--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920
Posted on 07/01/2012 10:11:46 AM PDT by centurion316
On the day President Obama took the final step in turning the Affordable Care Act into law, his senior adviser, David Axelrod, predicted the public would eventually embrace his ambitious effort at health care reform.
Just 32 percent supported the Affordable Care Act when it was approved in March 2010. The number has not changed much.
“As the American people become familiar with what this program is and what it isn’t,” Mr. Axelrod said, “they’re going to be very, very happy with it.”
Two years later, the public is no happier with the law than it was then. Mr. Obama’s signature initiative may have prevailed in the Supreme Court, but a White House that vowed a public relations blitz selling the act’s virtues never fully followed through, much to the frustration of many Democrats and even some of the law’s authors.
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The public relations blitz to sell us on the act’s virtues never followed through. Okay............
Why is it that, even two years after the law passed, they still feel the need to sell us on how wonderful Obamacare is?
Why is it that, to paraphrase Nancy Pelosi, that having passed it to see what’s in the law, that the law is as unpopular as ever?
Why is it that liberals continue to tell us that, once people find out what’s in the law, that then they support Obamacare???
Everything about this law, from the original political back room dealing and bending congressional rules of order to get it passed, to the final Supreme Court ruling by John Roberts’ tortured logic, really reeks, in my opinion.
The public relations blitz to sell us on the act’s virtues never followed through. Okay............
Why is it that, even two years after the law passed, they still feel the need to sell us on how wonderful Obamacare is?
Why is it that, to paraphrase Nancy Pelosi, that having passed it to see what’s in the law, that the law is as unpopular as ever?
Why is it that liberals continue to tell us that, once people find out what’s in the law, that then they support Obamacare???
Everything about this law, from the original political back room dealing and bending congressional rules of order to get it passed, to the final Supreme Court ruling by John Roberts’ tortured logic, really reeks, in my opinion.
The NYT is trying to tell us the Health Care law is unpopular because the Adminstration never really tried to sell it. I believe I read just last week that the President himself, the greatest orator in the history of the ultraverse, has given 144 seperate speeches on the Health Care bill since it was passed. If so, he has only himself to blame.
I'm not sure the word "logic" even with the word "tortured" in front of it, could be used for any portion of his opinion. I read an article to my hubby about this which had quotes from the opinion. Gobbily-gook, was my hubby's opinion of Robert's opinion. Honestly, it seemed to me that he would state something, and then contradict himself one or two sentences later.
I sometimes think that I get more out of an article when I read it aloud to my husband. I remember having the same reaction when I would read articles to him that had quotes from Obama's book. I would actually have to stop and say, "this is terrible, how did he ever become Havard Law Review President?" I reacted in a similar fashion when reading pieces of the "opinion" from Roberts.
This is the second opinion from the Court this week, in which I am wondering if they are thinking about anything in a logical fahsion. With "Arizona", they say that it is okay for the police to ask for identification in order to get info on whether the person is in the country illegally. However, no "immigrant" (notice how they lump legal and illegal immigrants together) has to carry any papers or cards that would tell the officials that they are (or are not) in the country legally. So, you can ask, but there is no way to really know because no one has to carry any papers. Legal immigrants used to be told that they needed to have their green card with them at all times in order to produce it if asked. Now, not so much.
I think the problem is that most Americans have stood in line at government offices, from the post office to the drivers license bureau to the TSA’s screening lines, and they vastly prefer even the hassles of our current medical labyrinth to that.
A vote for a Democrat is a vote for Obamacare.
--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920
So far I seem to believe at least 25 million Americans are willing to die fighting against Obamacare, so just how does that work that the will of Obama is mightier than the people?
Even the NYT cannot sell this pig. Why don’t you come out and give a few more stump speeches Axelrodddddd...
The even boo you butt in the Peoples republic of Massachusetts. hahahaha.
They would probably make their case better re selling it if they weren’t all exempting themselves from it.
And NEVER let’s call it The Health Care Act...it’s Obamacare. Call it like it is!
And NEVER let’s call it The Health Care Act...it’s Obamacare. Call it like it is!
In my opinion, it’s like RATs saying Jews liked Hitler and the concentration camps.
If you REALLY want to call it as it is:
The UN-Affordable ObamaTax Health Control Act.
Haven’t you seen the new TV ads for Obamacare? The one where an entire family gets treatment from these incredible, caring medical providers and it’s all from Obama’s stash?
It makes my blood boil, but the sheeple are going to believe this propaganda. They will think Uncle Sugar is going to provide them with top-notch medical care and it won’t cost them a thing. I think the advertising blitz and lies have just begun.
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