State of health care debate: Pundits attack 11-year-old

[Jazzy]

WASHINGTON — Conservative talk show hosts and columnists have ridiculed an 11-year-old Washington state boy's account of his mother's death as a sob story exploited by the White House and congressional Democrats like a kiddie shield to defend their health care legislation.



Marcelas Owens , whose mother got sick, lost her job, lost her health insurance and died, said Thursday he's taking the attacks from Rush Limbaugh , Glenn Beck and Michelle Malkin in stride.



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[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Losing your mother isnt a sob story and anyone who ridicules someone for such an event is pathetic.

 

[Evil Eye]

Losing your mother isnt a sob story and anyone who ridicules someone for such an event is pathetic.

True.

However it isn't right to use someone like that to promote something either.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

True.

However it isn't right to use someone like that to promote something either.

How can an 11 year old do that?



Also, if your mom died because she wasnt able to get health care, you wouldnt be mad about it? You wouldnt try to fight for a change so other people's mothers wouldnt suffer the same fate?