Health Care Protest Deja Vu: Welcome to 1994

Health Care Protest Deja Vu: Welcome to 1994

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By the time the caravan had reached Seattle the threat of violence was constant. All week, talk radio hosts, both in the Northwest and on national broadcasts, implored their listeners to confront the Reform Riders to “show Hillary” their feelings about her. This "call to arms," as she described it, attracted menacing hordes, many of whom identified themselves as militia members, tax resisters and anti-abortion militants. She estimated that at least half of the 4,500 people in the audience of her Seattle speech were protesters. She agreed for the first time to wear a bulletproof vest.

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Wow...

It looks like this isn't the first time healthcare reform has been met with violent protests in this nation.

It happened to Hillery just like it is happening to Obama.

The difference is that she was simply the first lady at the time... wow... imagine the amount of hate there is against gov healthcare reform.

The story goes on to say

Across the country, the Reform Riders encountered demonstrators bearing signs like IT'S SOCIALISM STUPID and pro-life campaigners worried that their tax dollars would be funneled toward abortions. The protestors were "vocal, virulent, menacing, and well organized," shouting about guns, gays, and socialized medicine. Is any of this sounding familiar?

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[edit on 12-8-2009 by HunkaHunka]