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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 01:44 PM Aug 2013

The Stupidest Anti-ObamaCare Campaign Ever

We’ve known for a few weeks now that conservative groups are attempting to sabotage Obamacare by planning and staging campaigns to dissuade young people and families from enrolling in state insurance exchanges. Via Greg Sargent, these efforts include a new radio spot from the conservative group Americans for Prosperity, and the good news is that in addition to being heartless and cruel, it’s also incredibly stupid. “Two years ago, my son Caleb began having seizures … if we can’t pick our own doctor, how do I know my family is going to get the care they need?”

Set aside for a moment that the one factual claim about the law in that quote — “we can’t pick our own doctor” — is false, and will be false until the president of Kaiser Permanente hypnotizes all of Washington and persuades Congress to ban PPOs. Set aside too that the single most well known and well liked provision of the Affordable Care Act is the one banning insurance companies from discriminating against people with preexisting conditions. That’s the reason Caleb will never have to worry about being locked out of coverage for the rest of his life.

More at: http://www.salon.com/2013/08/15/the_stupidest_anti_obamacare_campaign_ever/

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The Stupidest Anti-ObamaCare Campaign Ever (Original Post) Playinghardball Aug 2013 OP
I saw the commercial. Wait Wut Aug 2013 #1
I saw that one and one where a purported doctor complains about sick kids liberal N proud Aug 2013 #2
Commericial sounds like a DU thread uponit7771 Aug 2013 #3
You know, the way things are going, I will not be suprised if there is a "rethink" on the... Safetykitten Aug 2013 #4
That's what worries me. They've still got 4 months to screw the nation on that one. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #5
Yes, and that is a LONG time. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #6
K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #7

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
1. I saw the commercial.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 01:47 PM
Aug 2013

I wanted to punch my TV. Caleb's mom needs to educate herself and stop watching FUKS.

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)
2. I saw that one and one where a purported doctor complains about sick kids
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 01:52 PM
Aug 2013

She just sounds so unprofessional calling her patients "sick kids"

 

Safetykitten

(5,162 posts)
4. You know, the way things are going, I will not be suprised if there is a "rethink" on the...
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 02:05 PM
Aug 2013

pre-existing condition item before 2014.

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