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Hissyspit

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141. Yeah, I could.

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 07:50 PM

Nov 2013

The experience I had on healthcare.gov, wasting hours and hours of my time, at a very stressful time in my life, and I STILL have no insurance, knowing full well what the Rethugs would do with this politically, yeah, for a short time, I was equally furious for a time. I'm not oblivious to the fact the our teabagger legislature deliberately fucked up the exchange in our state. Will Pitt blames Baggers and Republicans all the time, so I guess don't understand your original point.

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Why I'm pissed, and why you should be, too. [View all] WilliamPitt Nov 2013 OP

So it's all them... lame54 Nov 2013 #1

"cyber-destruction" bungled the cancelled-policies issue, I take it? WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #3

Or... lame54 Nov 2013 #4

Whats interesting in the arguments that the insurance companies are to blame, corrupt and greedy. Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #69

Bingo! WowSeriously Nov 2013 #77

^^This^^ n/t AndyA Nov 2013 #82

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ace Acme Nov 2013 #90

^^^THIS^^^^^ 2banon Nov 2013 #104

heh. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #120

well, how else would they depict any opposition to the AIA act as "playing into Big Insurance's MisterP Nov 2013 #121

The dissonance is strong with this issue.. Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #167

Precisely, Jesus Malverde, the for profit "health" insurance corpse are the scorpions Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #130

I like your analogy. Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #166

+1000000 liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #131

I must agree. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #174

Absolutely right. Therefore.... rlegro Nov 2013 #124

I am glad the Obama Haters are getting tuned up Cryptoad Nov 2013 #68

Policy hater does not equal Obama hater. Sorry. WowSeriously Nov 2013 #79

Obama admin. chose the website designer/administration company. lark Nov 2013 #92

16 companies were eligible to bid....4 did....CGI won the contract. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #102

Good question onlyadream Nov 2013 #179

This is ProSense Nov 2013 #2

Actually, it's spot on. B2G Nov 2013 #8

No ProSense Nov 2013 #10

Then why is Obama proposing the one year extension of them B2G Nov 2013 #17

You asked a question that is completely debunked by Senator Sanders. ProSense Nov 2013 #19

It's not a viable solution to this political problem B2G Nov 2013 #25

No it will not, and that's why the insurers are pissed. ProSense Nov 2013 #27

Only to the ignorant... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #91

BUT they do have to tell the customer the truth... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #105

Depends on how you define a win, right? Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #117

"deceiving the American People" my butt! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #122

So your arguement is that a deception should only matter.... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #133

No my argument is that he didn't lie... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #140

My integrity? Enjoy your "unscewed polls"... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #154

This message was self-deleted by its author busterbrown Nov 2013 #157

A lie is a lie. In any case, I haven't a clue what you are on about... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #159

"What I’m on “ is reality.. busterbrown Nov 2013 #162

Huh? busterbrown Nov 2013 #143

Words mean things... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #153

So how much are they paying you again? busterbrown Nov 2013 #155

Obama was saying what he thought was true onlyadream Nov 2013 #178

Hold on Demo_Chris.. you say.... blue14u Nov 2013 #149

Alert for what? Obama said what he said... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #158

You'll get over it... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #160

We all will my friend. :) Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #163

I don't consider DU a fan club blue14u Nov 2013 #161

We better win in 2014. I think... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #164

I'm like you.. the GOP died blue14u Nov 2013 #168

He Did It To Appease The Nervous Dems That Were Threatening To Jump Ship.....nt global1 Nov 2013 #23

What he proposed is that insurance companies can decide to extend... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #103

Why? ReRe Nov 2013 #134

Bernie's great, but people have the right to be "galled" about the clumsy roll-out, etc. cyberswede Nov 2013 #115

Agreed. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #21

And progressoid Nov 2013 #41

I have already heard this is President Obama's littlewolf Nov 2013 #123

I have come to believe . . . Brigid Nov 2013 #59

Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #98

We have already heard right wingers saying exactly that. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #88

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2013 #99

Liberals and Progressives refuse to buy megaphones BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #5

where are our liberal billionnaires? Sheri Nov 2013 #7

If there are any liberal billionaires, they are only socially liberal rhett o rick Nov 2013 #33

i thought Soros was fiscally liberal too. Sheri Nov 2013 #39

Well he certainly wasnt when he made his wealth. But he may be better today. rhett o rick Nov 2013 #50

not enough of them. on that we agree. nt Sheri Nov 2013 #61

factoid: liberals spend their money on causes grasswire Nov 2013 #81

A tax deductible donation to Greenpeace isnt equivalent to owning a TV Network. nm rhett o rick Nov 2013 #86

He's a saint these days tavalon Nov 2013 #171

Exactly BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #38

they control the cable too. Sheri Nov 2013 #44

And ironically, Comcast's Web Mail was out for 8 hours on Wednesday BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #58

George Soros tavalon Nov 2013 #170

I think liberal billionaire is an oxymoron. nt valerief Nov 2013 #181

it is a setback. Sheri Nov 2013 #6

It's more than a website problem B2G Nov 2013 #9

did i miss something? Sheri Nov 2013 #13

Google Obama's press conference and have a look B2G Nov 2013 #20

kk Sheri Nov 2013 #24

How many people will keep their junk policies and how big an impact will they rhett o rick Nov 2013 #34

why would people want to keep useless insurance, anyway? nt Sheri Nov 2013 #40

I dont think they will. I think after the bluster of "I want to be able to keep my existing policy. rhett o rick Nov 2013 #45

i don't see why not. Sheri Nov 2013 #51

Because they don't know it's useless. Very likely the salesmen lied to them. nt Ace Acme Nov 2013 #52

possible. Sheri Nov 2013 #78

Because that's what they had and were told they would be able to keep it JHB Nov 2013 #57

they should comparison shop. Sheri Nov 2013 #74

There are people out there christx30 Nov 2013 #70

i went without insurance for a few years. Sheri Nov 2013 #76

I was without insurance from christx30 Nov 2013 #113

I was one of these people onlyadream Nov 2013 #180

Yes you can...you just cannot get the subsidy... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #107

He took away talking points BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #48

NO he didn't....now the insurance companies have to tell the truth... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #106

I totally agree with you rusty fender Nov 2013 #11

That is not how the Federal govt does things...sorry. They are NOT like private companies... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #108

"astonishing bungle" is too kind. russspeakeasy Nov 2013 #12

I think it is a sign of things to come n2doc Nov 2013 #14

If all we had to fredamae Nov 2013 #15

things started going awry when single payer G_j Nov 2013 #16

Fucking Max Baucus TransitJohn Nov 2013 #29

Exactly............nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #175

but to give the noise any credence is to pretend Obama invented clunky government programs bigtree Nov 2013 #18

Interesting. I just did an online chat from the healthcare.gov site OKNancy Nov 2013 #22

I think you're placing too much blame on the Administration and not enough cali Nov 2013 #26

shocker bigtree Nov 2013 #31

SCOTUS decision on Medicaid lark Nov 2013 #97

cali fadedrose Nov 2013 #119

lol. nothing sweet about it. I care about facts- land where they may. cali Nov 2013 #126

It truly is. Raffi Ella Nov 2013 #28

It's like they are fighting off a piranha attack with marshmallow guns. :( factsarenotfair Nov 2013 #30

You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. badtoworse Nov 2013 #32

Well, looks like I'll be obliged to bump my "mad-as-hell" meter up a few millimeters, Surya Gayatri Nov 2013 #35

I couldn't agree more...... llmart Nov 2013 #132

That would be "Thou hast," which is archaic second person singular tblue37 Nov 2013 #150

Yes, and the fixes will only obfuscate the initial intentions boomersense Nov 2013 #36

This is not just about "government." moondust Nov 2013 #37

It didn't have to be so complex Fumesucker Nov 2013 #42

Indeed. moondust Nov 2013 #62

It did in order to pass. jeff47 Nov 2013 #71

Former Democratic Vice Presidental candidate Joseph Lieberman? Fumesucker Nov 2013 #73

+1 moondust Nov 2013 #111

They SHOULD have gotten the rollout right. bvar22 Nov 2013 #43

Doing taxes next year will be a bundle of joy as well BuelahWitch Nov 2013 #72

Yes, exactly, but that's not all Proud Public Servant Nov 2013 #46

Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #47

Easy WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #66

It's not a debacle just because the pugs say it's so. Whisp Nov 2013 #49

Couldn't Agree More RobinA Nov 2013 #53

The politics of Washington sucks.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #54

I was pissed it got passed in the first place quinnox Nov 2013 #55

yes....we know... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #110

This is ridiculous. Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #56

Yeah, and ProSense Nov 2013 #60

maybe Somalia has a TruthOut division. Whisp Nov 2013 #64

+1 treestar Nov 2013 #63

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2013 #100

I am not in the least bit angry about this. treestar Nov 2013 #65

Just wait. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #151

It doesn't have to be the first day or week of the open enrollment treestar Nov 2013 #183

I am trying not to be pissed. TNNurse Nov 2013 #67

Thank you TNNurse for using blue14u Nov 2013 #147

You know what had huge problems on roll out? jeff47 Nov 2013 #75

White House fadedrose Nov 2013 #80

"...You can thank a government" oberliner Nov 2013 #83

Disbursed by a government. WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #87

And *levied* by government so those tax dollars are there to be distributed. nt tblue37 Nov 2013 #156

POTUS Obama is keeping, and will succeed in keeping, his promise to Senator Kennedy laserhaas Nov 2013 #84

Congress and President Obama knew what the insurance companies were when they wrote the ACA AndyA Nov 2013 #85

okay, so I should be pissed hfojvt Nov 2013 #89

be pissed at everything/everyone except the Baggers and Pubs. Whisp Nov 2013 #93

Who is not pissed at the Baggers & the Rethugs here? Hissyspit Nov 2013 #136

if you can compare those two for almost equal anger... Whisp Nov 2013 #137

Yeah, I could. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #141

I was the one who didn't mention baggers or pubs hfojvt Nov 2013 #182

I agree Skittles Nov 2013 #94

It wasn't a prediction problem...just you cannot stop them from doing it... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #112

No one defends government even when it succeeds TomClash Nov 2013 #95

But the government does work for the people MichaelSoE Nov 2013 #96

I never liked it when Obama apologizes Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #101

I don't know if there is a right answer anymore. merrily Nov 2013 #177

They did fix it. Moosepoop Nov 2013 #184

I just googled and could not find that, except as to group plans. merrily Nov 2013 #185

Here's one. :-) Moosepoop Nov 2013 #186

I see. They handled access and cost together by omitting the need to give info. merrily Nov 2013 #187

Agree. ananda Nov 2013 #109

Could not have said it better budkin Nov 2013 #114

Nothing is going to change. Keefer Nov 2013 #116

The Era of Crony Contracting erupted in the Reagan Era....... Burma Jones Nov 2013 #118

maybe by the time his presidency is up he will be tired of cooperating with corporations. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #125

exactly proud patriot Nov 2013 #127

I cannot understand how... kentuck Nov 2013 #128

Saint Reagan's "government is the problem" was one of the most cynically harmful statements ever indepat Nov 2013 #129

Will - in a lot of ways we contributed to nix on government. We made jokes about it, like ..... marble falls Nov 2013 #135

How did Republican politicians know in advance that the website was not ready?? Maineman Nov 2013 #138

Yeah I agree entirely, and for a President whose campaign utilized technology so masterfully, Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2013 #139

I agree with everything here. But the ACA is NOT a debacle. That's a right wing amplification ancianita Nov 2013 #142

repukes were on the ropes after the shutdown. this revived them Doctor_J Nov 2013 #144

I think we should BAN all Republicans from getting government services! Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2013 #145

Isn't this a failure of the private company that won the contract? JEFF9K Nov 2013 #146

but make no mistake... jimlup Nov 2013 #148

and in case some people didn't get the anti-government message Enrique Nov 2013 #152

"we're going to tattoo it on their forehead in 2014"... Triana Nov 2013 #165

I'm pissed at the Republicans, not President Obama. liberalmuse Nov 2013 #169

Dude, the Democratic party has been enthusiastic partners in privatizing Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #172

dureced Mostly Orbiting Nov 2013 #173

I just had an epiphany. I am not pissed about government's failures or callousness. merrily Nov 2013 #176