Posted on 10/22/2013 5:23:39 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
When President Barack Obama defended his foundering health insurance overhaul Monday in a carefully staged and scripted White House pep rally, thirteen people stood behind him as examples of Americans whom the 'Obamacare' law would help.
But according to their biographies, just three have actually enrolled in the plans offered in their states.
They include the state of Delaware's first Obamacare insurance participant – and, so far, its only one – along with a Tennessee woman who enrolled less than a day before the press event, and a Washington, D.C. man that the Obama White House has used on two previous occasions to symbolize the administration's policy positions.
The other ten included small business owners, twenty-somethings enrolled in their parents' health insurance plans, a pharmacist, and both self-employed and part-time workers.
The White House said some of them were 'representatives from partner organizations,' but did not clarify what that meant.
But one of the three who had registered for Obamacare insurance was brought to Washington, D.C. by the National Women's Law Center, according to a woman who answered the phone at the liberal organization's office on Monday afternoon......
Each of the men and women represented one of the president's first-term policy planks, including Obamacare, education assistance, 'clean' energy, disaster recovery, and a troop draw-down in Afghanistan......
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
liar liar
pants 0N fire
..another phony photo op
I’ll bet his fans loved the “fainting lady” skit though. He’s so brave. Always saving lives. Even in the Rose Garden.
“Intent to sign up” is good enough for the sheeple ....
Just like healthcare reform was “intent to deliver” better healthcare ......
This POS is a fraud pure and simple, from the 1st get go.
If she signed up, that pregnant, diabetic gal needs to get with Sandra fluke and see if she can get some free birth control.
First she needs a blow drier and a new hairdresser ==
All three of the “successes” are probably 100% subsidized.
Are we only reading this in the British news?
The sheeperals eat up “intent”.
If their intent is good, THEY are good.
The British Press. Once again doing the job our Press just REFUSES to do.
All three of the “successes” are probably 100% subsidized.
When the Feds create a program to rob Peter to pay for Paula, Paula will almost always support the program.
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