Man's Finger Bitten Off At Health Care Rally

A 65-year-old anti-health care reform protester had his finger bitten off during a fight with a pro-health care reform protester. Around 100 protesters were holding a health care reform rally when a group of anti-reform folks gathered on the opposite side of the street. A witness says a man walked through the anti-reform group to get to the pro-reform side when he got into an altercation with the 65-year-old. It's good that we can have this debate in a calm, adult manner before we start biting off digits.

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Anti-reform? Bias much?

[MrLogic17]

The rally was about Obama's version of health care reform. Many people are opposed to THIS plan, yet still want a number of reforms.

There have been several Republican bills submitted on health care reform, but without the votes in the House or Senate, it's purely a symbolic gesture.

Re:Anti-reform? Bias much?

[cstepan]

If anyone can tell me what's in THIS plan, I'll give them a cookie.

Right now, I don't know what the hell we're all arguing about. I work in the healthcare field (I can tell you some stories about how absolutely monstrous the insurance companies are), have been paying close attention to this "debate", and I don't know what THIS plan or THAT plan contains. There's been some talk about a public option (which I hear is tantamount to replacing Congress with the Politburo) that's in some versions of the bill and not in others. And apparently a modest proposal to kill all the old people and Stephen Hawking. But other than that, it's all a big blur.

So please enlighten us on what sort of meaningful reforms the Republicans have proposed. Other than their courageous stance against eugenics.

I'll go ahead and say the obvious, but...

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope his health insurance will cover that.