Republican Liars and Fear Mongers

Dr. Ralph V. Wilson, Republican Asshole:

"Shirley Rish of Mesa, Ariz., met with an orthopedic specialist earlier this month hoping for relief from some pain in her wrist. Instead, she received an unwanted dose of politics.

'Well, we're in a box, because I can't give you a cortisone shot, because of the valley fever,' the specialist said, according to Rish, who had recently recovered from valley fever. 'Your valley fever doctor would not be happy with me. But we're lucky we're not in the Obama box, because if we were, I couldn't treat you because you're over 70.'

'I could not believe my ears,' Rish said in an interview with the Huffington Post..."

She wrote a letter to the doctor, Dr. Ralph V. Wilson.

"...'I am extremely well informed, and I know that you are one of those peddling lies that are preventing much needed health care reform,' the letter said. 'I believe that your comment was intended to intimidate and frighten an elderly patient. I don't doubt that you make that kind of comment to all of your elderly patients. Your comment was unethical and immoral. Those opposing health care reform are motivated by greed, ignorance, or stupidity. I have to assume that in your case, it's not ignorance or stupidity.

I was terribly upset when I left your office. Please stop perpetuating those kinds of lies.'"