Update on Bette from Spokane....The letter which Cathy McMorris read as part of the Republican

[busterbrown]

response to the SOTUA... Is anyone else updating this story? It seems that this is another opportunity to zero in on Republican lies on the ACA...Why are we not taking advantage of this particular fraudulent story McMorris rolled out?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/29/1273347/-Where-is-Cathy-McMorris-Rodgers-ObamaCare-victim-Bette-in-Spokane-UPDATE-X2-Bette-Found

[hlthe2b]

1. The MSM should, but it may well be because no one bothered to listen to her droning commentary.. n/t

[dem in texas]

2. I wondered when CMR made the statement if it was true

It was not believable to me. Fact checkers - Thank you and keep up the good work!

[magical thyme]

3. she reads like a typical teapartier, totally missing a logic module...

Her husband has emphysema, so it's Obama's fault that they had to close their business because they can't find anybody to replace him that will work the long hours he used to and still provide them a profit.

They had basic catastrophic insurance before, and now their premiums will go up by $700/month *only* if they buy the most expensive "gold" plan out there.

They refuse to even look at the exchange plan options, which would probably bring their premiums down from what they were and provide better insurnce.

So they have opted to go without any insurance at all, even though her husband has emphysema.

And she has a friend that keeps going on about how her insurance has gone *down* to $129/month, so they fight about that all the time.

IOW, a total nutcase.

[jmowreader]

6. They're still in business

They're one of the few good commercial roofers in this area.

[magical thyme]

7. oops, she said "tanked," not closed, but in my defense the rant is a tangled mass of confusion

"Thanks to Obamas horrible economic policies which tanked our business of over 20 yrs my husband had to go on disability at age 60 because he has emphesema and can no longer do all the work our contracting business demanded and we can't find any help who would do all the work he use to do and keep the long hrs he did and still try to make a profit. Oh I forgot we are not suppose to make a profit. So yes we are one of the victims thanks to Obama, but support Romney. I think there are alot of us like that. I would be thrilled if our business was doing as well as it did in 2009. We then woulddn't need any govt. help.
September 18, 2012 at 4:28pm"

[Contrary1]

4. Kick for more exposure

This really needs to get out there. Not that the Repubs lie, that isn't anything new...but to shine a light on it.

[mike_c]

5. you can't fix stoopid....