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and it s a pity those members selected will never have to joy of enriching he could be today s house of commons. he was a man of considerable wit of great charm. he was passionate about his politics are not very deep-seated views. however passionate he was, there is never a hint of malice or threat a behavior from an. he was one of those great politicians who would absolutely love a stranger s are half an hour later. he was a man of great authenticity in an era where the public politicians are molded to be as colorless as possible. a man of great integrity who spoke from the heart about the issues he cares so much about. and he loves this place from the minute he came here and i remember coming to see him a few weeks after the election. he absolutely loved the house of commons. however important he became in this place, he was never self-important at any time. i will remember him for integrity, humanity and decency and many of us in this house will have that accolade. i ....
intuitive common sense. mr. speaker, i think charles would be the first to admit cheerily that he was not a details man when it came to policy. he treated the necessary, but often tedious detail of policy discussions within the noble democrats with the same attitude he viewed his constituency, admired from afar but a trial endured by others. [ laughter ] at one of his earliest decisions when he was leader of the liberal democrats was to end the long health convention the leader of the party, should attend all of the regular and invariably lengthy meetings of the democrat party committee. it was a characteristically wise decision for which i was forever grateful during my time as leader. [ laughter ] again, mr. speaker his disregard for the undergrowth of policymaking should not obscure his unusually instinctive and deadly serious appreciation of the bigger picture in politics. whether in europe constitutional reform, arguments against national and politics of identity o ....
parliamentarians. mr. speaker, if we carry ourselves with the honesty and wisdom of mr. kennedy, politics would be held in much higher esteem than it is today. mr. clark. mr. speaker grateful for the opportunity to make a brief addition to the tribute already paid to the party leaders which i wholly agree. i, too, remember charlie kennedy arriving in the house of commons in 1983 making a startling impression. he was very young. he was a student. he looked like a schoolboy. and rapidly people realized that in addition to all these rather striking attributes, he combined it with being intelligent articulate, self-confident, and capable of addressing the house in a very, very fluent and eloquent way with that joking relaxed charm, which was his very distinctive style which i don t recall anybody else achieving in the way that he did. he rapidly became because he was such an unexpected but unique figure very prominent, not just in parparliament, but nationally, and he l ....
deepest condolences to his family and his friends. here, here. thank you, mr. speaker. the whole house were shocked and so deeply saddened by the sudden news yesterday morning of the death of charles kennedy. as you said it s a tragic loss to his family, his son donald is 10 years old and i know the thoughts and prayers of the whole house are with his family and his friends at this time. mr. speaker s right now should come together in a trip to a man whose character and courage inspired us all. and who served serve his constituents so well for almost 32 years. there was something very special about charles. it is good for an alastair campbell but yesterday, he spoke fluent human because he had humanity and everything in every cell. mr. speaker, charles kennedy will be remembered for his success him for his principled and intellect, and above all for his incredible warmth and good humor. i will say a word about each. he was elected as the youngest member of parliamen ....
were supposed to offer a nonprofit alternative to private insurance, have essentially been strangled by the private insurers and by congress. 10 out of the 23 have are to close many more are expected to close in the next few months or years. they will probably never viable long term. it was a little like the peewee football he going against the nfl. amy: we will speak with dr. steffie woolhandler as well as the head of the colorado co-op that is going under, and insurance whistleblower wendell potter on why health care co-ops are failing. in a new documentary reveals why the u.s. has become on of the leading tax shelters of the superrich. we are the 99%. we are the 99%. invest int money to our country, to invest in people, and their not doing it anymore. as a nurse, i would say they re probably mentally ill. it is not normal to hoard all that money. require us to pay in the u.k., we pay 6 million we re not accusing you of being illegal, we are accusing you of be ....