Posted on 08/21/2010 5:47:51 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
On Thursday, Families USA hosted a "messaging" conference call with Democrats and Democratic allies, admitting that ObamaCare has not in fact become more popular since it passed. Families USA called for a wholesale shift in how Democrats now attempt to sell its handiwork to the public, the central theme being that "The law is not perfect, but it does good things and helps many people. Now we'll work to improve it."
That's according to the power point presentation that accompanied the briefing. "Don't make grand claims about the law," another slide added. "Use 'improve it' language." But wait: Wasn't improvement supposed to be the point of ObamaCare?
The presentation was based on internal polling done by the Herndon Alliance, whose daisy chain of "partners" includes the Center for American Progress, AARP and the unions AFL-CIO, SEIU and AFSCME. That Families USA would endorse this strategic switcheroo is astonishing—given that a plan like ObamaCare has been the group's existential goal for two decades.
Mr. Clinton conceded that ObamaCare was unpopular but told Members to "put the corn where the hogs can get to it." To translate from the Bubba idiom, he meant that if they explained it simply and clearly, voters would come around.
Not according to the Families USA Herndon presentation. "Keep claims small and credible; don't overpromise or 'spin' what the law delivers," it advised. Its "to don't" items include offering "a long list of benefits" or claims that "the law will reduce costs and the deficit," even as "Voters are concerned about rising health care costs and believe that costs will continue to rise."
Looping back to Mr. Obama's political advice, his government takeover of health care is unpopular because it is arguably the worst legislation since the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, and the voters know it.
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Funny headline indeed. Denying paternity seems to be quite the common thing to do in many liberal circles.
How does that old saw go?:
“Success has a thousand fathers, but failure is a bastard!”.
>Bo)
Amazing bill! It passed, but no one voted for it!
We need to start calling it DemocratCare. They are the ones that wrote the phoney 2000+ Bill and got it passed in Congress.
It’s like the stimulus/bailout argument they now put forth:
Just think how bad healthcare (eg.employment) would be if we hadn’t passed Obamacare (eg. simulus/bailout)
I hope someone will ask them why they voted for a healthplan they won’t have
Families USA is just another Communist Frot Group that needs to be investigated and prosecuted.
NEVER forget! Vote the bastards out in Nov. Never forget!
Clinton says to put the corn where the hogs can get it. Spoken like a son of the Razorback state, but isn't he being insensitive to Muslims?
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