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White House Vows to Defend Democrats on Health Reform, Will 'Punch Back Twice as Hard'
FOXNEWS.com ^ | August 07, 2009 | FOXNEWS.com

Posted on 08/07/2009 3:04:48 AM PDT by Son House

Also Thursday, the AFL-CIO announced plans to mobilize labor activists to attend town hall meetings in 50 congressional districts this month to counter the conservative protesters.

White House aides David Axelrod and Jim Messina traveled to the Capitol for their presentation to Democratic senators. Senators saw videos of disruptions at events held by House members, and were told to organize their events more carefully as well as work with labor unions and other friendly groups to generate enthusiasm.

They also were urged to use these events to stress insurance reforms such as a limit on out-of-pocket expenses for those covered by insurance, a ban on coverage cancellation for the seriously ill and protections for small businesses.

Messina, the deputy White House chief of staff, also said any advertising attack would be met with a bigger response, these officials said.

"If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard," Messina told senators, according to two people in the room.

Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said Thursday the group, which will keep working over the August break, is making progress.

The outlines of a the Finance Committee compromise have emerged in recent weeks -- although nothing is final. The package would cost around $900 billion over 10 years and would be fully paid for through a variety of revenue raisers including a tax on health insurers that offer high-cost plans worth more than $20,000 a year.

"If Republicans aren't there, it could get to the point where some time after the recess ... Democrats may have to go in a different direction," Baucus said after the group returned from a meeting with Obama at the White House.

"I hope not," Baucus added, "but we have to face facts."

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More White House sponcered violence to follow...
1 posted on 08/07/2009 3:04:48 AM PDT by Son House
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To: Son House

Is there a link for more questions to be asked at these meeting? Of course, feel free to post them too


2 posted on 08/07/2009 3:07:58 AM PDT by Son House (President Øbama Turns His Back On The Oppressed During Their Darkest Hours)
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To: Son House

Brownshirts, anyone?


3 posted on 08/07/2009 3:12:54 AM PDT by Ex-Democrat Dean
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To: Son House

If they touch you, sue them. If they lock you out, take the door.
Union minions are nothing but tools of their masters if they engage.
Minions will overreact. They always do.


4 posted on 08/07/2009 3:18:35 AM PDT by BamaAndy
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To: BamaAndy

If they touch you, get them charged with sexual assault “inappropriate touching”. It’s inappropraite if you think its is so. Thats something no one wants on their record.


5 posted on 08/07/2009 3:23:11 AM PDT by Merlinator (One Big A$$ Mistake America)
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To: Ex-Democrat Dean
We are now entering the era of the Teletubby Congress. Lets look at the upside. At least they will always have their prompters with them...
6 posted on 08/07/2009 3:23:13 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Barak Obama: Pontificator in Chief and Poster Child for the Peter Principle)
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To: Son House

This is going to backfire big time.

Americans don’t like the strong arm tactics to begin with, have never had much of a love affair with unions either.

To be threatened with this kind of intimidation, is not going to go over well.


7 posted on 08/07/2009 3:25:51 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Son House
I fear this is EXACTLY what they want. Lets start a civil ‘war’, then declare marshal law. The parallels with these people and the little corporal with the funny mustache are becoming alarmingly similar!
8 posted on 08/07/2009 3:26:08 AM PDT by Nekman (Impeach Obama/Biden/Pelosi/Reid/Frank/Dodd......oh,heck....lets just have a coup!)
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To: Son House
The punk in the White House thinks he's going to start a gang war. What an idiot. My answer to the union thugs is "bring it".

He's trying to silence the majority and WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED!

9 posted on 08/07/2009 3:28:05 AM PDT by meyer (It's 1938 all over again - the democrats are the new NAZIs and conservatives are the new Jews.)
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To: Son House

The dems acted too soon. If they had waited another ten years or so, for the rest of the WWII and Korean conflict generation who remembers what this country was all about to die off, they wouldn’t have half the battle.

As it is, too many remember Nazi Germany and can see the parallels.


10 posted on 08/07/2009 3:29:27 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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The King didn’t have much of a problem with the Iranian government beating and even killing their citizens, I don’t think he will have much of a problem with the same thing in this country.

Down With The King!


11 posted on 08/07/2009 3:31:11 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ("Prosperity is just around the corner." Herbert Hoover, 1932)
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To: Fresh Wind

By that I mean impeach him now.


12 posted on 08/07/2009 3:32:30 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ("Prosperity is just around the corner." Herbert Hoover, 1932)
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To: metmom
his is going to backfire big time.

I think so too.

13 posted on 08/07/2009 3:32:33 AM PDT by riri (http://oneamericaninsweden.blogspot.com/)
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To: meyer
THE MARXISTS ARE PUSHING THE NATIONALIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES MEDICAL INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT THE SEIU AND THE SOCIALIST (DEMOCRAT) PARTY, USING GOEBBELS AND ERNST ROHM (SA) LIKE TACTICS.

COMPLETE WITH THEIR OWN DR MENGELE, THE HOMOSEXUAL EZEKIEL EMMANUELE.

STOP THE SOCIALISTS BEFORE RED CREEPY SOB'S LIKE THIS DECIDE WHETHER YOU AND YOUR FAMILY LIVE OR DIE

14 posted on 08/07/2009 3:32:58 AM PDT by Rome2000 (Hussein Baraka Mook Kebba)
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To: Son House
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., a member of the group, said they were discussing exempting insurance policies sold to teachers and first-responders such as police and firefighters from a proposed tax on high-cost insurance.

Buying votes, I see.

That means an even higher tax on everyone else to make up the difference.

15 posted on 08/07/2009 3:34:32 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Rome2000

Rise up America its time to take back YOUR country.
VOTE AGAINST ALL INCUMBENTS


16 posted on 08/07/2009 3:36:51 AM PDT by crazyotto
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To: Son House

“The outlines of a the Finance Committee compromise have emerged in recent weeks — although nothing is final. The package would cost around $900 billion over 10 years and would be fully paid for through a variety of revenue raisers including a tax on health insurers that offer high-cost plans worth more than $20,000 a year. “

This tax on health insurers...

I asked this yesterday, when will the figures for the LOSS of tax revenue that these EVIL health insurers be calculated into the cost of the bill?


17 posted on 08/07/2009 3:37:43 AM PDT by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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To: riri
Also Thursday, the AFL-CIO announced plans to mobilize labor activists to attend town hall meetings in 50 congressional districts this month to counter the conservative protesters.

This is what's got me really ticked.

18 posted on 08/07/2009 3:38:46 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Fresh Wind

“The King didn’t have much of a problem with the Iranian government beating and even killing their citizens, I don’t think he will have much of a problem with the same thing in this country.”

That frightened me too. He seemed to shrug it off and that’s when I knew we had our own little Khoemeni in office.


19 posted on 08/07/2009 3:39:10 AM PDT by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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To: Son House
Headline?

Citizens' opinions Czar to "protect" democracy
Obama Threatens To Czar and Fetter Citizens
"No constitutional right to interfere with us," say White House, Congress

20 posted on 08/07/2009 3:39:27 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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