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Hoyer opponent stirs tea party health care protest

Published 03/17/10

WASHINGTON - The hundreds of tea party protesters who gathered on Capitol Hill Tuesday were shuffling away from a series of speeches from lawmakers and organizers, all panning health care reform, when one final, unscheduled, speaker grabbed the megaphone.

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Charles Lollar, a Maryland Republican running for Congress against House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, jumped up on a bench and gave the most impassioned and well-received speech of the day.

"The crowd asked him to speak," said Jennifer Hulsey, an organizer for the event. "They said, 'We want Charles, we want Charles.' So I said, 'OK,' and we gave...

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Rephrasing Bruce - 2010-03-17 21:43:09

Do agree that you & I should be in control (of our own health care), not gov't at any level. Yes, states are stuck w/ Medicaid, but NO level of gov't should be in charge of your & my health care -- that's OUR responsibility.

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chuck... - 2010-03-17 16:12:59

I agree with you, states should be handling their healthcare... the federal government is not going to help the situation in my opinion. But I'm hoping you see my point that the dems and the reps serve the same master. The dollar baby! Not you and me. Regardless of what they say, they follow the money in an attempt to continue their power.

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reps.... - 2010-03-17 16:10:26

they just wont listen to we the people... states should be in charge of their marriage laws, controlled substance laws, abortion laws, etc.

see it works both ways! POLITICIANS SCREW US NO MATTER WHICH PARTY THEY ARE WITH! Vote them all out in 2010!

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dems...... - 2010-03-17 13:15:56

they just wont listen to we the people...states should be in charge of their own health care....not the federal government....

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