Posted on 07/22/2009 9:08:25 AM PDT by Sammy67
How many television hucksters rush you to buy something because the opportunity will not last? How many used car salesmen have told you that you that you need to ‘sign on the dotted line’ without fully reading the contract because the details are simply ‘boilerplate’? When was the last time some stock broker showed you the numbers for just the first few years of a loan repayment because ‘the investment will pay for itself’despite a huge balloon payment coming up? Welcome to health care reform, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid-style.
Speaking at a town hall event earlier this month, Obama said, “For those who say, 'Well, you know what, this is something that is very complicated, so we shouldn't rush into it,' that's what happens in Congress all the time.” The President believes health care reform is something we should “rush,” even though it is very complicated. More recently, he said, “I just want to put everybody on notice, because there was a lot of chatter during the week that I was gone: We are going to get this done.” Why is the President is using the same tactics as the predatory lenders and television hucksters?
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W/in the next 20 mins...Because I can’t do this all day!
This is a GREAT angle and very true. I haven’t heard this comparison made enough. Certainly none of the conservative pundits on TV have made this connection. Quite effective.
“It slices, it dices, it performs colonoscopies! Here’s how to order ObamaCare!”
I doubt Billy Mays could sell this turkey.
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