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fleur-de-lisa

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18. Stop calling it 'Obamacare' . . .

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Tue Aug 21, 2012, 02:54 PM

Aug 2012

By repeating the use of the term 'Obamacare' we are perpetuating the myths about it . . . call it by it's proper name, the 'Affordable Care Act', or if you're too lazy to spell it, call it ACA.

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Microchipping people for Obamacare? [View all] Cleita Aug 2012 OP

If you believe one fairy tale why not another Capt. Obvious Aug 2012 #1

That's just it, most reasoning people don't believe fairy tales. Cleita Aug 2012 #5

And the country is fulll of idiots because 50% of the preachers in this country spew such nonsense. sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #2

The problem is the media won't screen the kooks out anymore BumRushDaShow Aug 2012 #3

Apparently, the churches won't either cause Cleita Aug 2012 #11

Screen them out? They SEEK them out. n/t hughee99 Aug 2012 #13

That is an old conspiracy theory. It comes from... stevenleser Aug 2012 #4

Am I mistaken, or can this church lose it's tax exempt status for this? drm604 Aug 2012 #6

It seems like they should, but apparently that provision has no teeth or Cleita Aug 2012 #7

His pastor is a lying asshole, but most of the congregation is probably assholes. n/t LeftinOH Aug 2012 #8

False Autumn Aug 2012 #9

I wish Snopes had a cable TV show where they debunk Cleita Aug 2012 #10

Only thing worse than an anonymous caller on Stephanie Miller promoting crap like this is .... NNN0LHI Aug 2012 #12

Stephanie Miller is promoting this? Cleita Aug 2012 #14

Promoting? That sucks. However, a poster listening to a political show and posting what is said Autumn Aug 2012 #20

That's why Churches need to be taxed get the red out Aug 2012 #15

I agree 100%. Cleita Aug 2012 #16

That's what they want us to say. dawg Aug 2012 #25

They are going to say that anyway get the red out Aug 2012 #26

oh, that's just to tie Obama to the Anti-Christ eShirl Aug 2012 #17

Stop calling it 'Obamacare' . . . fleur-de-lisa Aug 2012 #18

I didn't call it that. The caller to SM's show did. Cleita Aug 2012 #19

I heard that Obamacare will draw penises on your face with a sharpie after you pass out cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #21

And did you hear it in Church? Cleita Aug 2012 #22

it's already being implemented and the pastor is full of shit. spanone Aug 2012 #23

Crap like this is why no church should be tax exempt. n/t 99Forever Aug 2012 #24