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"How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there in Switzerland? It's zero." "Do you know how many medical bankruptcies there were last year in France? There were zero." "Do you know how many were in Germany?" The smackdown is almost too violent to watch. On a scale of pimp-slap to Rodney King, it's nearly Rodney King. via BoingBoing

Remember the bill that Senator Franken passed to protect victims of rape ? John Stewart made fun of the Republicans who voted against it (all Democrats voted for it). The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Rape-Nuts www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview Those who opposed it must be in the pockets of Halliburton.

"Al Franken successfully introduced legislation that denies federal contracts to companies that have policies -- anywhere in the world -- that punish employees for complaining about rape or discrimination on the job. This is in response to a KBR/Halliburton employee in Iraq who was drugged and gang-raped by co-workers and denied justice or even medical treatment, then locked in a storage container for 24 hours and told that she'd lose her job if she left the country to get medical help. She was also prohibited from suing or seeking criminal justice because her Halliburton contract forbade seeking any justice apart from private arbitration." Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) tried to block the amendment, saying that it was a "a political attack directed at Halliburton." Franken replied, "This amendment does not single out a single contractor. This amendment would defund any contractor that refuses to give a victim of rape their day in court." [Franken]: "...