...the video shows a middle-aged woman at a town hall meeting explaining to Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) how her husband's insurance was canceled while in a nursing home. "Senator Coburn," the woman cries out in anguish, "We need help!" She then tries to explain over her own tears how her husband cannot even eat or drink properly as a result of not having coverage to pay for care.
Coburn's reaction to the pleas for help is what makes the clip so arresting.
At first, Coburn assures her that his office will get her some assistance, but then he hedges. Rather than approaching the woman to comfort her, Coburn tells the town hall attendees to remember that neighbors must help other neighbors, and concludes,"The idea that the government is the solution to our problems is an inaccurate — a very inaccurate statement." In reply to the desperate plea for help from a constituent, Coburn serves up a cold spoonful of Republican ideology.
Via Rachel Sklar
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