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Obama Asks Nation for Input On Reforming Health System. 'We Want Your Exact Ideas,' Daschle Says
Washington Post ^ | DEc. 5, 2008 | Ceci Connolly

Posted on 12/05/2008 10:05:05 PM PST by FocusNexus

In between the tree trimming and gift-giving, President-elect Barack Obama is inviting Americans to spend part of the holiday season talking about health care -- and report back to him.

As he gears up for major health reform legislation next year, Obama is encouraging average Americans to host informal gatherings to brainstorm about how to improve the U.S. system.

The sessions, which could take place at a party, over a Menorah-lighting or at the annual Christmas cookie bake-off, are to be held Dec. 15 to Dec. 31. Former senator Thomas A. Daschle, Obama's point person on health, will attend at least one and prepare a detailed report, complete with video, to present to the next president.

In addition to the house parties, Obama's transition Web site, Change.gov, is collecting thousands of comments on health-care reform.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; agenda; bho2008; bhohealthcare; daschle; healthcare; hmos; insurance; obama; obamacare; socialiedhealthcare; socializedmedicine
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To: dalereed

Rule No 1....you need a valid US birth certificate to participate.


21 posted on 12/05/2008 10:29:50 PM PST by spokeshave (0bambi wants to kill babies and raise taxes, Sarah wants to raise babies and kill taxes)
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To: antiunion person

No kidding. No matter what is “submitted”, they already know which direction they want to go in. What a joke.


22 posted on 12/05/2008 10:30:16 PM PST by cpanter (Babies, guns and Jesus. Hot Damn! - Rush on the Palin pick.)
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To: FocusNexus

How about getting out of it altogether?


23 posted on 12/05/2008 10:33:35 PM PST by Tzimisce (http://groups.myspace.com/nailthemessiah)
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To: spokeshave

If there was no insurance or free health care it wouldn’t make any difference if you were a citizen or not.

Canadians with any money come here now and pay the full price for health care because the government system in Canada stinks.


24 posted on 12/05/2008 10:34:08 PM PST by dalereed
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To: FocusNexus

To Daschle:

We don’t want it.

We don’t want abortion.

We don’t want euthania.

We don’t want stem-celling research on embryos. (You don’t remember, Mr. Daschle, but you were once and embryo, yourself.)


25 posted on 12/05/2008 10:35:58 PM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: antiunion person
We want to hear from everyone with an idea. We're NOT going to use any of them but asking just makes everyone feeeeeel better.

Bingo. And when the shove their plan down our throats they can say "This is what the majority of the people wanted".

26 posted on 12/05/2008 10:36:01 PM PST by BaylorDad (DNC = Do Nothing Congress!)
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To: Salvation

euthania.
euthanasia.


27 posted on 12/05/2008 10:37:50 PM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: smokingfrog

Take a number and die. That’s what they want.

Communism “squashes” those who are no longer “Producers”.


28 posted on 12/05/2008 10:39:15 PM PST by unkus
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To: FocusNexus

You must use a sharpened #2 pencil. Blacken the bubble from the inside out,do not go outside of the bubble or the scanner will read it incorrectly. You have one hour.


29 posted on 12/05/2008 10:40:39 PM PST by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Good Morning Mr & Mrs Scooter and All The Ships At Sea)
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To: anniegetyourgun

***It’s all a mirage....while people type in their ideas, the Dems will proceed to do as the please.***

Exactly.


30 posted on 12/05/2008 10:41:51 PM PST by mrs tiggywinkle
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To: TheBigIf

“Try to find ways to disconnect the federal goverment from interfering and running political agendas in the healthcare market.”

Take health care insurance out of businesses. It’s the only way.


31 posted on 12/05/2008 10:42:11 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade, There are only two sides. Pick one.)
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To: FocusNexus

It’s the insurance companies vs the doctors. It’s a runaway train since the 70’s.


32 posted on 12/05/2008 10:49:30 PM PST by eyedigress (All I want for Christmas is a nice blue barrel rifle.)
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To: FocusNexus

1. Abolish MEDICARE and MEDICAID, get the Federal Government completely OUT of health care.

2. Limit malpractice suit payouts to $250K.

3. Tighten tracking of incompetent physicians and loosen rules to yank licenses of the seriously incompetent.


33 posted on 12/05/2008 10:52:07 PM PST by Islander7 (This Atlas is shrugging! ~ I am Joe!)
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To: FocusNexus

If you send in anything you will become part of Obama’s and the DNC’s mailing list for the 2010 and 2012 campaigns.


34 posted on 12/05/2008 10:53:02 PM PST by oldbill
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To: FocusNexus

Nobama and daschle know NOTHING about running a Dairy Queen, much less a health system. As Levin said, they will be using populist feedback on the internet to build a despotic system.

Anyone who missed The Great One’s show on friday can hear what he said about this issue by going to his site and clicking on the Dec 5 show.

http://www.marklevinshow.com/levinplayer/player.html#


35 posted on 12/05/2008 10:56:27 PM PST by Canedawg (The media is a ass, a idiot.," said Mr. Bumble.)
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To: oldbill

“If you send in anything you will become part of Obama’s and the DNC’s mailing list for the 2010 and 2012 campaigns.”

I am sure that’s true, but you can always use a phony name and a throw-away e-mail address.

If the Dems can use that for voter registration, I don’t see why others can’t use it to stay anonymous, when making a comment at Obama’s site.


36 posted on 12/05/2008 10:57:36 PM PST by FocusNexus
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To: anniegetyourgun

*It’s all a mirage....while people type in their ideas, the Dems will proceed to do as the please.*

You have it. We are no longer a Representative Republic.


37 posted on 12/05/2008 11:00:15 PM PST by unkus
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Fire Daschle. Then resign.


38 posted on 12/05/2008 11:06:08 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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To: FocusNexus

Well, probably the first step would be to ask experts, and not yahoos who frequent your website.


39 posted on 12/05/2008 11:13:49 PM PST by ClaudiusI
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To: FocusNexus

Repeal the 1973 bill, authored by Ted Kennedy, which created HMOs. Let the free market be free.


40 posted on 12/05/2008 11:39:13 PM PST by Terpfen (Ain't over yet, folks. Those 2004 Senate gains are up for grabs in 2 years.)
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