It is a point in fact, therefore, that he majority of American’s do not support the President on this issue. Enter Matt Drudge, of the Drudge Report (where the news gets its news), On August 3rd, The Drudge Report carried a story about a video of the President – advocating the elimination of private health insurance. The White House responded that the allegations were false, implying that the ”Drudge” was misleading.
The full video, however, is available on YouTube (and shown below). In it the President clearly makes the statement, contrary to what is posted on the White House Website here.
Meanwhile, in an attempt to sell Universal Health Care, the Congress, while on vacation, are holding town hall meetings; these meetings are to inform the public, and get information from the public, a Q & A so to speak. The meetings are unusually well-attended, and there is opposition to statements being made by these members of Congress vis a vis the so-called “health care reform”. Although, this blog understand that those individuals taking part in the Q&A at meeting held in Massachusetts are from all political parties, (as do those in attendance, and those whose neighbors are in attendance, and so on), the DNC (Democrat National Committee) and the head of the DNC (the President – Barak Obama), ran an internet ad (shown below) calling those who are not in favor of “Health Care Reform” – a mob.
One would think that the schoolyard tactics regarding the debate (bullying comes to mind) would have ended there – that the White House would have some shred of dignity – not so.
Since the dissent has grown out of control (by leftists standards – apparently should the shoe be on the other foot (left foot) a protests is fine and dandy, however, anyone else exercising their constitutional rights, (or the right foot) are part of a “mob”. Therefore, the White House is asking that, should you, John Q. Public, know of a neighbor who is in disagreement with the “Government”, they want you to let them know. From: www.whitehouse.gov:
Opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president famously said, "facts are stubborn things."
Scary chain emails and videos are starting to percolate on the internet, breathlessly claiming, for example, to "uncover" the truth about the President’s health insurance reform positions.
In this video, Linda Douglass, the communications director for the White House’s Health Reform Office, addresses one example that makes it look like the President intends to "eliminate" private coverage, when the reality couldn’t be further from the truth.
For the record, the President has consistently said that if you like your insurance plan, your doctor, or both, you will be able to keep them. He has even proposed eight consumer protections relating specifically to the health insurance industry.
There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.
The first question that arises: “Is this some kind of a joke?”
The second: “How stupid do they think “we the people” are?”
First, the White House explains that the video’s (Drudge) do not show the President say anything negative regarding private insurance carries, yet, fail to show the entire video where he does. Secondly, the White House is busy tracking “scary emails and chain letters”, (instead of working to solve the current crop of problem, rather than trying to create new ones), and cannot possibly keep tract of them all – (over 53% of the populations, that is a lot of emails). Therefore, they are asking you – the public, to report on anyone that disagrees with Obama’s health care version – by sending an email directly to the White House.
If this wasn’t so ridiculously silly, it would sound similar to the ploy used by the Nazi’s in the late 1930’s, whereby they encouraged people to report on their neighbors, mothers, brothers, sisters, etc., and everyone knows how that ended. (Badly, just for the record).
Apparently, the emails are not coming in as expected, the White House has sent out the troops (Congress):
Barbara Boxer, on MSNBC noted that the “mob” participants are too well dressed, so therefore they must be part of a planned mob, in order to “hurt our President”.
Nancy Pelosi, took it a step forward, and stated that the protesters were carrying swastikas (Note to Nancy: if one were carrying a swastika it was not in support of the swastika, it was a symbol of the way the administration is handling the debate on health care – see paragraph on Nazi Germany).
In the final analysis, although there are those who find the methods being deployed by the White House as “insidious” in truth, they are juvenile, and frankly below the office. One has to then project how this campaign by the White House and those congressional members to stop the “misinformation”, looks to those all important unenrolled voters – (who are participating in large numbers – as part of the “mob”) –In a word - ridiculous. Does one vote or re-elect someone who is ridiculous? The answer is obvious. The numbers, for that is what this is really about, don’t add up. There are simply not enough enrolled Republicans or Democrats to sway an election – enter the independent voter – someone who does not think along partisan lines, watching a sitting president, as head of his political party, employ these types of tactics. It is childish - it is also political suicide.
Addendum: It would have been far better for the White House to issue a statement similar to: “This was said many years ago….it is not the Presidents intent now”, rather than to say “He did not say that!” – When – as shown below – “he clearly did”. The White House owes Matt Drudge and the rest of the “mob” an apology.
