Bill Moyers: Dick Armey, the man behind the marchers

Bill Moyers on who is behind the teabaggers marching against health care reform … Dick Armey, of Freedom Works.

Armey has never known a day of his entire adult life that wasn’t covered handsomely by government sponsored health care, by the University of Texas system or the federal employees system that he has until he reaches age 66.

He so loves his current government sponsored health care program that he has gone to court to keep it - to resist taking Medicare and still draw social security benefits.

Dick Armey is a disingenuous whore.

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Friday Fish Wrap: April 17, 2009

What a week it’s been. I feel like I’m on a jittery caffeine high from all the tea bags floating on a warmed over sea of hyperbole around the blogosphere. It all brings to mind that tea party in Alice in Wonderland - totally surreal. Do you think they were Republicans, too?

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