Little-Acorn
Gold Member
MoveOn.org sent out an email that was surprising in its honesty. The only thing they got wrong, was where they said "right-wing groups" were "misleading" young people... because the same email went on to describe what the groups are saying, and it's the truth.
The rest seems to be dead on.
Unusual for a group whose very name is derived from their birth during the Clinton administration, when they kept urging people to not dwell on the facts being brought out about Bill and Hillary and their agenda, but to "move on" to the next issue, whatever it was at the time.
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MoveOn's ObamaCare Honesty
by James Taranto
The other day we got a surprisingly candid email from MoveOn.org:
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Starting on October 1, America will take a huge step towards universal health care. That's the day that 22 million uninsured Americans will be able to start getting affordable health insurance under Obamacare.
But now, with just weeks to go, right-wing groups have launched a multi-million-dollar campaign to torpedo Obamacare before it even gets started.
Their plan: Mislead young people about how the law works so they get scared and don't enroll. The problem is that it really could work because if younger, healthier people don't participate, then costs will skyrocket and Obamacare will fail. Period.
It's disgusting--people could actually die because they don't get the health insurance they need, and our entire health care system would be thrown into chaos. But these groups are so blinded by hate for Barack Obama that they'll do anything to make his signature program go up in smoke.
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The email doesn't actually say what's supposed to be "misleading" about the ads, most likely because the ads are telling the truth--that ObamaCare depends on overcharging young, healthy people for insurance. MoveOn implicitly admits that: Why else would costs "skyrocket" if they don't participate?
But look what else MoveOn is admitting: that "people could actually die" and there's a good chance "our entire health care system would be thrown into chaos"--because of ObamaCare!
The rest seems to be dead on.
Unusual for a group whose very name is derived from their birth during the Clinton administration, when they kept urging people to not dwell on the facts being brought out about Bill and Hillary and their agenda, but to "move on" to the next issue, whatever it was at the time.
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Opinion, Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor, Commentary - Wall Street Journal - Wsj.com
MoveOn's ObamaCare Honesty
by James Taranto
The other day we got a surprisingly candid email from MoveOn.org:
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Starting on October 1, America will take a huge step towards universal health care. That's the day that 22 million uninsured Americans will be able to start getting affordable health insurance under Obamacare.
But now, with just weeks to go, right-wing groups have launched a multi-million-dollar campaign to torpedo Obamacare before it even gets started.
Their plan: Mislead young people about how the law works so they get scared and don't enroll. The problem is that it really could work because if younger, healthier people don't participate, then costs will skyrocket and Obamacare will fail. Period.
It's disgusting--people could actually die because they don't get the health insurance they need, and our entire health care system would be thrown into chaos. But these groups are so blinded by hate for Barack Obama that they'll do anything to make his signature program go up in smoke.
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The email doesn't actually say what's supposed to be "misleading" about the ads, most likely because the ads are telling the truth--that ObamaCare depends on overcharging young, healthy people for insurance. MoveOn implicitly admits that: Why else would costs "skyrocket" if they don't participate?
But look what else MoveOn is admitting: that "people could actually die" and there's a good chance "our entire health care system would be thrown into chaos"--because of ObamaCare!
