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Ron Paul knows something about uninsured men dying without health insurance. Kent Snyder, who was Paul's 2008 presidential campaign manager, died on June 26 of that year without any medical coverage. His hospital bills had accumulated to $400,000 at the time of his passing.
The Washington Post noted in an obituary for Snyder, 49:
Mr. Snyder had been associated with Paul, a Texas Republican with Libertarian leanings, for more than 20 years. He worked as a top aide for Paul in 1988, when the congressman sought the presidency on the Libertarian ticket.
In 2007, Mr. Snyder helped persuade Paul to launch a bid for the Republican nomination and served as chairman of his campaign. Paul raised millions of dollars from online contributors, leading all Republican contenders early in the race. He failed to attract many voters, however, and ended his candidacy in June.
So, an aide who was pivotal to the political fortunes and fundraising for Paul wasn't even given health insurance – in his hour of need – by the libertarian Congressman.
By now, almost all BuzzFlash at Truthout readers know or saw how the bloodlust of the Tea Party roared with approval when Paul said that people without health insurance are taking their own risks, and that is the way it should be.
A Pensito Review article from 2008 noted, “Snyder's death and his lack of health insurance has triggered a behind-the-scenes debate among Paul supporters and libertarian activists over whether or not the Paul campaign should have provided health insurance to its staff.”
Actually, Paul was a touch more compassionate then his gladiator fight audience. He said that the churches should provide health care to the uninsured, that “our neighbors, our friends, our churches would do it.”
That's not how it played itself out with your longtime fundraiser and campaign manager, Kent Snyder, Dr. Paul.
He didn't even get the health coverage he needed from you, nor did you pick up his $400,000 medical care bill after he died.
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