AARP is lying. They’ve been running ads in support of health care reform.
AARP lies all the time and they've been doing it forever. I couldn't believe some of the crap they used to send my parents. When I saw what they were all about I knew right then that I will never be a member or their group nor contribute even one penny to them.
So I suspect what has happened is that AARP has decided to be neutral in public but support the health plan behind the scenes in order to get their part of the stimulus money.
Obummer, the Fascist, I suspect has been told by his flunkies that the AARP supports but forgot to tell him they don't want it advertised.
If AARP is playing both ends against the middle, which they probably are, they will screw themselves. It is much harder to do so today with instant news over the internet and great outfits like FR putting news up almost the instant it happens.