 | President Obama Holds Online Town Hall on Health Reform President Obama takes questions submitted through youtube, Facebook, and Twitter at a town hall in Virginia. July 1, 2009. (Public Domain) President Obama takes questions submitted through youtube, Facebook, and Twitter at a town hall in Virginia. July 1, 2009. (Public Domain) Views: 28,717 |
 | Health Insurance Reform Needs a Public Option Rep. Bobby Scott speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of health insurance reform with a strong public option. Rep. Bobby Scott speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of health insurance reform with a strong public option. Views: 70 |
 | Rep. Scott Delivers the Weekly CBC Message Rep. Bobby Scott delivers the weekly Congressional Black Caucus message. Topic: The Need for Health Insurance Reform. Rep. Bobby Scott delivers the weekly Congressional Black Caucus message. Topic: The Need for Health Insurance Reform. Views: 05 |
 | Town Hall: Wingnut Airs Laundry List of Grievances and Personal Slights (Part 1) A wingnut tries to humiliate Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) by informing everyone about how he was not granted personal audience with ... A wingnut tries to humiliate Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) by informing everyone about how he was not granted personal audience with Rep. Scott, despite e-mailing and being told he would receive a phone call with further information. Oh, the injustice! Later, he wants to know where in the Constitution & Bill of Rights it says that health care is a right, and Rep. Scott tells him that it is not spelled out as such, which the man seems to consider a triumph for his cause (despite the ... Views: 07 |
 | Town Hall: Wingnut Airs Laundry List of Grievances and Personal Slights (Part 2) Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) explains to a disgruntled wingnut that there is no reason he should not buy health insurance under the ... Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) explains to a disgruntled wingnut that there is no reason he should not buy health insurance under the future government program, considering all the incentives provided. With no further point to argue, the wingnut again brings up his complaint about not being granted personal audience with Rep. Scott, and asks if he'll ever get the phone call he craves. Rep. Scott replies, quite reasonably, that this town hall has generated increased interest from all ... Views: 10 |
 | Rep. Bobby Scott Pt7, RaiseTaxes, "Life Liberty Pursue", Town Hall Richmond, VA 8/3/09 Many Issues talked about on the Healthcare Bill, but Rep Scott says what ever it takes to make it happen, including RAISING TAXES, will be d... Many Issues talked about on the Healthcare Bill, but Rep Scott says what ever it takes to make it happen, including RAISING TAXES, will be done. Views: 52 |
 | Town Hall: Uterus-Lacking Old Wingnut Concerned About Tax-Funded Abortions An old wingnut expresses his outrage at the idea of his money being used to fund abortions under the proposed health care reform bill. Thoug... An old wingnut expresses his outrage at the idea of his money being used to fund abortions under the proposed health care reform bill. Though he presumably (1) is past childbearing age; and (2) lacks a uterus in the first place, he is deeply concerned by what he views as this fact. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) explains to him that there is no need to specify in HR 3200 that taxpayer funds will not be used to fund abortions, as the Hyde Amendment, which does exactly that, is already ... Views: 104 |
 | Last Word - For Now (Health Care) Week 8, Segment 1 (Health Care): TheLast Word - For Now (LW4N) is a serious -- and sometimes not so serious -- discussion on the hottest iss... Week 8, Segment 1 (Health Care): TheLast Word - For Now (LW4N) is a serious -- and sometimes not so serious -- discussion on the hottest issues in Hampton Roads, Va. LW4N is co-hosted by Daily Press columnist David Squires, WHOV radio host Denise Jackson and author Wil laveist ("Fired Up: How to win when you lose your job"). LW4N is taped every Tuesday night at Blurr Bristro & Ultra Lounge, 605 Pilot House Drive, Newport News Va. For more information email lastword4now@aol.com.... Views: 112 |
 | Town Hall: Rep. Scott Confronts Idiot on Hypocrisy Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) confronts a man who used Medicare a few years ago to pay for his $350000, life-saving bilateral lung tr... Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) confronts a man who used Medicare a few years ago to pay for his $350000, life-saving bilateral lung transplant and now decries having to "carry the burden" of paying higher taxes to provide health care to those unable to pay. The man insists that he would have turned down the operation if he had known it would contribute to rising health care costs in the future. Views: 41 |
 | Town Hall: Idiot Admits He Used Medicare for Life-Saving Surgery, Decries Health Care Handouts First part of video: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) responds to allegations from a lady wingnut that he does not pay into Social Secur... First part of video: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) responds to allegations from a lady wingnut that he does not pay into Social Security by assuring her that he does, but wingnuts yell insistently that he does not, despite his assurance and the assertion of a woman in the crowd who works for Social Security. Second part of video: In an astonishing example of cognitive dissonance, a man admits he received Medicare to pay for his life-saving $350000 bilateral lung transplant a few years ... Views: 73 |
 | Town Hall: Woman Convinced that Government Care Will Create Drug Addicts A lady wingnut pharmacist shrouds her self-righteousness in a question about how many new drug addicts the government will create through th... A lady wingnut pharmacist shrouds her self-righteousness in a question about how many new drug addicts the government will create through the new health care program, and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) patiently explains why that will not occur. Views: 04 |
 | Town Hall: Wingnut Conspiracy Theorist Enlightens Us About Who Writes Bills You may think that legislators and their staff are the people who draft congressional bills. Not so, according to this wingnut! In "reality,... You may think that legislators and their staff are the people who draft congressional bills. Not so, according to this wingnut! In "reality," it is a sinister group of environmentalists and other traitors to our nation known as the Apollo Alliance. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) begs to differ. Views: 33 |
 | The Intersection of Immigration and Gang Reduction Policy Wednesday, 04/16/2008 Shay Bilchik, Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Ilana Brunner, Legislative Director, Office of Congressman ... Wednesday, 04/16/2008 Shay Bilchik, Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Ilana Brunner, Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Bobby Scott (D- Va.) (Invited) Luis Cardona, Youth Violence Prevention Coordinator, Montgomery County (Md.) Department of Health and Human Services Carol Chodroff, US Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch Jeffrey Wennar, Montgomery County (Md.) State Attorney's Office Patrick Word, Detective Corporal, Gaithersburg (Md.) Police Department This event is ... Views: 375 |
 | Town Hall: Wingnut Assures Rep. Scott that He "Will Be Back!" At the end of Rep. Bobby Scott's (D-VA-3rd District) health care town hall, a wingnut who had been rude and disruptive throughout the event ... At the end of Rep. Bobby Scott's (D-VA-3rd District) health care town hall, a wingnut who had been rude and disruptive throughout the event strode up to the podium and loudly informed Rep. Scott that Rep. Scott could ignore him, but that he "will be back!" This was met with astonished but lighthearted laughter from my fellow progressives and me. The man seemed to have delusions of grandeur. Views: 21 |
 | Town Hall: Socialism, Godlessness, and Russia, Oh My! A wingnut insists that socialism doesn't work, which is why Eastern Europe and Russia fell. I'd like to point out two facts: (1) The Soviet ... A wingnut insists that socialism doesn't work, which is why Eastern Europe and Russia fell. I'd like to point out two facts: (1) The Soviet Union (specifically, the Russian SFSR) ≠ Russia; it was the Soviet Union that collapsed, and the successor to the Russian SFSR, which is the country we know as Russia, is actually capitalist in nature. (2) The Soviet Union was ideologically communist, not socialist. The wingnut goes on to complain about godlessness, which he also ties into Russia. To ... Views: 28 |
 | Chain Gang by Bobby Scott The original version released in 1956. Born in 1937, Bobby Scott began touring with Louis Prima at the age of 15, playing piano and vibrapho... The original version released in 1956. Born in 1937, Bobby Scott began touring with Louis Prima at the age of 15, playing piano and vibraphone. He also performed with Gene Krupa and Tony Scott, and later recorded with Nat King Cole. He wrote and recorded this (the first) version of Chain Gang in 1956, which peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. As a songwriter, he won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the song A Taste Of Honey. Views: 1,732 |
 | Town Hall: Woman Scared of "Illegals" Getting Health Care, Gets Verbal Smackdown from Rep. Scott A lady wingnut expresses her fear of "illegals" receiving government health care and asks Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) to point out ... A lady wingnut expresses her fear of "illegals" receiving government health care and asks Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3rd District) to point out where in HR 3200 it states that they will not get treatment, which he does. Defeated, she argues semantics, and states that she would feel better if the bill called such people "illegal citizens" (which, I'd like to point out, is an oxymoron). More arguments are put forth by other wingnuts, some of whom shout "Deport 'em!" in reference to illegal ... Views: 34 |
 | Hearing on Jena 6: Bobby Scott's Opening The Judiciary Committee holds a hearing, "Jena 6 and the Role of Federal Intervention in Hate Crimes and Race-Related Violence in Public Sch... The Judiciary Committee holds a hearing, "Jena 6 and the Role of Federal Intervention in Hate Crimes and Race-Related Violence in Public Schools." Rep. Bobby Scott, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, gives opening remarks. Views: 1,683 |
 | Bobby Scott on Impeachment-Part 2 Impeachment: House Judiciary Committee member, Rep. Bobby Scott, discusses the crimes of the US government with citizens from Richmond, VA. ... Impeachment: House Judiciary Committee member, Rep. Bobby Scott, discusses the crimes of the US government with citizens from Richmond, VA. Rep. Scott continues to refuse to initiate impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney. Views: 97 |
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