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Hoyer: Maybe calling it "Obamacare" wasn't such a good idea
mcclatchydc.com ^ | December 3, 2013 | William Douglas

Posted on 12/03/2013 2:16:36 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe

Maybe it wasn't such a hot idea after all for President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats to embrace the "Obamacare" moniker for the Affordable Care Act, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer mused Tuesday.

"Yeah, I wish I hadn't called it 'Obamacare' before, because that has politicized it and has been used by Republicans as a pejorative term," Hoyer, D-Md., said after a reporter noted Tuesday that he repeatedly called the health care law by its formal name. ....

"I don't know that we need to re-brand the Affordable Care Act," he said. "We do need to say it is the Affordable Care Act."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obamacare; stenycare
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To: jetson

It was a victory lap of demons. Who else does that? Who gloats and cackles over a power grab like they did? None of those perps are spring chickens... sure look like they intend to do as much evil as possible before they punch their tickets to the abyss.


61 posted on 12/03/2013 4:13:42 PM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Steny Hoyer has spent a lifetime sucking on the Government Teat.

First as a State Congressman then as a United States Congressman. he owns the voter in Prince Georges and Northern Charles Counties—Black voters. Voters bought with taxpayer funds.


62 posted on 12/03/2013 4:33:42 PM PST by Venturer (Keep Obama and you aint seen nothing yet.)
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To: t1b8zs

COMMIE CARE works better anyway!!!


63 posted on 12/03/2013 4:34:56 PM PST by Tigen (I shall raise you one .)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
Crap by any other name still smells the same.
It's way too late to re-brand or re-package this trash heap.
Nanzi, we've seen what's in it now! Take it back!!!

64 posted on 12/03/2013 4:42:31 PM PST by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: OwenKellogg

“We do need to say it is the Affordable Care Act.”

Every Republican politician should take advantage of every opportunity to call it the “Unaffordable Care Act” between now and the election.


65 posted on 12/03/2013 4:42:41 PM PST by Soul of the South (Yesterday is gone. Today will be what we make of it.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe; a fool in paradise

It was a grate ideer!


66 posted on 12/03/2013 4:45:51 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel
How about calling it Pelosi-Hoyer-Democrap-care?

How about calling it a "pile of shit" Which what it is?

67 posted on 12/03/2013 4:55:17 PM PST by dearolddad (/i>)
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To: dearolddad

It doesn’t matter what you call a pile of crap...it is still a pile of crap. That goes for the criminal steny, too.


68 posted on 12/03/2013 5:09:33 PM PST by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
I know! I know!

Let's call it "RepublicanCare!"

What say you, Stasi?

69 posted on 12/03/2013 5:15:16 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Maybe deeming it ‘passed’ wasn’t such a good idea, Hoyer.


70 posted on 12/03/2013 5:19:18 PM PST by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: eyedigress
If you like your President you can keep him.

I am soooo stealing that. ;-)

71 posted on 12/03/2013 5:31:29 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Yeah all you Congressman who whined you CAN’T AFFORD the AFFORDABLE CARE ACT,so you get a 75% subsidy unlike the working slobs.You can call it what YOU want,I call it UN American Crap,sold by a fraud and a liars


72 posted on 12/04/2013 4:04:46 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Another poster called it “Lucifercare”, and that’s pretty good.


73 posted on 12/04/2013 4:16:11 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, just wait until it's free." P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

How Affordable is it? It is only affordable to those who don’t have to pay for it.


74 posted on 12/04/2013 5:51:57 AM PST by billhilly (Has Pelosi read it yet?)
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To: Revolting cat!

Blamebooshcare. Now there’s a name the Democrats can support


75 posted on 12/04/2013 12:25:59 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
"I don't know that we need to re-brand the Affordable Care Act," he said. "We do need to say it is the Affordable Care Act."

Invoking Saul Alinsky's rules, personalize it, ridicule it, and never let up.

HUSSEIN'S Un-Affordable Care Act - HUACa

Note: The House Committee on Un-American Activities was really called HUAC either.

76 posted on 12/04/2013 12:31:33 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

All of this messages on Obamacare vs ACA makes you wonder which brain trust forever (rather late in the game) flipped the colors to use Red for Republican victories instead of Commie Democrats (as had long been the case) and Blue for Democrats.


77 posted on 12/04/2013 12:33:12 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

“We do need to say it is the Affordable Care Act.”

Well, that is another lie. It is not affordable!


78 posted on 12/04/2013 12:34:53 PM PST by kcvl
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