KPFA Special Broadcast, for October 7, 2011 - 2:00pm
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NOTE: DIFFERENT TIME Hour-Long Special, 2-3 pm Friday, October 7 “Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So" Mark Vonnegut’s new book takes up where his first memoir, “Eden Express” left off. He gives us more adventures in living with a mental disability while working as a pediatrician and serving on Harvard Medical School’s admissions committee. Mark Vonnegut had a mental breakdown as a young adult. He survived and went on to become a doctor but his mental illness didn’t stop. We'll talk about his subsequent breakdowns, his critique of managed care medicine and hear a few funny stories. The treatment of people with mental disabilities in the U.S. is both tragic and unnecessary. We'll talk about that -- as well as doctors flying to Costa Rica to save poor people, a hospital which tried to take a child away from a black family because it didn’t like their attitude, and more. Shelley Berman, Marissa Shaw, Adrienne Lauby and Leah Gardner quiz the good doctor as we encourage you to become members of KPFA. Podcast & archives of this program: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/33 http://www.pushinglimits.i941.net/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pushing-Limits-Radio-KPFA/149449458429401 Live Streaming: www.kpfa.org Pushing Limits is produced collectively. Contact us. Tell us what you think about what you hear: (510) 848-6767 ext. 636 pushinglimits@kpfa.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pushing Limits" group. To post to this group, send email to pushinglimits@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pushinglimits+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pushinglimits?hl=en.
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Ron Paul did not say "Let them die" as you stated on today's show. Wolf Blitzer asked if the hypothetical 30 year old should be allowed to die and the first word out of Paul's mouth was "no" followed by an explanation. The audience shouted "Yes! Yeah!" Please correct this error on your next show. I am sending a link to the video. Thanks
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On your show today you attributed the "let them die" comment to Ron Paul which is incorrect. Wolf Blitzer asks the question "are you saying society should just let him die". The audience shouts "yeah! yes!" and the first word out of Paul's mouth is "No", followed by an explanation. Please correct this error on your next show. Blitzer's question was baiting, presuming that the 30 year old would choose not to have insurance, ignoring the fact that 50 million people can't afford insurance or have been denied insurance. Thank You
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