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Joementum posted:The Republican candidate in Kentucky's 3rd CD (campaign slogan: "Change your Congressman, Keep your Doctor") is using memes to get out the vote. I didn't even realize Yarmuth was opposed. http://www.courier-journal.com/story/politics-blog/2014/10/06/yarmuth-and-macfarlane-debate-on-ket/16838337/ quote:Macfarlane has raised about one dollar for every five dollars that Yarmuth has raised in his campaign and four weeks before the election is yet to air a single ad. Oh.
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Alter Ego posted:*A thing that an alarming number of Americans actually believe Alternatively, "both sides suck...therefore vote Republican"
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Joementum posted:The Republican candidate in Kentucky's 3rd CD (campaign slogan: "Change your Congressman, Keep your Doctor") is using memes to get out the vote. Too bad Yarmuth owns bones.
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Oct 21, 2014 16:40
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The Warszawa posted:Too bad Yarmuth owns bones. Yup.
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Oct 21, 2014 16:44
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Quote of the morning, “I mean, realistically, my political career is probably over.” ~ Anthony Weiner
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Joementum posted:Quote of the morning, “I mean, realistically, my political career is probably over.” ~ Anthony Weiner 
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Oct 21, 2014 16:46
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I live in VT, but I see plenty of NH political ads because lots of NH towns get our TV stations, too. This one is the worst so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeASvCUOuMI
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Oct 21, 2014 16:48
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The 2008 campaign shirts were "Yarmuth!! Pro-Butter, Pro-Kittens".
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Oct 21, 2014 16:49
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Can we discuss the ACA here? Over the last 3 days have had to go to the ER, an Oncologist and a pain specialist, each referring me to the next, due to a degenerative condition in my spine that's basically left me unable to walk or to sleep without pain. Throughout, I had several problems with my insurance (BC/BS - what would cover what, etc.) There were posters in the office "demanding a second opinion on Health Care Reform depicting doctors with their hands tied and it was clear that the workers and the doctors were frustrated by the paper work and denial of coverage? Their main complaint seemed to be the inability to do anything at all to help me without referrals, further tests and prior clearance. I wound up getting a steroid injection into my joint and having to pay out of pocket but I didn't care because I've never been in so much pain in my life and am basically disabled at the moment. It was obvious from their comments and feedback that they blamed the new rules and increased bureaucracy for these problems. What am I missing here? Do they have a point? TL/DR: Doctors and their workers seem to hate the ACA. Why?
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BiggerBoat posted:Can we discuss the ACA here? Over the last 3 days have had to go to the ER, an Oncologist and a pain specialist, each referring me to the next, due to a degenerative condition in my spine that's basically left me unable to walk or to sleep without pain. Throughout, I had several problems with my insurance (BC/BS - what would cover what, etc.) There were posters in the office "demanding a second opinion on Health Care Reform depicting doctors with their hands tied and it was clear that the workers and the doctors were frustrated by the paper work and denial of coverage? Pretty sure none of that has to do with the ACA at all, it is all how insurance works and always has. The only way that the ACA is at fault at all is that it didn't offer a single payer/public option that might have been able to not have all the problems insurance companies provide.
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DrBouvenstein posted:I live in VT, but I see plenty of NH political ads because lots of NH towns get our TV stations, too. I didn't even have to click, and then I did, and I was right. Vile and stupid.
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Oct 21, 2014 16:57
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Man tells Obama "Don't touch my girlfriend." http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/politics/2014/10/21/newday-ip-obama-votes-joke.cnn.html
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borkencode posted:Man tells Obama "Don't touch my girlfriend." Pro-click.
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Oct 21, 2014 17:06
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borkencode posted:Man tells Obama "Don't touch my girlfriend." Obama's going to be a super cool ex-president just like Bill Clinton, isn't he 
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Slate Action posted:Obama's going to be a super cool ex-president just like Bill Clinton, isn't he When I saw the standing ovation for Clinton at the 2012 Democratic National Convention I knew that Obama was going to have a rosy post-presidency. All will be forgiven and he'll be back to being the rockstar he was before January, 2009. I'm looking forward to his being able to speak his mind on talk shows, that should be fun.
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Slate Action posted:Obama's going to be a super cool ex-president just like Bill Clinton, isn't he Cooler because he's unlikely to have a year equivalent to 2008 where he slips from "Cool Uncle" to "That One Uncle" and makes people really uncomfortable. Obama 2012 posted:When I saw the standing ovation for Clinton at the 2012 Democratic National Convention I knew that Obama was going to have a rosy post-presidency. All will be forgiven and he'll be back to being the rockstar he was before January, 2009. I'm looking forward to his being able to speak his mind on talk shows, that should be fun. If you read that Toobin article that was posted a few pages ago, it's already started.
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Obama's like "well I wasn't going to but you told me not to. Head what in charge?"
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Oct 21, 2014 17:16
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Man, he's doing alright with the grey hair thing. What a handsome guy.
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Oct 21, 2014 17:16
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Oh my God, the President is just so baller. 
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Oct 21, 2014 17:17
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When did D&D start hating Wendy Davis? You guys are so fickle.
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Khisanth Magus posted:Pretty sure none of that has to do with the ACA at all, it is all how insurance works and always has. The only way that the ACA is at fault at all is that it didn't offer a single payer/public option that might have been able to not have all the problems insurance companies provide.
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It's weird seeing a politician that can talk to regular people in public without coming off 100% awkward.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Yeah, unfortunately the ACA has become the scapegoat for everything horribly wrong with private health insurance companies. When I was filling out my form to make sure my insurance info was up to date at the eye doctor the other day there was giant bold text at the top that said MUST FILL OUT EVERY TIME DUE TO ACA (OBAMACARE) like that was supposed to make me upset. I've always had to fill out an info sheet every time, I don't think it was the ACA that did it.
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withak posted:It's weird seeing a politician that can talk to regular people in public without coming off 100% awkward. Yeah, I can't see this exchange happening with Mitt Romney.
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Petr posted:When did D&D start hating Wendy Davis? You guys are so fickle. When she literally attacked her opponent for having the audacity to be in a wheelchair.
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Petr posted:When did D&D start hating Wendy Davis? You guys are so fickle. Everyone hates a loser.
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Oh when she pointed out him being in a wheelchair while being cool with not helping others in his situation? Oh that is very bad, dontcha know you being disabled means you can be total poo poo with no responsibility?
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Mr E posted:When I was filling out my form to make sure my insurance info was up to date at the eye doctor the other day there was giant bold text at the top that said MUST FILL OUT EVERY TIME DUE TO ACA (OBAMACARE) like that was supposed to make me upset. I've always had to fill out an info sheet every time, I don't think it was the ACA that did it. I still see lots of guides on "How to survive Obamacare!" around here in Iowa being advertised. The sad thing is that thanks to our wonderful media most people don't even know what "Obamacare" even does. All they know is the lies/hyperbole that the GOP has peddled since it was passed. I will admit that I am slightly curious how the GOP is going to spin it if they do manage to take both congress and the white house and repeal it(which I'm not sure they will have the option not to after running on it for so long, but then again most of the GOP supporters are basically sheep who will go along with whatever FOX and Rush say, so who knows), because getting rid of the PPACA is going to hurt a lot of people.
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Chokes McGee posted:When she literally attacked her opponent for having the audacity to be in a wheelchair. The ad is terrible, but that's not what she did. She attacked him for denying others the aid he has taken advantage of.
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DrBouvenstein posted:I live in VT, but I see plenty of NH political ads because lots of NH towns get our TV stations, too. I saw that watching the Panthers @ Packers game on Sunday. It really annoyed me. More so than is rational, but it really is just very stupid. Failed/aspiring comedy writers should not be doing political adverts. It is a bad idea.
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Whatever it was, it came off as crass and stupid. Emphasis on the stupid.
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Isn't the ACA basically just subsidies to buy private insurance, along with higher minimum standards for what a health insurance package actually offers?
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Tender Bender posted:Isn't the ACA basically just subsidies to buy private insurance, along with higher minimum standards for what a health insurance package actually offers? No maximums, no denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, have to cover children up to 26, the subsidies you mentioned, the insurance exchanges to make insurance available(and affordable) outside of employer-provided insurance, make the catastrophic coverage plans(that don't do anything, they are "pay us $x amount each month then we drop your rear end the moment you try to make a claim) illegal, among other things. Oh, and the medicaid expansion.
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Tender Bender posted:Isn't the ACA basically just subsidies to buy private insurance, along with higher minimum standards for what a health insurance package actually offers? -Maximum out of pocket costs for patients -Limiting insurance company profits -Increased funding for residencies/medical treatments/preventative care -Creating more integrated medical networks -Medicaid expansion Off the top of my head.
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Not pictured: deductible shoved up butt.
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DemeaninDemon posted:Not pictured: deductible shoved up butt. Not sure what you mean by that. Pretty sure that the ACA itself didn't have much influence on the rise of high-deductible health plans, they were already getting popular because insurance companies realized they could make bank by dropping plans that actually covered stuff and instead had you pay monthly premiums and then pay for your own health care anyways, and employers bought into it because they offered them cheap(but strangely the employee part of the premium didn't drop, hmmmm).
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Khisanth Magus posted:Not sure what you mean by that. Pretty sure that the ACA itself didn't have much influence on the rise of high-deductible health plans, they were already getting popular because insurance companies realized they could make bank by dropping plans that actually covered stuff and instead had you pay monthly premiums and then pay for your own health care anyways, and employers bought into it because they offered them cheap(but strangely the employee part of the premium didn't drop, hmmmm). Right. Which is why I said they were shoved in the butt.
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My Imaginary GF posted:Its for her own protection (Bachman would be a likely target due to the district she represents) Bedroom communities full of upper middle class white people? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnes...since_2013).tif Alter Ego posted:The ad is terrible, but that's not what she did. She attacked him for denying others the aid he has taken advantage of. There was literally nothing wrong with the ad unless you overthink in totally silly ways 
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Well it sounds like the things the GOP complains about are not actually part of the ACA and are just insurance companies being greedy, and the apparent solution would be even more government oversight.
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Tender Bender posted:Isn't the ACA basically just subsidies to buy private insurance, along with higher minimum standards for what a health insurance package actually offers? ACA has a ton of things in it that are small but also will be impactful. Like ACA will soon require chain restaurants to put calorie counts on their menus.
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