Stop Greg Ball from making a mockery of the health-care debate

Oy, Greg Ball (0.00 / 0)

Greg Ball was a teabagger before there were teabaggers.  Insane since 2006.

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by: BingChester @ Sat Aug 15, 2009 at 21:02:34 PM UTC

Greg Ball (1.33 / 3)

Has done more to challenge the status quo in Albany than you have ever done.

That IS supposed to be the aim of this site, isn't it?  At least until you got into bed with the Senate Demcrat Conference.

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by: Who Watches The Watchers @ Sun Aug 16, 2009 at 15:53:13 PM UTC

Really? (0.00 / 0)

Because standing on a soapbox is a whole lot different than any sort of reform.  Greg Ball talks a big game but he hasn't been part of any tangible reform.

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by: BingChester @ Sun Aug 16, 2009 at 18:43:43 PM UTC

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At least Ball HAS had some debate. (0.00 / 0)

Hall's seeming fear of his own constituents is a sign that he will soon wear out his welcome in the 19th.

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by: John Minehan @ Fri Aug 21, 2009 at 15:30:55 PM UTC

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Here's a little tidbit I learned about Ball's own healthcare history (0.00 / 0)

Not only has Ball been getting government-paid health care for most (if not all) his adult life via the Air Force and State Assembly, he also recalls how the Kennedy family paid for his health care when he was a child.

http://www.thehindubusinesslin...

From the article:

Ball narrates an incident from his childhood that sowed the seeds for his passion. "My godmother was personal secretary to Joseph Kennedy, the father of Jack Kennedy. As an infant I had cat-scratch fever, and Jean Kennedy- Smith, Jack Kennedy's sister, asked my parents to take me to a hospital. When my parents said they couldn't afford it, she said she would take care of everything. And, within five minutes, there were 10 doctors around me. I think those little interactions that I had as a kid with that family in particular showed me how well power could be used."

He feels that people should use their abilities to impact others positively, because there is both good and evil in this world. "Evil exists, and we have to fight it at every turn."

I must say, what a compassionate group the Kennedy family is, taking care of a small boy who was, at best, tenously connected with them. What's even more amazing is that Joseph Kennedy was dead for some eight years before Greg was born and the family maintained this relationship with his godmother.

My son, who has autism, has had more than $30,000 in medical bills that my health-insurance company refused to cover. It put my family on the brink of financial ruin. So Greg and his family should feel fortunate enough to have such friends to pay for his health care when he was a child. Wouldn't Greg Ball want every child to have an opportunity to have to see a doctor when their health is imperiled without bankrupting their families?

I think Greg has some soul searching to do at his so-called "town halls."

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by: cliffweathers @ Mon Aug 17, 2009 at 12:14:28 PM UTC

Oh and... (0.00 / 0)

I got ahead of myself and said that he was running against John Hall "this fall." I'm always in campaign mode, I guess or perhaps I caught a rhyming bug (Hall, Ball, Fall). I've fixed that error in an update to the diary.

Also, note that Ball's handlers are well aware that emails and blog posts are circulating among Democrats asking them to attend these events and I was told by a person attending the Greenwood Lake event tonight that they intend on shouting down any reform advocates who wish to speak. If you intend on attending one of these Town Halls, please don't return the nastiness.

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by: cliffweathers @ Mon Aug 17, 2009 at 12:45:12 PM UTC