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Obama's healthcare messages are backfiring, strategists say
Los Angeles Times ^ | Aug 22, 2009 | Peter Nicholas

Posted on 08/21/2009 10:23:45 PM PDT by Innovative

Democratic strategists say the Obama administration's evolving, abstract arguments for healthcare reform are backfiring and contributing to a decline in public support for the legislation.

The strategists, many of whom saw healthcare reform fail in the Clinton administration, contend that President Obama has advanced too many rationales for his plan, leaving people confused.

Conservative opponents of the overhaul increasingly use a simple, understandable message: Government-forced cost reductions will restrict treatments, imperiling the ill and elderly.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: healthcare; obama; obamacare; socializedmedicine; socilizedmedicine
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People are starting to figure out the truth about obamacare: it will bankrupt the nation, ration care to an unimaginable degree, and will have the government control and have the final say about our lives.
1 posted on 08/21/2009 10:23:45 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative
The man is INCOHERENT. He says one thing one day, and the complete opposite the next.

Let him continue to wee wee on himself.

2 posted on 08/21/2009 10:27:10 PM PDT by GVnana (Sarah for America)
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To: Innovative

Heh!... Still wondering just what took them so long to figure out that our President is an un-experienced idiot!...

But he has grand socialist ideals...


3 posted on 08/21/2009 10:27:37 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: GVnana

Let him continue to wee wee on himself.
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He’ll wee wee himself to death. The bastard.


4 posted on 08/21/2009 10:30:07 PM PDT by unkus
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To: unkus

Yo! Obama! I got yer wee wee - RIGHT HERE!


5 posted on 08/21/2009 10:31:14 PM PDT by REDWOOD99
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To: Innovative
" it will bankrupt the nation "

When your $ 10 Trillion in debt ( or more ) your bankrupt, and our nation is close to the point where we won't be able to borrow anymore, and service the debt...
6 posted on 08/21/2009 10:31:24 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: Deagle

Heh!... Still wondering just what took them so long to figure out that our President is an un-experienced idiot!...

But he has grand socialist ideals...
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He is not my president. He is not a president at all.
He is a POS


7 posted on 08/21/2009 10:31:39 PM PDT by unkus
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" it will bankrupt the nation "

When your $ 10 Trillion in debt ( or more ) your bankrupt, and our nation is close to the point where we won't be able to borrow anymore, and service the debt...
8 posted on 08/21/2009 10:31:42 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: Innovative

I can’t believe that Obama’s eunuchs in the lamestream “media” accuse us of spreading “myths” and “rumors” each time we bring up something that is actually in the bill.


9 posted on 08/21/2009 10:32:10 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (January 20th, 2013)
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To: Innovative
obamalies

Gee, what could it be that is turning us off to Zero's messages?

10 posted on 08/21/2009 10:32:59 PM PDT by Nateman (If liberals aren't screaming you're doing it wrong.)
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To: American Constitutionalist

Sorry about the double post, browser froze up.


11 posted on 08/21/2009 10:33:03 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: Innovative

President Obama has advanced too many rationales for his plan, leaving people confused.

Conservative opponents of the overhaul increasingly use a simple, understandable message: Government-forced cost reductions will restrict treatments, imperiling the ill and elderly.


It’s an easy battle to fight when you have the truth on your side.


12 posted on 08/21/2009 10:33:03 PM PDT by Grunthor
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To: Innovative

He still has a solid majority in the House and the Senate. There WILL be a health care bill before the end of this year and he and the DEMs will attempt to claim victory. With the help of the MSM, they just might get it.


13 posted on 08/21/2009 10:34:22 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Innovative; potlatch; devolve; ntnychik; MeekOneGOP

His praising of FedEx and UPS while simultaneously deprecating the Postal Service was precious.

He can't raise Social Security before 2013 because of his twenty trillion defecit, can't fund cash for clunkers past Monday.

This DeathCare is to die for, which explains why he and Congress won't use it, ever.

Wants us to fund abortions-on-demand and pay for twelve-to-twenty million Mexicans.

Wants to decide when we die when it took him six months to pick a puppy.

The guy's a punk, light in the loafers, kisses the Saudi King and spits on the Queen, the Pope, Israel and won't salute the flag.

I'm sensing hostility, a little arrogance, the emotional maturity of the high-chair fuhrer and the royal haughtiness of the boy-king of Kenya.

His popularity is paralleling the economy in a death spiral.

And it's unsettling, his pushing the stick with white-knuckled grip, chanting Ah-Choo Akbar!


14 posted on 08/21/2009 10:35:41 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I just heard that ABC won’t even let some anti-Obamacare advertising run!

https://www.newsmaxstore.com/contribute/lav/?s=al&promo_code=85D0-1


15 posted on 08/21/2009 10:36:28 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: Innovative
The MSM is missing the plain truth that is right in front of their face. Obama’s problem is not one of not conveying his message clearly enough in selling his health care agenda. Obama’s problem is that what he's trying to sell is a crap sandwich, and the people can see it...and no one is going to willingly eat a crap sandwich no matter how fancy he tries to package it.
16 posted on 08/21/2009 10:39:23 PM PDT by highlander_UW (The only difference between the MSM and the DNC is the MSM sells ad space in their propaganda)
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Well, that's just not right!

“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you’re not patriotic!! We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!”--Hillary during Bush Administration

17 posted on 08/21/2009 10:40:38 PM PDT by Mark (Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire..)
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To: REDWOOD99

He’s going d o w n !! And he knows it. That’s why they will increase their behind the scenes campaign to destroy America.


18 posted on 08/21/2009 10:41:03 PM PDT by unkus
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To: American Constitutionalist

He wants the country broke by the end of the year. Rush would have a feel day with this news story.

The lib media is blaming the message. LOL! The public is not stupid. It is not the message it is that he thought he could fool everyone.

I guess they think they can “nuance” the message or tell granny nicely that some illegal wants her soc security and medicare and that she needs to die NOW.

I am gettin “all we weed up” here. I better go to sleep now.


19 posted on 08/21/2009 10:41:31 PM PDT by Frantzie (Lou Dobbs - American Hero! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
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To: GVnana
He says one thing one day, and the complete opposite the next.

Heck, he doesn't even wait until the next day. His "stump speech" (because we all know he's still campaigning - it's all he knows) says you can keep your doctor and your insurance if you like them, and in THE NEXT BREATH, he says insurance companies and doctors are the problem and have to be "reformed." So which is it, Obozo? Keep them or reform them?

20 posted on 08/21/2009 10:42:10 PM PDT by hsalaw
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