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Romney: I'm the grandfather of "Obamacare"

September 19, 2012 5:21 PM

Mitt Romney said Wednesday at Univision's "Meet the Candidates" forum in Coral Gables, Fla., "The president says I'm the grandfather of 'Obamacare' -- I don't think he meant that as a compliment, but I'll take it."

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by MMTLC September 20, 2012 2:23 PM EDT
What an excellant question, and responsible and accurate response by Unslllent_Majority. Just wanted to say thanks to both of you.
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by mark_p93561 September 20, 2012 2:06 PM EDT
You can't force people to bow down to your faith and belief systems of sickness, fear, disease and death or charge them money and imprison them if they don't, just because they believe in a Higher more powerful and Loving Eternal, Omnipotent, Omnipressent God that has All power over All of your false gods, blasphemies and idolatries you worship, Obama. God will stop you! Jesus the living Christ, God and The Holy Spirit power of God, which cannot be removed, is in and around us in the light, sun, air, water, sun, solar flare and substance, is our physician and you cannot force us to bow down to your idolatry, blasphemies and false gods Obama-nation king of babylon, your fire will not burn us as tried in Daniel 3, but your own fire shall be on yourself with the fire of Our God, The Righteous and pure Man's collective conscience against mortality, disease, greed, exploitation of wages, homosexuals, murderers, wars and death. The righteous and pure has removed the daily sacrifice and Obama has set up the Obamanation of dessolation. Ezekiel 20:29
Then I said to them, 'What is this high place to which you go?' So its name is called Bamah to this day." Daniel 12:11 "And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
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by fiberglass3 September 20, 2012 12:02 PM EDT
The republicans STRIPPED the public option from the Affordable Care Act! Weren't you paying attention when the republicans said they weren't going to cooperate, just obstruct? Weren't you around when they said they were not going to negotiate, just take? You cannot go through life with blinders on for crying out loud!

The public option would have saved average people like you and me THOUSANDS a year!

YOUR beloved republicans had you believing it was socialism and socialism is BAD! Then they high-fived the health insurance companies and collected their big donations!

You are being used. The republican party has proven through its actions that they only work for the big money. And that's not you.
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by MMTLC September 20, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
No, this isn't newsworthy. In fact, if this candidate was familiar to most, than one would better understand the comment that Mr. Romney clearly made, I paraphrase "..I have experience with healthcare reform" it was in MA and it was similar to ObamaCare and didn't work and that is why Mr. Romney goes on to say"..now and then the President refers to me as the father of ObamaCare, I'm not sure he meant that as a compliment, but I'll take it." Again, ObamaCare is similar in ways to the healthcare reform in MA under Gov. Romney, who admittedly states that it was not so good. So fashioning a country wide healthcare reform plan, for which the President, on occasion, calls Mr. Romney the grandfather of, Mr. Romney says, yeah, tried it, didn't workout so well, therefore he would repeal ObamaCare and replace it with. One would hope Mr. Romney's new health plan would be "lessons learned" from Mr. Romneys previous experience with it in MA. He is not flip flopping, what he is saying is that a similar plan didn't work for his state and therefore will not work for the country. Apparently, as he stated in this clip, he is willing to attempt a reform that will work.
Now, can we please get back to the economic failure and impending collapse of our country and how the candidates will restore it. And equally important, we have just lost 4 more on 9-11 due to terrorist attacks we were ill-prepared for. Protests at US Embassy's and consulates in the Middle East are at an all time high. We continue to lose more of our Military to "blue on green" attacks resulting in the UN stepping in. Truthfully and personally, I am tired, tired of the politics and pandering to countries that have not even said thank you. I am tired of the heartbreak of attending yet another funeral for a friend that has fallen in the wars over the past several years and as recently as 2 weeks ago as a result of a "blue on green" attack, leaving children without fathers and mothers. So please, pay attention to what is said in the media, get the entire story, there are usually 2 sides to every story. For the sake of this country's future, men and women of the armed forces, Veterans and your families friends and neighbors, make an informed decision when you vote for the next president. Do your duty and vote as an informed American. Let the media direct your research into the candidates and not your vote.
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by Dancing-in-the-Streets September 20, 2012 11:20 AM EDT
LOL...so you would REPEAL your own grandson???????

LOL!
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by unclebernies September 20, 2012 10:58 AM EDT
I was for Obamacare when i was Gov of Mass before i was against Obamacare earlier this year but now i'm for Obamacare. Have i made myself clear.
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by Kevindsm255 September 20, 2012 9:35 AM EDT
It's obvious that he has seen Obamacare gain popularity and doesn't have the specifics on what he'll put in place after he repeals it. Now he wants to own it. I haven't seen anything like this in politics, at least in my life time, sad and pathetic.
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by sallychicago September 20, 2012 8:39 AM EDT
At least he sort of owned his own medical plan....but a President REPEAL a previous President's law? I thought only Congress could do that? Somebody check me.
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by unclebernies September 20, 2012 6:50 AM EDT
It just shows that Romney is someone you just can't trust.
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by winchesterla September 20, 2012 6:44 AM EDT
Mitt's flip flop is becoming more than one can handle - where the wind blows. Earlier this week the secret video suggests he wants to be president for some 53%, yesterday he changed to 100%. Even the British weather is more predictable, Mitt
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