Last summer, a brief stir was caused when a book published by New York Times reporter Janny Scott uncovered an uncomfortable fact about President Obama: He had been lying about his mother’s health insurance problems. During the 2008 campaign and throughout the subsequent debate over his signature health care legislation, the president used his mother’s experience as a cancer patient fighting to get coverage to pay for treatment for what her insurer said was a pre-existing condition as an emotional argument to sway skeptics. But as Scott discovered during the course of writing her biography of Anne Dunham, A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother, it turned out that her correspondence showed that “the 1995 dispute concerned a Cigna disability insurance policy and that her actual health insurer had apparently reimbursed most of her medical expenses without argument.”
At the time the White House chose not to dispute Ms. Scott’s findings. But apparently the Obama campaign thinks the public’s memory is mighty short. As Glenn Kessler writes today in the Washington Post’s Fact Checker column, the president’s much ballyhooed campaign biography film “The Road We’ve Traveled,” narrated by Tom Hanks repeats the same line that Scott debunked. Though the film’s script tries to avoid repeating the president’s false claims from 2008, as Kessler says, any reasonable person would infer from the movie that the president’s mother died because her insurance was denied.
As Kessler notes, the filmmakers were aware of the fact that the president had been caught in a lie about his mother’s insurance but were determined to get this story into the film without exactly repeating his mendacious statement:
We think there are few viewers of this film who would watch this sequence and conclude that Dunham was involved in anything but a fight over health-insurance coverage. … The filmmakers must have known they had a problem with this story or else they would have recounted it as Obama had done in the 2008 campaign, using phrases such as “pre-existing conditions,” “health insurance,” and “treatment.”
Instead, they arranged the quotes and images to leave a misleading impression of what really happened.
President Obama’s willingness to falsify the facts about a personal tragedy in order to make a political point speaks volumes about not only his cynicism but also his character. It’s important to remember that this is no misunderstanding but rather a bald-faced lie. Here’s what Obama said during one of his debates with Republican opponent John McCain:
For my mother to die of cancer at the age of 53 and have to spend the last months of her life in the hospital room arguing with insurance companies because they’re saying that this may be a pre-existing condition and they don’t have to pay her treatment, there’s something fundamentally wrong about that.
It is true that Ms. Dunham did have a separate dispute about disability insurance but this had nothing to do with pre-existing conditions. Nor did it affect her fight for her life. And given that her son acted as her attorney, there’s no doubt he was not ignorant of the truth of the matter.
President Obama never apologized for his original lie. He just assumed, rightly it turns out, that even though this whopper was uncovered by the New York Times, neither that paper nor the rest of the liberal mainstream media would pursue the matter further as they almost certainly would (and should have) had his Republican predecessor been found out in a similar matter. Thus encouraged, he has now repeated the falsehood, albeit artfully recast in an attempt to avoid blame.
Having won election and then rammed his ObamaCare bill through Congress in part on the strength of this false argument, he has doubled down on it with the lie now coming from the lips of American’s favorite everyman, actor Tom Hanks as well as in edited clips of interviews with the president and his wife. Kessler gives the performance three out of a possible four Pinocchios on his scale of accuracy. This seems a bit generous but the point is that the story proves that Obama is willing to do and/or say anything, even lying about the death of his mother, in order to gain an advantage. That he thinks repeating the lie will help him get re-elected says a lot about what he thinks of the intelligence of the American people and the integrity of the press that failed to vet him the first time around.
"That he thinks repeating the lie will help him …" Of course he does. If I hear the truth anywhere but on a conservative web site, I'll believe he's wrong. Maybe some PAC will run commercials and word will get out. Sometimes a little bit does. A very small number of non-Republicans have noticed that Keystone's rejection contradicts what Obama says — and that's even with the MSM saying how Obama the Magnificent wanted badly to approve Keystone, but the evil Republicans insisted on destroying the environment instead of let selfless environmentalists figure out how to do it cleanly. I hope there are lots of PAC ads — all using his own words!
It has been determined that Mrs. Obama carried a health insurance plan through CIGNA (80/20)._In fact, Cigna had paid the 80% for all costs and all that was left was the 20% owed by Mrs. Obama (she earned an annual income of $80,000.00 at the time)._In fact, the insurer had requested that Mrs. Obama undergo a test some months prior which very likely would have detected the cancer whe had. Mrs' Obama denied having the test done. She claimed she was "too busy"._Indeed, this issue was really about a "long term disability" insurance of which Mrs. Obama did not participate. Had she done so, all of her costs would have been subsidized by insurance._FACT: Mrs. Obama was insured and CIGNA paid their share._Mrs. Obama was quibbling over the remaining 20%.
$80,000 a year for a woman in 1995??? She must be buried in a Y-shaped coffin!
Thank you, Jonathan, for using the "L" word about Obama–Lying. If this post had been written by Peter Wehner, it would have been titled "Obama Still Cynical About Mother's Health Insurance Problem." n nWe must point out that Obama is the most dishonest man to every occupy the White House–and frankly, one of the most dishonest people in public life, period.
Why? Because he's a man of color?
racist
Wow, for you to assume he is a liar because he is black is obscenely racist. That has not been inferred anywhere in this post. Perhaps he is just a liar because of his being raised around Chicago politics, or because he attended a church run by an ego maniacal freek for 20+ years, or because he is an attorney, or because that was acceptable behavior in his family, It is hard to know how he became a liar, but dont throw race out there.
Chicago politics are like a giant swirling sewer with rats positioning for power….pay to play and lie and cheat to stay in the game. Skin color in Chicago doesn't matter as long as you travel the "Chicago Way." Naive followers of BO don't get it. Probably never will.
No, because he has repeatedly lied. Though I don't think he's the most dishonest man in public life – he's a politician and they all lie. I can find plenty of examples of white politicians who lie, and politicians all across the political spectrum who've lied. The issue for a lot of people is that the media seems to cover up Obama's lies where they would have exposed Bush's lies. Plus, to me, it's worse when a politician lies in order to foist a policy down our throats vs. just to tell a "heartwarming" story. n nI think the whole "man of color" thing needs to go away. I mean, it WAS cool to see a non-white guy get elected President, and I was hoping he'd do a great job, but he hasn't, and his skin color is irrelevant to that.
Not at all. A liar is a liar, whatever his color. I only wish that the first black man in our highest office could have been a man of integrity and honor as well.
Does the call center know you are using the computer for non-work issues?
Hahahahahaha. No, being a "man of color" doesn't make him dishonest; being a liar does.
Did you read the article?
@Lakshmi: Not at all. A liar is a liar, whatever his color. I only wish that the first black man in our highest office could have been a man of integrity and honor as well. n
No, because he has done a 180 from his campaign issues. All of them, his most outrageous is his Obamacare, did not step forward to push a one payer plan, penalizing those who would not pay into the plan, now handing our health over to the insurance industry. Fast forwarded on Bush's anti privacy laws against American Citizens. Passing an extended detention for American citizens "suspected," of terrorism without proof or trial. This is just a tip of the iceberg. He has gone against everything he promised, transparency, end the wars, (now he's dreaming of Iran), He bailed out WS without holding any of its crooks and criminals accountable with allowing the mortgage banks continue their highway robbery. Jobs? What jobs? BTW he is now lying about the economy turning around. An invention of the WH for political gain in the elections to come. Liar? Is the pope Catholic? It is bitter sweet that our first African American president has proven we are all equally corrupt.
Do people of color lie more than others? I would not know. I do know that this is a president that I do not trust. There are many times that he has been unshameful in his lies. One only needs to read the books he has written and compare his own written words with his spoken words to know. It does not matter what color he is. Any intelligent person paying attention will notice discrepancy in the man's words.
How racist of you to assume that a person of color is more likely to lie.
It iz wat it iz homey.
Say what? Don't link telling the truth about someone as being racist. That's the exact same BS charge that was levied any time a conservative used truth as an argument about one of his "landmark legislative achievements." PPACA was labeled as a bad idea, mostly because of the costs and the governmental overreach. But because it was coming from conservatives, they were labeled as "racist." How does "using logic" mean you are a racist? n n(Not) Surprisingly, the CBO has released information that the PPACA is now going to cost nearly double what was promised by the POTUS. Huh. Hate to say it, but we told you so. Or does a conservative being correct mean I'm racist, too?
Three initials as to why you have no credibility: R.S.S.
Who said ANYTHING about color? What has color got to do with this discussion?
Yea…Obama is way more dishonest than that Nixon guy who violated federal wiretapping law, lied about it, and had to leave the WH not only in shame but in infamy…yea…waaaaaaaaaay more dishonest that that guy…dweeb…
Great job. Compare him to someone disgraced for lying and then act as if his lies are no big deal. Not hard to justify anything when you use the worst example of everything as your measuring stick. Dumba$$
Nixon also didn't casually violate the First, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth amendments the way our "Constitutional Scholar in Chief" has. For further information, please see the abortifacient coverage sham, the Chrysler bondholder cramdown, the Uuhhhbama death care cramdown, and the lawsuit against the State of Arizona.
You also neglect to point out the the press reported about Nixon's lies, whereas now they coverup Obama's lies.
President Nixon did lie to cover up a stupid, stupid thing, but guess what? His own Party threw him out for it. Are the Dems ready to stand up to President Obama for his lies? n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Take a moment to imagine if this was Mitt Romney or any GOPer – this would have been front page BREAKING news. The media should be ashamed along with Obama but sadly, neither have any sense of shame
Could it be that Obama had a "pre-existing" case of taqiyya?
I do not know the facts about Obama's mothers experience, but I do know for a fact about two people I knew who did have to fight their insurance companies after they got cancer and had to deal with the exact sort of horrendous situation Obama is referring to. n nSo the practice Obama refers to is factual and a lot of people have had to deal with it at the worst possible time in their lives, and that is what really matters.
So then after Clinton set the precedent for presidential misrepresentation, it is acceptable now??
Lying is always acceptable for Democrats, acceptable to the Press, anyway.
Is this another case of the ends justifying the means? So, even if the stated arguments with insurance companies actually occur with other people, it is OK to lie about your mothers case just to make a point? It seems as though I recall another liberal President who pulled the same crap.
I know several people who had to deal with this including my sister and her family. My sister died of cancer and the insurance company would not let her alone. Even after she died, her 16 year old daughter kept receiving bilss for a half million dollars, which the insurance company refused to pay.
Renee,____I'm not disputing your story, but I will offer a counterweight to your particular circumstance. My wife is a multiple cancer survivor, breast, uterine, and breast again. Our insurance carrier (Blue Cross) made no complaints, disputed nothing, and offered nothing less than exceptional service to us. Far too often, the incidence of poor service is highlighted as being the norm, rather than the exception. I calculated that based upon the care offered my wife, Blue Cross picked up several hundred thousand dollars of medical expenses, and from my perspective, it was worth every penny. My wife is still alive, and still in a positive frame of mind. While I recognize your pain, I think that the insurance industry is often seen as the cause of the problem, rather than a part of the solution. I don't know your family circumstances, nor do I have an objective opinion about this. For every tale such as yours, I'm willing to bet that there are upwards of a hundred like mine, unfortunately, tales such as mine aren't heard often enough. I'm sorry for the loss your family experienced, and still feels.
Too many people are making this sama mistake. Obama is not lying or failing by not following through in his campaign promises. The campaign promises, indeed his whole campaign persona, was a lie. If you look at his life and beliefs, the things he said during the campaign were the exceptions to a radical, socialist, cynical mindset. He cleverly got most people to isolate a few months of his life and accept that as who je was. The awful Obama you see now is not the lie. You voted for the lie, and got the truth.
It is wrong for an insurance company to back out of a promise. One of the legitimate functions of government would be to enforce contracts, like the one the insurance company made with members of your family. I know that these wrongs occur, as they did to your family. I also believe that they are the exception, not the rule. These wrongs should be cause for states to enforce contracts, such as insurance policies, more rigorously. I'd be in favor of that. That would be an upholding of the rule of law. …. (continued) ….
…..Obama, in contrast, does not believe in the rule of law, but puts trust in the whims of government bureaucrats. An example of this is his repudiation of the bond contracts which citizens had with General Motors — bondholders had their money taken from them by fiat. Back to the lying, if there are stories out there of illegal acts by insurance companies, then Obama shouldn't have to invent them with lies. And even when he finds true stories of that, they don't constitute a justification of the sort of government takeover of healthcare that Obama supports. With insurance company wrongdoing, there is (at least on paper) a legal avenue for people to recover from what an insurance company does wrong. But with Obamacare, once the "board" decides what you or your loved-ones will not get in the way of services, the decision — as the law says — "will not be subject to judicial review."
@Frank: I'm still trying to figure out how one branch of our government can say that another has no review or jurisdiction over it's actions. Sort of throws out that whole 'checks and balances' thing…
Right! Besides the phrase "will not be subject to judicial review", there's another chilling phrase that appears lots of times in Obamacare that goes something like "…at the discretion of the secretary of health and human services." Wow! Thanks for your comment.
Frank, thanks for remembering the GM bondholders who got stiffed. I'm one of them. I lent money to GM out of my 40lK retirement account. The rest of my 401K was super-safe but took a bit of a leap on this. I checked the financials and it looked like GM's assets were very strong and I ought to get 80 cents on the dollar if the company went south. HOWEVER Obama's very good czarist appointees made sure the unions moved ahead of me (the first time ever U.S. bankruptcy laws were ignored) and now the unions own half of GM. n nInstead of getting the 80 cents on the dollar the company was OBLIGED BY U.S. LAW go give to me, I got 10 cents on the dollar. Even the Greek bondholders last week got 17 cents on the dollar in cash plus 30 cents on the dollar in dubious long term Greek bonds (stiffed for the rest). You think we live in the USA. I think I live in Venezuela.
I really appreciate your sharing that. There is zero difference — zero — between your situation and a common mugging.
I'm willing to bet that those insurance companies WERE following their contracts, and that the insureds probably wanted to have something covered that the policy said, from the beginning, wouldn't be covered n nI say this because an insurance company failing to follow its policy is like blood in the water to sharks, aka trial lawyers. It is not something done routinely and cavalierly by insurance companies, who also know that any ambiguity in a policy will be interpreted against the ins. co. in any court of law. To break contracts willy nilly, as is portrayed in the media, is an invitation to litigation and massive, otherwise avoidable costs. n nI am simply not willing to believe that these "family members" were right, and the insurance companies were wrong, about the scope of their policies based simply on hearsay in a blog comment.
The 16 yr old should have had an adult call and get it straightened out instead of putting the blame elsewhere. n
Fake but accurate!
"and that is what really matters" Wrong. It is not OK to lie to convince others, even if you think your cause is good. It is about character. If you would lie about one thing, how can you ever be trusted? As for your example, if there are cases out there where this has occurred, then he could have used those examples and not lied. A proven liar is not who I want to have his finger on the red button of world destruction, nor is he someone I want steering our economy. n nIt is EXACTLY this kind of thinking, the ignore the character flaws, ignore the lies of politicians that has put us in the precarious position our country is in today. We need politicians who will stand up and tell us the truth; about the economy, about our debt, about our deficits, about the unsustainable path we are now on. It all starts with honesty.
By your logic none of the current slate of GOP aspirants are suitable for that office. When it is pointed out to Romney that an ad supporting him was grossly untrue (a lie) his response was "so what".
Clearly you share the logic of Barack Obama. You ignore all the cases in which insurance payments are routinely made — which "really matters" also. n nAs for your "examples," why do you assume that, in the disputes, the insurance companies were in the wrong?
EVERYTHING about OBAMA is a LIE.
This is what conservatives are hoping to run on – not a positive vision of America, or even pointing out specific policies that the President has enacted, or favors, that they disagree with, but pointing out that Obama – who is a politician – exaggerated some element of his "family story", in 2008? LOL, really? n nRick Santorum has mentioned his "coal miner" grandfather about a hundred times, at least, without EVER mentioning that same grandfather was an actual, card-carrying communist, and member of the "Socialist Workers Party". That's a sin of omission. But do most of us even care? No. Candidates try to leverage their ancestry in whatever way they can (except Mitt Romney, born into a wealthy family, of course). n nHonestly, if this sort of issue is what Republicans are hoping to stake their claim on in 2012, then the GOP has already lost the election.
The conservatives have presented a positive vision of America, and it's a tremendous overstatement to say that they are "running on" this one story about Obama.
My cousin purchased an Aflac cancer insurance policy around age 55. Her policy would pay for $100 cash a day for each day she might be in cancer treatment. She also had Blue Cross Blue Shield, through work. When she found a lump in her breast at age 59, she got immediate diagnosis, radiation, surgery, etc. In fact, all her treatment got done in less than 3 months. Blue Cross/Blue Sheild paid all but her co-pay. She had a "Cadillac" health care policy and owed very little when she paid her co-pays. n nThe Aflac policy paid her about $10,000 cash over the course of her treatment. This cash vastly exceeded what she owed for her co-pays. Her cancer was very early and she has a survivor expectation of 90% . Perhaps that is why she could joke she "made money" on her cancer, horrible as it sounds. n nI wonder if the president's mother was arguing about a policy similar to my cousin's AFlac policy. Why would they argue unless she purchased right about the time of her diagnosis. It seems Mrs. Obama could have sued them. If she didn't, is it because she purchased the policy right AT the time of her diagnosis?
The great author Ralph Waldo Emerson went to bail his great friend Henery David Thereau out of jail. Thereau was in jail because he was protesting the evils of slavery. When Emerson saw Thereau through the bars he said "what are you doing in jail". With the evils of slavery in his mind Thereau responded, "what are you doing not in jail". n nSo let me express my outrage. n nGeorge Bush LIED America into war, losing both the war he lied us into, Iraq, and the Afghanistan war by using resources in Iraq that should have been used in Afghanistan. Bush lie which all you REPUGS supported cost tens of thousands of lives, trillions of $$$$ and Americas influence, power and honor in the world. n nAnd now Repugs have the gall to attack Obama for not telling all of the truth about his mother to get America to pass universal health care. n nNo one died, in fact many lives will be saved if in fact Obama is not telling the unvarnished truth. But thousands died because of Bush's bold face lies which you all supported. n nSo forgive me and the honest people of the world for calling all you Repugs a stinking pile of dung. n n
You are ignorant. Surely you know that more military have died during Oama's wars, (three years) than in all eight years of Bush's war. n nSurely you know that your messiah has our military deployed in 156 nations around the world, five of them in Africa. n nSurely you know that he plans to take us to war in Syria, just as soon as he can get U.N. permission to send US troops to battle there. He plans to tell Congress about it later. (He and Panetta said so. ) n nSurely you are aware that Obama hates the military, and while deploying them elsewhere, constantly makes frightening cuts in our national defense, and recently pledged to cut our nukes by a whooping 80%. And perhaps you have noticed that while Obama weakens the only nation able to maintain stability in the world, the rogue nations are arming as fast as they can, having figured out the nature of the U.S. president. n nPerhaps you have noticed, but no, probably not, that Obama ignores Iran, a huge threat to us, to Israel, and to the world. Fellow Muslims? Obama;s plan to hand the Middle East over to the Islamists? n nDid you know this White House (that would be Obama( calls the Ft. Hood Massacre "workplace violence?" n nPerhaps you have noticed that sanctions never work against a rogue nation, and in fact, denying them food allows the leaders to manipulate the citizens into supporting aggression. n nObama does not care about Iran, or North Korea, horrible threats that they are. Obama cares about restraining Israel. n nIf Obama takes any action against Iran, it will be at the last minute, after he has allowed them three years of unfettered nuclear progress. He will bomb as close tot he elections as possbile, so idiots like you (Dangoodbar) can tell us how great he is, and how he acted in the interests of peace in the world. n nI hope you are not in some career where insight and perception are important, since you have none. n n n nIf we are attacked by those who threaten us, no one will be at home to protect us. n
Susanna, since you speak of another's ignorance, let us examine your statement of more military causualties under President Obama than President Bush. When I have finished, I expect your admission of ignorance. Military deaths since: n3/19/03 4486 n"Mission Accomplished" 4347 n"Handover" 3627 nObama inaugruation 257 nOperation "New Dawn" 68 n nPlease post your admission of ignorance immediately.
So Susan, what was your maiden name? Rubinowitz?
What was his lie? – Oh you don't mean WMDs? n nBill Clinton told US citizens on National TV in 1998 (as he was lobbing missiles at Iraq) that Saddam had WMDs. He talked about replacing Saddam with help from US covert actions. n nGeorge Tenet, CIA Director for Bill Clinton and beginning of GW Bush term told both presidents that Iraq had WMDs. n nGW Bush said Iraq had WMDs. n nNow why is GW Bush the only ONE who lied ?— I don't need to call you names….you know the liberal spin is gonna catch up sooner or later….
None of the poeple you list began a war on Iraq. None except GW Bush. It was 9 years ago today Bush announced the most catastrophic incidence of incompetence in the history of US military engagements. Three trillion dollars gone, by some estimates counting veteran's medical expenses for decades to come, and nothing to show for it but hubris, and a yearning for more of the same in Iran.
When I look at Obama, I see red, as in Communist. n nHis color has little to do with the fact hat he is a complete liar and should be doubted every single time he opens his mouth he lies. n nDangerous man. n nIf there were not so many voters who are willing to be deceived, and willing to sell out our country, this man would be laughed out of office, let alone be kicked out bececause of his agenda, beliefs, and behavior.
Barry lies everytime he speaks. Just give him 30 seconds-turn him off and research what he just said. Total bs every time.
The only lying I see going on around here is the refusal of reality, the clinging to NeoCon dreams of conquest, the desperate defense of Bush economics that even David Stockman considers anathema to sound principle, and a pervasive hatred of anything not originating from rich, old, white men.
Mr. Lawrence Berg called a Susanna Gordon a liar. Are you a liar Ms. or Mr. Gordon? Mr. Berg posted casualty counts for the Bush years and the Obama years. Where are your counts? Why do you lie? Is “bearing false witness” acceptable in your religion?
Obama is a govt dweeb, nothing more. He's not a leader, he's not a patriot. He's an academic who admires people like Marxist professors. Some people need to wake up.
Right. If you rearrange the letters in "President Obama's economic plans" you can form the phrases "A snob conman scares timid people" and " Most people can discern B.O.'s mania." n n n n n n n n n n n n'
Obviously Obama is lying, because everyone knows insurance companies always pay every claim without any fuss at all. That’s why the lawyers advertise on TV – they never have any work because no one ever has a legal claim to insurance coverage.
And every time lawyers get involved with insurance claims, they are always forcing insurers to take back over payments.
"And given that her son acted as her attorney, there’s no doubt he was not ignorant of the truth of the matter." n nThat might be giving Obama too much credit for knowledge and therefore too much blame for dishonesty. (Not that I think he is generally honest.) There is every reason to believe that Obama does not actually understand the concept of insurance. Remember, this is the guy who once told a story about how, when he was rear-ended, he called HIS OWN insurance company, only to be told he wasn't covered. No kidding, he drove a clunker and had no collision coverage, happens all the time. Problem is, if somebody rear ends you, you call THE OTHER GUY"s insurance company, not your own. It's called "liability coverage" for a reason. n nIf his mother fought unsuccessfully until she died with her insurance companies, maybe it was because she had incompetent representation. Jes' sayin'.
Here's what the article said…and I will try and believe you know the difference between health insurance and disability insurance – they are not one and the same, nor are they interchangeable…. n"it turned out that her correspondence showed that “the 1995 dispute concerned a Cigna disability insurance policy and that her actual health insurer had apparently reimbursed most of her medical expenses without argument.”" n
When isn't Obama lying? If his lips are moving he is lying
I read about this insurance thing a long time ago, when it first came out. It seemed like she wanted the insurance company to pay for hotel room while she was receiving treatment away from home or something. It was really greedy, in my memory.
I don't know about any of you but I am still waiting for Obama to say something, anything that is actually true. I truly don't believe he knows the difference because his entire life is a house of cards built on misdirection and deception. n nFor those of you who noted that other presidents have lied, I concur. The difference is that our other presidents loved AMERICA and wanted to protect it while Obama is intentionally trying tio destroy what all the other presidents have built. I have met three card monte con artists on the streets of New York who have more integrity than our current excuse for a president. n nIf he wins reelection, God help us all.
So, this is what a gathering of today's "Conservatives" looks like? Absolutely pitiful. Accusations with no facts, opinions with zero substantiation. Just a lot of overused spleens being vented. and when someone counters one of the mouthy malinforms with hard facts, she disappears and the rest of the herd pretend the post is invisible. No wonder you people fall for the disposable lines coming from your CONniving "leaders".
I'm afraid I have to agree, partially, with my friend Fenton Hardy. The idea that there have been more military casualties under Obama is ludicrous, and I'm surprised anyone would make that claim. Now perhaps Susanna meant to say Afghanistan, where apparently casualties have increased significantly in the past three years, and where 60% of all casualties have occurred in the past three years. However, since Obama has been following a policy there that many if not most conservatives have supported, it hardly seems fair to criticize him for that. nAs for Herr Hardy's condemnation of "Conservatives", I'm not sure how to respond, since I am merely a Conservative. Still, if his comments are a sign of "Progressive" or Progressive or "Liberal" or Liberal gatherings or "gatherings", I am unimpressed. I am unlikely to accept the PROGnosis of anyone as enamored with the caps lock button and all of the cutesy "Progressive", etc. terminology that Herr Fenton employs habitually. Know what I mean, kid?
Obama campaign theme song suggestion: It Wasn't Me by Shaggy
I have heard that a Pathological lier believes his lies. SO either he believes all the lies he spews or he is a very EVIL person ( I cannot call him a man, I don't consider him one) He needs professional help. Obviously all the yrs of hanging with liers, America Haters & Racist has made him a very Sick person and he is a danger to us and our children/grandchildren. Although he is Half Black he seems to try to pretend he is just a black man, so he is racist against his own race, the white race. Using color as a weapon is disgusting. I feel we have been going backwards RE: Race since he has been in Office. He is A divider and people need to wake up. To falsify the fact of his own mother's death is beyond sick. It shows he will use ANYONE to get to what he wants. Even his own children.
She did not die "fighting for courage." And Obama's version is full of provable lies. n nShe would have died earlier in any other country. France? Are you kidding? Canada? Canadians come here for their medical needs. The joke in Canada is that when you are ill you call your travel agent. n nWealthy Brits come here too. In England, the ambulance drivers/parametics provide most of the medical care emergency patients receive. They have waiting lists for surgery. n nUndivided attention is those socialistic hospitals? What planet do you live on? n nDiana most likely would have lived, had the accident occurred in the US. The accident was about 1.5 miles from a hospital and they never transported her. Worked on her for an hour and a half, then decided to transport, but when she went into cardiac arrest, they stopped the ambulance (now even closer to the hospital) and worked on her again until she died. n nIn my little town here in California, all the ambulances have cardiac monitoring equipment that relays info continuously to the hospital so the staff is ready when the patient arrives. n nPerhaps she died knowing she had reared a child who cared for nothing or no one other than himself.
Disability insurance is NOT health insurance. The difference DOES matter…health insurance pays for treatment…her treatment was paid for without argument. Disability provides additional monies for living expenses while the person is unable to work. n n"…it turned out that her correspondence showed that “the 1995 dispute concerned a Cigna disability insurance policy and that her actual health insurer had apparently reimbursed most of her medical expenses without argument.”"
You don't know squat about Canada. Two of my 4 kids moved to Canada because of the messed up U.S. health care. The 2 living in Canada and their families have fared MUCH better job wise, health care wise and taxation and living conditions wise than the 2 that stayed in the U.S. NO comparison! Stick with what you know, because you don't know anything about Canada.