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Posted on 11/27/2013 10:21:11 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama Admin: Please Don't Use Obamacare Website This Weekend
by Ben Shapiro 27 Nov 2013, 9:20 AM PDT
On Wednesday, the Obama administration leaked to The New York Times that it would be stifling the outreach efforts for Obamacare prior to this weekend, fearful that a “crush of new users” could sink Healthcare.gov entirely. According to “administration officials,” the Times reported, the White House had killed “a big health care marketing campaign planned for December out of concern that it might drive too many people to the still-fragile Healthcare.gov.”
This is a major shift of message from an administration whose allies have encouraged Americans to talk about Obamacare over Thanksgiving turkey. Now, apparently, the White House wants to ensure that it does not receive “too much demand” – hardly the major problem for a program lagging dramatically in enrollees.
Nonetheless, the administration maintains that it has not changed message, and that in fact the website will be improved dramatically over time. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius stated, “We are definitely on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month. That was our commitment.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
These people are useless. They are encouraging everyone to hector their families about getting Obamacare, but if Auntie takes you up on it and says: help me enroll, you have to say “sorry Auntie the site is still not functional”.
Idiots.
“The guy in Russia that runs the Obamacare website and also answers the phones as “Peggy” is taking time off for Thanksgiving.”
LOL, good one!
Darn! Such an integral part of my holiday weekend plans!
Black Friday Shopping
College Football
Log onto a Big Brother website to have my identity stolen
no no. this sounds like a perfect time to peruse the site, click on a few buttons and see how well it stands up.
Ok folks SWAMP the turkey,lets blow it away.
How about setting a time and have millions try to sign up at the same time!
Sebelius’ next announcement will be for the A’s to sign up on Dec 1st, the B’s on the 2nd, C’s on 3rd...... — which would put them past the deadline of the 23rd — so just scrunch up all the w,x,y and z’s on that last day. Easy Peazy.
"Crush of new users" = more than six people may try to sign up.
Why would I want to give all my personal information to hackers anyway?
By delaying the start of enrollment they buy time.
They have been useing that time to make the website operational.
Obama knew in March that there were problems with the website. He was briefed on a report warning of the potential for system failure that could make the health care exchanges inaccessible to consumers trying to buy insurance through them. [1,2]
Then, on July 2, Obama announced a year delay for business with 50 or more employees.
Most people have insurance through their employer. By delaying the mandate for employers the number of persons effected by a non-functioning website has been minimized.
He bought time. He minimized the effect of the failed website which he knew was in the offing.
He’s working to have the website being operational by the time the vast majority of people lose their employer provided insurance. And as a further contingency, he's pushing the deadline past the election next year. The law requires the employer mandate now - not next year as Obama has decreed.
TIME IS NOT OUR ALLY - IT IS OBAMA'S!
Not only does he refuse to see that “the Laws be faithfully executed”, he has encouraged others to violate law.
Unlike citing “prosecutorial discretion” which he claims justifies his refusal to enforce immigration law, he now advances to issuing decrees which he claims change the law. It’s not that the law has actually been changed, despite his assertions, it is that he implores others to violate the law. He encourages businesses and government agencies - state and federal - to violate law.
Not only does he refuse to see that “the Laws be faithfully executed” he uses the bully pulpit of his office to intimidate businesses and government agencies and induce them to criminal acts.
His delay decrees are illegal and Congress ought to declare them irrelevant, of no force, and DEMAND that the law be enforced - and then rein in Obama.
He is a scofflaw.
Congress must end this lawlessness and chaos. Impeachment is the remedy.
Obama does not have the authority to delay the law (PPACA). It is certainly a crime to promote and induce criminal behavior. It is certainly a misdemeanor. Obama is causing government to commit crimes. Obama has and is committing high crimes and misdemeanors.
Time is not our ally - it is Obama's. He is using that time to advance his agenda by increasingly illegal means. He has gotten away with one decree after another, so what's stopping him from yet another? Well here's another: instead of a one year delay as decreed on June 2, his latest decree pushes the deadline past next year's election.
Will there be other decrees? Maybe push it out another month next year, maybe abolish the 90 day lead time for cancellation notices? Do what ever is necessary to protect Democrats at the voting both? Why wouldn't he, no one has stopped him.
No more decrees! Enforce the law and impeach this criminal.
[1] http://washingtonexaminer.com/white-house-obama-was-aware-of-march-report-on-website-problems/article/2539423
[2] http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/19/us-usa-healthcare-idUSBRE9AI18920131119
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/19/white-house-despite-assurances-knew-obamacare-glit/
Well lookey here: A new decree.
Now the mandate on small businesses as well has been delayed until after the election next year.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3096088/posts
Obama encourages discussion of obamacare at the Thanksgiving table right?
“So, what about Obama requesting this discussion at the table right now but also requesting no one use DemocratCare.gov right now as well? What’s that all about anyway?”
Remember, it was guaranteed to be working by Sunday, December 1.
Nor would I download badboy web testing software from http://www.badboy.com.au/ which is free for non-commercial use and hammer the site for months on end. That wouldn’t be nice.
Boehner calls for all of Obamacare to be delayed. He never mentions that all these delays are violations of law.
When will the Speaker of the House end this usurpation of Congressional authority?
“If the president won’t repeal it, he should at least delay the entire law before it wreaks any more havoc on American families and small businesses, as well as our economy.”
http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/small-business-latest-bear-burden-obamacare-failures
As God is my witness I thought this turkey would fly!
Many hilarious comments on this thread.
I like it.
STUXNET!
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