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Shift: Obama Will Make 'Emotional and Moral Appeal' for Health Bill (Sob Stories Coming)
The Fox Nation ^
| 08/19/09
Posted on 08/19/2009 12:41:43 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
President Barack Obama, trying to regain control of the health-care debate, will likely shift his pitch in September, White House and Democratic officials said, as he faces pressure from supporters to talk more about the moral imperative to provide health insurance to all Americans.
The rethinking comes amid a struggle by the White House to clarify its view on a public insurance plan, which liberals see as a critical part of a health overhaul.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday that a public plan isn't the "essential element" of a health bill, prompting sharp words from liberal groups.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; bhohealthcare; boohoo; dncstrategy; healthcare; lies; obama; sebelius
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To: Recovering_Democrat
2
posted on
08/19/2009 12:42:26 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: Recovering_Democrat
Is he gonna CRY like Hillary did???
To: Recovering_Democrat
I guess we will see an Obama Version of James Brown's "Please, Please."
4
posted on
08/19/2009 12:43:10 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(The weapons of choice against fascism are ridicule ,derision ,truth. (member NRA)
To: Recovering_Democrat
When democRats start showing me receipts
for the health insurance that they’ve
bought for a stranger, we’ll start
taking them seriously in their appeal to
our good nature.
Otherwise, we understand that they don’t
really give a damn about anything other
than controlling people.
5
posted on
08/19/2009 12:43:19 PM PDT
by
MrB
(Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
To: BenLurkin
Socialism is immoral.Amen!
6
posted on
08/19/2009 12:43:25 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(Obama Administration: Security thru Absurdity)
To: Recovering_Democrat
More Potemkin Town Halls; lies posing as heart-rending tales of woe.
7
posted on
08/19/2009 12:43:46 PM PDT
by
henkster
(The frog has noticed the increase in water temperature)
To: Recovering_Democrat
So we will be racists and heartless. Just Damn.
8
posted on
08/19/2009 12:44:09 PM PDT
by
GoCards
("We eat therefore we hunt...")
To: RebelTXRose
‘Is he gonna CRY like Hillary did???’
Zero’s going to launch a new offensive in September, after the townhalls are over and when us ‘mobsters’ no longer have public forums to refute his idiocy. It won’t work.
9
posted on
08/19/2009 12:44:50 PM PDT
by
joejm65
To: Recovering_Democrat
One thing I try to remember about any waffling healthcare sweet talk from the obamanation socialist/commie regime.
the federal Government DOES NOT work in “partnership” with anyone. All this talk about “co-ops” is plan old dung. it is a way to get the camel’s nose into the tent.
10
posted on
08/19/2009 12:45:53 PM PDT
by
bareford101
(Be loud! We have nothing – NOTHING - to apologize for in fighting for our Country!!)
To: BenLurkin
>>> Socialism is immoral. <<<
Ya beat me to it.
Also, plotting to give free health insurance to 25 million++ illegal aliens by stealing it from American citizens is immoral.
11
posted on
08/19/2009 12:45:58 PM PDT
by
angkor
(The U.S. Congress is at war with America.)
To: GoCards
To: Recovering_Democrat
Cry me a river Obango!......SHOVE OBAMACARE!
To: Recovering_Democrat
You are already seeing liberal pastors and faith commentators all over CNN and MSNBC today esp. that freak Rick Sanchez. Of them all he is the worst, hate him.
14
posted on
08/19/2009 12:46:16 PM PDT
by
GoCards
("We eat therefore we hunt...")
To: MrB
We know it's about control.
But
DEMOCRATS NATIONAL SOCIALISTS can't handle the truth about health care.
So let's beat them to death with
their own bill!!!
And just in case they forget
who's fault it is ... that it's broken ...
Obama: "I Don't Want the Folks who Created the Mess to do a lot of Talking" "
Okay, then the DEMOCRATS need to shut up!!!
Lets review:
Who was it that moved Medicare Trust Funds out of the "trust box" and into the General Revenue, replacing them with Government I.O.U.s?
Who was it that expanded Medicare and Medicaid to cover many, many more people than it was originally designed to cover?
The History of Medicare
In 1965, the Social Security Act established both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare was a responsibility of the Social Security Administration (SSA), while Federal assistance to the State Medicaid programs was administered by the Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS). SSA and SRS were agencies in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). In 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration was created under HEW to effectively coordinate Medicare and Medicaid. In 1980 HEW was divided into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The first U.S. President to propose a prepaid health insurance plan was Harry S. Truman [DEMOCRAT]. On November 19, 1945, in a special message to Congress, President Truman outlined a comprehensive, prepaid medical insurance plan for all people through the Social Security system. The plan included doctors and hospitals, and nursing, laboratory, and dental services; it was dubbed "National Health Insurance." Furthermore, medical insurance benefits for needy people were to be financed from Federal revenues.
Over the years, lawmakers narrowed the field of health insurance recipients largely to social security beneficiaries. A national survey found that only 56 percent of those 65 years of age or older had health insurance. President John F. Kennedy [DEMOCRAT] pressed legislators for health insurance for the aged. However, it wasn't until 1965 that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed H.R. 6675 (The Social Security Act of 1965; PL 89-97) to provide health insurance for the elderly and the poor.
On July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Bill (Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act) in Independence, Missouri in the presence of former President Truman, who received the first Medicare card at the ceremony; Lady Bird Johnson, Vice-President Hubert Humphrey, and Mrs. Truman also were present. President Johnson remarked: "We marvel not simply at the passage of this Bill but that it took so many years to pass it."
Medicare extended health coverage to almost all Americans aged 65 or older. About 19 million beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare in the first year of the program. Medicaid provided access to health care services for certain low-income persons and expanded the existing Federal-State welfare structure that assisted the poor.
The 1972 Social Security Amendments expanded Medicare to provide coverage to two additional high risk groups disabled persons receiving cash benefits for 24 months under the social security program and persons suffering from end-stage renal disease.
continued at link)
So Democrats,
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
...FOR INSURING THE FAILURE
OF THE MEDICARE/MEDICAID PROGRAM!!!
15
posted on
08/19/2009 12:46:47 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's simple, fight or die.)
To: Recovering_Democrat
16
posted on
08/19/2009 12:46:47 PM PDT
by
Pietro
To: BenLurkin
To: angkor
Increasing the suffering of an elder American
in order to provide “free” healthcare to an
illegal immigrant is immoral.
18
posted on
08/19/2009 12:46:52 PM PDT
by
MrB
(Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
To: Recovering_Democrat
"Acid rain and pollution has given me lung cancer. Please vote for Obamacare and save me!"
19
posted on
08/19/2009 12:46:57 PM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
("It (Gov't) can't make you happier, healthier, wealthier, and wise" - Sarah Palin 07/26)
To: Recovering_Democrat
Well, I had a hang nail once that refused to heal, and the medical establishment and the insurance industry could care less. We need the Federal government to step in and make sure that this never again happens to anyone else in America.
20
posted on
08/19/2009 12:47:30 PM PDT
by
vox_freedom
(America is being tested as never before in its history. God help us.)
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