Um, so apparently the heath care fiasco bill helps the victims of the earthquake in Hawaii deal with the staggering costs… um.. wait, what?
OBAMA: I am certain that we’ve made sure, for example, that any burdens on states are alleviated, when it comes to what they’re going to have to chip in to make sure that we’re giving subsidies to small businesses, and subsidies to individuals, for example.
BAIER: So the Connecticut deal is still in?
OBAMA: So that’s not — that’s not going to be something that is going to be in this final package. I think the same is true on all of these provisions. I’ll give you some exceptions though.Something that was called a special deal was for Louisiana. It was said that there were billions — millions of dollars going to Louisiana, this was a special deal. Well, in fact, that provision, which I think should remain in, said that if a state has been affected by a natural catastrophe, that has created a special health care emergency in that state, they should get help. Louisiana, obviously, went through Katrina, and they’re still trying to deal with the enormous challenges that were faced because of that.(CROSS TALK)
OBAMA: That also — I’m giving you an example of one that I consider important. It also affects Hawaii, which went through an earthquake. So that’s not just a Louisiana provision. That is a provision that affects every state that is going through a natural catastrophe.
Um… Oh, Fearless Leader o’Mine! The last earthquake in Hawaii was in 1975. Are you telling me that Hawaii is still reeling from the deaths of two people who were killed in said catastrophe?
WTF?
This is some seriously crazy desperation to pass a bill that no one really likes and that has caused Skeletor Pelosi to twist arms (and God knows what other extremities) in order to pass.
But seriously? Earthquake in Hawaii? Does he think no one will fact check him?
Mar 19, 2010 @ 01:54:21
They are desperate to avoid the hanging tree when SS and Medicare checks can no longer be covered in a year or two. Hence, the frenzy to pass this shit because they get a four year revenue stream with no liabilities even scheduled during that time. They hope that will give them time to come up with enough funds to avoid the hangings they have earned when the vast inattentive public majority is forced to see the embezzlement of funds that were supposed to be inviolate.This is not about health care, it’s not about legacy, it’s about survival. Physical survival not even political survival. They are scared silly that the time has come to pay the piper. If they can run just one more scam it will buy them some years to come up with another scam to avoid the consequences of this one. On and on it goes.
Mar 19, 2010 @ 17:41:50
No one who matters will fact-check him. He owns the media.
Mar 20, 2010 @ 04:34:36
They are desperate indeed…to force upon us another ponzi scheme at the point of a guv’mint gun…because we all know that’s how these mandates will ultimately be enforced…Teh One keeps insulting our intelligence by pretending he knows what he’s talking about, but we all know that he’s the most incompetent person in every room he walks into.”If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit”…or something like that…
Mar 23, 2010 @ 09:15:49
the only reason those retards in Louisiana still need help is because they won’t get off their lazy asses and put it right.