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Orlando Sentinel: My Word: No Apologies – Obamacare Works
Detractors ridicule President Obama’s apology to people who are “losing” their health-insurance plans. He had no need to apologize to my family. We are grateful for the Affordable Care Act. As for ridicule, consider the source: Most harsh critics are the same politicians who have fought every aspect of affordable health insurance for all.
@ACASuccessTales My partner will save $2448/yr 4 same plan she had! That's car pymts or utility bills or @PeteDominick @edshow Txs Mr Pres!
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Kayaker 007 (@kayaker007) November 14, 2013My husband and I buy our own health insurance. We’re among those who don’t enjoy employer-paid health or other coverage, and we represent only about 5 percent of the population. That’s a small number, but you wouldn’t guess that from opponents’ vitriol or the headlines and TV they command.
@ACASuccessTales I am able to insure my 23 year old son who is a student and lives at home. Yes!!
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(@Zenber1) November 14, 2013
To these critics of the health law — especially those lamenting the botched implementation of it — spare us your crocodile tears. If there are any apologies, it should come from these unrelenting opponents hell-bent to repeal the reform but who never utter a peep what they would do to replace it.
.@ethicslaw @MiamiLib @ACASuccessTales being born w cerebral palsy no longer a pre-existing condition for a friend of mine.
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(@blah_blah_blah_) November 17, 2013You see, we’ve been forced to purchase our own health insurance for several years. The deductible was enormous; the premium was often more expensive than our monthly take-home pay, particularly during a bout of joblessness. We were forced to dip into our savings. The risk of going without insurance was a gamble we could not afford to take.
@ACASuccessTales I am a Breast Cancer survivor and was able to purchase a policy for husband & I for $266 month. THANK YOU POTUS
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Debbie (@JustNana620) November 15, 2013So, thanks to what detractors call Obamacare, we had no choice but to go with a better plan that costs less money.
Thank you, Mr. President. God bless.
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@ACASuccessTales I've had migraines since 12, but ins. didn't stop covering my meds as a "pre-existing condition" until I was 40. TY PBO!
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Unruly Mob (@ethicslaw) November 15, 2013@ACASuccessTales All of my yearly preventative care appointments completed w/o a copay-Thanks to the ACA!!
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Debra Amato (@Amatodeb) November 17, 2013****
@ACASuccessTales My husbands heart drugs are covered more under the ACA. thank you Mr President.
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(@snowbird42) November 17, 2013@GottaLaff got off the ACA website and quizzed right thru it with no prob n I can get a plan like my exiting for 70% less! Signing up ASAP.
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Mary Ann Barbero (@marieann66) November 16, 2013****
@ACASuccessTales I'll be saving over $6,000/yr for *better* coverage! @MiamiLib
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(@thepoliticalcat) November 17, 2013@ACASuccessTales MY FRIEND LOST ALL SAVINGS AFTER HIS WIFE'S STROKE - NOW SHE WILL GET PROPER CARE & CHANCE TO RECOVER
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KatherineMO (@Katherine_M_O_) November 16, 2013****
The Obama Diary 
Good afternoon TOD!
ThanksUT. Great tweets.
Thanks.
Congrats on 1st Jackie.
Great ACA post, UT!!!! Thank you
Thanks.
Good afternoon Jackie 4 Obama, congrats on first.
Thanks Anna.
Hay sorry media, here are some positive stories about Obamacare. In case you’ve been looking and couldn’t fine any.
We know you haven’t been looking to hard.
The First Family will attend the game between the University of Maryland and Oregon State University at College Park, Md.
Scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
See press pool report that First Family was greeted by loud cheers when they entered the game.
Md is Obama Country
Explain to me what would make Don Lemon compare our President to that Mayor?
At a Starbucks, my power has been out for a few hours 😦 …….on the bright side I would highly recommend the new Chestnut Praline Latte! PREMO
…..Politico, by my count, has no fewer than 14 front page headlines today about the great Obamacare debacle. The Washington Post’s four top news articles and its four top op-eds are all about Obamacare, and the top op-eds are uniformly panicky…Ruth Marcus thinks Obama’s entire presidency at risk. Ditto for Milbank. And if that’s not bad enough for you, Krauthammer suggests that yesterday’s events spell doom for the entire liberal project. Not just conservatives, either; Ronald Brownstein devoted a column to, well, how the entire liberal project was at risk. It was a frenzy over … exactly what, anyway? The only shred of news about the Affordable Care Act this week to hang all of the hype on was the numbers on October signups, but given the thoroughly covered disaster with the initial rollout, the results were surely no surprise at all. As for the other strand of trouble, the pledge about keeping insurance, that’s been around for a few weeks now, and nothing really happened this week to create a bigger flap.
All of which suggests that this is a press story, not a presidency or policy story……
….The last media frenzy about Obama’s collapse (not counting a smaller one over Syria) came in the spring, when Triple Scandals threatened to destroy him. But those scandals fizzled prematurely, leaving the scandal-loving press with a bad case of frustration. Indeed, as Brandon Nyhan was writing before those Triple Scandals, Obama was way overdue for something like that. When it didn’t pan out, the press was presumably still primed for a pile-on, and even though ACA implementation may not have been a promising topic, they worked with what they had.
In other words, it’s like Whitewater because it’s the result of the press primed and ready and waiting for something to blow up around. It’s different because there is a real story here, but that doesn’t seem to have anything to do with how the press is behaving. Like Whitewater, or like the Triple Scandals from April, the phony frenzy part of this will blow over soon. But not before there’s plenty of damage – to the reputation of much of the working press, that is. There’s this week’s real fiasco.
Mark..Mark…you are slipping…Did they eat something!!!!
I guess the stupid ass media thought the First Family would be greeted by boos. It’s the racists right wing Tea Republicans and sorry ass media ( not all media) which hate POTUS.
Thank yooooooou UT!!!!
I would say “It’s not what you say, it’s about what you do.” When using that phrase and measuring the Republicans actions it proves their dishonesty. WE need to keep pointing out the actions and voting records to prove them wrong since most people do not dig into the facts and just listen to the talking points and the MSM.
(TOD GEEKS) So…. I grew up playing in Chess tournaments, and this kid about to become the next Bobby Fischer. He was been ranked #1 in the world for 3yrs., but had to win certain tournaments to earn the chance to beat the current World Champion, Viswanathan Anand, 43, an Indian grandmaster, who won the title in 2007, and win $2.5 million!
…..But Carlsen has moves away from the board too. Alongside actress Liv Tyler he’s the face of an international fashion label. This month, he was voted one of Cosmopolitan’s Sexiest Men of 2013. And he reportedly earns $1 million a year from playing chess. Dubbed the “Mozart of chess”, Carlsen sprung into the history books early when he became the youngest grandmaster ever at the age of 13. By age 19, he was rated the world’s No. 1 player. “I’m just really, really good at what I do,” Carlsen told the Guardian. “I’m fortunate to do something I love, but I’m not a genius.”
His followers beg to differ. Part of Carlsen’s allure is his dynamic technique – almost a reactive player, he uses tactical and risky choices rather than fast winning moves. He prolongs the tension and complicates the position of his pieces so that any one move could unravel his opponent.
Many are hoping Carlsen will take the coveted title and are already treating him like royalty. It’s reported the World Chess Federation flew in two Norwegian chefs to cater Carlsen’s meals while he is competing in the 12 games……
he uses tactical and risky choices rather than fast winning moves. He prolongs the tension and complicates the position of his pieces so that any one move could unravel his opponent. ummm who does that remind you of…
We are on the same wavelength, Layla 😎
great photo—–lovely fam, all the way around
Glad to see the First Family out together and doing some family activities.
What a lovely First Family. One that I am so proud of.
thank you for the photo…everyone looks great….I love seeing them together…I doooo…smiling some more
Aren’t they gorgeous?
so much tweetable goodness thanks UT
Oh SNAP!
Ahh yes, Vagenis coverage!
Should have known you were on it, Chips! Refresh is my biggest enemy……….. I did find an awesome pic w/ PBO and the cutest kid 🙂
Thank yooooooou LP, completely forgot about the game, busy being dragged around town by Danny 😕
I’m stuck at a Starbucks until my power comes back on……wanna trade 🙂
does Sasha have lip gloss on….omgoodness…it seems just like yesterday she was a lil girl…she is growing up before our eyes…
I know! She was just a baby when he was first elected. Now she’s got on lip gloss!
Feel so sad for my fellow Illinoisans—–this shows the utter devastation. I can’t imagine emerging from a basement to see that—–in just a matter of minutes…everything you knew—gone.
This may be a duplicate, but just in case it’s not, h/t to ‘gn’ a poster over at http://www.PragmaticObotsUnite.com
Republicans Begged For Patience After Awful 2006 Medicare Part D
Republicans Begged For Patience After Awful 2006 Medicare Part D “Rollout”
Yeah, here is that liberal media bias again…
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This let me know that media has it’s agenda, and it is to make President Obama look as bad as they can. It would be okay to compare the rollout of Obamacare to G.W. 2006 Medicare Part D, but no the media want to compare it to Katrina and Iraq war.
The media has not ONLY Dem bias, ODS, but they have deep seated racial animus against pres Obama. The Hyperbole in covering this pres since 2007 is double, triple and even quadruple twisted standard built in.
The Dems should start calling these hypocrites out by name and ask them what has changed.
Terps vs. Beavers
I need a mat quick!!!!!! BOOM!!!!!! I’m alright, I’m alright….
Is that Mrs Obama’s newest nephew, Craig’s Son? Or is that little boy a tad older?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/06/austin-robinson-obama-nep_n_412897.html
The child looks 3 or 4 yrs old. I think it is Craig’s son, Austin.
Second son by Craig’s wife since 2006, was born just last year, Aaron.
http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2012/02/oregon_state_beavers_basketbal_64.html
Simple message to #TheBubbaVote
So glad they got to have a family day out! If any family deserves it, they do. Love their smiles…..they are amazing.
Is that Craig’s son?
It doesn’t say in the caption, just says “a young fan”, will see if more turn up.
I think it is. Austin born in 2010. He has another brother, Aaron born in 2012. I posted links up thread.
He looks like Craig.
We dodged a big bullet in Illinois. Coal City was hit and it’s very near a nuclear power plant. Whew!
Baller in the HOUSE!!!!
Like Phoenix rising from the ashes, BENGHAZI will be resurrected again. There is no doubt about it. TBGOPers have Elephant as their symbol. They believe, inaccurately, but ideologically that Benghazi is Not a dry well. They will keep digging until it totally becomes their undoing.
So to borrow from Pres Obama:
Please proceed, TBGOPers.
this may be the winner
OMG. look at what the nation is doing to his hair!!! We do NOT deserve him!!!!
What’s wrong with POTUS hair? He is 52, and he must have decided not to add any dye. Beside I always heard gray hair was the sign of wisdom.
Nothing is wrong — just noted that he is getting grayer. As far as ‘sign of wisdom’ — the gray folks in the TPGOP have successfully dispelled that myth…
Alycee, I agree with you about the gray hair white Republicans. But our gray hair President is wise.
There is nothing wise about hate, disrespect, racism, and that is all the gray hair, black hair, orange face, bald head Tea Republicans stand for.
“the gray folks in the TPGOP have successfully dispelled that myth”
😆 Boom!
Agree
Gray hair actually looks really good on him.
I agree, he looks very distinguished; however, I believe that were he not “worrying” about the nation, his hair would be blacker…
I don’t get how in some pictures his hair is gray-er than in others. Contrast the picture Alycee highlighted and the picture at Comment #55 / #46 when he’s patting the youngster on the head.
Beg to differ,Alycee. I love the President’s gray hair.
“My grandfather was gray by the time he was 29. … So I figured it was going to come. It just happened to coincide with the presidency,” Obama said, according to ABC News.
Just as the Obama girls are growing up since the 2008 election PBO is growing older. I know my hair turned grey during the years between 45 and 55 years of age.
I mean “gray”.
Yep…..the media keeps calling the website a disaster, Yet they have provided ZERO evidence as they did initially to authenticate their current Lies. They get updated daily. HHS Secy told them that the improvements, yet the Media lies 24/7.
I expect nothing less.
The media have a agenda.
In their agenda the truth does not matter, they are like FOX.
YA THINK?
The game is airing on ESPNU right now……… Andy Katz is there, and he has really close ties to PBO(Does the March Madness Bracket). He even was “ordered” to come play in their repeat election day basketball game in Chicago, for superstition reasons! Lots of live shots and sharing anecdotal stories about Craig/FLOTUS/POTUS
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/type/upcoming/channel/espn3/#type/livenow/channel/espnu/
Art
Amazing choreographer – Superb dancers!!
A peek at the ‘dress’ performance
It is an exceptional piece – loved it so much, saw it twice & the other choreographer, the great Kylian of the Netherlands Dance Theatre set 3 fantastic pieces in the same program. Just spectacular! 🙂
TY 4 sharing initially. I love dancing, especially choreographed dancing, far more than I love music per se. Go figure!
Well shit!!!! Brains for $0.25, cocaine for $0.15…That would leave me with $0.10 worth of grey matter!!!!
Notice the date on the drugs? Where’s the party? 😆
I bet you a LOT of people had ‘teethache’!!!!!!!!!!
Heh..Lidocaine and Benzocaine ..they sell them at CVS 🙂
Maybe so. But that was a lot of money in those days too.
A beautiful Sunday afternoon/evening to my beautiful TOD family. Oh Lawdy, I have missed all of you. Been a little down/spirit and body for a few days, but thanks to goodness being sent to my space by my loving nieces, brother and great nieces.Things I pray, will get better. Major dental situations. But my dentist is one of the greatest, so tomorrow will find out when to come in and where I will be moving with this dental problem. Crowns falling out, but it just might be a blessing. I ask for your good thoughts and prayers because I have to take another medicine from my cardiologist in consultation with my dentist because of my heart problem. I wish they would get one shot for everything.
Computer would not allow me to get on yesterday, so I am sooooooooooooooo behind with my TOD family. But it is sweet to be back. Love you all so much. And really do like all of us love our President.
First Family is beautiful. Love how Gov. Deval Patrick continues to support POB and stays true to their friendship. Great letter.
Beautiful congratulations to LL and Mrs. LL. Things are beautiful for those Mrs. LL will give that loving care for all those families during this critical times in those precious patients lives. (((((((Beautiful blessings come to both of your spaces, LL.))))))))).
Our beautiful Danny is looking great. Chips, he looks brilliant even while he sleeps. Love your joy, Chips. ((((((((Danny)))))))) Please give Danny a hug for me.
Thanks to UT and all of the brilliant blog contributors here. You all are so appreciated by me.. TY
Hope all is well with MightyPamela. Goodness going out to Gobroolyn. Loving hellos to Layla, DF, J’OB, and Fred. Shout out to Lisa as well.
Beautiful thank you to Judith for your letter to the editors. Great word and support. ((((((Thank you, Judith))))))).
I ask again for your good thoughts and prayers for me during this time. I do not do well at dentist, but I love my dentist and his entire team are so great. I just worry a lot. But I will be strong. Do what I need to do when it comes to medical. Being alone, I have had to do this in the best way.
So good to be back, Chips and TOD family. You all are so wonderful. This place is so wonderful. President Obama appreciates all of us, and believe me they know we are here for the best we can be for POB. Count on it for truth. ((((((((((( Love you, my family.))))))))))))HZ
Sweet, HZ:) You’ll be fine at the dentist. Promise. So many new ways to make you comfortable and have your experience be a painless one…bring your earphones and your music if you have it…and immerse yourself in whatever makes you relax while they tend to your teeth. Wishing you an easy way of it….and want you to walk out of there wondering why on earth you even worried. Hugs to you!!
I was wondering where you were HZ – good to hear from you! Take care – good luck at Dentist!
Any final score in the Maryland -Oregon St. game?
New post in 12 minutes, 46 seconds. Ish.
I think Oregon State won. Good night for the Obamas.
I’m in a naughty mat frame of mind right now. My President looks hawt…and he has the aura of a BOSS. (Sorry Audrey and Eleroy…)
😆 You are soooooooo bad!
Just a gentle ‘minder: It’s well past the 12 mins 46 secs that you promised us for the new thread. 🙂 🙂 I’m waiting patiently, and my naughty mat mindset has not subsided. Where’s Mr. Yardarm?
Just waiting feverishly to see what Chips has got COOKING this evening. Anticipation is making me wait…. 😉 before I go Good Night.
Nearly there Nena, just looking for a couple more pics!
Just add two blurry pics of Danny O – we’ll be happy.
Hopefruit? Get that mat ready……
The Guardian really needs to stop lying …
“As The Guardian has taken center stage in the Snowden drama, serving as the English-language conduit of choice for publishing classified information about the National Security Agency and its partners that was stolen by Edward Snowden, it’s taken heat from the British government about its possibly illegal activities.
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The bottom line is that The Guardian and its defenders are simply lying when they assert that 850,000 people saw the stuff that Ed stole. No, they didn’t. Not once, ever. Even as an NSA counterintelligence officer with ridiculously high level clearances and accesses to do my job, I never saw “everything” – because that’s literally impossible in the system. Every person’s access is specifically tailored to what he or she needs to know to do the job, and nothing more.
Which is why Ed had to hack NSA systems for months and years, including stealing the log-ins and passwords of others, who presumably had better accesses than a mere system administrator would, to get a look at the TS/SCI+ information he wanted to steal and expose to the world, while making off to Moscow as a finishing touch.”
More at the link: http://20committee.com/2013/11/17/the-guardian-really-needs-to-stop-lying/
Chips & UT – suggest you include this in a future “Front Page.” Thank you.
Simple, undeniable reality ….
Sound of Music
So Long farewell
Pics!
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/17/game-time-4/
So glad our TOD Illinois people are safe. As true Oklahomans, we are watching the weather channel tonight. There is a terrible fascination to these storms. Just heard that some high number like 300,000 are without power in Michigan. I have a cousin in the middle of the storm area in western Ohio, just across the line from Ft. Wayne, IN. I emailed her asking her to respond when she knew she was okay. She and husband were on a road trip back from the eastern part of the state, heading right into the winds, going home. She emailed from her phone, they were fine, so far. I know they’re anxious to get home and see their home is still standing. They live in the town where I was born, so I am especially interested.
And…..there is no climate change?????