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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:05 PM Original message |
Poll question: How do you feel about Obama's speech last night? |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. His speech wasn't to us, it was to the elderly and the independents. n/t |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I'm elderly, and independent (as a long time constituent of Bernie Sanders... |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Woo-hoo |
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Laf.La.Dem. (924 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Very good speech |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. It was a great sppech that indicated that not a god damned thing is going to change |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I think you must have been listening to a different speech than the one I heard. nt |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. Premiums and claim denials will just go up for us all. nt |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I think you would benefit from actually listening to the speech. |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Where do you get any indication or quote that supports your belief? The companies will still |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Yea, you already said that and it's still not true |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. "Under this plan, it will be against the law for insurance companies to deny you coverage |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Where in that statement does it say anything about the insurance corps being limited |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Um, perhaps you have a reading disability. |
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some guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. delete |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. As long as insurance companies exist, they'll be trying to pull shit on consumers. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Delete as you answered below |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Again - what is "coverage?" Their definition is having a policy, not "covering" i.e., paying a |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. it will be against the law for insurance companies to deny you coverage |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I thought coverage meant they let you pay them premiums, not that they paid your claims. nt |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. What does coverage mean? They will take your premiums and continue to deny claims? |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. If you heard nothing about claims denial keep reading (the 1st item below): |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I wanted to hear the words "claims" and "denial" specifically. |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. There really are NO other reasons for legally denying a claim |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Interesting. I hadn't realized that it was the pre-existing condition that allowed most |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Denying an RX because it is more expensive than another one |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I'm sorry that my first reaction was to presume that everyone knew |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Oh, pooh, don't apologize. Thanks for explaining. Most of us are pretty thick-skinned |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Don't presume and don't worry about apologizing here. Thanks for the info |
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branders seine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. "we offer a policy, which you are free to buy, that covers your particular |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Ha! Yeah, I'm laughing now--to keep from crying! nt |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. DIsappointed with the message, loved the presentation |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Imagine if we had gotten that far a few months into Clinton's first term. |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. I thought it was a GREAT speech, but I do wish that the Public |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. I was looking for much stronger support for the Public Option |
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frebrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
18. Great speech, but any plan will be meaningless w/o a public option.... |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. We don't really know what's next. |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
22. IMO Democrats have another opportunity to turn the tide! |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
28. Positive because it puts momentum on our side. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. # 7. Not what I wanted but more than I expected. I think he is doing what he can. nt |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
32. Very positive. n/t |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
34. He could have left out the lecture to his "friends on the left". |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'm pretty positive about it |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
40. "Other". I can't be disappointed because I didn't expect anything but an elegant apologia |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. yup |
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