More People Signed Petition to Build Death Star than Signed Up for Health Care via Nat’l Website

Pundit Press ^ | 11/15/13 | Aurelius

[rightistight]

A petition to build a Death Star from the Star Wars universe received more support than people who were able to sign up for health insurance via healthcare.gov in October.

The petition, which received 34,435 signatures, demolished health care in signups, which was starkly lower at a mere 26,794. That’s a difference of 7,641.

In response to the Death Star petition, the White House actually took the time to write out a lengthy response entitled “This Isn’t the Petition You’re Looking For.” The 500-word response included such ironic statements as, “Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw…?” Take out “Death Star” and insert “health care law,” and you have something the President should have been asking himself several years ago. Except that his health care law has more than just “a” fundamental flaw...

The White House issued a response to this petition, but has failed to respond to one which received over 194,000 signatures entitled “Declare Muslim Brotherhood organization as a terrorist group.” You can probably guess why the White House didn’t comment on this one.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I believe Piers Morgan said something along the lines of “More people have signed an online petition to have me deported than have signed up for Obamacare. You’re in trouble, Mr. President.”

Never been a fan, but that was pretty pithy.

[The_Reader_David]

It’s sad, but the reply to the Death Star petition is the only good thing to come out of the Obama White House — it included the only hint at fiscal responsibility from any Obama administration official, and was actually funny.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Of course, the Death Star is cheaper and more likely to be completed on time.

[Rodamala]