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CNN: WH pressuring insurance companies not to publicly criticize ObamaCare

And this partisan slop shouldn't be in "Breaking News".

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So you believe CNN when it fits your needs..
I'm sorry, but this thread isn't about Dick Cheney, it's about the CNN story about how the WH is pressuring insurance companies not to critisize Obamacare.
 
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Conservatives haven't a clue about Present Moment Awareness..
The 24/7 hate machine from the right is well on its way to completely dividing this Nation for good..
And "you liberals" didn't seem to have an issue complaining
about that type of government under Bush, but voted for Obama twice.
What type of government are you talking about??
GOP Senators are back to breaking their word on Obama appointees today, forcing the future "nuclear option".
The GOP House has sabotaged its own Speaker the enire year on any bill of substance..

I get the annoyance at Grim, but you just complaining about Conservatives and saying
nothing regarding what's actually happening is hardly any different then him.
MY own positions were left and right when I came on DP, depending on the issue..
You can thank the vitriol from your side for changing that..
Limbaugh's promise to do away with moderates/centrists has worked on DP .
 
Talking behind one's bacdk shows how low you've gotten lately when all you can do is cry liar..
When it comes to Nimby, that about covers it all right.
 
So you believe CNN when it fits your needs..

When have I ever said that I didn't believe one of their stories?

I take what they report at face value, just as I do with stories from ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, unless something surfaces that bring a certain story into question.
 
Talking behind one's bacdk shows how low you've gotten lately when all you can do is cry liar..

That was an observation based on your posts and since I didn't send it as a pm, I would hardy call it "talking behind your back".

I'm sorry if it offends you
 
You know Grim, I'm quite convinced that those who can trouble-shoot what's wrong can trouble-shoot the fix, meaning you..
Democrats did this with Medicaid part D with Bush, though they voted against it like Repubs did against ACA..
If I had my way, every able person in this Nation would get the "Israeli" treatment to help their government .
That was an observation based on your posts and since I didn't send it as a pm, I would hardy call it "talking behind your back".

I'm sorry if it offends you
 
You know Grim, I'm quite convinced that those who can trouble-shoot what's wrong can trouble-shoot the fix, meaning you..
Democrats did this with Medicaid part D with Bush, though they voted against it like Repubs did against ACA..
If I had my way, every able person in this Nation would get the "Israeli" treatment to help their government .

Again, all that has nothing to do with the topic of discussion, which is the CNN report that the WH is pressuring insurance companies not to publicly criticize Obamacare.
 
So have at it..
Criticize the WH for alleged pressuring insurance companies not to publicy criticize ACA..
Again, all that has nothing to do with the topic of discussion, which is the CNN report that the WH is pressuring insurance companies not to publicly criticize Obamacare.
 
So have at it..
Criticize the WH for alleged pressuring insurance companies not to publicy criticize ACA..

If you have any evidence that this story has been fabricated, then by all means post it... If not, then I believe criticism is definitely in order.
 
I can't fault the WH for trying this, and as such publicly denying any such pressure is going on. This is the keystone of Obama's two terms. Not only were the changes horrid, it was passed by Democrats only (I know, it's so shocking why the GOP dislike the bill...lol), the roll out was a mess, the website needed a full overhaul from the start, and now we find out tens of thousands have lost their insurance coverage that they had and liked, contrary to Obama knowing in 2010 about 50% of all people will lose their existing insurance while he continued to claim ad nauseum you can keep your plan and keep your doctor. Oh and almost forgot, State sign ups are seeing an overwhelming majority of people falling into medicaid, but lets wait for the score card early next year.

If there was a better posterboy for clusterf*** by the Federal Government (possibly the Bay of Pigs but that's apples & oranges) I'm hard pressed to remember one.
 
Why is it that whenever something critical of Obama comes along those that support him always try to point out that other past administrations and presidents (usually Bush and Republicans at this time) did similar things (or worse) also? Can you folks NOT just talk on the merits of what is before us NOW? We already know what Bush did, and Clinton did, and Bush Sr. did and so on and so forth.

Just because something is happening now that is bad does not mean that it wasn't bad 20 years ago either. Instead of trying to play lame GOTCHA! games (when you really don't) try actually addressing the issue at hand for once.

Because it has become a favorite pass time of the right to nick pick everything this president does like he is the first to do any of these things. Look there are some things that I am not happy that Obama do and I'm not saying he shouldn't be criticize. But you have to admit that there is a lot of fake outrage from the other side because the current president doesn't have a "R" on his chest.


This is the main reason I show no respect to the tea party. They should have been upset long before Obama got into office. You started seeing signups and outrage before Obama can finish the oath. If the movement would have begun during the Bush Administration then I would have had mad respect for them. But Now, they are nothing but mindless sheep shepard by the Koch Brothers.


But that how the cycles go. You will see when the next republican president gets sworn in. The democrats are going to do the same thing and republican are going to point out "Well Obama did the same thing"

It is just a stupid game that both sides play.
 
Sorry, but the topic is about the report from CNN, which has nothing to do with Bush or Cheney.

…other than that once the point is finally reached where the true impact of the ObamaCare scam is clear and undeniable, and no room remains for Obama and his cronies to try to claim that it has been anything but an unmitigated disaster; he will surely try to find some way to blame Bush for the result.
 
I'm sorry, but this thread isn't about Dick Cheney, it's about the CNN story about how the WH is pressuring insurance companies not to critisize Obamacare.

That's at least the second time you've had to say it. I doubt it'll be the last. Those who would wish to continue to defend the Obama administration have reached the point where they have to know that they cannot; and are only left with trying to change the subject to what they hope to be able to argue as even worse failure in the past on the conservative side.
 
All they have to defend the Obama Administration is something which may, or may not, have been worse in the past.

Of course this is not looking toward the future, what might happen if government controls private companies and the merging of the two in crony capitalism, and whether dishonesty is now acceptable by politicians because precedents have been set during previous administrations.. The bigger questions remain ignored and dishonesty is now being vigorously defended by the ideologues.

Could anyone have predicted this just a generation ago?

The system you just described already exists in the United States. It is as old as the train industry from the 19th century and waxes and wans by the decade. The only difference is that instead of the government controlling private companies, usually it is the other way around.
 
This report aired tonight on Anderson Cooper 360, and this is what I have to say about it... This is not how the government of a free country is supposed to conduct themselves. This Administration reminds me more and more every day of the Cuban government, or the Chavez regime or some other 3rd world dictatorship, rather than the United States of America.

Is this really the kind of government we want?

Besides new customers, insurance companies are the main beneficiaries of Obamacare. Why would they want to criticize it and risk losing healthy customers?
 
Besides new customers, insurance companies are the main beneficiaries of Obamacare. Why would they want to criticize it and risk losing healthy customers?

That's a question only they can answer... The fact is though, there have been insurance company executive who have criticized various aspects of Obamacare, and according to that CNN report, those and other executives are being pressured by the Administration to keep those opinions to themselves. My guess is, because the insurance companies will have to depend so much on the money they receive from Obamacare, that gives the administration the leverage necessary to apply that pressure.
 
That's a question only they can answer... The fact is though, there have been insurance company executive who have criticized various aspects of Obamacare, and according to that CNN report, those and other executives are being pressured by the Administration to keep those opinions to themselves. My guess is, because the insurance companies will have to depend so much on the money they receive from Obamacare, that gives the administration the leverage necessary to apply that pressure.

Or they could be reported to the IRS, which is not unlikely. The government could tie p any company or critic for years.
 
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