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Cha's JournalRichard Dreyfuss on Obamacare.. "An Enormous Accomplishment"
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/16/a-tweet-or-two-170/
Except that was an insurance scam and a lie propagated by the rwingers..
How "ObamaCare Cancelled Your Plan" is really an Insurance Co Scam to Rip You Offsnip//
However, Talking Points Memo has a story up today that all of us need to see, bookmark and start forwarding to each and every media outlet that continues to claim that the ACA has "Cancelled" anyones Insurance Plan.
Because it hasn't, that is A LIE - Obamacare didn't Cancel their plan.
Plans that were in place since March of 2010 (prior to the Affordable Care Act) were "Grandfathered" and excluded from many of the laws requirements so that they wouldn't be cancelled. ObamaCare doesn't FORCE those plans to remain, but it doesn't FORCE them to be cancelled either. TPM reports now that the Insurance Companies themselves have deliberately sent out these cancellation notices, along with automatic renewals into higher rate plans before Oct 1st as a means of preventing people from Shopping on the Exchange and finding better, cheaper plans.
In short, this is all an Insurance Industry Scam to gouge their customers, blame Obamacare for it, and prevent them from taking advantage of improved coverage and savings that the ACA actually provides.
MOre
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/04/1252957/-How-ObamaCare-Cancelled-Your-Plan-is-really-an-Insurance-Co-Scam-to-Rip-You-Off#
Special Investigation: How Insurers Are Hiding Obamacare Benefits From Customers
Donna received the letter canceling her insurance plan on Sept. 16. Her insurance company, LifeWise of Washington, told her that they'd identified a new plan for her. If she did nothing, she'd be covered.
A 56-year-old Seattle resident with a 57-year-old husband and 15-year-old daughter, Donna had been looking forward to the savings that the Affordable Care Act had to offer.
But that's not what she found. Instead, she'd be paying an additional $300 a month for coverage. The letter made no mention of the health insurance marketplace that would soon open in Washington, where she could shop for competitive plans, and only an oblique reference to financial help that she might qualify for, if she made the effort to call and find out.
RELATED: What Really Happens To People Whose Insurance Is 'Canceled' Because Of Obamacare
Otherwise, she'd be automatically rolled over to a new plan -- and, as the letter said, "If you're happy with this plan, do nothing." and accessed tax credits at the heart of the health care reform law.
If Donna had done nothing, she would have ended up spending about $1,000 more a month for insurance than she will now that she went to the marketplace, picked the best plan for her family and accessed tax credits at the heart of the health care reform law...
MOre..
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/insurance-companies-misleading-letters-obamacare
Dean on the Midterms..
Course, there were other reasons too.. like the repubs Cheating/Same as breathing.
#SCOTUS better stop this tragedy soon. Relaunch!
Ian Millhiser ✔ @imillhiser
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BREAKING: 23,000 people apply for insurance in first 8 hours of the new Obamacare enrollment period.
#SCOTUS better stop this tragedy soon.
8:11 AM - 15 Nov 2014 357 Retweets 200 favorites
Ian Millhiser ✔ @imillhiser
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FACT: Every time someone gets insurance through http://Healthcare.gov , Samuel Alito sheds a single tear.
8:19 AM - 15 Nov 2014 59 Retweets 32 favorites
LOLGOP @LOLGOP
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America cut our uninsured rate by 26% last year, and Republicans won't rest till they get the bastards behind that.
7:12 AM - 15 Nov 2014 152 Retweets 102 favorites
The White House ✔ @WhiteHouse
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"Insurance companies can no longer deny you coverage just because you have a preexisting condition." —Obama: http://go.wh.gov/uoSQUC
Matt Yglesias ✔ @mattyglesias
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The http://HealthCare.gov relaunch is going really well: http://vox.com/e/6989226?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
7:44 AM - 15 Nov 2014 District of Columbia, US, United States
HealthCare.Gov has relaunched — and these tweets show it’s working
The eight or so hours that Obamacare's open enrollment has existed so far this year, something stands out to me: Healthcare.gov seems to be working.
Vox @voxdotcom
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Rebecca Mahoney @rebmahoney
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Signed up for my heath coverage this AM & http://healthcare.gov worked perfectly. Super easy and fast! #healthcare #GetCovered
2:26 AM - 15 Nov 2014 43 Retweets 16 favorites
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Poll: 71% of Americans that got coverage through the #ACA said it was "good" or "excellent" ? http://politi.co/1vbSMdZ #ReadySetEnroll
7:50 AM - 14 Nov 2014 302 Retweets 175 favorites
MOre..
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/15/affordable-health-insurance-for-all-thanks-obamacare/
Good Luck Obamacare.. for all those who will Benefit in the Future and to all those who are Benefitting from it NOW!
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Obama, Obama, Obama! Okay, I love Koalas.. they like to sleep, too! ;)
President Barack Obama holds a koala before the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane
Few Tweets after President Obama's Brisbane speech at the University of Queensland..
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President @BarackObama is the type of leader we in #Australia need & don't have. Progressive, visionary, fearless and outspoken #ObamaUQ
5:50 PM - 14 Nov 2014 163 Retweets 93 favorites
Alicia WanstallBurke @alicia_j_burke
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US has a leader with policies it's not ready for.
Aus has a leader with policies we've out grown.
Let's swap? #auspol #g20 #G20Brisbane
5:54 PM - 14 Nov 2014 77 Retweets 37 favorites
Natalie Gregg @NatGregg
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Obama's fantastic 'Brisbane Speech' #G20 #G20Brisbane #Obama http://bit.ly/1tT7WhG
6:20 PM - 14 Nov 2014
G20 Brisbane: US President Barack Obama’s ‘Brisbane Speech’
US President Barack Obama has used a historic speech in Queensland to send a warning to China over its military expansion and to promote a $US3 billion climate change package.
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Bronte Baldwin @BronteBaldwin
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An honour to watch Obama in action. Couldn't think of anyone else I'd rather listen to talk. #G20 #ObamaUQ
4:09 AM - 15 Nov 2014 33 Retweets 14 favorites
Howard-Vyse @alicehv
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"Here in the Asia Pacific, nobody has more at stake when it comes to acting on #climatechange" ~ @BarackObama Hear that Tony? #ObamaUQ #G20
1:57 AM - 15 Nov 2014
David Elwood @DavidElwoodAU
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One of my favorite lines in the room today. #obamaUQ #G20Brisbane
1:00 AM - 15 Nov 2014
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@nickjbedford @sherrilee7 Canada already requested Obama after he gets out of office. Wait your turn :-P
7:58 PM - 14 Nov 2014
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Putin's koala tries to engineer a getaway.
President Obama's koala hugs him then makes out with another koala. #G20
8:01 AM - 15 Nov 2014 88 Retweets 48 favorites
The Obama Diary
US President Barack Obama greets audience members after his speech at the University of Queensland. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Barack Obama wins 1000 new fans with University of Queensland G20 speech
"Thank you very much. God bless Australia, God bless America, God bless our great alliance. Thank you."
Cue banjos and riotous applause crowning US President Barack Obama the new king of Brisbane. Or at least king of the hearts of the 1000 or so people invited to hear the most famous politician in the world speak.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-g20/barack-obama-wins-1000-new-fans-with-university-of-queensland-g20-speech-20141115-11ng5t.html#ixzz3JBPktCLw
steve who has the Vid down thread. 
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1102&pid=26808
For all us BOGgers and whomever respects our President.. that means knowing the difference between him and a repub. Too easy!
Obama Doubles Down On Immigration, Keystone Pipeline~On the Road with Aung San Kyl in Myanmar
"Speaking to reporters alongside famous opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Obama was adamant that, despite mounting GOP objections, he will move forward and take executive action to reform the immigration system by the end of the year because reforms are “way overdue.”
“I gave the House over a year to go ahead and at least give a vote to the Senate bill. They failed to do so and I indicated to Speaker Boehner several months ago that if, in fact, Congress failed to act, I would use all the lawful authority that I possess to try to make the system work better, and that's going to happen,” he said."
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In some of his strongest language yet, Obama pushed back against the Republican argument that the pipeline is a “massive jobs bill for the United States.”
“Understand what this project is: It is providing the ability of Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else. It doesn't have an impact on US gas prices,” he said, growing visibly frustrated.
“If my Republican friends really want to focus on what's good for the American people in terms of job creation and lower energy costs, we should be engaging in a conversation about what are we doing to produce even more homegrown energy? I'm happy to have that conversation,” he continued.
MOre..
http://abcnews.go.com/US/obama-doubles-immigration-keystone-pipeline/story?id=26905484
Tribal activists staged a protest against the Keystone XL Pipeline during President Barack Obama's visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota in June
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President Barack Obama said the Keystone XL Pipeline won't create as many jobs as supporters claim as the House prepares to vote today on a bill to approve the controversial project.
During his visit to Myanmar, Obama also said the pipeline won't lead to lower energy costs for Americans. At the same time, the White House stopped short of saying the president will veto the bill that Republicans are pushing.
MOre..
http://www.indianz.com/News/2014/015651.asp
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/11/14/the-president-in-australia/
Contact the White House..
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments
Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414
I'm Warning you.. Don't Play With Matches.. The President Ignores Boner and is Going Ahead on..
Obama may announce immigration reforms as soon as next week
Thu Nov 13, 2014 at 09:48 AM PST.
One key piece of the order, officials said, will allow many parents of children who are American citizens or legal residents to obtain legal work documents and no longer worry about being discovered, separated from their families and sent away.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/13/1344647/-Obama-may-announce-immigration-reforms-as-soon-as-next-week#
Obama Plan May Allow Millions of Immigrants to Stay and Work in U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/us/obama-immigration.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=1
I hope this comes to pass!
Exactly..thank you, Steve Benen! Now we're getting Obamacare for the Planet!
freshwest http://www.democraticunderground.com/110226701
And, yes it does piss them off!
mahalo babylonsistah!
this is for you, Nordict.. you got yourself outta here but I want to address this..
"As for the homophobic part, I vehemently oppose his stance, but Putin pales in comparison to MANY of the USA's so called "allies". Saudi Arabia alone trumps 10 Putins. The same goes for fascism and kleptocratic behaviour."
Poor putin.. the rw a$$holes in the US, SA, and all the other countries.. are worse than he is.. no shit Sherlock.. .. But, our President is For Gay Marriage and here's a list of other Accomplishments for our LGBT Brothers and Sistahs!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/56836334/Gay-Rights-President-Obama-s-37-Accomplishments-For-LGBT-Americans
So NO, putin doesn't get a freaking pass.. except from those who try to push his agenda.
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