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WH Chief of Staff: Obamacare Allows the President to Tell a Private Company They Have to Offer a Product, and Offer It for Free

Feb. 12, 2012 9:35pm

Lew: Obamacare Allows the President to Tell a Private Company They Have to Offer a Product, and Offer It for Free

Newly appointed White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew appeared on five news programs Sunday and made stunning statements during at least three of his appearances. In addition to making misleading remarks on NBC and CNN in regards to the law regarding filibustering a budget vote, despite once being the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Lew also claimed that the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. ObamaCare) gives the President the authority to tell a private company that they have to offer a product and offer it for free.

The stunning claim came during Lew’s appearance on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. The White House Chief of Staff appeared to discuss the release of President Obama’s budget, but first fielded questions from Wallace regarding the President’s decision to revise part of his controversial decision on a birth control mandate.Fox News reports on the unbelievable admission: 

“’The president has the authority under the Affordable Care Act to have these kinds of rules take effect,’ Lew said in response to the question of how the president can force a private company to provide a product free of charge.

In addition, Lew argued, that providing contraception will not cost insurance companies anything,

‘If you were looking at the actuarial projection, the cost of the plan, it costs more to provide a plan without than it does with.’

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a sternly-worded statement Friday in response to the president’s revision to the new rule, which in part calls the decision, ‘unacceptable’ and says it ‘must be corrected.’

‘We didn’t expect to get universal support of the bishops or all Catholics. I think that what we have here is a policy that reflects bringing together two very important principles in a way that’s true to the American tradition. And that’s what the president is trying to do. There are others who want to have a clash over it. We want to bring these two principles together,’ Lew said.

Pointing to statements of support from Catholic Health Association and Catholic charities, Lew said that the policy put forward Friday, ‘is something that should put this issue to rest.’

Lew said despite protests from the bishops, the policy will be finalized in the rules.”

Lew took over for former Chief of Staff Bill Daley at the end of January. Daley, son and brother of former Chicago Mayors Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley, reportedly did not support the controversial contraception rule on both politics and policy. Lew’s full interview on Fox News Sunday: 

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  • boone b
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:21pm

    he can tell us what ever he wants,,,not going to do it …..—- obama

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    • flyoverbob
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:39pm

      It’s pretty clear,The king will decree and we can eat cake

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:01pm

      This matter will be used as one more example to crack down when all hades breaks loose; I still expect that when Obama care goes down in the Supreme Court Obama will use a executive fiat to make it stay in place.

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    • CatB
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:12pm

      TYRANNY !!! That is what you call this … TYRANNY!

      LIBERTY 2012! OMG!

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      CatB  
    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:15pm

      When Any republican wins in Nov. all he will have to do to trim the Fed gov, is to Proclaim All those bloated dept,s shut down. Then the lobbyists won’t have anyone to bribe. Congress can work part time. Problem Solved

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:01am

      Ready to vote Ron Paul yet?…or are we still going to play progressive musical chairs?

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      ShyLow  
    • banjarmon
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:05am

      Locked and Loaded …Safety OFF

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    • Shane74
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:24am

      Just finished watching Atlas Shrugged, then I see our King hath decreed that business will do as he commands. Nice!

      Paul, 2012!

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:44am

      Remember Unions and those that got waivers will be exempt.

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    • HumbleMan
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:45am

      “Oba” in west African is “ruler”. American voters have been deceived. We have been subverted from within.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:53am

      @ShyLow
      Not yet.. I’m willing to vote Santorum Pres and Ron Paul VP… how are you with that choice? Ron Paul would make the best VP the US ever had.

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    • Salamander
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:57am

      Boone B — You’re gonna pay, man, one way or the other! If you don’t do what PharObama decrees, he’ll tax your ass into oblivion! What I don’t understand is how and why the voting public is so, incredibly stupid! And, why many with what appear to be perfectly good educations, can’t think through Econ 101 ! Everybody blames their boss for not paying enough, when the problem is right next to them–their fellow employees! If there weren’t as many fellow employees, the boss would have to pay more to hire the talent he/she needs! It’s just that simple! If we want to see more cost-effective medicine, I can ASSURE YOU that single-payer is the WORST WAY TO GO! Duh! I guess Obama NEVER took an economics course in college! Exactly what did he take? How about a transcript, dumbass! (Not you, Boone B, but Obamalamdamashazam! We have a President who hates Christians and Jews and a First Lady who hates Whites–what do we do for an encore?)

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 1:48am

      Jack Lew is a Communist, socialist, Marxist, anti-American traitor that should end up on the inside circle of a rope.

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 2:41am

      @monk Santorum is an enemy to freedom…He turns people off to Christianity and helps Islam grow by making America look like and in some cases be the agressers…All these wars will eventually cause a draft…and when we have already lost our bill of rights …we are truly screwed as a free nation…Ron Paul haters will even agree he would be completly trust-worthy in restoring our freedoms…Paul can’t restore our freedoms as vice President… I like a Ron Paul and Joe the Plumber ticket

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    • Kevin The Elder
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 2:42am

      Find out just what the people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.
      — Frederick Douglass

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 2:57am

      @ShyLow

      No to Ron Paul….unless he changes his stand on legalizing drugs and is willing to seriously hurt any country that tries to hurt Israel. If he makes those changes I could consider him. We cannot stand back and let Israel get wiped out. And it’s just foolish to allow drugs to be legal. We could stop most of the drugs that come into this country by securing the borders. If you would inquire of people who don’t like Ron Paul, you would learn that those two issues are what stands in his way to being President. Santorum would be a good President. That’s who I’m voting for as of the present moment.

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    • GETLIFE
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 3:29am

      So they are now trying to make their totalitarian power grab seem normal by talking about it as if everybody knows this is normal and OK.
      This is their big chance–not perfect, but they are now setting off bells and whistles to guage how complacent the population is.

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      GETLIFE  
    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 5:57am

      You cannot negotiate God-given rights.
      Not can you negotiate God’s commandments.
      Only an absolute moron would think you could.
      (Or one of Satan’s minions, though they know you cannot, but try to trick you into it anyway.)

      As our RIGHTS and commandments come from Heavenly Father,
      NO MAN can change them.
      Attempting to do so is inherently EVIL !!

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:32am

      @humbleman…
      I dismissed your comment at first.
      Then I researched it.

      In fact, “oba” does mean “king” on various African dialects.
      And “ma” or “mwa” means “the” or “our”!!!

      So, I apologize for not believing you.

      IT IS A FACT…
      “OBAMA” translates “OUR KING” or ” THE KING”!!!

      There is no way he couldn’t have known this, since he CHOSE the name.

      Makes you take another look at the book of Revelations.

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    • hillbillyinny
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:48am

      Stand for Religious Freedom in the United States of America–never thought I’d have to say that!

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    • hillbillyinny
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:51am

      Fight for our Constitution!

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    • DTOM_Jericho (Creator vindicator)
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:05am

      @captain crunch
      He doesn’t want to legalize drugs. Now you are as big of a liar as Beck. He says it is a state issue and beyond the powers of the fed as outlined in the constitution. Send it back to the states and if all 50 states say its illegal, guess what, it’s illegal in the entire country.  This and Israel(and I am an Israel supporting Jew)  is where Beck and his supporters become progressives. There is no argument to be made for illegal drugs at the fed level. NONE!  Wake up. 

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    • RedManBlueState
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:30am

      @FlyOverBob.

      Moochelle won’t let us have CAKE. Apple slices and celery.

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    • old white guy
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:34am

      zeig heil.

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    • wolfinshdo
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:42am

      That guy is the best politician I remember seeing in the last few years. Ask him a question and get 5 minutes of BS about 7 other topics.

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    • Crush_Liberalism
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:57am

      Wow….they trulyt view our constitutional government as a freaking JOKE to be mocked at will

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 9:05am

      Hey the De-facto Chief of staff works for the “United States Government” which is a De-Facto American Government, and is a PRIVATE CORPORATION !!!!

      So a Private Corporation is unaccountable to anyone or anything.

      WTF is wrong with this picture?

      Here look behind this curtain:
      http://www.manta.com/mb_41_ALL_09/district_of_columbia?pg=4&search=United+states+Government

      Don’t believe your own eyes? Try Dun & Bradstreet Company Listings.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 9:14am

      In 1606 King James owned most of America’s Land.
      It became a Corporation. The VIRGINIA corporation.

      fast foward….

      In 1871, due to the southern representatives not returning to congress after the civil war, the Government was “suspended” under emergency powers.

      A De-facto “Government” was established to run the Country.
      they established the “United States”, along with other TM’d names.

      In 1912 the Corp was broke and had to turn to the Global Elite Banksters for a loan.
      (i.e. Rothschilds, Rockerfeller, J.P.Morgan, Warburg, etc.)
      They established a PRIVATE BANK to be the CORP’s central bank.
      The FEDERAL RESERVE bank was est.
      It is no more federal than my @$$ !!!!!

      In 1913 the “Federal reserve act” was passed.
      No more gold exchanges at the Banks and Income Tax begins.

      In 1933 the Corp. Defaults on the Loan and Declares Bankruptcy.
      FDR announces the Emergency Banking Act.

      All of the Corps gold was given to the Private bank. It was not enough.
      The Government orders all it’s “citizens” turn in its gold. It was not enough.

      In 1933 the De-facto Government pledged ALL of it‘s GOV’T BRANCHES, LAND and PEOPLE to the PRIVATE BANK !!!!!

      In 1933 Birth Certificates became law in all states.
      Social Security became law in all states in 1936.

      These are Security Bonds (Interest-bearing = income tax) for the receivers of the Bankruptcy to hold.

      Con’t

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 9:15am

      In 1944 at the Bretton Woods Agreement FDR quit claimed the Deed to the IMF.

      In 1945 the IMF created the United Nations.

      Since 1945 the UN has controlled us.

      In 1992 they began foreclosure.
      America has been spiraling downward since then, at breakneck speed.

      Bush signed EO 12803 – the Infrastructure Privatization Act.
      AMERICA FOR SALE !!!!!!

      AGENDA 21 emerged in 1992 because all the foreign ‘Investors” bought America’s LAND, GOVERNMENT and PEOPLE ( your junk bonds, the birth certificate and S.S.)

      NAFTA came in 1994.

      Your “Representatives” in your “Country” are actually “Private Companies” within a “Private Corporation”.

      Here look. the Dept of Justice is a Private Corporation along with every other Gov’t angency and branch:
      http://www.manta.com/mb_41_ALL_09/district_of_columbia?search=Dept+of+justice&osp=Dept+of+justice+dc

      Think Manta is BS?
      Check Dun & Bradstreet.

      http://www.teamlaw.net/history.htm
      &
      http://www.barefootsworld.net/usfraud.html

      Here is Allen west confirming the “United States” TM is a Corporation.
      (not a metaphor) Check teamlaw or barefoot:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN0PlOXCJLc

      Here is another confirmation:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOixE2ZFYtE

      100% proof your Government thinks it OWNS you and had the RIGHT to PLEDGE YOU as a SLAVE to a PRIVATE BANK:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlCs7u1ihws

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    • Wakeup Maggie
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 9:52am

      Hahaha…why do most commie’s wear little wireless rim glasses?

      What a ridiculous concept–this adminitsration is out of their collective mind. We’ll just see about that!

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 9:59am

      The POTUS may think he has the authority to mandate a private business offer a product for free under his completely unconstitutional health scam legislation, but he does not have that authority grated to him by the constitution nor God. The man and his minions are fools!

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      Gold Coin & Economic News  
    • byehlik
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 10:11am

      Just let me know when the trip to Washington is going to happen. I’m working on getting a ton more ammo! I do not think 10000 rounds per firearm is going to be enough. Looks like the whole city might have to go! LOL It’s Coming, BET ON IT! He tested the water with this contraception mandate, got huge push back, and still rammed it down everyone’s throat. This is the definition of tyranny, a total disregard of the Law of the land. And President Obama is guilty of TREASON. This summer is going to be HOT!

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    • paperpushermj
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 11:11am

      How is this not bordering on Fascism?

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    • OklahomaBound
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:58pm

      “Lew also claimed that the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. ObamaCare) gives the President the authority to tell a private company that they have to offer a product and offer it for free.”

      So to summarize, Lew is saying that an unConstitutional Law (Commiecare) gives our Dictator the authority to make another unConstitutional Law forcing a private industry to give government mandated items away for free.

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    • DRSAVAGE24
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 2:02pm

      @Captain Crunch: I’ll second what previous blogger said about legalizing drugs. It’s a state issue, not something where Paul wants to have a federal law making them legal. Big difference, and if drugs were legalized, or at least states decided the issue, the Mexican drug cartels would be cut off at the knees. Users would have no need for their illegal drugs when they can just walk into Walgreens or the liquor store and buy them like alcohol, if it’s legal in their state.

      When it comes to Israel, Ron Paul is probably the best friend Israel has and too many pro-war conservatives don’t even realize it. He’s in favor of leaving them alone and not telling them what to do. Us being joined at the hip with Israel may do them more harm than good with their situation. Oh, and back in the 1980′s, when Israel bombed one of Saddam’s weapons facilities, Congress condemned it, but there was Ron Paul, all by himself, defending Israel’s right to defend herself. Like Palin said, Ron Paul supports Israel, just not the same way as other politicians.

      If anyone has dangerous policies it’s Santorum, who has no real plan to cut spending and wants to expand the wars in the middle east. That’s a recipe for disaster. Stretching our military thin and bankrupting the country so eventually we won’t be able to afford defending even our own soil. Now THAT is dangerous.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 2:14pm

      Only to a stupid liberal git can forcing a company to offer a product be “free”. After seeing idiocy like this how do you vote for a democrat or Obama? Seriously..how?

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 2:21pm

      Lew points to peripheral “Catholic” groups like the CHA which has walked lock step with Obama and Obamacare every step of the way, rather than the actual Church heirarchy of the Catholic Bishops. I don’t believe anyone bought Obama’s “accomodation” last week. Essentially Obama has ordered the Church to pay a third party who in turn will pay the contraceptive company instead of the Church paying it directly. Obama continues to insult every American and this will hurt Obama at the polls in November.

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    • Protoham
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 3:53pm

      Can we please start impeachment now??

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    • Protoham
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 3:55pm

      OMG = Obama Must Go!

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 4:23pm

      Don’t you love the insults to the American people that fly out of this white house? This idiot is actually trying to tell us that these contraceptives are “free” because a pregnancy is more expensive. Apparently they cost nothing to make or distribute? Why does Obama hate this country so much?

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    • IAMINFORMED
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 4:49pm

      As a self-imployed business owner, I will – to the DEATH – refuse to let this communist government tell me what I “have” to buy or provide. This bill is aboslutely unconstitutional and I will not follow any part of it. I am waiting for the day they send me a “fine” for not having health insurance. I will film me burning it and post it to the internet. I hope you all do the same.

      I don’t understand why the millions of small business owners don’t stand up as one and take this bill down. When a government can turn down 28 states that have filed that this bill is unconstitutional, we have a serious problem in this country. And now the 1st amendment has been slapped in the face with the whole religious movement going against this bill. How much more of a DICTATOR can this man become?

      I am personally ashamed to live in this country today. I used to be a proud American and even served my country. Now, I am not sure what is left to protect. All of our freedom and rights have been stripped away and our constitution has been burned by Executive Orders. We need a revolution, again, because there is no where else to go.

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 5:12pm

      That will definitely boost manufacturing and research for the drug makers.

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    • mr molotov cocktail
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:13pm

      yeah well reagan regulated healthcare- he told everyone what to do- and you had no problems with it

      get a fricken life you republicans you want your laws to obeyed~

      i just laugh at the idiocy of republicans reagan regulated healthcare and it became a right~
      anything regulated on the federal level becomes a right-

      thank reagan for nationalized healthcare…… god bless him

      republicans are fricken retarded

      when reagan regulated healthcare by him doing it on a federal level made it a right it will pass constitutional law
      it is the law of the land~
      dont like it- move out of the usa or secede
      but red-states are loser states blue states pay for them

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:17pm

      The United States Government is a PRIVATE CORPORATION managed by the U.N.
      They are following a WHO initiative to curb the World’s Population.
      They call more than 1 billion people on the planet Unsustainable.
      They encourage Abortion.
      You people still think you have a Representative Republic.
      It is sad.

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    • WeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges10
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 2:21am

      IMPEACHMENT … AT LONG LAST (don’t you think?) !!

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    • HumbleMan
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 5:49am

      @tomferrari, good job on the “mwa”. I suspected it was “my” as in French. I was not aware he chose his name. He’s still not been vetted. We have not been vigilant.

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  • Abraham Young
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:18pm

    It’s not about whether it’s free, or low cost, or better or worse. It’s about WHO gets to decide WHAT a free people will do.

    These liars claim they are pro choice. They are pro choice alright. Choose their plan, or choose imprisonment.

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    • dmforman
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:08pm

      It’s also about who is going to pay for this “free” stuff. Nothing is free and it costs someone something.

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    • patriotteapress
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:03am

      Obama’s been given everything he wanted for so long that he even buys the lie that there’s such a thing as “free stuff.”
      Folks buckle-up it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Obama is going to pull all kind of stunts this year. Pray it doesn’t escalate into a crackdown resulting in an all out dictatorial power grab. Pray for non-violent protest. Anything else will play into his hands.

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    • mharry860
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:17am

      DMFORMAN, ask the Greek people about that one.

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    • Salamander
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 1:03am

      Poor guy, the Pwesident! He just got mixed up when somebody told him “It’s as cure as a Free Dollar Bill!” He just mixed up “Free” with “Three”! That’s all! (‘cepting, of course, the ‘cure’ and it’s unmentionably politically incorrect Soundex partner!) Somehow, he morphed that into Free Health Care! Next is Free Food for Munchelle and the masses! Then Fwee Cars from Govt. Motors. Not to mention the Fwee Ride he’s getting in his present vocation! It will be interesting to see if his post-Prez speaking fees are higher or lower than Bill ‘Honest Abe’ Clinton!

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  • discus02
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:15pm

    Mr. Lew you have been drinking from the same water fountain. Another over educated MORON! Mr Lew you can go to HELL-o with your buddy!

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:20pm

      Axelrod, Plouffe, Lew, Berwick, Sunstein… it’s the Jewish way… following the teachings of Marx, Alinsky, Piven… also the Jewish way.

      Facts tell the story.

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  • Rickfromillinois
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:15pm

    So whenever he wants the President can declare that a company must provide a free service?

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    • Delta D-5-3
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:06pm

      So I guess Obama can tell McDonalds that they have to give away free burgers in the hood on “Obama burger Fridays”???

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    • pamela kay
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 1:42am

      RICKROMILLNOIS, Yup, that is how it sounds. No more nudging …..we are being shoved and beatened down. Look for all heck to break loose in the months ahead. He will get as much destruction rammed through as he possibly can…..hold on, we are in for a wild ride.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:50am

      Didn’t you get the memo? Obama is God…

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 9:08am

      Half the country is OK with it too Rick, that’s the scariest thing about it.

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  • futureatstake
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:15pm

    For years federal regulations have mandated that emergency rooms not reject anyone in need of medical assistance. As unconstitutional as that law is, at least the provider is not barred from pursuing compensation from the patient after the fact. But the president that it sets leads to this kind of “slippery slope” reasoning.

    Next?

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  • rsanchez1
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:14pm

    Good God, this is much worse than we thought. This is the Chief of Staff talking. His opinion reflects the opinion of the entire White House, including President Obama. This has to be stopped.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:25am

      All Hail King Obana the first. He is finding more and more ways to subvert the constition.
      This is just one more way to start the demonstrations and riots he needs to declare martial law and suspend the congress and SCOTUS.
      He and his czars will be in complete control, the 2nd and 10th amendments will be the first to be suspended.
      They are already telling the military what they can eat and Michelle is talking to them like they are children. (I believed she thinks anybody who joins the military is below contempt)
      We must hope that enough of our military remembers that they don’e have to obey illegal orders and they swore to uphold the constitution.

      OMG

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  • TheObamanation
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:14pm

    Free ? Who pays when the Insurance companies raise their rates ?

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    • dmforman
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:12pm

      How many will be able to afford insurance if their rates go up any more? I know how much our rates have gone up over the past few years. I know that with the increases in our utilities, food, and such I don’t know how much more my budget can handle to pay for my families health care, and keep a roof over our head. I do believe that this is the ultimate plan though.

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  • Abraham Young
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:13pm

    The shadow government saw their opportunity, believing that America was ripe to fall like a plum into the hands of the communists who began feeding us small doses of socialism decades ago.

    They feel they have reached the tipping point, having educated so many of our children into brainwash land.

    So now they’ve been pushing us with the Bush and Obama administration policies.

    Look around at America. It ain’t the same old place anymore. It’s directly related to our character as a nation. Remember when they Alinskied Dan Quayle? These are the fruits.

    By their fruits ye shall know them. We know who you are, socialist trolls.

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  • TJexcite
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:10pm

    Obamacare might just allow this as it has “the secretary shall” all over the place with no need to get confirmation from the congress on what regulation they dictate to fill in the shall part. Has anyone really read all of Obamacare it has all sort of “surprises” in plan sight.

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    • TyrannyNoMore
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:58am

      In the words of Pelosi and Reid, “You will have to pass this bill in order to know what is in it ! “

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    • nanny11
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 11:39am

      I read the Health Care Law……I have written to the local newspaper Las Vegas Review Journal citing page numbers and line numbers. They did not print my letter. I wrote to Harry Reid telling him to bring the House Passed bills to the floor for a vote. I got a cute form letter responce. The next time I wrote to him, I told him if I had millions of dollars, I would get signs printed with page numbers, line numbers, and the text on every road in Nevada. NO RESPONSE to that one.

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  • ek1
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:05pm

    It’s all about making health care costs cheaper in the long run?
    As an analogy, what about women who sit on the couch all day and eat potato chips. They will get fat and this unhealthy lifestyle will lead to higher health care costs in the future. What if the Government demanded that insurance companies pay the fitness club memberships for these victims because, of course, they have no choice.

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    • TJexcite
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:13pm

      No need to pay, there will be state fitness clubs that makes all non-state gyms illegal and use will be mandatory to get you daily food rations.

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:16pm

      NO HOPE and TOO MUCH CHANGE

      4 more years of this—We are doomed!!!

      OMG in 2012

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    • RLTW
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:47pm

      The economic collapse will kill off all the fat useless people, it’s part of the plan. I’d guess they expect between 50/100 million Americans die off during the up- heave, of course most from lack of simple meds.
      It matters not to them; they just want to cull the herd.

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    • drgermain
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:48pm

      reply to RLTW, you talk about fat people like a true Obama follower, keep in mind two things, Republican love fat people it’s up to them to choose not you, second fat people like football lineman are not lazy their bodys just process food more efficiently than you skinny people and will survive on quarter rations just fine and your skinny **** will die

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    • phil1765
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 2:55am

      drgermain
      Dude he wasn’t dissing fat people he was saying that fat people would die during the economic collapse as a part of the overall plan, culling the herd is exactly what the plan for obamacare is, why do you think that they started really lowering the boom on Sarah Palin after she started suggesting that the plan included death panels? She hit the nail right on the head and they didn’t want that part of bobamacare to be made public. Read something about Piven and Alinsky it is all there in black and white and it is being followed to the T. We are just lambs being led to slaughter unless we stand up and say no more right now.

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  • Puppy
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:04pm

    Change has come and we are chumps!

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  • BubbaCoop
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:01pm

    Your newest government-invented “right”

    Free Women’s Preventive Care

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  • Impenitent
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:00pm

    forced labor for free? slavery was abolished over 100 years ago…

    new slavery? and 1861 happens again.

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  • ZAP
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:59pm

    All they offer is double talk and lies

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  • 13th Generation American
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:59pm

    Insurance companies realize that this will save them millions on women s health care. Women use Contraception for a variety of health issues.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:22pm

      Dan Foster says that women should pay for their own contraception choice.

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    • RightThinking1
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:09pm

      13th Generation American:
      Insurance companies do not need to “save” money. Every dime that is paid out comes (quite rightfully) from premiums paid by you and I. Surely after 13 generations you should understand that.

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  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:57pm

    We have an administration completely out of control. If this idiot “chief of staff” could say this in an interview…he has to be removed along with his boss.

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  • BlackCrow
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:55pm

    This IS dictatorship! The question is how bad will it have to become before WE take it down? Or will we like the frog in the pot as the temperature is raised just cook to death. Germany in the 1030′s.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:04pm

      The Treason has been Planned… and many are Executing the Agenda! We are way behind!

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  • TommyGuns
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:54pm

    The policy change is a distinction without a difference. The real issue is not about contraception or abortion. It is about whether the government can tell a private company that they must provide a good or service at no charge, and ordering religious organizations to conform to a government mandate. In the first instance, if government can compel a company to provide a good or service at no charge, then what is to prevent the government from directing, for example, Wal Mart to provide free groceries to everyone, or a utility to provide free power, etc. And if the government can dictate that a religion must violate it’s tenets in one instance, what is to prevent it from telling that religion what it can or must preach? It seems to me that requiring an insurance company to provide free coverage constitutes a deprivation of property without due process. It’s equally clear that requiring a religious organization to provide coverage, either directly or indirectly, violates the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.

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    • Diego Roswell
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 11:57pm

      Correct. The question is, why is the congress not moving on this? Why is the Supreme Court not moving on this? Why are the US companies that will be affected not moving on this? Why are the free people of the United States not moving on this? Why are the American people so ignorant? Why is the press allowing this to go unchallenged?

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  • POdVet
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:53pm

    If the Catholic health association and Catholic charities truly support this. It is time for the Catholic Church to excommunicate them!

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  • spirited
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:51pm

    Change …and yes WE can. (not)

    > C h@ng E it up.

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  • Apple Bite
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:42pm

    That alone makes the law unconstitutional…As President scratch that, as a government official, you don’t have a damn right to force anyone to buy something in which they do not desire to have.

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:24pm

      Like motorcycle helmets.

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    • drago
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:35pm

      @exrepulisheep aka encinom
      Its obvious by your comments on here, you never wore a helmet in the first place, water head idiot…….

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    • phil1765
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 3:01am

      Exrepublisheep
      You don’t have to wear a motorcycle helmet in Texas, don’t know about anywhere else.

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    • Duey2000
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:57am

      Motorcycle helmets, bicycle helmets, car insurance, car seats etc. The government needs to get out of our lives…

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  • Quagaar Warrior
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:42pm

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    Liberty can NEVER compromise with tyranny otherwise it’s not liberty at all!!!
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  • AJAYW
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:39pm

    King obama on the move

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    • lukerw
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:47pm

      Congress gave Obama the Power to make Laws… called Rules… that can be applied to some people, but Waived for others? BS — When Pigs fly! You cannot give Power that you do not have; You cannot even transfer Power from Congress to the Executive Branch under the Constitution!

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    • spirited
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:03pm

      Palosi said, “…pass the bill…to find out what’s in it”
      Obama said, “Change Washington… as usual”

      >What will the Supreme Court say?

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    • AmericanStrega
      Posted on February 13, 2012 at 11:06am

      spirited
      Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:03pm
      Palosi said, “…pass the bill…to find out what’s in it”
      Obama said, “Change Washington… as usual”

      >What will the Supreme Court say?

      Reply from AmericanStrega:

      Will it matter?

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  • vtxphantom
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:38pm

    That is why obamacare is unconstitutional.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on February 12, 2012 at 9:38pm

    UnConstitutional!

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