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Old 08-10-2009, 10:08 PM
 
Location: Great Falls, Montana
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Obama plans to pivot his message somewhat on Tuesday, addressing people who already have insurance through their employers and highlighting how his proposals would affect them. The White House is retooling its message amid polling that shows Americans — especially those who have coverage — are skeptical of Democratic proposals to expand to cover many of the 50 million or more uninsured.
Obama braces for N.H. town hall debate - White House- msnbc.com
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Old 08-11-2009, 12:26 AM
 
Location: California
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Good thinking.
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Old 08-11-2009, 12:43 AM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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Probably will have Black Panthers, ACORN, and union thugs acting as security inside and outside.
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Old 08-11-2009, 01:01 AM
 
Location: California
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Probably will have Black Panthers, ACORN, and union thugs acting as security inside and outside.
Probably not. But don't let that stop you from making WHAT YOU THINK ARE CLEVER online posts.
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Old 08-11-2009, 01:03 AM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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Probably not. But don't let that stop you from making WHAT YOU THINK ARE CLEVER online posts.
Yeah, I shouldn't have included ACORN. But Obama's justice dept did shut down the criminal investigation of the Black Panthers who were at the voting polling stations with weapons to intimidate voters to vote for Obama and union thugs have been attacking protestors at townhall meetings so those two points are valid.
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Old 08-11-2009, 05:36 AM
 
Location: Sango, TN
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Probably will have Black Panthers, ACORN, and union thugs acting as security inside and outside.
You do realize that the Bush administration vigorously chose the people that attended his rallies right? I'm pretty sure both parties do that at Presidential gatherings, although I disagree with it.

You had to be a hardcore righty to get into a Bush meeting, I'm sure most will be hardcore lefties that will attend the Obama rally.
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Old 08-11-2009, 05:56 AM
 
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New Hampshirians will be a tough sell considering over 85% of them have health insurance. As one commentator this morning put it, Obama seems to be quoting his critics and agreeing with them in his new message.
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Old 08-11-2009, 06:02 AM
 
Location: Turn Left at Greenland
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This is what I want to hear. He needs to address those of us with corporate sponsored healthcare plans. These Medicare dolts don't even have a basic understanding of how their healthcare is administered. I'm all for public debate, but for heaven's sake, people should understand what they're railing against.
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Old 08-11-2009, 06:19 AM
 
Location: Marion, IA
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New Hampshirians will be a tough sell considering over 85% of them have health insurance. As one commentator this morning put it, Obama seems to be quoting his critics and agreeing with them in his new message.
That's why nobody attending the "debate" will be from NH.
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Old 08-11-2009, 06:21 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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The United States already has a Socialist economy with government central planning and policies to prevent business failure. The problem is the socialism does not extend below the business class and is designed to protect investors and financiers, not the employees or the untermensch.

A socialized one payer (which I prefer) Uniform Health Care system would actually benefit everyone and cease to subsidize only the wealthy insurance, hospital and pharmaceutical industries. I think the existing system will prevail because unlimited money buys unlimited protection.

PS - Maggie Thatcher and her conservative government has cut the funding for Britain’s health care system for years in a back door attempt to destroy the concept that a government could do something for everybody. She was unsuccessful. Now that hard times are returning a Labor government is restoring the funding and improving the system. Too bad we do not have a Labor party in this country. We are stuck with the Wealth and Church party and the Wealthy corporations’ party. We need a really left wing party to provide most people with some real choices.
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