Rep. Lynn Jenkins Laughs Off Uninsured Single Mother (VIDEO)

[proud2BlibKansan]

U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins stood just a few feet away as a young mother expressed frustration at not being able to afford a doctor for her son, but Jenkins was not swayed from her opposition to a new government-run insurance plan.

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"We're just going to agree to disagree about the public option," she said.

One person in disagreement was Elizabeth Smith, a 27-year-old Ottawa waitress who wanted to know what was wrong with a government-run plan for Americans who are currently uninsured. Smith's 2 1/2-year-old son, Jonah, sat on a nearby table, swinging his legs, as his mother questioned Jenkins.

Jenkins told Smith she'd rather give subsidies to families to allow them to buy private insurance.

When asked directly why she was against a government-run program, Jenkins laughed and said, "A government-run program is going to subsidize not only yours but everybody in this room. So I'm not sure what we're talking about here."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/01/rep-lynn-jenkins-laughs-o_n_273863.html

[GCP]

1. What a complete bitch

I hope it turned a few people off her at that THM.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. She is a clone of Michelle Bachman

We call her Kansas's Sarah Palin.

[elleng]

3. She tried to have an informative discussion.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Ed Schultz interviewed this mother tonight

Hope she finds health care soon.