Rep. Phil Gingrey, MD, shows off his bedside manner!!
09-17-09 09:02 PM | Updated: 09-18-09 12:42 AM
Media Matters catches Republican Congressman Phil Gingrey (Georgia) in a pretty insensitive moment during a speech on the floor of the House. At one point during his long speech railing against health care reform, Gingrey found the idea amusing that 14,000 Americans losing their health insurance every day constituted some kind of health care crisis:
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Is this guy doing stand up . . . Or what!
“Good Evening Ladies and Germs . . .”
“I just got out of dialysis and boy is my wallet tired . . . But seriously folks, how ’bout that Health Insurance . . . I mean, it’s gotta’ pretty expensive if a hospital room costs more than dinner at Charlie Trotters . . . Rim shot please . . . I mean, the cost of drugs, you know, I saw one of those drive-thru pharmacies with a big sign that says “Prescription Drug Sale, 2000 per cent off!*” . . . Hah hah . . . Did you here the one about the traveling salesman and Big Pharma’s slaughter . . . just kidding . . . Hey out there . . . Are you an audience or just catatonic . . . Hah hah . . . Catatonic . . . I didn’t learn Latin and always thought it was Geritol for felines . . . But seriously, you go the doctor now and they take your temperature, your blood pressure and run credit card . . . And speaking of runs, Did I every tell you about the time that I was in Vegas . . . The only run I got wasn’t at the crap table . . . Hah hah . . . Let’s hear it for the band . . . Our drummer’s got repetitive stress injuries from the rim shots . . . Hah had . . . And then there was a AYRAB who sued the CIA for torture injuries . . . They turned him down because of a pre-existing RENDITION . . . another rim shot if you please . . . Thanks folks and Good Night , you’re a beautiful audience! ”
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