By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 17, 2009 in Barack Obama | 0 Comments
Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) is holding a town hall on health care reform on Tuesday, August 18th in Dublin, Virginia (at the New River Community College.) CLICK HERE to learn more about it (sign up to attend.) Get there early to make sure you get a seat. CLICK HERE to contact Boucher or any other [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 16, 2009 in Barack Obama | 0 Comments
Right now the American people are in danger of losing out to the health insurance industry once again. We have to let the President and congress know that we (the thinking majority) do support the public option and that we know that any health reform that does not include it is essentially meaningless because it [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 13, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
The CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, wrote an anti health reform editorial in the Wall Street Journal. In the article he refers to health care reform as “ObamaCare,” quotes Margaret Thatcher, and cites Investor’s Business Daily as a source. The same IBD that said Stephen Hawking would be dead if he lived in the [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 13, 2009 in Uncategorized | 3 Comments
8 Ways Reform Provides Security & Stability To Those With Or Without Coverage 1. Ends Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions: Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage because of your medical history. 2. Ends Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays: Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on how much they can [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 12, 2009 in Barack Obama | 1 Comment
Media Matters makes the point that the mainstream media has been skewing the debate on health care reform by insinuating that the “public option” that President Obama supports is not popular with Americans and that the “public option” is the “liberal position” (it’s not, it is a compromise, the true liberal position is “single payer.”) [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 11, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Watch this: McCaskill asks the audience to raise their hands if they have Medicare (many of them do.) She then asks the audience to raise their hand again if they want to get rid of their Medicare (none of them do.) She then makes the point that there are many people at this town hall [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 10, 2009 in Barack Obama | 0 Comments
Gallup has released new numbers which include state specific data on Obama’s approval over the first 6 months of his Presidency (during which time he averaged a 63% approval rating overall.) Obama is most popular in DC (92%), Hawaii (75%), & Vermont (74%.) He’s least popular in Wyoming (46%), Alaska (49%), and Idaho (50%.) Click [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 10, 2009 in Barack Obama | 0 Comments
The White House is trying to combat the massive amount of lies/misinformation being spread by opponents of health insurance reform (the health insurance industry, their bought off politicians, and paid off PR teams creating “astro-turf” movements against the reform America so badly needs.) How are they doing this? With a new “Health Insurance Reform Reality [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 7, 2009 in Barack Obama | 2 Comments
The real solution to the health care problem in America isn’t a convoluted “co-op” scheme or even “the public option” (although that would be better than nothing) the real solution is obvious: Single Payer Health Care. What’s “single payer”? It’s a true universal health care program that would work basically like “Medicare for all.” And [...]
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Aug 5, 2009 in Barack Obama | 1 Comment
Apparently CNN won’t play this ad because it speaks the truth about the outrageous profits of one of their owners (Cigna.) But even if the corporate controlled media won’t play it, you can watch it here. Please help this video go viral by sharing it with all of your friends & family.