oh wait..... hes lying! he knows whats coming down the road.
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.
Pimps usually get paid - no?
Apparently, they know how to set up a teleconference better than they do for a website.
Some of his 'bots actually did this. I recall one in particular who very nearly got something shoved in HIS face.
Why was there more people on the call than have “selected” a plan? Not practicing what they are preaching I see.
Some time next year when all of the promises turn out to be curses, I suspect a significant spike in the tar & feathers futures market.
I haven’t talked to one person that thinks Obamacare Train Wreck is a good idea...and the one’s that support him...well, they aren’t speaking and usually walk out of the room...
I have a friend with two uber-liberal brothers. He wanted to take his family on a cruise for the coming holidays. But he says he’ll go up for the dinner for his parents. But he’s dreading the conversation. (It’s all the Republican’s fault, you see...)
And we were not the only ones who were suspicious. The fact that the suspicions have been shown to be true just makes one even more suspicious about the whole election result. As far as I remember, the poll figures started to look good for Romney (at least the figures from the more reputable institutes, the Benghazi story made some tentative headlines etc etc) and then came Sandy... Did that storm really have that much of an impact?
PS: Note that the person who was caught cheating for the Census Bureau was from Philadelphia. Same place where several precincts showed 100% for Obama. Hmmm....
If someone talks up Obamacare to me, the first question I’ll ask is are you using it?
This whole debacle is like a bad episode of Kitchen Nightmares where Gordon Ramsay discovers the filth (slimy, rancid food, rodents, roaches) in the kitchen, but the chef and staff keep pushing and serving the food. Would the staff actually eat the food... Of course not! But they lament that no one eats at their restaurant. Duh.... Sounds like the Dems to me!
I do not know how Democrats expect to hide when the corporate policies begin to be canceled.
Millions of Americans will be raped by this bill. Losing their health care and being charged atrocious prices for new health care.
The only people making out on this deal will be those who do get free care, paid for by the rest of us.
LOL- he couldn’t even have a technically proficient conference call!
Yeah really smart strategy, this is just one reason why I have 0 desire to visit my family during the holidays. And what successes can they brag about? Seriously from the website not working, to cancellations of policies people liked, and rates on the 0bamacare exchanges that nobody can afford the thing has been an effin disaster.
Scratchy phone connection?
Oh, that----musta been the quicksand.
Hard to communicate when you're up to your neck in it.
I’m sure everyone will be “talking it up (odumbocare) at their holiday parties. (sarc)
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