President Obama defends public health option before seniors

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-defends-public-health-option-before-seniors-2009-07-28.html

President Obama defended his push for a new public health insurance plan Tuesday just as key senators are considering leaving it out of their health reform bill.

Obama, speaking at a town-hall meeting sponsored by the AARP, said that it makes sense to have a public option to compete with private plans in order to keep down healthcare costs. Obama acknowledged controversy over more government-run insurance, but he said that many of the complaints have been stoked by myths.

"A lot of people have heard this phrase 'socialized medicine,' and say we don't want government healthcare, we don't want a Canadian-style plan," Obama said. "Nobody's talking about that."

The president said he got a letter from one woman who said she doesn't want "socialized medicine" and doesn't want her Medicare coverage changed.

"I wanted to say, 'That's what Medicare is, it's a government-run healthcare plan that people are very happy with,'" Obama said. "I think we've been so accustomed to hearing those phrases that sometimes you can't sort out the myths from the reality."


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[Captain Hilts]

1. Who are already on the public health option...nt

[OHdem10]

2. Thank you Obama--Stay Strong!!!

[Vinca]

3. I especially loved the wingnut woman who called in and asked

if it was true seniors would have to die and not get care. What a way to interpret a clause about having a Living Will!

[State the Obvious]

7. Republican propaganda is encouraging this kind of mind-set...

I received an e-mail from a Republican acquaintance of mine with a link to a "Betsy McCaughey Exposes Obama's Lies" video.... It is disgusting what sh*t they are shoveling... in order to frighten people. (It had to do with Nazis and forcing people to be involved in their own suicide.)

Sadly, it is exactly this kind of propaganda that will get traction.

[Cal33]

10. Yes. They are experienced pathological liars. What else can

one expect from sociopaths? It's in their nature. They can't help
but act like robots. They have no real inner choice.

[Phx_Dem]

9. Too bad he could respond with, "Not all seniors. Only you, dumbfuck."

[marybourg]

11. What I heard her ask was: "Is it true that someone would come around

and ask how we wanted to die?" Bad enuf, but different from what you heard.

[Vinca]

12. You're correct. As Dubya might say, "I misremembered."

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Defend it before "Democrats."

:think:





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[Deep13]

5. "we don't want government healthcare, we don't want a Canadian-style plan"

For the record, yes we do want that.

[tomm2thumbs]

6. his momentum was getting going until that donut-hole question - but overall good

short and not too intense - only one hang-up and no crazy angry callers - must be good screening going on

[Phx_Dem]

8. It boggles the mind how stupid some people are. n/t

[Brigid]

13. People on Medicare worrying about "Government-run health care."

Oh, the irony. And do they know that it is one of the few parts of the health care "system" that actually works?? :banghead:

[depakid]

14. Impressive, isn't it?

These are the sorts of folks that it really annoys me to have to subsidize.

[sallyoh]

15. Kick it, Obama.

[Thrill]

16. You have to give it to guys like Hannity and Rush

They manage to make people be against something they already have and like. Unreal