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Stupid Triumphs Again at a Town Hall on Health Care Reform

Ray Skwire

Philadelphia Weekly | August 17, 2009

This is what worries me: time and time again, the needs of the stupid and disingenuous are not only treated as valid concerns, but as the greatest concerns.

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Tags: Health Care Reform, Town Halls, Congress, health care

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