October 26, 2011: Who Coined 'Obamacare'? (Free Republic mentioned)

The Wire.com ^ | October 26, 2011 | ELSPETH REEVE

[South40]

House Democrats are blocking their Republican colleagues from using Obamacare in letters mailed on the taxpayer's dime to voters, but who made up the term in the first place? Lots of people are asking this question, getting answers like "Certainly a republican, potentially Glenn Beck" and "I am about 80% sure it was Rush Limbaugh" and "Hillary Clinton's campaign coined Obamacare." Iowa Rep. Steve King claimed President Obama himself made it up. Free Republic posters want to claim credit. Lots of liberals suspect an insidious plot by Fox News. But the answer appears to be: a lobbyist.

[Rembrandt]

If the liberals are snippy about the term “Obamacare,” would they prefer DemoCare.

[catnipman]

“If the liberals are snippy about the term “Obamacare,” would they prefer DemoCare.”

About “KommieKare”?

[Viennacon]

Whoever is was, it may go down as one of the best long-term political moves in modern US history. Tie the disaster to its master.

[DannyTN]

So call it the Affordable Care Act and point out how unaffordable it is. And that names of bills can be highly deceptive.

[wetgundog]

DemocrapCare

[Dysart]

It isn't all that clever an appellation. Obvious, actually, and it should be retained. There is a reason he wants to wash his hands of the stink.

[TBall]

As much as I like the name Obamacare, the AFA makes me laugh Everytime I hear it called that.

[fatnotlazy]

Whoever originated the term — I will continue to call this mess, Obamacare. It's Obama’s baby. He owns it. He is responsible for it. When his supporters finally realize they have been had, I want them to associate this disaster with Obama forever.

[Paladin2]

Romney.

[freedumb2003]

>>So call it the Affordable Care Act<<

BOHICareAct...

[Understand the stimulus]

who says the minority party can force the Boehner cowards over a word ?

[Cicero]

The article mentions “Hillarycare,” and that obviously came earlier. One might also mention “Romneycare,” which likewise came earlier.

The name is hardly surprising.

[Vendome]

Must be a way to search for the first instance of ObamaCare® here on FR.

[Paladin2]

Wealth-redistribution-care.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I don’t remember ever seeing any FReeper trying to take credit for the term. Hmmmmmm.

[Enduring Freedom]

Elspeth?!

This lib skank makes Sandra F-uke look like the Virgin Mary.

If you haven’t had a ride on the town bike named Elspeth, you would be a rarity.

She has less credibility than Al Jazeera as a news source.

Ignore her, unless she’s servicing you (take a number).

[bmwcyle]

It should be tattooed on him.

[dfwgator]

I call it, RobertsCare.

[Paladin2]

"I will continue to call this mess, Obamacare."

0DeathCare

0KillerCare

"The president's specific words: I'm “really good at killing people,” authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann write"