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White House to Spend $20 million to Pitch ObamaCare
Townhall.com ^
| May 23, 2012
| Bob Beauprez
Posted on 05/23/2012 8:45:57 AM PDT by Kaslin
Ever since the Democrats passed ObamaCare "so we could find out what's in it," Americans have overwhelmingly said they didn't like the new law.
Now, the Obama Administration is spending $20 million of taxpayer money on a new public relations campaign to try to sell us, yet again, on this unprecedented intrusion into our lives by legislation that 72% of Americans believe violates the Constitution.
The new public relations campaign "will inform the American people about the many preventative benefits" of ObamaCare according to the White House spin machine. Porter-Novelli, one of the planet's glitziest consumer marketing firms, has been awarded the $20 million contract to direct a "national multi-media campaign" - the key word there is "campaign."
Americans by a margin of 56:37 currently favor complete repeal of the President's signature piece of legislation, and the animosity against ObamaCare continues to grow according to Rasmussen's regular tracking of public opinion. That presents a significant challenge for a President seeking re-election.
So under a ruse of informing the public, the White House is using another $20 million of your money for his personal campaign purposes.
The more I hear about ObamaCare, the more I feel sick.
From Heritage:
A Freedom of Information Act request filed by the group Judicial Watch last year revealed the lengths to which HHS has gone to attempt to sell Obamacare to a skeptical public:
- The Obama HHS launched a campaign to track Internet searches and to use online search engines such as Google and Yahoo to drive traffic to a government website promoting Obamas health care overhaul. Using pay-per-click advertising tools, such as Google Adwords, HHS purposely targeted people searching the term Obamacare, a word that has been described as disparaging by political agents of the president.
- According to a budget summary prepared by Ogilvy, from October 2010 through February 2011, the Obama administration spent $1,435,009 on these online advertisements alone, including advertising campaigns with Google and Yahoo, almost $300,000 per month.
- A number of documents address the need to target the Obamacare propaganda campaign to Hispanics, blacks, and women. For example, according to an email from Chris Beakey, vice president of Ogilvy PR Worldwide, to HHS officials on Dec. 16, 2010, summarizing a conference call, You want to utilize the bulk of their paid media efforts (which would include expenditures for Radio One and Univision) on media that reaches African Americans and Hispanics. The money will go farther and these audiences continue to be a top priority.
- A Jan. 18, 2011, email from Ogilvy to HHS New Media Communications Director Julia Eisman notes with respect to a Spanish banner ad campaign, I realize we really cant use the blond mom and child for this audience.
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To: Kaslin
Out of which slush fund is this $20 mil coming from?
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posted on
05/23/2012 9:30:27 AM PDT
by
SMM48
To: Kaslin
This is nothing but campaign fraud, illegally using taxpayer dollars to send out a campaign message.
The FEC needs to be shut down because they don’t give a s*it about illegal foreign donations, illegal lottery schemes, and illegal/fraudulent voters.
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posted on
05/23/2012 9:34:56 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Barack Obama has cut and run from what he called "the right war".)
To: Kaslin
This 20 million will have no effect on the polls of Obamacare. Nor, is it intended to.
This money will go to TV Stations, Radio Stations and Newspapers that have carried the socialist agenda. A payoff.
To: TexasCajun; tennmountainman; Copenhagen Smile
Yes, why else waste $20 million of taxpayer money on a “new public relations campaign” when the Supreme Court may rule against it anyhow?
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posted on
05/23/2012 10:26:42 AM PDT
by
Son House
(The Economic Boom Heard Around The World => TEA Party 2012)
To: Pollster1
Yes, and what savings?
Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., ...They just didnt understand how we could save money on this by adding more people to the system...
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posted on
05/23/2012 10:28:04 AM PDT
by
Son House
(The Economic Boom Heard Around The World => TEA Party 2012)
To: Kaslin
For God's sake, House Republicans DEFUND THIS EXPENDITURE!
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posted on
05/23/2012 10:43:11 AM PDT
by
FroggyTheGremlim
(Conservative patriots, Rise up!)
To: eCSMaster
Are you forgetting that we
only have the House, while the rats have both the White House and the Senate.
I am sick and tired of some in here not putting the blame on where it belongs. The Rats
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posted on
05/23/2012 10:58:56 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
(Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
To: Kaslin
Blame?! How about the GOP bastards at least PUT UP A FIGHT. All I’ve heard recently is crickets while the gaggle around here chant ABO
To: tennmountainman
Gotta get the payoff checks written before SCOTUS strikes it down
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posted on
05/24/2012 12:57:26 PM PDT
by
The_Sword_of_Groo
("No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.")
To: The_Sword_of_Groo
That’s all this is. Ads placed with socialist media that has carried the water for Obamacare. Nothing more than slush fund intended for Obama’s socialist media friends.
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