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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: zonkie who wrote (75304)12/1/2006 4:51:22 PM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 93284
 
ngle then addressed a revelation ignored by the broadcast networks and MSNBC: "Meanwhile, the Gore campaign was trying to deflect a story in the Boston Globe which found that Gore made up part of a story about his mother-in-law in an attack on the prescription drug companies. Tipper Gore’s mother lives with the Gores and the Vice President noted that she takes an arthritis drug called Lodine."
Gore, August 28 in Tallahassee: "And it costs her $108 per month. Now here is, here’s the catch to this, and some of you’ve heard about this with some medications, this is an example in our household."
Jim Angle: "Gore went on to explain that a family dog also has arthritis and takes the same drug, but he said the cost for the pet is far less, which he called an example of unfair pricing by drug companies."
Gore, in same August 28 speech: "So while it costs $108 a month for a person, it costs $37.80 a month for a dog. Don’t you think that ought to be changed, don’t you think we ought to reduce the price for seniors?"