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One fired, three suspended after undercover health care video
myfoxdfw.com ^ | 11/13/13 | staff

Posted on 11/13/2013 7:48:25 AM PST by Nachum

The Urban League of Greater Dallas fired one person and suspended three others after a video from a conservative activist reportedly showed the workers encouraging health care applicants to lie.

An edited video was released Monday that seemingly shows so-called health care Navigators encouraging people to lie on forms signing up for health care to get better rates.

The video was released by Project Veritas, which was started by conservative activist James O'Keefe. O'Keefe gained notoriety for videos in 2009 that eventually brought down ACORN.

The Urban League said in a statement on Tuesday it "does not condone, nor would we ever sanction, misleading the public or any individual who seeks our assistance about any issue, and particularly in this case, an issue as critical as health care."

The Urban League said the person fired was a "part-time receptionist trainee" who was not authorized to speak on behalf of The Urban League or act as a Navigator and said it supports decertifying three "Navigators-in-training" in the video.

The Urban League also called for the unedited video of the incidents to be released. It said the undercover applicants were told the people they were speaking to were Navigators-in-training and "the full context of these comments is not reflected in the video."

Two Texas politicians said the video show

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: abortion; acorn; care; dallas; deathpanels; health; jamesokeefe; navigator; obamacare; texas; undercover; urbanleague; video; zerocare
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1 posted on 11/13/2013 7:48:25 AM PST by Nachum
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2 posted on 11/13/2013 7:49:29 AM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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As though James had to film 100 Navigators to find these 3.....


3 posted on 11/13/2013 7:51:21 AM PST by G Larry (Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalms 109:8)
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“It said the undercover applicants were told the people they were speaking to were Navigators-in-training “

So... they were being trained to lie ?


4 posted on 11/13/2013 7:51:37 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: G Larry

Wonder how many had criminal records. But we don’t care about that. /sarc


5 posted on 11/13/2013 7:52:55 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: Nachum
O'Keefe gained notoriety for videos in 2009 that eventually brought down ACORN.

"brought down" should read "brought about a name change"...

6 posted on 11/13/2013 7:53:04 AM PST by ErnBatavia (The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
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To: Nachum

So when are they going to fire whomever came up with the “whores for free birthcontrol (my title) ad in Colorado?


7 posted on 11/13/2013 7:53:48 AM PST by grania
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As though James had to film 100 Navigators to find these 3.....

I'm waiting for the various news outlets to state that this was an isolated case.

8 posted on 11/13/2013 7:54:33 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: Nachum

O’Keefe should take care to make sure his accelerator pedal does not “get stuck”.


9 posted on 11/13/2013 7:54:40 AM PST by skeeter
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As though James had to film 100 Navigators to find these 3.....

The video probably was recorded on the first 3.

Pity O'Keefe couldn't have waited a few days more and gotten 10, 20, or 30.

10 posted on 11/13/2013 7:55:01 AM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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“Pity O’Keefe couldn’t have waited a few days more and gotten 10, 20, or 30.”

Just wait.

I think James has learned to have a knockout, on standby.


11 posted on 11/13/2013 7:58:53 AM PST by G Larry (Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalms 109:8)
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Nachum:" The Urban League said the person fired was a "part-time receptionist trainee" who was not authorized to speak on behalf of The Urban League
or act as a Navigator and said it supports decertifying three "Navigators-in-training" in the video.

The three "Navigators-in-training" had already completed their 20 hour online training requirement, and according to ObamaCare are certified "Navigators" .
The level of incompetancy and criminality necessary before prosecution totally astounds me !
That is why , prior to ObamaCare , insurance agents had to be certified , bonded and licensed.
This whole health crap debacle is so illegal on so many fronts !

12 posted on 11/13/2013 7:59:07 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt (Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
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I’m surprised 0bama hasn’t tried to give them medals yet for pushing his agenda


13 posted on 11/13/2013 8:00:01 AM PST by rightistight
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Pity O'Keefe couldn't have waited a few days more and gotten 10, 20, or 30.

Gov Mike Hukabee interviewed O'Keefe on his radio show yesterday, and if I heard right, O'Keefe has numerous other tapes he will release "one at a time".
14 posted on 11/13/2013 8:02:36 AM PST by plsvn
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RE One fired, three suspended after undercover health care video,

Looks like racism, were they all black?

15 posted on 11/13/2013 8:03:44 AM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
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Knowing O’Keefe, there will no doubt be more footage released... and it probably won’t provide any relief to the Urban League, likely just more heart burn.


16 posted on 11/13/2013 8:03:52 AM PST by dps.inspect (rage against the Obama machine...)
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To: Nachum

Regime motto: “If you ain’t lyin’, you ain’t tryin’.


17 posted on 11/13/2013 8:04:34 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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Well, the way it looks, if you fired 100 “navigators” at random, you’d probably be firing 80-90 black people in the process.

So, I’d say the “racism” was in the hiring, not in the firing.


18 posted on 11/13/2013 8:08:21 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Nachum
The Urban League said in a statement on Tuesday it "does not condone, nor would we ever sanction, misleading the public or any individual who seeks our assistance about any issue, and particularly in this case, an issue as critical as health care."

Riiiight. The National Urban League is headed by Marc Morial, the original ACORN poster boy.

19 posted on 11/13/2013 8:10:26 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: G Larry
I think James has learned to have a knockout, on standby.

Yeah, I love that guy. He's a master at the slow drip.

20 posted on 11/13/2013 8:11:45 AM PST by Fido969
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