President Obama Discusses a Public Option at his Press Conference

[naym2011]

ron paul 2012 --- obama funded by goldman sachs

obama's healthcare is the 1994 big govt neocon heritage foundation plan

[naym2011]

lol liar

[freedomfighterguy1]

Obama is such a liar and a great threat to the rights, freedoms and liberties of the American people.

[danapainterman]

we bail out the rich, we suffered from poor decission makers in the banking business and borrow trillions of dollars to keep afloat and to top it all off we pay just pt1 the interest? am I the only one that sees anythin g wrong here? we borrow from the fedral reserve? from ourselves? what a sweet deal, everyone has got it go'in on, maybe they can put me in office somewhere I'd like to spend some money. everyones grabbing up gold? for paper? oil for bullets and training? the middle east has been

[danapainterman]

Pt3 oh I forgot to mention if I run out and get a woman pregnant we can then get money, a home and allot of food stamps then, if your a senior citizen and homeless God help you cause there is nothing out there for u except rescue missions and there full of drug abusers and drinker, very few are there to use the program to get on there feet. I get $699.00 a month to live on while our leaders send billions and billion we don’t have to other countries that don’t give a damn about the America or us

[danapainterman]

pt2 get me in out of the cold and we send hateful angry people in other country's billions of dollars of tax payers money and take from social security benefit and take all dental out of Medicaid?? Hell no, Americans need to get together and fire all government officials and put god fearing men and woman in there offices like we started out with. Have you seen the show the sharks? Well that’s what government looks like its the money/wealth equals power folks.

[danapainterman]

pt1 Everyone in government should be fired ASAP, they cannot handle a check book there account should be closed. Its simple math. As for free TV we depend on it 100%, they say this will offset government spending? Who’s spending, it will cause us to spend to get what was free. They need to stop the billion we are sending to Afghanistan and other middle east terrorist posts, I was homeless the government in America would only give me 150 dollar in food stamps but didn't have any programs to

[littlteapot]

Can we have this obama back.

[VolcanicPenguin]

lol ombudsman! (I'm Swedish ;P)

[MrImsokewl]

i stick allahs head in a swines ass hole and beta allah in head with show lmaoooo

[MisterPhunE]

Cambridge cops "acted stupidly" but we're not supposed to jump to "conclusions" on the Fort Hood terrorist. Fuck Obama

[hillerm]

When you are classified by the insurance industry as "uninsurable", you have no freedom. If you get sick, you are screwed. Now that's what I call a real "death panel".

At the very least, some form of public option needs to exist.

[librophile]

We VOTED & ELECTED President Obama and gave Congress a SUPER-DEMOCRATIC-MAJORITYY !!

Progressive Liberals want a strong PUBLIC OPTION !! ... NOT a waterdowned RepubliCorporate Plan or a PubliCo-op Plan !!

There is NO HEALTH REFORM without a PUBLIC OPTION !!

BLUE DOGS BEWARE !! ... WE WILL REMEMBER YOU IN 2010 !!

[PastorRayDawg]

Health care reform, sir, must include a public option. We swept Congress and the White House because we want change and not the same. You said that you would reform health care; not give us the same bull. Why are you bowing to the GOP; they lost. They lost because we want reform. Please, sir, do not sell us out. We need this public option for there to be real reform. President Obama, please stick to your guns; your base is behind you if you don't sell us out; please...

[TaipanofShangMagan]

"health care reform, sir, must include a public option". Public Option = Expanded welfare. Born a leech, die a leech.

[SickOfPunditsOnTV]

Right now, Health Insurance Co.s (HIC) executives are STANDING between you and your doctor,

denying you treatment, cherry picking only the healthiest people to insure and yet denying them care when they fall sick. HIC execs are telling your doctor which pill to prescribe.

[SickOfPunditsOnTV]

Private Health Insurance Co.s (HIC) and their Rethugliban puppets are doing everything to maintain their POWER over the American People. HIC want to continue SCAMMING us out of our money and DENYING us CARE! Standing BETWEEN YOU and YOUR Doctor, they deny the doctor's prescription if it is expensive, making sure you get the CHEAPEST pill, NOT the MOST EFFECTIVE! HIC executives have ONLY ONE concern: Pay minimum, maximize profit, get HUGE BONUSES!

They DON'T CARE whether we DIE as a result.

[AuroraWitch30]

yeah such a great Idea make me pay TWICE for heathcare, once for my employer provided coverage and then almost 2X's the amount for those who are too lazy to GET UP OFF THEIR ASS AND WORK!! (like I do right now) Then when my company, (who is at the moment trying to cut costs to save 15 million dollars so they don't go under) cuts out my insurance they have been providing me at a great price is gone I'll have to go in the welfare insurance. Its going to happen Mr President, you can't say its NOT!

[ryanshaunkelly]

Single payer Premium free Medicare for all Big Pharma on diet Zero insurance profit No deductible & no co-pay Off the table? Just like Impeachment was?! DNC & RNC have BOTH sold out the country in order to enrich themselves. Independents agree on more than we disagree. Beware the divide and conquer. (intellectual prostitution)

[Americanfighter01]

29 secs. Obama looks fuckin stoned like he just smoked a joint hahahahahaha

[Chadeyes4]

So what he's saying is that the GOV'T won't make you change health care plans, but that your EMPLOYER may do so due to decreased cost!??!?

So he's basically pushing the "blame" off to the employer when he knows full well that his gov't subsidized plan will cost less than a private plan (to the consumer, not to the gov't).

Whenever gov't interferes with ANY market system, it can only help to create a monopoly by favoring or giving incentives to their chosen provider of service!!!

[Smartassawhip]

On my profile in the comment section I have listed 2 videos that will tell you who is in the pocket of the insurance comapnies and big pharma on both sides of the aisle. Once you realize that then you will see why they are running around like a bunch of chickens with their heads cut off trying to scare the hell out of us all. The rich are afriad to give up a couple dollars the elderly are being told they will be killed the list goes on and on but it is all a bunch of bullshit.

[Smartassawhip]

People bitched when Obama said we were not a Christian nation... but he was telling the truth. If we were we would have no problem helping the sick and poor and we certainly would not use money (the root of all evil) as the excuse not to do so. I imagine God is quite disgusted. Perhaps this is a test to see if we will cling to our money or in fact do the right thing and love our neighbors as we do ourselves.

[CircusMaximus09]

1-how the hell does BHO know about Christianity as he is Muslim

2-I do hope that the govt & BHO steal 60% of YOUR income (assuming that you work) to pay for the leeches & deadbeats.

[Smartassawhip]

1. No he isn't

2. Show your source... show me something that says the health care plan will take 60% of our incomes away.. You have no clue as to what the facts are. Poor people can get medicaid.. most of the uninsured are hard working Americans who work for low wages. You know the backbone of this country.. they are hardly deadbeats.

[CircusMaximus09]

1-that's a lie

2-Most of the uninsured are "hardworking" AMERICANS? Show ur sources. Show ur sources to dispute the fatc that we will all get our asses taxed to pay for this folly (again, assuming that you work)

3-"Backbone" of this Country? The guys sleeping on park benches and welfare leeches ?

[Smartassawhip]

1. No it isn't. You wouldn't know a Christian if you saw one. I can tell by your comment you certainly are not one. Don't worry though because God loves you anyway.

2. No sources eh? My profile is full of sources. Now show me yours.

3. People who sleep on park benches and are on welfare already qualify for medicaid so they have insurance if they want it. Everyone knows that... and guess what.. you have been paying for that for years.

[Savior20061]

He's not a Muslim, you...MORON.

[Smartassawhip]

The USA has the ... "BEST SPECIALISTS" ... but our Health Care System stinks and is ranked as the Low 37th on a World Scale !! It's like saying "THE USA WON THE MOST GOLD MEDALS IN THE OLYMPICS ... SO THE ENTIRE AMERICAN POPULATION IS MADE OF TOP ATHLETES !! When in reality we have an overweight & sick ...(cancer~heart diseases~diabetic)... population, compared to other nations. Don't buy into the Right-Wing propaganda. Visit my profile for ways in which you can contact your representatives.

[ChurchillTea]

the Congressional Budget Office -they are on youtube- came out and discussed if this would be economically pssible.

The CBO is saying "no". It's a non partisan group on Capitol Hill. If they're saying this is not ecnomically feasible right now, we should listen. This is why the "right -wing" is upset. People will be taxed

[Smartassawhip]

Instead of listening to hear say why not read the bill for yourself and see what is in it? I have a link to the bill posted in the comment section of my profile.

From my understanding most people will not be taxed... the exceptions are the more money than God wealthy and the people who choose not to carry any health insurance what so ever (private or public).. that way should they have an emergency and need care it will be paid for.

[racrx32]

So what is that supposed to mean that people that are well to do should pay for everyone this? If so, your an idiot!

[Smartassawhip]

You are an idiot for reading that into any of my comments. It will be paid for in a wide variety of ways which they are still working on.

[ChurchillTea]

Statements from the Congressional Budget Office are hearsay? they handle the budget. I heard the statements myself. Anyone can look it up on google or youtube "the congressional budget office and health care".

[Smartassawhip]

There is nothing wrong with encouraging people to read the bill for themselves.

[ChurchillTea]

....but that is part of the reason many are opposing its passing because not even our representatives have had time to read 1000+ pages of this bill.

Yes we should read it and our reps. should definately have time to read it.

[Smartassawhip]

Some of our representatives like DeMint have had time to write books... The reason Obama gave them a time limit is because if left up to them they would put it off until pigs fly. I can easily read a 1000 page book in a week.. can't you? I'm sure they will not have it done by the Aug recess but it should be first and foremost on their minds.

[ChurchillTea]

it's not a book..it's a bill...and why point out DeMint? this is not just a Repub. opposing this, it's dems too....and a lot of them, Inclduing the President, write books....maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought her wrote one while a senator as well.

I'm not opposed to passing health care legislation....just not this one and not in two weeks....Esp not when the CBO is talking about how much it will cost.

[Smartassawhip]

DeMint was just the first to come to mind since he is out promoting his new book and all. I am quite certain that when the president was writing his books he was not bitching at the same time about not having time to get his real work done. I don't think it will be passed before the recess in Aug anymore.. so they should have plenty of time now and they really shouldn't have anymore excuses.

[Savior20061]

I can read it in about a month if I take my time. Never rushed through one before.

[Smartassawhip]

They have an easy to read version of the bill that was recently sent out by congress. I have the link to it in the comment section of my profile.. It is in pdf format and most people really like it better.

[waterman5050]

You would have to be a complete idiot to believe in one word that comes from Obama's mouth.

[bass109]

obama going to save world, America, and family like whats he's born to do.

[bass109]

Make them obama new laws for people will have to get congress on new direction

OBAMA AMERICA GOOD TIMES ARE COMING UNDER OBAMA, FREEDOM FOR PEOPLE. laws against racists will pass, hope for equality for every person will com

[onecentstamp]

Just curious, if you think the program will work, then why have you and congress elected to be exempt from it?

[TheDubadubic]

I think president is very handsome.

[CroswhiteK]

People like you are the downfall of this country.

[bernie1111]

that man has done more good for you and everybody you know than you could ever imagine, let alone do yourself.

[waterman5050]

Oh yea, what has he done.

[ANTHONYDVD]

yes indeed poweredxbyxhope ******

[ANTHONYDVD]

barack obama will go down has the greatest president ever*******

[poweredxbyxhope]

I don't know... There have been some pretty great presidents. ;)

[edflores85]

I'm glad the bar is set high. It can only benefit us.

[Jenniferde2007]

We need a public option and we already have one in place--Medicare--it could and should be extended to all Americans. Private insurers pay no more than Medicare allows anyway. Companies do not belong in the healthcare business --all they do in drive up prices in the name of profits. NO ONE is guaranteed insurance in the current system...the companies can and do drop people for any reason---I know__I am a healthcare professional and see it every day. Medicare for all is the way to go!

[ForceSmart]

Umm...Obama is a catcher...? Anyways, the govt should stay out of business, and this, will drive insurance companies out of business with the "cheaper" health care the govt can provide with your future higher taxes. This great "benefit" Obama is proposing is going to drive the national debt deeper into the red. This is a change you can count on, in addition to that sole, thin dime remaining in your pocket April 16th.