The Air War Over Health Care Reform

Despite earlier predictions that health care might not be the central component in this year’s congressional campaigns, candidates and outside groups are investing millions in TV ads touting and vilifying the new law. Two new ad campaigns each reportedly costing $2 million launched today.

This ad is being put out by the pro-reform group the Health Information Campaign and focuses on unsavory insurance company practices that will be banned under the Affordable Care Act.

This ad comes from the anti-health reform group Revere America, headed by former New York Gov. George Pataki. It uses the familiar (and over-simplified) GOP talking points about the law – that it will hurt seniors and cause costs to go up. The ad will air in districts represented by Democratic members of Congress voted in favor of the law.

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  • Alex Vallas

    Who is funding this ad campaign? I suspect the Koch brothers and Murdoch have a hand in it.

  • nflfoghorn

    “Talking points?” More like 1000 Points of Lying.

  • http://americadoneright.wordpress.com/ mcoville

    Did not the Obamacare plan call for taking billions of dollars out of medicaid? Of course reducing the funding of medicaid will help seniors? In what realm of delusion do you live in?

    The only way Obamacare will reduce the cost of healthcare is to ration it out, like they do in the UK. If they do not ration the care the cost will sky rocket once the uninsured, which I am a part of, are forced to join in the insurance scam of the big banks that Obama is helping out.

    Look beyond the progressive talking points and join the rational people in America that realize that you get nothing for free.

  • Ohg Rea Tone

    The sad state of the education of the masses becomes worse when big money is funneled into creating more controversy – like that free Health care will be given to illegal immigrants. ……

    http://thefiresidepost.com/2010/09/08/the-redneck-walks-the-immigrant-trail/

  • Art Pepper

    and over-simplified

    That’s what we’re calling it nowdays?

  • nflfoghorn

    Nobody’s saying this is something for nothing…only something for (hopefully) less than what you’re paying now, or at least less than it would if nothing was done.

  • http://americadoneright.wordpress.com/ mcoville

    But you get what you pay for, you want to pay less for your healthcare you are going to get less healthcare or lower quality healthcare.

  • newfreedomblog

    “Not anymore”………….
    .
    Not anymore will we see prices of healthcare at affordable cost. We will instead see rising healthcare costs continue, and the Democrats are to blame.
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    Not anymore will we see premiums at relatively low cost compared with what we had BEFORE the Democrats made the decision to meddle into healthcare insurance, only to give big fat paybacks to their respective special interest groups, Big Insurance, Big Pharma, and Big Unions.
    .
    So how does that make you feel America? Feel like you have been screwed with your pants on?

  • Art Pepper

    But you get what you pay for
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    Don’t make Stuart repost his stats on this.

  • freeinpa

    Unlike:

    Your premiums will go down
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    You can keep your doctor or insurance if you like
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    It will bring down the deficit.

  • vstillwell

    Another stupid post with no evidence to back it up from newfreedomdumbass. Everything’s Obama’s fault. Everything’s the Democrats fault. Blah blah blah blah.

  • russpoter1

    Yes — OweBama vote-buyer SOROS is the only one God gave the license for “truth” to.

    Not.

    Nov. 2 — dump the LYING STEAL-O-CRATS.

  • russpoter1

    HOPE! CHANGE!

    BANKRUPTCY! INCOMPETENCE!

  • russpoter1

    Good freakin’ luck, trying to get Wall Street to put up the $2 billion for miracle pharms. That PREVENT surgery.

    F.U. Owe-bama!

  • 3xfire3

    Ohg Rea,
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    You’re right.
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    If we could get George Soros and some of the other Liberal Big Daddies and Union Bosses to stop funding all the Progressive Politicians and Progressive Organizations that operate stealth, under the radar, trying to change our country into a Socialist Paradise, we would have a much better country. Something that the majority of our citizens could continue to support.
    .
    It would also be great if Union Bosses could not use the dues of Union Members without their permission as slush fund to support politicians not many of the union members have any interest in supporting.

  • 3xfire3

    newfreedom and vstillwell,
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    Newfreedom,
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    Good Post. You speak the truth. Premiums are already going up for many companies, especially small businesses.
    .
    vstillwell,
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    Your post is rather dumb. You have no facts to dispute newfreedoms post and then you resort to name calling.
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    Come back and visit when you grown up enough to make a reasonable post and are mature enough not to call people names.

  • apr2563

    For those on this thread making statements on labor lobbying, please take a moment to look at this chart that breaks down labor money and corporate money.
    http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2010/02/federal-lobbying-soars-in-2009.html

  • vstillwell

    Oh newfreedomdumbass has earned his nickname.

    As far as your health insurance premium increases go, mine have gone down. So hah! I also know if I ever develop a preexisting condition, I can get health care. I also know the tax increases that pay for the new bill. They are as follows: .09 percent increase on medicare taxes for income over 250,000 and 3.8 percent on any investment income over 250,000. I also know that if everyone has health insurance, our costs will decrease over time. I also know that small business will get a nice tax break for the health insurance they provide. I live in a small town in the midwest. I saw probably a thousand people mob a free health clinic here last year.

    Is the health care bill perfect. No. But it’s a start. At least some people have the morals and the balls to fight for what’s right

  • 3xfire3

    vstillwell,
    .
    Is the health care bill perfect. No. But it’s a start. At least some people have the morals and the balls to fight for what’s right
    .
    You are expressing your opinion not facts. You are entitled to your opinion as all Americans are.
    .
    Right now approx 60% of Americans want HCR repealed.
    30% don’t want it repealed and 10% have no opinion.
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    You may think you are the one with morals and balls but you may be wrong. Most Americans do not share your opinion. That is a fact.
    .
    Try dropping the name calling. Just because newfreedom has an opinion that is different then yours does not give you the right to call him names.
    In a Democracy we are all entitled to our own opinions. It is Un-American for anyone to deny this right to any of our citizens.
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    Remember this truism. There are two sides to every story and truth is usually somewhere in between.
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    If you have the knowledge and experience to understand this truism you will be a better person.

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