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Obama's Faux Pas
Political Blog ^ | March 6, 2010 | Raquel Okyay

Posted on 03/06/2010 7:27:39 AM PST by Raquel

Democrats in Congress pushing health care “reform” are looking more dubious by the day. Still spewing the same talking points from last year – even though we are led to believe this is a different, more acceptable bill – are trying to convince the public and themselves that Obamacare is everything and more than what the President promised.

But when you take a look at the 1,000+ pages of proposed law, as difficult as that may be, it doesn’t take a brain surgeon to see that none of the President’s promises will be kept and in fact – will do the opposite. Signing into law Obamacare will be a devastating blow to the economy, the medical industry, medical innovation, health insurance, drug companies, the public and the world – this is crystal clear. (If only this statement was a scare tactic instead of being just scary, I wouldn’t be so concerned.)

The truth is the President, together with the main architects of the proposed plan - Reid, Pelosi, Baucus and SEIU Boss (and most frequent guest at the Obama-shah White House) Andy Stern have successfully designed a system that over time squeezes out private insurance companies through excess regulation and taxation that will force the federal government to be national insurer and in charge of providing health care to all Americans – make no mistake this has been the plan all along.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: congress; healthcare; obama; reform

1 posted on 03/06/2010 7:27:40 AM PST by Raquel
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To: Raquel

Is a draft bill available yet for us to look at?


2 posted on 03/06/2010 7:37:42 AM PST by bergmeid (Gas up the truck and pedal to the metal!)
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To: bergmeid

Its 2000 plus pages big....For an execllent rebuttal to send to your so called representative which can be printed on one page check out
http://www.theusmat.com/


3 posted on 03/06/2010 7:45:25 AM PST by mosesdapoet ("There's still no MSM mention of Obama's extravagant life style while millions are unemployed")
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To: Raquel
a system that over time squeezes out private insurance companies through excess regulation and taxation that will force the federal government to be national insurer and in charge of providing health care to all Americans

There is a notorious clip from a speech by Obama to a gathering of union thugs several years ago, in which he states precisely this as his long term objective. He states he is in favor of a "one-payer" system, but recognizes it may take a number of years to achieve.

Exactly what he is telling people now, that the current monstrosity is "just the beginning" which will end with government-controlled health care, rationing, abandonment of serious medical research, and death panels run by anonymous bureacrats who will cut treatment to the elderly and chronically disabled--the "useless eaters" of the New Reich.

4 posted on 03/06/2010 7:46:38 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

“government-controlled health care”

It’s always been about expanding government control, not health care. Good post.


5 posted on 03/06/2010 7:50:14 AM PST by Starboard
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To: bergmeid

The White House has issued a proposal http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/proposal.

Congress is working from the passed Senate Bill at this point.


6 posted on 03/06/2010 7:58:35 AM PST by Raquel (http://www.raquelokyay.com)
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To: Starboard

Thanks!


7 posted on 03/06/2010 7:59:38 AM PST by Raquel (http://www.raquelokyay.com)
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To: Raquel

Thanks.


8 posted on 03/06/2010 8:43:25 AM PST by bergmeid (Gas up the truck and pedal to the metal!)
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To: Raquel
The SEIU boss, andy stern, has just been given a cushy job on a commission to oversee bringing down the deficit.

What is sick...is that a president is a PAL and BUDDY of the head of a huge union. Of course for duhbama, that means BIG CASH for his CAMPAIGN as a reward for kissing andy's big ass continuously.

For America, it means that EVERYTHING will be done TO UNIONIZE everything so that ALL FREEDOM IS LOST....including the FREEDOM to VOTE IN PRIVACY!!!

It is communism....duhbama's unionism.

9 posted on 03/06/2010 9:32:34 AM PST by Republic (Stop them)
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To: Raquel

OBAMANOMICS—TRICKLE DOWN DESTRUCTION of the economy
Bambi doesn’t keep his promises...so buyer beware!

SET THEIR LOCAL AND DC LINES ON FIRE!

PLEASE ASK THEM TO REPEAL THE BIG NEW FEES in TRICARE for Life, the retired Military over 65 secondary health ins. which they passed in a DOD bill. They promised our Military these benefits, and our Military have earned them.

Sen Scott Brown’s number is 202-224-4543
Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121

Lots of local demwit phone numbers on this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2408217/posts

Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military’s secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011 NEEDS TO BE REPEALED!
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OBAMA’s WAR ON SENIORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433867/posts/

New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.

Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security, http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security

Health Care Rationing for Seniors Another Problem in New Obama Plan http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html

Medicare tax may apply to investment income (ObamaCare tax hike)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2460988/posts

Obama: No reduced Medicare benefits in health care reform
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/obama.health.care/index.html

Will healthcare reform mean cuts in Medicare for seniors?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2009/1017/will-healthcare-reform-mean-cuts-in-medicare-for-seniors

Health Reform’s Hidden Victims Young people and seniors would pay a high price for ObamaCare.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574306303720472842.html

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SOCIALIZED MED THREAD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2464538/posts
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MILITARY & Retired MILITARY
Veterans’ G.I. Bill benefits MIA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2464680/posts
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:

http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html

This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.) http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf

Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries

Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w/

By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009

Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.

The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.

“President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees” in fiscal 2010, Matz said. “We took them at their word, and I can’t believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward,” he added.


10 posted on 03/06/2010 12:40:38 PM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: Raquel

Obamacare call list: Courtsey of TN Eagle Forum:
PLEASE CALL! DC OFFICE LOCAL OFFICE State District
Harry Mitchell (202) 225-2190 (480) 946-2411 AZ 5th District
Gabrielle Giffords (202) 225-2542 (520) 881-3588 AZ 8th District
Ann Kirkpatrick (202) 225-2315 (928) 226-6914 AZ 1st District
Jerry McNerney (202) 225-1947 925-833-0643 CA 11th District
John Salazar 202-225-4761 970-245-7107 CO 3rd District
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541 (866) 453-0028 CT 4th District
Alan Grayson (202) 225-2176 (407) 841-1757 FL 8th District
Bill Foster (202) 225-2976 630-406-1114 IL 14th District
Baron Hill 202 225 5315 812 288 3999 IN 9th District
Mark Schauer (202) 225-6276 (517) 780-9075 MI 7th District
Gary Peters (202) 225-5802 (248) 273-4227 MI 9th District
Dina Titus (202) 225-3252 702-256-DINA (3462) NV 3rd District
Carol Shea-Porter (202) 225-5456 (603) 743-4813 NH 1st District
Tim Bishop (202) 225-3826 (631) 696-6500 NY 1st District
John Hall (202) 225-5441 (845) 225-3641 x49371 NY 19th District
Bill Owens (202) 225-4611 (315) 782-3150 NY 23rd District
Mike Arcuri (202)225-3665 (315)793-8146 NY 24th District
Dan Maffei (202) 225-3701 (315) 423-5657 NY 25th District
Earl Pomeroy (202) 225-2611 (701) 224-0355 ND At-Large District
Steven Driehaus (202) 225-2216 (513) 684-2723 OH 1st District
Mary Jo Kilroy (202) 225-2015 (614) 294-2196 OH 15th District
Zach Space (202) 225-6265 (330) 364-4300 OH 18th District
Kathy Dahlkemper (202) 225-5406 (814) 456-2038 PA 3rd District
Patrick Murphy (202) 225-4276 (215) 826-1963 PA 8th District
Christopher Carney (202) 225-3731 (570) 585-9988 PA 10th District
Paul Kanjorski (202) 225-6511 (570) 825-2200 PA 11th District
John Spratt (202) 225-5501 (803)327-1114 SC 5th District
Tom Perriello (202) 225-4711 (276) 656-2291 VA 5th District
Alan Mollohan (202) 225-4172 (304) 623-4422 WVA 1st District
Nick Rahall (202) 225-3452 (304) 252-5000 WVA 3rd District
Steve Kagen (202) 225-5665 (920) 437-1954 WI 8th District
Bart Gordon (202) 225-4231 TN
Bart Stupak (202) 225 4735 MI
senator mark begich (202) 224-3004 toll free. (877) 501 - 6275 just became a MAYBE


11 posted on 03/06/2010 12:41:23 PM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: GailA; neverdem; Northern Yankee

Thanks for the list GailA!


12 posted on 03/06/2010 4:25:44 PM PST by Raquel (http://www.raquelokyay.com)
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To: Raquel

Thank TN Eagle Forum...your state should have a chapter, google it an join. They are as good as Heritage at protecting our FREEDOMS.

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~~ President Ronald Reagan


13 posted on 03/06/2010 5:24:50 PM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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