Fred Baron was a lawyer -- you know, like those who advertise on TV, "Have you or a loved one died after taking drug x? Then call Dewey, Cheatham and Howe." His field was asbestos. At any rate, he became a million- or billionaire by filing those lawsuits. He was known as "the king of toxic torts."
Fred Baron raised millions of dollars for Democrats. You may know his name from the John Edwards case. He was one of the Democratic fundraisers who funneled money to Edwards' mistress in attempts to hoo-doo the public into accepting that John Edwards was a big family man. They had to shut that mistress up.
Fred Baron contracted bone marrow cancer, and his reputation came back to haunt him. Doctors at the Mayo clinic discovered that he responded well to an experimental drug. The drug manufacturer, however, had not approved the drug for use in Baron's illness, and therefore denied permission for him to have it. Do you think, perhaps, they might have been concerned that Baron or his family would file a lawsuit when he died?
At any rate, Baron's lawyer wife jumped into action. She called her friend Nancy Pelosi. She appealed to Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Edward Kennedy, and Tom Harkin, all of whom contacted the drug manufacturer on her behalf. The drug company would not relent. Baron's wife says she still not sure how she did it, but Nancy Pelosi finally got the drug company to approve use of the medicine. She says Pelosi "poured her heart and soul" into getting the drug for Baron.
Now, do you think if I needed this experimental drug, that Nancy Pelosi would pour her heart and soul into seeing that I got it? Of course she would, because she says health care is a right for everyone, no matter how much money they have or don't have. And if you believe that, I've got some nice lakefront property in the Mojave Desert I'd like to sell you. HYPOCRITES!
"Pelosi went to bat for dying lawyer Baron." The Dallas Morning News; August 15, 2010; p. 8A.
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