Posted on 11/27/2013 9:50:30 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee
With the roll out of Obamacare being as disastrous as possible for the Obama administration, one group was given a $1 million grant to help lead a rebranding effort with hopes of salvaging the law in the eyes of the American people.
Families USA (FUSA) — an organization that describes itself as a “national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans” — was given a $1.1 million grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on October 4, 2013, to gather “success stories” of Americans dealing with Obamacare and distribute them to the media who often refer to them as an “independent” group. This is part of a greater upcoming effort to bolster the perception of the lowly health care law.
“The purpose is to bridge the information gap for people who can significantly benefit from the Affordable Care Act,” Ron Pollack, the Co-founder and Executive Director of Families USA, told TIME on October 25, 2013.
However, the organization is a far cry from “non-partisan” and is extremely close to the Obama Administration and Enroll America – the group leading the efforts to sign people up for Obamacare. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at capitolcityproject.com ...
In a 1994 article,The New York Times called Families USA "an unusual advocacy group, for using a careful mix of statistics, hard-luck stories and staged political events, playing an important behind-the-scenes role in shaping public perceptions of the nation's health care problems during the Clinton Administration".[3]
propaganda
The PR wing of The Rent-a-Mob, Inc.
Horrible waste of tax payer treasury. The government should be banned from any and all advertising short of very limited emergency broadcasts. PERIOD!
Hell, if they can find good news in that steaming pile of crap, they deserve a million bucks.
“Horrible waste of tax payer treasury. The government should be banned from any and all advertising short of very limited emergency broadcasts. PERIOD!”
Since January 2011 the Republican House has controlled appropriations. The fact this spending to underwrite the progressive agenda continues must mean they agree with it.
"...was given a $1.1 million grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation..."
You said...
“Hell, if they can find good news in that steaming pile of crap, they deserve a million bucks.”
And they will for a million bucks and to keep they non profit status with the IRS
Actually, a mil doesn’t buy much these days.
Wrong way to look at it, FRiend.
If you offered me a million bucks and a pile of crap, I bet I could find some "good news" in it.
I'll just adjust the meaning of "good news"...
Communist agents. Period.
“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.”
—US Constitution, Article 1, Section 9
Hey what matters a little defiance?
NPR news story this week with a series of positive Obamacare stories. Each family specifically identified as earning too much money to qualify for subsidies. Each family getting a better deal on their insurance. One source of NPR funding is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Amazing coincidence.
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