Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care -- admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada's single-payer system.

"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada," Palin said in her first Canadian appearance since stepping down as governor of Alaska. "And I think now, isn't that ironic?"

The irony, one guesses, is that Palin now views Canada's health care system as revolting: with its government-run administration and 'death-panel'-like rationing. Clearly, however, she and her family once found it more alluring than, at the very least, the coverage available in rural Alaska. Up to the age of six, Palin lived in a remote town near the closest Canadian city, Whitehorse.

Officials at several hospitals in that area declined to give out information on patient visits.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/palin-crossed-border-for_n_490080.html

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care -- admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada's single-payer system.

"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada," Palin said in her first Canadian appearance since stepping down as governor of Alaska. "And I think now, isn't that ironic?"

The irony, one guesses, is that Palin now views Canada's health care system as revolting: with its government-run administration and 'death-panel'-like rationing. Clearly, however, she and her family once found it more alluring than, at the very least, the coverage available in rural Alaska. Up to the age of six, Palin lived in a remote town near the closest Canadian city, Whitehorse.

Officials at several hospitals in that area declined to give out information on patient visits.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/palin-crossed-border-for_n_490080.html

so she got Canadian healthcare as a child??? I'm no Palin fan, but isn't that the parents choice and not hers back then?

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care -- admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada's single-payer system.

"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada," Palin said in her first Canadian appearance since stepping down as governor of Alaska. "And I think now, isn't that ironic?"

The irony, one guesses, is that Palin now views Canada's health care system as revolting: with its government-run administration and 'death-panel'-like rationing. Clearly, however, she and her family once found it more alluring than, at the very least, the coverage available in rural Alaska. Up to the age of six, Palin lived in a remote town near the closest Canadian city, Whitehorse.

Officials at several hospitals in that area declined to give out information on patient visits.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/palin-crossed-border-for_n_490080.html

Gee. And this 'news' comes from a 'reliable source' like HuffPo with absolutely NO agenda ... go figure ...

It seems to me canadian healthcare was great when she was poor but now that she is rich well, you get the picture.

alright madman....help me understand the point. If I am held accountable for the things my parents did...then i might as well give up and my son would be in even more trouble

But was that not when she was a child? That is what I'm asking

I agree, its not her choice if it was during her childhood, just like where OBama went to school or attended religious service. But I still do envy the national healthcare system in Canada and other places...lol

I still do envy the national healthcare system in Canada and other places...

She was 6 when this was happening, if you wanna hold accountable a 6 year old, that is pathetic!

She was 6 when this was happening, if you wanna hold accountable a 6 year old, that is pathetic!