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Anger Management Counseling Offered at Tea Party Demo in San Jose

by John D. Freelancer
Activists for health care reform tried to calm the tenor of this, the third tea party gathering in San Jose, California.
Proponents of a single payer health care plan who have been to all three such events, said that the mood was definitely more relaxed than at the previous two gatherings.

Score one for Single Payer....free counseling can be helpful!
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Top photo: "Potential Client" by John D.

Date of Event: August 15, 2009
Occasion: Tea Party Rally in front of Barnes and Noble Bookstore where US Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) was at a book signing event
§Anger Management was FREE
by John D. Freelancer
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§Raging Granny Mascot Arrives!
by John D. Freelancer
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At last! Raging Grannies greet Lucy van Pelt who has reduced the price of psychiatric services for tea partiers from 5 cents to FREE. Wait, tea party protesters insist they don't want free health care. Maybe she should charge them exorbitant fees?
§The Doctor is IN
by John D. Freelancer
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Lucy van Pelt of Peanuts comic strip
§Setting up shop in front of Barnes and Noble
by John D. Freelancer
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§Not interested in getting help...
by John D. Freelancer
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...she "just said no".
§Actually listened and spoke calmly...
by John D. Freelancer
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...but was quick to explain that the pink camera was not his.
§Looks like another potential client
by John D. Freelancer
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§The Doctor is IN, but not for long
by John D. Freelancer
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Lucy took off after a while. This freelancer would have loved to get more photos!
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