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Selling Health Reform
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Getty/New York Times Obama pens op-ed for Sunday's New York Times. Hits familiar talking points on danger of the status quo, value of a civil debate. ...
Obama's Health Care Op-Ed
The Caucus —
As he travels around the mountain West to answer questions about his health care proposals in person, President Obama is also bringing his case to The Times’s op-ed page . After a week in which supporters of the measures have found themselves having to debunk rumors and say the proposals did not entail, the White House is now stepping up efforts to describe what is actually on the table. In his commentary, the president reprises many of the points and individuals highlighted in his remarks at ...
#Obama Writes This Morning's Op-Ed in NYT
Hoffmania! —
... The president tries to reach out. OUR nation is now engaged in a great debate about the future of health
care in America. And over the past few weeks, much of the media
attention has been focused on the loudest voices. What we haven’t heard
are the voices of the millions upon millions of Americans who quietly
struggle every day with a system that often works better for the
health-insurance companies than it does for them. I wonder if they'll stop foaming at the mouth long enough to read it. Hmm. It was in the Times. Prolly not. ...
The Silent Majority
TalkLeft —
President Barack Obama: OUR nation is now engaged in a great debate about the future of health care in America. And over the past few weeks, much of the media attention has been focused on the loudest voices. What we haven’t heard are the voices of the millions upon millions of Americans who quietly struggle every day with a system that often works better for the health-insurance companies than it does for them. I think this is an interesting choice for framing the debate. I would have gone another way. I would have ...
Selling Health Reform
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Getty/New York Times Obama pens op-ed for Sunday's New York Times. Hits familiar talking points on danger of the status quo, value of a civil debate. ...
Oh, Good, NY Times Features Another Opinion Piece Written By Barry
Pirate's Cove —
... But, throughout the talking points, they barely explain HOW any of this will lower costs. Obama gives it a shot in the New York Times Internet version Saturday, and on page WK9 of the Sunday edition. There is a ton of info to fisk, but, I’ll try and keep it brief. After an attempt at creating sympathy for the plans, which he has had almost nothing to do with creating, here we go: “Why We Need Health Care Reform“ ...
Oh, Good, NY Times Features Another Opinion Piece Written By Barry
Stop The ACLU —
Oh, Good, NY Times Features Another Opinion Piece Written By Barry Posted on August 16, 2009 I have to say, I am getting really, truly, sick and tired of the health care debate. All we tend to hear are the same talking points repeated again and again and again from President Obama and the Democrats, along with their supporters. Most of which are lies and/or covers for slowly implementing single payer. Of course, we do get a few new ones now and then, like calling anti-government run health care folks Nazis, anti-American, mobsters, etc. But, throughout the talking points, they barely explain HOW any of this will lower costs. Obama gives it a shot in the New York ...
"No one in America should go broke because they get sick."
INSTAPUTZ —
Key line from Obama's op-ed. Excellent frame -- how can one disagree with that?
Obama's op-ed
Political Animal —
OBAMA'S OP-ED.... President Obama has a 1,200-word op-ed in the New York Times today, making his case for health care reform. For those who've heard his pitch in weekly addresses and town-hall meetings, the pitch will no doubt seem familiar. There were, however, a couple of angles worth noting. The lede, for example, notes that there's been plenty of "media attention" focused on "the loudest voices" in the national debate. "What we haven't heard," the president added, "are the voices of the millions upon millions of Americans who quietly struggle every day with ...
Oh, Good, NY Times Features Another Opinion Piece Written By Barry
Right Wing News —
I have to say, I am getting really, truly, sick and tired of the health care debate. All we tend to hear are the same talking points repeated again and again and again from President Obama and the Democrats, along with their supporters. Most of which are lies and/or covers for slowly implementing single payer. Of course, we do get a few new ones now and then, like calling anti-government run health care folks Nazis, anti-American, mobsters, etc. But, throughout the talking points, they barely explain HOW any of this will lower costs. Obama gives it a shot in the New York Times Internet version Saturday, and on page WK9 of the Sunday edition. There is a ton of info to ...
“Why We Need Health Care Reform,” from the Horse’s Mouth
The Moderate Voice —
... In this morning’s New York Times, there also happened to be an Op-Ed on “Why We Need Health Care Reform,” by a person who, albeit far from neutral on the issue, can certainly be called knowledgeable about it. ...
Are we having a conversation yet?
Althouse —
... be afraid now, while the man is burbling about conversation. You know damned well he's about to say and now the time for conversation is over, and we must pass legislation. Before, he was all quick, shut up, it's an emergency, pass the legislation. People freaked, so then he deemed the period of freakage part of the conversation, and there, it has occurred, and now: shut up, pass the legislation. Oh, yeah, here it is, in today's NYT, an op-ed by Barack Obama: ...
Obama op-ed tackles 'wild misrepresentations'
News —
... President Obama took to the pages of the New York Times today to push healthcare reform. Beyond the standard talking points, the President blasted critics who have distorted portions of Democrats' proposal: The long and vigorous debate about health care thats been taking place over the past few months is a good thing. Its what Americas all about. But lets make sure that we talk with one another, and not over one another. We are bound to disagree, but lets disagree over issues that are real, and not wild misrepresentations that bear no resemblance to anything that anyone ...
Obama: "This Isn't About Politics"
Right Wing News —
B arack Obama editorial in the NY Times is another part of cranking up the left wing scream machine in effort to counter the detrimental effect townhall protesters have had on the Democrat's health care grab. It is mostly appeals to emotion and the repeating of discredited talking points (to include the "AARP supports this" nonsense). But these lines especially caught my attention : We are bound to disagree, but let's disagree over issues that are real, and not wild misrepresentations that bear no resemblance to anything that anyone has ...
Once Again Obama Misstates Number of Uninsured Americans—This Time in a New York Times Op-Ed
CNSNews.com Headlines —
President Obama for a third time has misstated the number of Americans who lack health insurance, this time doing it in an op-ed piece published Saturday by the New York Times. I don t have to explain to the nearly 46 million Americans who don t have health insurance how important this is, Obama said in the op-ed about his efforts to reform the American health care industry. In a July 22 primetime ...
Sandy Maisel: Reclaiming Control of the Health Care Debate
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Is the opportunity for needed health care reform lost? Perhaps not. The Obama administration needs to recall why he appealed to so many people early in the presidential campaign. Skeptics were not won over just by his rhetoric and certainly not by his promises. The key factor was his desire to change the tone of the debate. The President's op-ed in the New York Times and his tone at this week's town hall meetings are steps in cooling the debate, in looking for solutions not victories. ...
OxBlog — CAN REFORM CURE KRUGMAN-ITIS? Krugman-itis is terrible. I should know. I used to suffer from it myself. When I was younger, I used to believe that Democrats were always at a disadvantage because they were too honest for their own good. ...
Can reform cure Krugman-itis?
The Moderate Voice —
Krugman-itis is terrible. I should know. I used to suffer from it myself. When I was younger, I used to believe that Democrats were always at a disadvantage because they were too honest for their own good.
This state of affairs was depressing, but also intoxicating. I believed with all my heart that my party was more honest, more intelligent and more enlightened. So now I empathize with those, like Paul Krugman, who still suffer from the same afflication. In his latest column, Krugman writes,
At this point, all that stands in the way of universal health care in America are the greed of the medical-industrial complex, the lies of ...
The (In)Experience Factor
Stones Cry Out —
... . He relied on the same nonspecific campaign rhetoric that led to victory last November in the election when talking about health care reform. He had convinced the public something needed to be done about health care but he hadn’t made the case for specific steps that needed to be taken. Even his New York Times op-ed doesn’t contain a single tangible proposal on how he will achieve the reform goals he wants to meet. By contrast, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey laid out a very sensible proposal for reform in a ...
Palin Sticks to Her Guns in WSJ Op-Ed -- Says ObamaCare Would Give Government 'Life-and-Death Rationing Powers'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... explaining that Obama has in the past said he wanted to eliminate "inefficiency and waste" in the system, including in an Aug. 15 New York Times op-ed. ...
Palin Weighs In on Speech -- By: Jack Fowler
The Corner on National Review Online —
... One last thing: after President Obama's speech tonight, listen for which pundits use the words "false", "scary", and "risky" in describing the proposals I put forward. That's how you'll be able to tell who the White House counted as "allies" worthy of receiving its talking points. -Sarah Palin [1] See http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0909/White_House_talking_points_blast_Palin.html. [2] See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16obama.html. ...
Despite Recession and Rising Unemployment, Rate of Uninsured Did Not Increase, Says Census Bureau Data
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... he was asked if there was any data in the Census Bureau report that would allow someone to distinguish between people who did not have health insurance because they did not want it and people who did not have health insurance because they could not get it, he said the Census Bureau does not ask people whether they can get or cannot get insurance. In previous presentations, President Obama has said there are either 46 million or 47 million uninsured Americans or citizens. In an op-ed published in the New York Times on August 15, Obama said, I don t ...
