glassbuteo wrote: 
Our free clinic is, yes, volunteer. And the best doctors in the community, giving their time, and excellent nurses too. Administration can be iffy, tho.

 glassbuteo wrote: 
Do you think it's good enough to get a basic checkup and some meds?

 Manbird wrote: 
Don't you have a free clinic in your area?

 arighter2 wrote: 
I can't even find a Dr. to write simple script for hypertension of thyroid disease around here. 

 hippiechick wrote:  Me too.>>>>

 arighter2 wrote: 
I am so happy the dr was willing to do that for you

I had nothing to give my doctor, so he not only took out my cancer at his own expense, he talked the hospital into doing a CT-Scan to make certain the cancer hadn't spread. Lot of generous doctors out there that understand the system is broken.

 Monkeysdad wrote: 
Watch the original post Youtube  again. Here's the transcript of what she said.

Here's what she said on the Reno TV show "Nevada Newsmakers":
"You know, before we all started having health care, in the olden days our grandparents, they would bring a chicken to the doctor; they would say ‘I'll paint your house.' I mean, that's the old days of what people would do to get health care with your doctors. Doctors are very sympathetic people. I'm not backing down from that system."

She is a multi-millionaire casino owner who has long battled the union workers.

She typifies the the Republicans who are so rich and  out of touch with how real Americans live that they make assine statements like Lowden's. Oh yeah, she's also an ex- Miss Nevada and was a runnerup for Miss America. I guess she still thinks she's wearing a crown.

Some more good comments

• Ben Smith of Capitol Hill's Politico: When Sue Lowden ... first made the case for paying doctors with chickens, rather than checks from the insurance company, it drew the obvious immediate mockery ...Somewhat to my surprise, however, this isn't a gaffe: It's a policy statement. Lowden's communications director is defending barter in a statement to Greg Sargent, and the campaign is also circulating a long background document that aims to put some substance behind the barter plan. Most of the substance of the document is on the broader subject of negotiating with doctors, not the narrower one of livestock exchange, so it's not entirely on point.
• L.A. Times blogger Richard Metzger: Wanna see your doctor but have no money? No problem, just bring your doctor a chicken! Don't have the dosh for smokes? Trade the local shop for some pocket lint! Want a new car? Bring in those comics and baseball cards! What is this woman thinking?

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
I can take Sean in small doses....Glenn Beck is when my clicker flies into action!

 hippiechick wrote: 

Sometimes less is more!

 cookinlover wrote: 
You're one of those clock watchers, aren't you?

 oldviolin wrote: 
Is it December, 2012, already?

 romeotuma wrote: 
Please do order the chocolate and the champagne  

 JrzyTmata wrote: 

 oldviolin wrote: 
I think I see pigs flying.

Now we're getting somewhere...

 Monkeysdad wrote: 
I can't watch Hannity. that clicker can't click fast enough when he comes on.

 Monkeysdad wrote: 
I find their reports to be lackluster, for the most part.

 hippiechick wrote: 

Yeah, that was right up there with Sean Hannity's "finest" barbs.

Nothing controversial on CNN International...much less eyerolling when I watch news there!

 hippiechick wrote: 
and I am gonna agree with you for agreeing with MD's point!
it's sad that the media goes for the cheap point and laugh (and that there is an audience for this) instead of addressing this issue that her plan, although possible in a small amount of cases, isn't practical in the least.