Posted on 09/14/2009 12:56:18 PM PDT by lowbridge
To highlight abusive practices, Mr. Obama referred to an Illinois man who "lost his coverage in the middle of chemotherapy because his insurer found he hadn't reported gallstones that he didn't even know about." The president continued: "They delayed his treatment, and he died because of it."
Although the president has used this example previously, his conclusion is contradicted by the transcript of a June 16 hearing on industry practices before the Subcommittee of Oversight and Investigation of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The deceased's sister testified that the insurer reinstated her brother's coverage following intervention by the Illinois Attorney General's Office. She testified that her brother received a prescribed stem-cell transplant within the desired three- to four-week "window of opportunity" from "one of the most renowned doctors in the whole world on the specific routine," that the procedure "was extremely successful," and that "it extended his life nearly three and a half years."
The president's second example was a Texas woman "about to get a double mastectomy
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“What.....me lie? Only if I don’t get caught.” I really don’t care what’s in this bill, I want nothing to do with it.
I really don’t care what’s in this bill, I want nothing to do with it.
Totally agree and many others are in agreement!
Sounds like Obama LIED over and over again during the speech.
Bump for later reading and forwarding.
Playing fast and dirty with the truth and outright lies seem to be this man’s M.O. If the White House press corps wasn’t so morally bankrupt they would have material to write about every day re the antics of this guy and his Administration, czars and all.
Is it a lie if you only read it? TOTUS, TOTUS, TOTUS shame on you.
Hey, he didnt lie. His teleprompter lied.
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