Has anyone else seen Senator Mark Kirk's (R-Shameless) ad for reelection for Senate from Illinois? If you haven't, please take a look at this article which includes the clip.
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Mark Kirk is your typical Republican. He pretends to care about people, but he really doesn't. He has no empathy for anyone, until something happens to him.
He had a stroke in 2012. He took a year off his job. Yeah, everybody else could take a year off and not be fired. Good for him.
He received some 10 months of in- and out-patient therapy. Yeah, everybody else who has a stroke receives 10 months of therapy. Good for him.
He made a valiant effort to recover from his stroke, with extraordinary help from medical care, paid by his insurance. Good for him. No, really. Good for him. I'm glad for him.
But what has he done for the average person? Voted to repeal Obamacare and withhold basic medical insurance for thousands.
Now he's running an ad saying basically, "I had a stroke. I recovered. Vote for me.".
Senator Kirk, this isn't about you. It's about us, your constituents. Help US recover from life-threatening illnesses by expanding and guaranteeing access to medical care.
This ad is simply disgusting. He's a horrible human being.