Posted on 11/18/2013 11:09:59 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
President Obama told supporters Monday night that he needed their help battling against “a lot of misinformation” spread by political opponents about his signature healthcare legislation.
Speaking on a virtual conference call hosted by Organizing for Action — the political group born from his reelection campaign — the president admitted that problems with the ObamaCare website had put a damper on early enrollment efforts.
“The good news is it’s getting better every single week,” Obama said. “I am confident that by the end of this month it is going to be functioning for the vast majority of folks.”
The president conceded that the botched rollout “created and fed a lot of this misinformation” about the law. He said that some individuals would still need to be enrolled by phone or in person, even after repairs to the website were complete. And he accused Republicans of complicating efforts to get the program off the ground.
“Obviously, we haven’t been getting a lot of cooperation from the other party,” he said.
Obama encouraged supporters to talk face-to-face with neighbors, friends, and family members about the law. He also suggested that proponents of ObamaCare should use holiday parties and family gatherings to encourage their loved ones to purchase insurance.
“We have to remember the conversations we’re having around the dinner table,” Obama said.
He also thanked his backers for their support during the trying early weeks of the ObamaCare rollout.
“Despite all the noise out there, despite all the criticism, despite all the setbacks that we’ve experienced during this process, I’ve never lost faith,” he said, adding that his supporters were “what keeps me going.”
Despite the president’s assurances, his tone throughout his 12 minutes of remarks was noticeably subdued — an issue amplified by a scratchy phone connection that made it, at times, difficult to hear the president.
Many reporters struggled initially to join the call because of buffering issues with the website, an ironic twist considering that a purpose of the teleconference was to downplay problems with HealthCare.gov.
Still, OFA executive director Jon Carson announced that over 200,000 individuals had accessed the teleconference.
The president also took a brief detour from discussing his signature health care law to denounce a move by Senate Rpeublicans to filibuster the nomination of Robert Wikins’s nomination to the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Obama blasted the move as “obstructionism” and “completely unprecedented,” while hinting that the fight "may get more attention" in the coming weeks.
That could indicate that Democrats are steeling for another battle over Senate filibuster rules.
Following a similar filibuster of Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) to oversee the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Vice President Joe Biden said it was “worth considering” the so-called nuclear option. Democrats could change the upper chamber’s rules so that only a simple majority was necessary to confirm nominees.
“He also suggested that proponents of ObamaCare should use holiday parties and family gatherings to encourage their loved ones to purchase insurance. “
Just what I need from this Kenyan dipstick. Instead of a PS4, someone lecturing me that I should spend my dough instead on Odumbocare.
The first family member that says that to me is going to have a shitty Christmas. Thats a promise.
>> Obama encouraged supporters to talk face-to-face with neighbors, friends, and family members about the law.
Way ahead of you, Barry!
Between MY friends, family, and neighbors, it seems we’re ALWAYS talking about Obamacare law.
Usually in language that would make you and your ghetto-class wife blush.
let me direct your attention to comment number four.....
Around my holiday tables, I will be saying, “Wow, you know how I fought obamaCare from the start, tooth and nail, and knew it would ruin our medical care forever and trash our economy and freedom? It is SO MUCH WORSE than I ever even imagined!!!”
What “misinformation” is he referring to? The rumors that the website crashes, freezes and has major security problems? That the promises you could keep your coverage and your doctor were blatant lies? That your coverage would get worse while going up in price rather than getting better and cheaper?
How could I ever have been gullible enough to believe all that “misinformation” that he’s admitted to and apologized for?
“I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face.”
“And if they tell you that, ‘Well, we’re not sure where he stands on guns.’ I want you to say, ‘He believes in the Second Amendment.’ If they tell you, ‘Well, he’s going to raise your taxes,’ you say, ‘No, he’s not, he’s going lower them.’ You are my ambassadors. You guys are the ones who can make the case.” ~Barack Hussein Obama, 9/17/2008
“.........The consulting firm suggested that some of the project’s troubles occurred because there was “no single empowered decision-making authority,” or person in charge, who could make changes or define what constituted success.
One industry source close to the project, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter frankly, said this lack of an overarching project leader complicated the system’s development because contractors received “absolutely conflicting direction between the various entities within CMS.”......
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“........Of course, the real problem with this administration is far more fundamental than Obamacare. The president has never built or managed a business of any sort. He has never stayed awake at night worrying about meeting a payroll, getting a loan for his business, creating a budget, controlling his costs, holding employees accountable, paying his business taxes — ever. It is no wonder that he appears to have no idea how to launch a program to restructure nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy. He and his senior team are, simply, incompetent (stating it in the most polite way possible). He doesn’t have any idea how to design a health care program, how to create management processes, how to run it, how to build information-technology systems, how to pick people who do, how to price it, or how to hold anyone accountable for anything. He really had virtually nothing to do with designing the Obamacare legislation, so he probably didn’t know that a government-run system like this wouldn’t work.”..........
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/18/means-the-obamacare-omen/
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Facts Are Stubborn Things [flag@whitehouse.gov]
WHITEHOUSE.gov ^ | 6:55 AM | Posted by Macon Phillips
Posted on August 4, 2009 at 3:45:39 PM PDT by Cindy
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2009 AT 6:55 AM Facts Are Stubborn Things Posted by Macon Phillips
Opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president famously said, “facts are stubborn things.”
Scary chain emails and videos are starting to percolate on the internet, breathlessly claiming, for example, to “uncover” the truth about the President’s health insurance reform positions.
In this video, Linda Douglass, the communications director for the White House’s Health Reform Office, addresses one example that makes it look like the President intends to “eliminate” private coverage, when the reality couldn’t be further from the truth.
For the record, the President has consistently said that if you like your insurance plan, your doctor, or both, you will be able to keep them. He has even proposed eight consumer protections relating specifically to the health insurance industry.
There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.
Here are the complete videos that Linda refers to. First from the AARP:
And then from the President’s news conference:
Actually what will happen at those parties is that Obamacare will become the brunt of the party jokes.
The Grinch that stole Christmas because he would rather have us spend money on Obamacare than Christmas gifts.
Obamatrash speak.... I like it..
How about when he told people to get in their faces ? now we have the “ punchout game “ among the Obama Thug Yoots.
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