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RandySF

(58,911 posts)
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 09:56 PM Jan 2017

"I hate Obamacare but I like Covered California"

Said a friend of the family as I tried to explain that one came as a result of the other. It makes my head explode but makes me wonder how people react when popular plans like Kentucky Connect go bye-bye after the Republicans have their way.

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"I hate Obamacare but I like Covered California" (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2017 OP
They are the same thing. SHRED Jan 2017 #1
You know they will blame Obama. HassleCat Jan 2017 #2
covered california is obamacare. JI7 Jan 2017 #3
Exactly RandySF Jan 2017 #4
What if Obama changed his last name to "affordable"? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #5
Clueless will remain clueless and think whatever they are told. milestogo Jan 2017 #9
How many of his supporters are on Obamacare? I do not feel sorry for them. Missn-Hitch Jan 2017 #6
It's okay, I've made schadenfreude pie: JHan Jan 2017 #7
That, is awesome. Recipe filed. Thanks! Missn-Hitch Jan 2017 #10
This is what part of what I mean when I say the media is horribly biased unblock Jan 2017 #8

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
9. Clueless will remain clueless and think whatever they are told.
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 10:09 PM
Jan 2017

If "Obama" is in the name it must be bad.

Missn-Hitch

(1,383 posts)
6. How many of his supporters are on Obamacare? I do not feel sorry for them.
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 10:00 PM
Jan 2017

I am guilty of schadenfreude.

unblock

(52,253 posts)
8. This is what part of what I mean when I say the media is horribly biased
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 10:06 PM
Jan 2017

So many epic fails leading up to this travesty of an election.

In this case, the biased railing against Obamacare became easier when they made it a fictional fantasy. That way they didn't lose the people who were benefitting from a good program that was helping them.

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