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nenagh

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17. Team Obama needs to improve messaging because Rove has led in framing the discussion..

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 02:31 PM

Aug 2012

Seniors don't understand ..

And per Rove: 'the GOP's Medicare Advantage in the WSJ.. He understands the messaging..and why..

Here in Ontario, the OHIP plan for seniors.. streamlines Rx medications covered. and there are regulations regarding what the Ontario Govt will pay for re Medical procedures... at certain ages...

This is what Rove wants to avoid... Better to let the whole Medicare system crash into a voucher program..that would still allow free rein on medical procedures.

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Team Obama Needs To Do A Better Job Explaining That $716-Billion "Cut" To Medicare [View all] stopbush Aug 2012 OP

People on medicare know it's not true. tridim Aug 2012 #1

they just "know"? what? HiPointDem Aug 2012 #3

They know the fraud and wast savings didn't result in a cut to benefits. tridim Aug 2012 #7

My wife spent most of yesterday at her salon listening to her elderly on-Medicare customers stopbush Aug 2012 #9

how could they know what hasn't happened yet? as i understand it, the savings are still in HiPointDem Aug 2012 #10

That might mean something if only people on Medicare were voting in 2012. stopbush Aug 2012 #4

x2 AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #11

Sorry but you are wrong. I have heard a good many seniors say Obama doc03 Aug 2012 #23

Actually they have explained it very well, so much so that even the MSM is pointing out to the still_one Aug 2012 #2

They have, but the majority of voters just hear sound bytes Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #6

I'm sorry, but the phrase "cutting fraud and waste" has lost all meaning these days. stopbush Aug 2012 #8

Obama needs to seize the $716 bil figure back from R & R. louis-t Aug 2012 #5

Sounds like the best option to me. n/t doc03 Aug 2012 #20

Tell me about it Dokkie Aug 2012 #12

Yep, the nutters on my local newsrag's website are in fits ... Myrina Aug 2012 #13

I agree. The president needs to hold up his own white board and correct the lies mfcorey1 Aug 2012 #14

They've explained it in plain language. Now the media needs to, and so do we. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #15

Why say "No cuts in services" when the ACA has ADDED FREE Services, like wellness check-ups? stopbush Aug 2012 #16

+10 nenagh Aug 2012 #18

I don't think your driving analogy works. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #19

Team Obama needs to improve messaging because Rove has led in framing the discussion.. nenagh Aug 2012 #17

Anyone with insurance knows what 'providers' means, kid. Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #21

This "kid" turns 58 next month, and the crowd I hang with isn't the Gen Xers. stopbush Aug 2012 #25

I think the difficult part of getting the explanation to stick... NCTraveler Aug 2012 #22

Did you see todays Pic of the Moment? Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #24

Now, they tell us, where was that in 2010? julian09 Aug 2012 #26

I agree. But Obama said they're SAVINGS not cuts. n/t vaberella Aug 2012 #27

The guy likes to keep his powder dry, this is one for the Debates. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #28