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.
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supposed to read even CLINTON knew..
Has anyone else noticed how vewy vewy qwiet Hillary and Bill have been during ALL of this???
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Yes, I have. Remember that Bill went to lunch with Obama; I wonder if he gave Obama all of this horrible advice and is sitting back laughing his butt off at Obama now.
I thought she uses a Vet.
Could be Barack is using his darling wife as a sort of a politcal, “human shield” (people named Hussein have been known for using the human shield tactic, you know).
I’m thinking, BHO might be putting Michelle out in front for healthcare, so its defeat can be blamed on her, rather than on him. That way the lesson won’t be “Americans don’t want Socialism” or “Barack Obama cannot influence congress or the American people”, but rather, “First ladies should not be used to push for healthcare reform.”
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.
I’ve heard complaints from a handful of constituents, but I’ve also had calls from people in the health care profession complaining,” said Ald. Toni Preckwinkle, whose 4th Ward is just north of the hospital. “The medical professionals who have come to me are accusing the university of dumping patients on its neighboring institutions. ... Whether it’s being implemented in the way that’s in the best interest of the patient, I can’t tell you.”
Ding, ding, ding ..... we have a winner!!!
Good. That scolding, condescending tone. That sneer. That wagging finger. THAT’LL help.
I think I'm going to turn it into an avatar for some forums I frequent.
I’ll bet she comes right out and says, “And that defective baby, Trig, well, the parents should have just chose pregnancy termination services that my husbands health plan would finally make available to all that need it!”.
LOL!
I was wondering when they were going rearrange that particular “deck chair” out on the SS 0bamaTitanic.
Oh Goody, that should help O’s poll numbers!!
Hopefully her love of the grape may be examined also
Pretty soon they will be parading signs on the dog also
This move on her part is Hillary-ous...
This move on her part is Hillary-ous...
I was just wondering if we were going to be 'allowed' to bring up the fact of her patient DUMPING!
That probably makes me a 'racist'. /s
Oh, good, Michelle is going to single handed send ILLEGALS home and tell welfare cheats and baby mamas they can't just dump the sperm donors kid at the local ER. /s
On the down side, now we have to hear all over again from the alphabets and lame stream media how beautiful and fashionable that donkey wearing a bedspread is....
You are absolutely right about that. If she was merely trying to counter this practice, she was doing the right thing. People have to learn alternatives to ER abuse.
The issue is whether her hospital went overboard and turned away real emergencies because of the patient's ability to pay. That is the allegation and it deserves a full and fair airing of the facts.
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