Posted on 09/17/2009 7:50:22 AM PDT by MaestroLC
Pushing for health care reform didn’t turn out so well for the last first lady in a Democratic White House.
But with a retooled staff and an under-the-radar summer behind her, Michelle Obama plans a packed autumn that aides say will include a “dedicated focus” on health insurance reform — the same issue that brought such headaches to Hillary Clinton.
“She will do things that fit in with what she cares about, like health care reform and the implications it has for family and kids,” said Camille Johnston, Obama’s director of communications. “She will spend her time focusing on where policy and people intersect.”
For the health care reform push, which got something of a reboot last week with President Barack Obama’s address to Congress, the aim is for the first lady’s imprimatur to put a friendly face and a noncontroversial spin on a complex, highly partisan issue.
She won’t get into the weeds on health care, pushing specific details or plans as Clinton did. Instead, she’ll make the soft, soccer-mom sell, highlighting the need to eat healthy, exercise and get preventive care. On Friday, Michelle Obama will appear at an event where women and families will talk about the health care system, and she will deliver remarks that will “amplify the president’s message on the need for health insurance reform,” according to the White House.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Maybe Michelle can explain her involvement in this bit of news:
U. of C. shunning poor patients? Obama's wife, 3 aides tied to plan to free up space
Chicago Sun-Times; August 23, 2008 - Sen. Barack Obama's wife and three close advisers have been involved with a program at the University of Chicago Medical Center that steers patients who don't have private insurance -- primarily poor, black people -- to other health care facilities.
Michelle Obama -- currently on unpaid leave from her $317,000-a-year job as a vice president of the prestigious hospital -- helped create the program, which aims to find neighborhood doctors for low-income people who were flooding the emergency room for basic treatment. Hospital officials say such patients hinder their ability to focus on more critically ill patients in need of specialized care, such as cancer treatment and organ transplants.
Great time to dust off her “patient dumping” scheme - sounds like a great topic for talk radio/Fox/and the Internet.
Makes my stomache turn.
OMG...are ya kidding me? Sending her out? There isn't a more unlikable, condescending and angry person on the planet.
I was just thinking yesterday, at least Michelle is keeping a low profile and we haven’t had to hear her horrible voice. Why oh why did I think that!
Um....they need to keep looking for faces because hers is neither "friendly" to the heart nor soft on the eyes.
Stay out of it ‘chelle. You aren’t too popular and you have a bad pushy attitude.
You have been stuffin’ your gut with burgers, fries and milkshakes the last few months while serving kids toxic lettuce fron that idiotic garden of yours.
The comments at Politico have her patient dumping history front and center.
She might as well jump in...The more liberal statists in the battle the better...
Has anyone else noticed how vewy vewy qwiet Hillary and Bill have been during ALL of this???
Now,opponents will be racists and sexists!
Can you imagine any company or business paying this “wookie linebacker”, the product of affirmative action this kind of money?
I know one way the medical industry could reduce costs. Don’t have an overpaid Senator’s wife in a cushy job at a hospital.
As much as I dislike Obamacare, I don’t see a problem with Michelle trying to clean up the ER.
You cannot have people using ERs as a primary care clinic.
ERs are for people who have true emergencies.
I don’t think you will get much traction on this issue, especially if Michelle developed a program to get these patients to see a family practice/primary care physician.
Oh, yea that will help. lolololol
I hope he sends the wife. She is a nasty piece of work. Do It O! No one likes her.
“O” is getting desperate. He was probably going to use the First “Lady’s” support in a pinch.... well, he’s in a pinch now.
Oh God, please let the libtards trot Michelle O out in front of the cameras to pimp for "Health Care" ... let them do it often.
(Disclaimer: I intended no disrespect to Ms. Obama when I used the word trot .... nor to any horses)
Yeah, that’s what I am talking about.
Even knew to put Clinton put Hillary on ice and cookie baking detail. And Hillary was warm and fuzzy when compared to this woman.
Who is advising this guy? Is it one of us? Yeah, go on every talk show, give speeches every week on Prime Time, send Michelle out...
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