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TrollBuster9090 Donating Member (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 11:16 PM
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Rick Scott (aka "Lex Luthor") to run for Florida Governor?
Source: CNN

Scott, however, will have some baggage to explain: Scott resigned from his former health care company, Columbia/HCA, during a major federal fraud investigation that ended with a $1.7 billion settlement.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/13/health-care-foe-running-for-governor-in-florida/?fbid=GWBlKiLUA_p#more-99430



Is it just my imagination, or is Rick Scott's ego his own worst enemy?

It's fairly predictable that a crooked health care provider would found a fake grass roots political action committee called "Conservatives for Patients Rights," and fund millions of dollars worth of negative TV ads full of lies, half truths and distortions to try and stop healthcare reform. No surprise there. But what IS a surprise is when the crooked business man who's behind it INSISTS on being the spokesman himself! No...he's not content to do the standard "Harry and Louise" ad with actors pretending to be scared middle class, middle aged WASPS who are terrified that some radical Democrat will take all their money away and "re-distribute" it to the United Negro College Fund. No...he insists on putting his freaky mug front and center on the TV screen for everybody to see who's behind his astroturfed movement: the guy who BILKED Medicare out of BILLIONS. Yeah, that's real good publicity for the cause, there Scotty!

But that wasn't enough. Apparently not being able to stop health care reform was too much of a blow to his manhood, so he's got to run for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in Florida. Honestly, is there a STRAIGHT JACKET that's BIG enough for this guy's ego?
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 12:29 AM
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1. He's a republican....we can expect no less
after stealing as much from one organization as they can get buy with they go for another with more money. AND THEIR PUBLIC ACCEPTS IT, THEY EXPECT THEIR POLITICIANS TO BE CROOKS ALSO.
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Ed76638 Donating Member (293 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 02:47 AM
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2. You have got to be FUCKING KIDDING ME
I've put up with a lot of shit, but if you're telling me I have to put up with this bastard ass motherfucker Rick Scott as MY governor?


You DO NOT want to know what I'm complemplating at this moment.

I'm dead fucking serious.
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TrollBuster9090 Donating Member (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 03:00 AM
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3. Don't worry, it's very unlikely he'll actually GET the nomination...
I'm just hoping he kicks up enough of a fuss, and gets enough news coverage to embarrass the GOP over the kind of scumbags they have in their ranks.
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tkmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 12:35 PM
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5. I'm sorry I don't speak... whatever that is
Could you translate that into English please?
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