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Orsino

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38. And this is the sort of thing an awful lot of Scott supporters WANT.

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 02:05 PM

Jul 2012

Poor brown people dying of diseases just reinforces their stereotype of poor brown people as...diseased. There will eventually be some outrage, but enough to successfully recall this governor? I doubt it. Floridian political discourse tends toward the mean-as-hell, and Scott delivers.

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(Rick Scott Is TOAST)-This is what healthcare looks like when austerity trumps public health policy. [View all] kpete Jul 2012 OP

Bad news for Floridians demwing Jul 2012 #1

And a crapload of those Floridians would vote for him again in heartbeat. nt valerief Jul 2012 #44

Absolutely correct, anyone who thinks Rick Scott is "toast" peace frog Jul 2012 #47

Selective elimination? Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #2

Really? marsis Jul 2012 #53

the worst governor ever!! Sancho Jul 2012 #3

i just hope we can overcome the election fraud he started. eom ellenfl Jul 2012 #4

Don't forget Medicare Fraud Artist... MrMickeysMom Jul 2012 #10

I don't know... he's got so much competittion Tigress DEM Jul 2012 #42

There are no coincidences GETPLANING Jul 2012 #5

It's GENOCIDE as far as I'm concerned. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #14

Florida and Wisconsin bound to go broke in a hurry.. PatrynXX Jul 2012 #6

Is it the name? Scott Walker and Rick Scott. AllyCat Jul 2012 #43

Holy shit, he's a one man death panel. Not that Gov Scott cares, just poor black men riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #7

Defintely. Not sure why the article says 'only the underclass' which includes the disabled... freshwest Jul 2012 #12

Rick Scott is committing genocide. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #15

They are all doing it whenever they cut Medicaid and public services. It is what it is. freshwest Jul 2012 #24

A very good post, I recomment it Lifelong Protester Jul 2012 #39

Rant away. Rain Mcloud Jul 2012 #54

That's the good news malaise Jul 2012 #8

The RW will cheer. That will make it even easier to eliminate the useless eaters. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #16

No there's nothing like a good health scare malaise Jul 2012 #18

They won't give a damn until some 1%er or family member kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #26

Bingo! nt valerief Jul 2012 #45

Last major cholera outbreak in US was in NYC, brought by a ship of immigrants in 1910. haele Jul 2012 #19

this is what happens when criminals become governors spanone Jul 2012 #9

Who needs voter suppression bills. HIlton Brackett Jul 2012 #11

There is a name for this: kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #13

kestrel91316 Diclotican Jul 2012 #36

I know I read something somewhere about how something like this will help decrease the southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #17

Is this story just breaking today? These links make it look so. Firebrand Gary Jul 2012 #20

This will not receive as much as a peep in Big Media Doctor_J Jul 2012 #31

Unfortunately I fear you are right LiberalLovinLug Jul 2012 #46

Add to the death panel aspect, covering up the decisions made by csziggy Jul 2012 #21

It's not the only defense Doctor_J Jul 2012 #32

If you can't disenfranchise 'em, why not just kill 'em off, eh Rick? Beartracks Jul 2012 #22

I say quaratine the whole state of Florida Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #23

so what will happend to R Scott ? (ass ) april Jul 2012 #25

Nothing. This isn't even being reported in Jacksonville, where it happened. RagAss Jul 2012 #29

And this is the sort of thing an awful lot of Scott supporters WANT. Orsino Jul 2012 #38

kr HiPointDem Jul 2012 #27

Kicked RagAss Jul 2012 #28

So Governor Medicare Fraud is also a serial killer Doctor_J Jul 2012 #30

I'm sure the undead Governor is fine with these results. After all, most of these people would retread Jul 2012 #33

Repukes with knowledge thrive on death and suffering, he'll get a second term now Demonaut Jul 2012 #34

This came up on my Facebook page era veteran Jul 2012 #35

I doubt Scott is toast for this. obxhead Jul 2012 #37

Two things, and boy is this bad stuff Lifelong Protester Jul 2012 #40

So he's responsible for the spread of TB in the population The Blue Flower Jul 2012 #41

People need to understand better how "Pro-Lifer"s have been killing health care legislation patrice Jul 2012 #48

Must feel odd to be so void of empathy. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #49

Actually, Scott, like Ryan, is the epitome of the Randian Superman ideal: freshwest Jul 2012 #52

That really is sick stuff. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #57

You ever seen what a flock of chickens, or dogs if one is injured, does? They'll try to kill it. freshwest Jul 2012 #58

That darn reptilian brain wins every time. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #59

The "money trumps peace" crowd hide the facts.... Hidden facts end up costing many times more midnight Jul 2012 #50

Knowing the warped mindset of the GOP thety probably think only poor people get TB. Lint Head Jul 2012 #51

20 years keeping silent? Wouldn't jebby have had to have been silent as well? Dont call me Shirley Jul 2012 #55

And yet they are spending billions Smilo Jul 2012 #56