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busterbrown

(8,515 posts) Sat Jun 24, 2017, 04:46 PM Jun 2017

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So McConnell Had Polio as a Child... [View all]

Story was floating around that his recovery was funded by Fed Program..

Turns out story was false... He didn’t receive aid from govt. funded program but from FDR”s Charitable Program
dealing with Polio.

The fact is that thank God for McConnell’s recovery.. but he should also be aware that he was lucky....that there was a charitable organization in place for his illness.. You’d think he’d have some FUCKING Empathy. Scumbag he is!

http://www.snopes.com/mitch-mcconnell-polio-government-healthcare/

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/snopescom/

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So McConnell Had Polio as a Child... [View all] busterbrown Jun 2017 OP

So it sounds like it was "FDRs Charitable Program dealing with Polio," pangaia Jun 2017 #1

Yes, the miserable bastard would have been crippled for life had he not smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #2

This was the "March of Dimes". marybourg Jun 2017 #3

Best friend had Polio. Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #4

Like that Republican Texas Governor crippled by the tree fall... bagelsforbreakfast Jun 2017 #5

Since FDR was behind it...kind of hard not to call it a Fed Program. bresue Jun 2017 #6

exactly what i was thinking busterbrown Jun 2017 #8

The other side makes up whatever they want and 35-40 million eat it up pbmus Jun 2017 #7

Yeah yeah, and it turned him into a turtle Dem2 Jun 2017 #9

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