Friday, August 14, 2009

Broun: Obama aims to kill your mom

Via Talking Points Memo, Rep. Paul Broun is now helping to raise money for the American Conservative Union by falsely suggesting the proposed health care reforms will literally kill your mother ...

When mama falls and breaks her hip, she'll just lie in her bed in pain until she dies with pneumonia because her needed surgery is not cost efficient.

TPM followed up with Jessica Morris, Broun's spokesperson ...

Broun spokeperson Jessica Morris confirmed that Broun did help write an ACU letter, though she herself had not seen it. When presented with this excerpt, she did not have any further comment on its contents.