Posted on 10/25/2013 8:58:54 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
First lady Michelle Obama on Friday joined in the battle over Obamacare, talking up her husband’s health-care program after a rough rollout and taking on those behind the government shutdown.
“When a small group of folks in Congress shuts down our government to try to shut down Obamacare, and we watch as our President stands strong, that’s not just some political fight in Washington — it is a battle about our most fundamental values and aspirations,” the first lady told the audience at the Women’s Leadership Forum Conference in Washington, D.C.
“[I]f you’re not happy about what you’ve seen in Congress lately, if you don’t like seeing folks in state government trying to undermine Obamacare or chip away at women’s rights and women’s health, then I urge you — let’s not just sit around feeling angry or helpless or hopeless, especially not [as] women,” she added. “Because there is something that all of you can do right now today to make a huge difference: You can write a check. That’s what we need you to do right now. We need you to write a big old check. (Laughter.) Write the biggest check you can possibly write.”
The first lady did not mention the recent problems with HealthCare.gov, which has been a growing headache for the administration since the launch of the website on Oct. 1.
Instead, Obama emphasized expanded benefits made available by the Affordable Care Act.
“I think it’s important for us to all remember who exactly is benefitting from this new law. They are folks who come from all across the country, who come from all different backgrounds and walks of life. They’re the spouses of our veterans - folks who are working around the clock caring for their loved ones wounded in war, yet who don’t have insurance themselves.”
The wookie speaks, and is still irrelevant.
I ws wondering why we haven’t heard from the Ebony Yeti for a couple of months
STFU!
The wookie speaks, and is still irrelevant.
Just make damn sure your not behind it when it rips one!
She has quite the ample posterior for a 60 yard field goal KICK!!! A wookie field goal from 60 yards with a steel toe boot!!!
Love it.
“I think it’s important for us to all remember who exactly is benefitting from this new law.”
Your college pals.
The left seems to have mastered the art of the endless election season -- whether its actually election time or not, they fundraise and campaign.
If they are working around the clock caring for wounded vets, then they have Champ VA, which is 100% coverage through the VA. If their wounded Veteran is 100% disabled.
So says the ebony bitch who is exempted from her deathcare plan.
Hey Michelle, go stuff your face with a double bacon cheeseburger you disgusting b*tch
> The wookie speaks, and is still irrelevant.
Yep tells everyone how to live their lives but doesnt’t do any of it herself because she’s the queen and enjoys telling the serfs what to do.
How surprising. A wife defends her husband.
No other First Lady in the history of this Republic has ever been as vocal on so many topics as this woman.
Hang. Them. All.
All this over a damn fag.
The First Animal speaks. Funny, I just don’t remember previous First Ladies being as brazenly partisan as this beast has been. And the begging for money... sheesh. Pathetic.
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