Teh Arnold's comment on this story:

[glinda]

28. A counter Ad to this would be very successful I would think