Baghdad Bob Gibbs claims the President didn't mean to imply AARP supported the legislation:
http://bit.ly/nj6bx ROTFLMAO! You can't make this stuff up! - Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Bob Calco > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:47 AM > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: [OT] Obama lied about AARP endorsement > > http://bit.ly/2RoYt > > - - - > A group usually seen as one of Barack Obama's allies in the health care > debate -- AARP -- says the president went too far Tuesday when he said > the > seniors lobby had endorsed the legislation pending in Congress. > > AARP is sensitive to the issue because polls show that Medicare > beneficiaries are worried their health care program will be cut to > subsidize > coverage for the uninsured. > > At the town hall in Portsmouth, N.H., Obama said, "We have the AARP > onboard > because they know this is a good deal for our seniors." He added, "AARP > would not be endorsing a bill if it was undermining Medicare." > > But Tom Nelson, AARP's chief operating officer, said, "Indications that > we > have endorsed any of the major health care reform bills currently under > consideration in Congress are inaccurate." > - - - > > There are fewer plants in a greenhouse than there are in an Obama > townhall > meeting. I especially enjoyed the 13-year old girl mentioning the > "mean" > protesters signs outside. LOL! > > And I got some consolation from Obama's bona fides that the "public > option" > will be no more competitive against private industry than the USPS is > against FedEx and UPS. Walked right into his own rhetorical trap on > that > one! Someone, quick! Fire up the teleprompter again! > > On a serious note, his motto should be the inverse of George > Washington's. > > "I cannot tell a truth." > > - Bob > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
