A sea of white coats filled Spanish Landing in downtown San Diego to present a united front against government-controlled health care. A group of physicians formed the National Doctors Tea Party and have begun their cross country trek; however these doctors are on a mission to educate Americans about the perils of Obamacare.
A bevy of speakers spoke about the dangers patients will face if the government is successful in monopolizing treatment options. Sharon Angle, a Tea Party candidate running against Senate leader Harry Reid, assured the fresh faces that attending a tea party may be uncomfortable at first, but the American cause is “well worth the extra work.”
Typical complaints speakers addressed was the need for choices, choices in doctors, choices in insurance and choices in politicians. Approximately 1,000 attendees cheered when Angle boasted about ousting incumbents, expanding liberty and limiting government’s reach into every aspect of daily life.
Three events compelled folks to spend a few hours of their weekend listening to doctors, radio talk show hosts and political hopefuls- President Obama suing Arizona for enforcing immigration laws; White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’s comment that Missouri’s 71 percent approval of proposition ‘C’ (protecting residents from being forced to buy Obamacare) means “nothing” to the White House; and one California judge telling seven million residents their votes meant nothing and overturned proposition 8 (the right for gays to marry).
Conversation amongst rally attendees had a common theme- American was being run like a dictatorship and the legislating from the bench had to stop. The Tea Party movement has been gaining popularity during the past 18 months and plenty of first-timers came out trying to determine what they can do to change the track America is heading down.
Even the younger generation knows the economic path the country is currently on is unsustainable.
“This is my first tea party and I came out because of what President Obama did to Arizona. It was the last straw for me,” says Ted a San Diego native. “My dad fought in Vietnam and was a prisoner of war, I know what freedom is and large government and deficit spending is not freedom.”
Author of “The truth about Obamacare,” Sally Pipes also spoke to San Diegans about the devastation Obamacare will bring to the world’s leader in health care. It was only three years ago that Pipes earned her American citizenship, she emigrated from Canada, and she has been a leading voice in warning Americans about the dangers of national health care.
She explained that since Canada implemented National health care in 1984, Canadians lost immediate access to doctors, have been subject to less than state-of-the-art technology and subjected to health care rationing.
“The average waiting list to see a primary care doctor is 16 weeks,” Pipes said. “We have more than 250 doctors leave Canada each year, not because they want to make more money, but because they want to be doctors without all the restrictions.”
Many Americans do not realize the Canadian system includes rationing care and that their spending is strictly enforced by the government’s fixed budget each year regardless of circumstances. Pipes also informed the attendees that Canada has made it illegal to purchase private health care.
She also said there are some easy fixes to bring American health care costs down – “stop forcing doctors to practice defensive medicine. This cost the U.S. $210 billion last year alone.”
The country’s continued unhappiness with the state of the economy has encouraged many to get involved in politics for the first time. Many of these folks have put in all on the line to run against well-established candidates in an attempt to represent the silent majority in the upcoming midterm election.
Chelene Nightingale, California gubernatorial candidate concurred with other Tea Party speakers, “Nothing from the government is free.” She went on to say, “One of my favorite Ronald Reagan quotes is ‘freedom is one generation away from extinction.”
The message from relative unknown politicians clearly resonated with San Diegans.
Crowd favorite, Congressional hopeful and Iraq War veteran, Nick Popaditch had plenty to say about the 2,500-page health care law. “When I was injured in 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq, it was the doctors who took off their protective gear to save my life during a firefight.”
Popaditch commended America’s ability to provide him with the best medical treatment in the world. “Doctors were able to take a blind man (me) to a sighted man. It doesn’t get any better than that,” he said.
Like many would-be politicians, Popaditch promised the rally attendees he would repeal Obamacare if he was lucky enough to represent California’s 51st district. “I’ll defund Obamacare and the czars.” That statement earned the Iraq War hero a standing ovation.
Looking forward, doctors across America have drawn up a relatively simple plan to aid the skyrocketing costs of health care.
Start with issuing tax credit vouchers to insure 20 million without health insurance; Let insurance companies compete for customers; Expand high-risk pools (this includes pre-existing condition rules); Make insurance portable; Let patients shop around and encourage health savings accounts; Stop the lawsuit lottery by monitoring frivolous lawsuits; Reject government control; and Don’t allow bureaucrat health boards of unelected persons from making clinical decisions best left to doctors, is the plan from Docs 4 Patient Care.
The San Diego event organizer Doctor Adam Dorin of Physicians Against Obamacare said he began this journey because too many doctors were not being heard. In essence he said, “This movement is to awaken the American physician’s silent majority against Obamacare.”
The National Doctors Tea Party will continue to travel across the country educating doctors and patients with the hope that the White House will stop dictating and start listening to those who have a stake in providing the best health care to all Americans.
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Gunny Pop is the real deal. Read his book "Once a Marine" at once a marine dot com and then you will want to send him money regardless of where you live. This guy could be a senator, or more down the road. He is very, very special.
These are the same nutball doctors who say HIV doesn't cause AIDS and abortions cause breast cancer. It's scary that these extremists can vote, much less practice medicine on human beings.
Now, now Sally can you back that statement up with facts? It's people like you that throw around that hate speech. Jerry K.
Where I live all doctors have refused to take new Medicare patients and some are charging far more for Medicare patients than they were. I wonder how much longer they will accept their present Medicare patients. Some are saying they are planning to retire in 2013 when most of Obamacare takes effect and after a President is elected. We are forced to pay for Medicare services whether or not we can get them. I am an Independent and this is not fiction, it's happening now. Wake up.
Where are the Liberal examiners for San Diego??
Liberal mom needs to do some research, and find out how this country was founded, and on what principles, Our state and country are broke, we are on the edge of real problems, and you want a liberal doctor. I sure hope you find one that will take you and
your children. The country has been so ignorant about good education- it makes me sick.
See current post at www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com
the rally – attended by approximately 400 protesters – displayed something rally organizers are not swift to admit – dwindling numbers of tea party activists coming out to such events – as earlier tea party rallies had upwards of a thousand people.
There are actually only two local San Diego medical doctors that belong to the sponsoring group, National Doctors Tea Party, Drs. Adam Dorin and Wayne Iverson.
The whole thing is nothing but astroturf and Tea Party smoke and mirrors. There were more real Drs in the counter protest than the actual protest.
Impeach Obama. Its time.
Nice try, Daddy!
Great rally with huge names and a great crowd over the 3 hour event. Dozens of doctors attended and many spoke.
Left wing lies exposed again! 3 Obama supporters showed up. Sad display of support for the Marxist in the White House!
The Revolution is on and we're just getting started. Obama is sweating bullets!
As a doctor, I am extremely disappointed by President Obama’s statement that physicians perform unnecessary procedures/surgeries out of greed. My patients come first. When I made the decision to become a physician, I wanted to dedicate my time and life to providing the best and most compassionate care possible. After receiving a bachelors in science (4 years), I went to medical school (4 years) and residency (5 years).
These 13 years of my life was dedicated to developing my mind so I could provide the best care possible. So how does our President describe my physician colleagues and I? He states that instead of doing what’s best for the patient, we look at reimbursements to decide patient care. He states we do unnecessary tonsillectomies for a “sore throat” to make money (youtube video: Obama- Doctors taking tonsils out for money).
Again, my patients come first and I am dedicated to their best interest. I would never perform an unnecessary surgery. Also, the President stated we make $50,000 for an amputation. For an amputation for diabetes, medicare will reimburse $879.21. No surgeon makes $50,000 as the President stated (youtube video: Doctors Choose Amputations because Surgeons Get Paid More). In fact, malpractice insurance can be 50K, sometimes more.
It’s embarrassing that our own President does not have correct information on how the billing in our health care system works. Does he even understand our health care system? If we truly want health care reform, why are we not focusing on tort reform or adjusting malpractice insurance rates? These factors make significant contributions to the cost of health care.
I understand the President’s point- prevention of medical complications is important, but I do not agree with his slander of physicians and the misinformation he gives the American people. I strongly oppose Obamacare because I do not want the government interfering in my relationships with patients. When I look at government run systems (inefficient DMV and Postal Service, mismanaged funds of Social Security), I cannot trust the government to manage something so important as healthcare. Do you?
You guys should stop complaining cuz one the health care we have now isnt as good as it was supposed to be. also the law has just been signed give it a try u guys are too hard on democrats they went to college and we voted for most of these people.so if u want to say u have the right to choose tell that to ur congress men or state official. as for obama people are just tryin to make it look like america made a mistake he has done things to help us and we had a full 8 years of a terrible president and i will be so as happy as ever when a obama fixes bush's mistakes. You can find full medical coverage at the lowest price from www.bit.ly/chE6zp . obama has to put up with the world judging his every move and trying to fix the mess we are in we are lucky anyone wants to be our president. STOP COMPLAINING AND GIVE HIM A BREAK. i wanna see one of yall do what he has done. some people are just so ignorant.
Dr. John, great comments. The statements by P. Obama regarding doctors first looking at the fee reimbursement schedule before deciding on the course of treatment, a lie of course, is precisely what government run health care will have to do in the end: if it costs too much, it is not an option. I saw his first iteration of the amputee speech and resisted throwing a shoe at the TV.
Great story...the Docs do need to use the TEA Party to vent their frustrations...
What a fabulous day of mingling with patriotic Americans against government tyranny. Leave it to Kimberly to give a complete and concise report on the event. My favorite speaker was Chelene Nightingale who is running for governor of CA. With the only other choices being a liberal RINO and a communist, I'm glad there is a real conservative to elect. Everyone should check out her website.
IMPORTANT: GOOGLE "Chelene Nightingale Minutemen" to get a clear view of what this person running third party for California governor IS REALLY ABOUT!! This woman is trying to hide a reprehensible present/past. She surrounds herself with radicals and is an extremist activist, that WOULD not represent ALL the people. Birther 9-11 truther and huge fraud! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
I met Charlene that day. Honestlly all these canidates running for governor, have something wrong with them.
1. Charlene (I'll look at what watchdog is talking about)
2. Brown...Failure follows him everywhere
3. Whitman...flip flop on SB1070, and is a proven lair.
As far as Nick Popaditch goes, AWESOME!! I can't vote for him, but I hope the 51st district does. Bob Filner has been avoiding an open debate with Nick. There was a Town Hall meeting where they were going to debate infront of the people, and a couple days before he call and cancels with no explanation why. You think those people that support Filner, and voted for him would be upset because Bob owes them that much for voting him in with 73% in 2008, but that's just typical of Bob Filner, never returns calls, avoids the public as much as he can, but on KUSI (if I remember correctally)he decides to address the people on Easter day when no one was watching. I guess that's what happens when a real chalanger comes around
@ LiberalMom
I think the Liberal Examiners aren't writing about this because I was one of many hispanics there that day. It would contradict the "It's only White People" thing.
As a patient I am totally alarmed by the specter of Obamacare. Friends from Canada and England have to come to the US if they need interventions before their names come up on waiting lists; the POTUS is saying totally ridiculous blab about how his system is going to control Dr. (one day he says one thing; the next the opposite is apparent). Government has lost it's way and ended up in the Drs. office! YIKES ! Somebody save us!
TERRIFIC SPEAKERS...Great to see my fellow Patiots...perfect weather...my only gripe is that too many are still apathetic and ignorant about what Obama and his Marxist-Gangsters are doing to America...!
Kimberly,
Thank you for your excellent reporting of the National Doctors Tea Party San Diego August 7th, 2010. As one of the organizers & co-moderators of this event, it is wonderful to get such a nice review. Everyone one of our speakers were dynamic, interesting and extremely knowlegdeable about the problems related to ObamaCare (PPACA). We had a beautiful location to host this event and everyone who attended knew this was a special day. This was a day, Americans had a chance and rise their voices collectively and say no to far left in Washington. In the months up to the elections in November, I am certain we will hear this same message over and over until we takeback Congress and get America back on a healthy course.
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