Bill Clinton To Give Speech Defending Obamacare

[flpoljunkie]

Source: TPM Livewire

Bill Clinton To Give Speech Defending Obamacare

TOM KLUDT 9:08 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 2013

Bill Clinton will go to bat for President Barack Obama next week when the former president delivers a speech in defense of the new federal health care law, MSNBC's Chuck Todd reported on-air Wednesday.

Clinton will deliver the speech next Wednesday at his presidential library in Little Rock, Ark.



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[Demeter]

1. Defending it from what?

Its critics, or reality?

[Puzzledtraveller]

2. I'll go with both.

[Demeter]

3. Good luck with defending it against Reality

Reality has a way of winning.

[Puzzledtraveller]

10. I agree

I think it's going to be a debacle and I will be involved in this. I am a medicaid worker and I do not like it.

[flpoljunkie]

4. Republicans and their ilk, that's who.

Obamacare is not single payer, but we were never going to get single payer. It is an unprecedented step toward universal healthcare, and we must do everything we can to see that it, not only succeeds, but is made better.

[nevergiveup]

5. Exactly

[Demeter]

7. The Republicans make no difference

although they would like to think they do. The Republicans will probably be the force that actually gets us single payer, since the Democrats can't be bothered.

[Myrina]

8. What it is is a step toward "universal indebtedness to insurance companies"

Notosmuch universal healthcare.

[JoePhilly]

6. The GOP's endless attack on the ACA are going to cost them.

[RobinA]

9. It's About Time

somebody does. I guess it's too much to hope it will be during prime time.

[forkol]

11. It's a shame Bill has to repeat himself...

All Bill really needs to do is put up a really big screen and replay the part of his DNC speech where he already defended it.

Although maybe some PSA's with him covering the bullet points, and highlighing the fact that it has reduced insurance costs in the states that have already implemented it might be a good idea as well. Play it during some popular red-state shows too, for that matter.