Pro-Obamacare team trains reporters on covering Obamacare website problems

Washington Examiner ^ | NOVEMBER 6, 2013 AT 5:44 PM | JOEL GEHRKE

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Reporters with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers received "training" on how to cover Obamacare's rollout from a policy expert who works with President Obama's former health information technology adviser.

The Commonwealth Fund's Sara Collins claimed during the training that healthcare.gov's chronic dysfunctionality does not signify "deeper issues" with the law.

"I don't think it signifies deeper problems, I think it is a website issue," Collins told SABEW during the Oct. 28 training seminar.

Her optimistic take on the law's difficulties is unsurprising since she works for an organization led by David Blumenthal, who was President Obama's national coordinator for health information technology from 2009 to 2011.

[listenhillary]

Journalists commented “Thank God finally someone is telling us what to say!”

[Iron Munro]

[molson209]

How long before the Anti Virus programs start blocking the Obamacare site as a very dangerous place to go , LOL

[Lazamataz]

Oh look.
It's raining.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Nice.

[DonaldC]

Imagine if Bush would have done this.

[bigbob]

The same team previously provided training in missing limbs:

[Eagle of Liberty]

Sara, many of us have moved beyond the website “glitches”. Despite it being hilariously funny, as demonstrated last night at the CMT Awards, the LIE is not as funny.

[TurboZamboni]

“Presstitutes”

[henkster]

Joseph Stalin was also really good at this sh!+.

[TurboZamboni]

Watch for it to be called the “Affordable Care Act” by these presstitutes until the website works.

[Buckeye McFrog]

They have to ask themselves “do you really want to carry this lie one more step before the rest of the sh*t starts hitting all the fans?”

[AU72]

Joseph Stalin was also really good at this sh!+.

All Uncle Joe had to do was shoot the first reporter being critical and the rest fell into line pretty fast.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[fatnotlazy]

Reporters have already been told how to cover the website issues and the problems with Obamacare in general. Two local tv stations already did positive stories. One profiled a woman in a low paying job who lost her health care coverage. She went on the website and obtained coverage at a low rate, PLUS she qualified for a subsidy, which reduced her monthly premium to $1.01.

Sounds swell, except nowhere was it mentioned how much her deductibles and co-pays would be. If this lady does develop health problems, she may find her bargain healthcare coverage is no bargain at all.

[Lou L]

Imagine if Bush would have done this.

Yes, training for reporters covering "the War on Terror," or something like that.

[BenLurkin]

More evidence — as if any were needed — that the Democrat Party considers “1984” to be a playbook, and not a warning.

[bigbob]

for some reason, my pic didn't post, but I think it's apt:

[petitfour]

What a shame that philanthropic organizations have been so far removed from the principals and faith of the people who created the organizations. Does anyone believe the founders of Standard Oil would have wanted a mandatory health insurance tax on all Americans? The Commonwealth Fund should not have anything to do with government regulation making. What a crime.