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St Louis TV Stations Cover Health Care Town Hall

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments

More than 2,200 people packed the health care town hall meeting Wednesday morning in St. Charles, Mo.  Even if they had wanted to skew their coverage, the overwhelming anti-ObamaCare sentiment at the St. Charles Convention Center likely convinced them otherwise.
Below are video clips of the coverage of the meeting provided by three St. Louis television [...]

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Town Hall Attendees Say It’s Not Just Health Care

March 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Though President Barack Obama came to the St. Louis area to talk primarily about health care, many of the people who attended a health care town hall meeting in St. Charles, Mo., Wednesday morning had more than just health care on their minds.  Prior to the meeting, I spoke with several of them.  Their comments [...]

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Canadian Health Care System Bad Model for USA

March 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment

During an interview prior to the health care town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) this morning in St. Charles, Mo., I spoke with Joe DeVincent, a government retiree from nearby Wentzville, about the prospects of government-run health care (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”).  He expressed deep reservations about ObamaCare based, in part, on his [...]

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Thousands in Missouri Decry ‘ObamaCare’ in Advance of Presidential Visit to Saint Louis

March 10th, 2010 · 7 Comments

It was no accident that, less than six hours before President Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive at St. Charles (Mo.) High School and make a push for government-run health care, more than 2,200 people turned out at the St. Charles Convention Center for a health care town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Todd [...]

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Obama Visit Brings Back Not-So-Special Memories

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments

The last time President Barack Obama visited a Saint Louis-area high school, I was there.  Outside Arnold High School.  Almost 11 months ago.  Marking what I had labeled his “First 100 Daze”  in office.  Tomorrow, I plan to be outside — or, at a minimum, somewhere nearby — Saint Charles High School when #44 comes [...]

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