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Bachmann on the spot in Iowa - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
They don't give a shit, and they're not going to give a shit. You're not insured? Too bad, so fucking sad.
WINTERSET, Iowa - Michele Bachmann tried to explain her health care policy to a worried woman without health insurance on Saturday, as her campaign tried to explain the embarrassing exodus of several New Hampshire staffers.
At a town hall meeting here, a woman who identified herself as a 63-year-old without health insurance challenged Bachmann about what she is going to do to replace President Obama's health care law.
The GOP presidential contender has said she will make repealing it her top priority.
"My son is 22 and he's on an expanded Medicaid program that's under 'Obamacare,'" the woman said to Bachmann. "You often talk about stopping 'Obamacare.' I want to know what you're going to do ... I can't afford $1,000 a month."
The questioner shook her head and looked annoyed as the 55-year-old Minnesota congresswoman recalled her own parents paying $5 when she visited the doctor as a child in Iowa.
Bachmann blamed federal government intervention for raising prices, and contended that increasing competition among insurance companies and reining in medical malpractice costs will help make health insurance more affordable.
She also suggested private charity as an option.
They don't give a shit, and they're not going to give a shit. You're not insured? Too bad, so fucking sad.