Well, I pretty much predicted "blowback" from that the "story" (BECAUSE of it's false assumptions, euphemisms and secrecy) being pushed out about Kent Snyder's health, death, and the resulting large medical debt.
And now it's here (albeit in a small article):
OpEdNews
Copied and given wider audience via:
Huffington Post
And with the "RP Sheeple/mob" following the expected "lash out without thinking" (or even reading) here:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=145735
The OpedNews/HuffPo article
assumes that the "story" being put out by CFL, etc contains everything necessary to explain the episode -- and in THAT light, the OpEdNews' author's criticisms are entirely valid, as are the statements of several people who posted in response there, including the following:
How can the self-reliance creed gain any traction...
in such a terrible tragedy as this. He [Mr. Snyder] is not a martyr to the Libertarian cause, because their position is that there would be no such outcome under a Libertarian system. He has, however, quite involuntarily, put forth the strongest argument I've ever heard against Libertarianism.
and
A $35 million dollar operation can surely afford a few hundred thousand for the family of the man who made it happen. It wouldn't even contradict their beliefs, as it would be them doing it and not government.
The REAL problem here is that they are critiquing a partially FALSE scenario. False in that many people are ASSUMING he had a wife and kids (this is "implied" in the story of the "family being burdened with debt" that the CFL is pushing out) -- rather than the fact that he was single and it will be an "estate matter."
False in that the ACTUAL total bill is probably not even known at this point (despite the nice round number of $400,000 being touted... the man died barely a week ago; it is unlikely they hospital has even sent the final full bill yet).
False in that the "pre-existing condition" which certainly played a part in his decision (poor decision IMHO) to NOT purchase health insurance (or which perhaps made it inordinately expensive).
False in that the self-same "pre-existing condition" is likely the REAL cause that the pneumonia proved fatal (pneumonia for a middle aged 1st world citizen is a nasty road-bump, NOT a fatal end).
AND likewise that "pre-existing condition" was the REAL cause that the hospital bill was so inordinately high (treating patients with that particular "pre-existing condition" is significantly more complex AND expensive).
Thus the campaign needs to learn the TRUTH of the age-old saying from Sir Walter Scott:
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.
Because in order to NOT let the "full truth" of Mr. Snyder's "condition" out -- and in order to "idolize" him rather than be honest about Mr. Snyder's poor decisions -- instead RP and the CFL group have "constructed" a deceptive story ...one that plays right into the hands of the "universal health" advocates in multiple ways, and to the detriment of the liberty movement.
An because they (RO & CFL) are VERY unlikely to come out with any additional "corrections" or "explanations" (instead being focused on the "Kent Synder as Hero" -- aka Tim Russert redux) -- this will come back to haunt them even further in days and weeks to come.
