CBO lowers "Obamacare" costs - Right wing media says it DOUBLED

The estimated gross cost of providing coverage to uninsured people will be a little higher than the CBO predicted a year ago but the net cost will be a little lower than in the CBO’s previous estimate.

One reason why: in its economic forecast the CBO now assumes that “the unemployment rate is higher throughout the projection period than it was in last year’s forecast.”

http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/14/10689322-why-the-health-care-cost-estimate-keeps-changing








Rush Limbaugh lead this talking point on his show today.....and all of the chorus followed - as usual
The fact that the cost of Obamacare has doubled should come as no surprise, Limbaugh said, insisting that liberal, social programs “always cost far more than what we are told when the legislation is signed.”
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Rush-Limbaugh-Obamacare-CBO/2012/03/14/id/432556


CBO: Healthcare Reform Will Cost Nearly Double Initial Projections
http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/224819/cbo:_healthcare_reform_will_cost_nearly_double_initial_projections.html

Obamacare's Gross Costs Double to $1.76 Trillion, CBO Projects
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Obamacare-costs-double-CBO/2012/03/14/id/432506

CBO Report - Obamacare to cost only twice as much as promised
Catholic Online

*HEADLINES* get your Santorum headlines here!!!

Political Hotsheet Santorum sweeps Miss., Ala. primaries 5 of 9
CBS News

Southern sweep: Rick Santorum takes Mississippi and Alabama
Orlando Sentinel

Primary wrap: Big night for Santorum - Must read: How much do voters know ...
Politico

Mitt Romney muddles on
Politico

Santorum Sweeps Alabama, Mississippi Primaries
NewsChannel5.com

Santorum's Southern sweep yet one more twist to race
Bend Bulletin

Rick Santorum's Deep South dominance: What it means
The Week Magazine

Santorum Surges in the South, Romney Holds on Doggedly
Patch.com

Two upsets to watch for in your NCAA brackets

Montana over Wisconsin
Ohio over Michigan

PLUS

St. Louis over Memphis

Best site for airfare???

we are going to Disneyworld in April. I would like to know from any savy DU'ers what site gives them the best deals on air tickets.

Thanks in advance.

CNN Presents US Army guinea pigs

Looking for non-ethanol gas?

"b-i-itchy " Rush Limbaugh said today

I heard this going to lunch and my jaw actually dropped.

BTW- he lead the show pretending to be reading an offer for a *NEW* video sponsorship - as if he didn't have time to read it before the show started.

His own transcripts doesn't really illustrate how cleverly he thought he could use this word and get away with it. He said "B.I. - itchy". Of course the intent was clear.

Transcript - I am posting the link simply to show authenticity.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/03/08/washington_post_runs_out_and_out_lie

Now, the people that run Ashley Madison are out saying they're willing to advertise on our program. There are stories and advertising blogs about this, but we have not accepted it. Right here in the Washington Post. Ms. Petri, I don't know who feeds you your information -- I have a pretty good guess -- but you might want to double-check here because you've written something that's patently false, it's an out-and-out lie complete with your b-i-itchy opinion in it, and it is untrue. We are not running commercials. We wouldn't accept commercials. We have rejected their offers from outfits that do this kind of thing, provide a way for you to cheat on your spouse. We have never knowingly had this company in our program.

A beginners guide to rightwing talk radio

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Glorious self promotion
Follow ME ...I will lead you out of the wilderness
WE WON!..AGAIN! WE ARE WINNERS!! and STRONG!!
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Glorious self promotion
Follow ME ...I will lead you out of the wilderness
WE WON!..AGAIN! WE ARE WINNERS!! and STRONG!!

5 minute commercial - "news" - weather- traffic

Paid voiceover for advertiser

Do this for about 3/5ths of a 3 hour timeslot

22 have pulled out

Geico, Netflix, Service Magic home contractor, Goodwill, Amberen menopause medication, PolyCom web conferencing, Hadeed Carpets, Accuquote Life Insurance, Vitacost vitamin supplier, Bonobos clothing company, Sensa weight- loss program, Thompson Creek Windows, AOL, Tax Resolution Services, ProFlowers, Legal Zoom online document creator, Carbonite web security firm, Citrix software maker, Sleep Train Mattresses, Sleep Number mattresses and Quicken Loans.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/the-rush-limbaugh-advertiser-exodus-continues-as-22-companies-pull-ads/

The shady past of LifeLock, Rush Limbaugh's sole remaining tech advertiser

LifeLock, the sole remaining tech advertiser on Rush Limbaugh's radio show, has a very shady past, including being fined $12 million by the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive business practices.

According to IDG News, LifeLock's claims that it would "prevent unauthorized changes to customers' address information, that it constantly monitored activity on customer credit reports, and that it would ensure that a customer always would receive a telephone call from a potential creditor before a new account was opened," were flat-out false, according to the FTC.

There's much more than that. LifeLock was sued for corporate identity theft by its competitor Namesafe, who claimed that LifeLock stole the company's trademark and also diverted online traffic from Namesafe to LifeLock.

Then there's the shady background of LifeLock founder Robert J. Maynard (who has since resigned), who according to an investigation by the Phoenix New Times had been jailed for unpaid $16,000 in casino markers to the Mirage casino in Las Vegas. The newspaper also reported that a previous firm he set up was sued by the state of Arizona for fraud and misreprentation.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19837/the_shady_past_of_lifelock_rush_limbaughs_sole_remaining_tech_advertiser