All Entries in the "Health and Medical" Category
Deeds votes against Virginia health care freedom
State Senator Creigh Deeds, the man who would have been Governor, cast his vote against freedom today.
The Virginia Health Care Freedom Act, Senate Bill 417, was passed by a one-vote margin in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, upon which Senator Deeds sits.
The bill, introduced by Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester), is summarized as follows:
Individual [...]
Perriello postures; the 5th District laughs
Fearful of forfeiting his cushy congressional seat after a disastrous first year in office, desperate Democrat Tom Perriello has issued another press release—devoid of substance—in a last-ditch attempt to mollify outraged constituents.
After boastfully hosting 21 town hall meetings throughout Virginia’s 5th District in which attendees overwhelming urged the boy Congressman to reject the socialist health [...]
Citizens protest Perriello socialism
The Americans for Prosperity (AFP) “Hands Off My Health Care” tour stopped at soon-to-be-former Congressman Tom Perriello’s Charlottesville office this morning to lead a protest against socialized medicine.
In the aftermath of Perriello’s YES vote on nationalized health care, outraged citizens and voters of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District were anxious to vent their spleens of bile, [...]
Tea Party protest planned at Tom Perriello’s office
The Jefferson Area Tea Party will be holding a “Purge Perriello” protest rally at the Charlottesville office of Congressman Tom Perriello, 313 2nd Street SE (see map below). To find the office, follow the “green” line from the Water Street Parking garage, around the corner to Tom’s office.
All area residents and 5th District voters enraged [...]
Between a crock and a hard place: Why Tom Perriello will vote YES on socialized medicine
Congressman Tom Perriello, a highly skilled and silver-tongued snake-oil salesman is stuck in a healthcare moment, and he can’t get out of it.
After nearly a year of attempting to bamboozle all of the people, all of the time, the clock is running out on Tom’s chicanery as the vote on H.R. 3962 approaches.
We knew all [...]
Guest Editorial: An open letter to Congressman Perriello
An Open Letter to Congressman Perriello
by Hank Martin
Dear Congressman Perriello,
There seems to be some confusion on your part, as well as the leaders in your party, as to why there is such passion, emotion and stalwart opposition to the currently proposed changes to what is being called The Health Care Reform Bill. I can only [...]
Organizing for America (DNC) holds socialized health care rally at Tom Perriello’s office
On the morning of September 1, 2009, Organizing for America (an offshoot of the Democratic National Committee and President Barack Obama) held a pro-Government-run Health Care rally in the parking lot outside of Congressman Tom Perriello’s Charlottesville, Virginia office.
The gathering was attended by approximately 100 local citizens (with roughly 60% of those present favoring socialized [...]
Albemarle County Schools hyping flu epidemic; distribute deceptive letter
After ending last year mired in national controversy, Albemarle County Schools may have begun this academic year on equally rocky footing.
Last week, the division issued information packets to parents during the annual back-to-school “open house” event. The assortment of documents contained usual and predictable items: general school information, emergency forms, etc. But, in addition to [...]
Guest Editorial: No, you can not
No, you can not
by Charles Battig, MD
In six short months, the inspiring campaign motto “Yes We Can” has been replaced by a pervasive “No, You Can Not!” attitude. How disappointed must be those who voted for believable change and a fresh start for our nation.
No, You Can Not: point to a new openness in government, [...]
Guest Editorial: Plan B and the Morning After pills—The truth behind the UVA Health System’s lies
Plan B and the Morning After pills—The truth behind the UVA Health System’s lies
by Sean Cannan
It’s time to get real about the Morning After Pills. It’s time to get the facts straight. It’s time to start protecting the health of women and their children, and cut through all the politics and profits that allow the [...]
