Conservatives & TPers so confused about ACA; hate it, but bitch when GOP keeps them from signing up
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Conservative going blind, defied Obamacare mandate, failed by GOP blocking Medicaid-Blames Obama
I've seen this reported both by TalkingPointsMemo and Rawstory and I think it's a classic case of a Conservative Sabotaging themselves, then being secondarily sabotaged by an uncaring Conservative Legislature - and then coming to the obvious and brilliant conclusion that President Obama is to blame for it all.
I'm mean, how could he not be at fault?
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/12/1384215/-Conservative-Going-Blind-Defied-Obamacare-Mandate-Failed-by-GOP-blocking-Medicaid-Blames-Obama?detail=email
UPDATED x4: See man hate ACA. See man refuse to get ACA. See man whine that he can't get ACA.
Yeah, that's right, I'll say it: Luis Lang is a fool and a hypocrite.
Over at Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall has a story about a guy in South Carolina named Luis Lang who's in a nasty situation due to a combination of bad timing, Republican cold-heartedness and, to be blunt, his own stupidity.
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I don't mean to sound like an asshole, but this is exactly why people buy insurance in the first place. The whole concept is that you shell out several hundred dollars per month when you're not sick or injured so that you'll have your medical bills covered in the event that you become sick/injured. He made a gamble that he'd never become so sick/injured badly enough that he wouldn't be able to afford 100% of the cost...and it finally caught up with him.
In fact, this is exactly the hypothetical scenario whichRon Paul was asked about during one of the GOP primary debates back in 2012 (the infamous "Let Him Die!!" moment):
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Even so, I did donate $5.00 to help you out, figuring that this blog entry about your stupidity will likely generated at least $5 in banner ad revenue.
UPDATE x4: I should also give a shout-out to Frank Vyan Walton, who also posted an excellent diary on the tale of Mr. Luis Lang earlier today, albeit from a slightly more compassionate perspective than myself.
Much more, incld 3rd video
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/12/1384235/-See-man-hate-ACA-See-man-refuse-to-get-ACA-See-man-whine-that-he-can-t-get-ACA-when-he-needs-it?detail=email