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(West Virginia RAT Gov. Joe) Manchin says he didn't understand key health care details
Politico ^ | 10/24/10 | Josh Gerstein

Posted on 10/27/2010 6:04:05 AM PDT by Libloather

Manchin says he didn't understand key health care details
Posted by Josh Gerstein 11:55 AM
October 24, 2010

The Democratic Senate candidate from West Virginia, Gov. Joe Manchin, says he didn't understand key details of the health care reform legislation when he publicly endorsed it in March — an endorsement he has since withdrawn.

"Reaching as far as they did in the — in the weeds of the bill that we didn't know about, no one else knew about until it came out — knowing that, I would not have supported that or voted for that at that time," Manchin said on "Fox News Sunday."

Asked about areas where he disagrees with President Barack Obama, Manchin cited the health care reform legislation Obama signed in March.

"The health care reform is far overreaching in areas that I don't agree with — the 1099 part of that, the mandates. Also, the firewall's not strong enough for abortions. I'm pro-life. And we're just a different type of Democrat here in West Virginia," Manchin said. (The "1099" reference is to a revenue-raising provision that requires businesses to report more transactions to the IRS.)

While some provisions, such as the new 1099 rules, were not terribly well-publicized at the time, the individual mandate was a central part of the Democrats' health reform legislation for months before it passed. Manchin never quite said he didn't know the mandate was in the bill, but he said again that he would have voted against the bill if he knew what he knows now.

"Knowing the existence as far as how reaching it had been, as far as — and onerous — I would have" voted against it, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: healthcare; manchin; virginia; wv
A bit dated but never posted here.

10/25 - Joe Manchin ObamaCare Reversal Draws Huffington Post Scorn

10/12 - WV Gov. Manchin, Once Positive on Health Care Bill, Now Says He Would Have Been a 'No'

1 posted on 10/27/2010 6:04:11 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

How convenient.

Do West Virginia voters want to send a man to the Senate who doesn’t know what’s in a bill?

Manchin has no business being in the US Senate.


2 posted on 10/27/2010 6:07:13 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Libloather

Oh, please! Barf Alert!

“I was too dumb to understand it, but I voted for it anyway cuz I’m easy to roll.” Now who wouldn’t want someone like that leading their state, huh? Oh, and to top it all off, he’s a “pro-life Democrat.” Isn’t that special?

Putrid, pathetic scuzz, and filthy liars to boot. Traitors! Every last one of them! May they ROT in a deep, dark PIT!


3 posted on 10/27/2010 6:07:47 AM PDT by workerbee (We're not scared, Maobama -- we're pissed off!)
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To: Libloather

Above his pay grade. Where have we heard this before?


4 posted on 10/27/2010 6:08:08 AM PDT by Hoodat ( .For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.d)
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To: Libloather

...he didn’t have any problem with Pelosi saying “you have to pass the bill to be able to see what’s in it” thought...too little too late Joe....or “we can fix it after we pass it”...
no problem there eh Joe?


5 posted on 10/27/2010 6:09:17 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Libloather
"So, I'll endorse stuff that hurts you without really reading it, and I really really wanna be your Senator, please."

Please tell me that is NOT good enough to get elected in this day and age...

Please...

6 posted on 10/27/2010 6:10:55 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: goldstategop

Manchin is either lying or incredibly stupid if he didn’t realize what was in the bill. You didn’t need to know the details to see what it would do to Americans’ health care choices, insurance rates and the economy.


7 posted on 10/27/2010 6:11:42 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard
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To: Libloather

Another blustery Senator who doesn’t know what he is doing?


8 posted on 10/27/2010 6:11:47 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Libloather

Flip Flop

Cap and Trade yes and no

Obamacare yes and no

He makes a good jon carry.


9 posted on 10/27/2010 6:13:19 AM PDT by Carley (VOTE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, BECAUSE IT DOES)
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To: Carley

being a Senator is above his pay grade.


10 posted on 10/27/2010 6:30:03 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: Libloather

Okay, I’ll take him at his word. That means he was too stupid to understand the legislation or too lazy to read it. Either way, still too incompetent to be a U.S. Senator. Sorry Manchin, you lose...


11 posted on 10/27/2010 6:31:17 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Libloather
VOTE LIKE IT'S 1776 OUR LIBERTY & FREEDOM DEPEND ON IT!

BOOTS ON THE GROUND

TIME FOR YOU TO GO

WE THE PEOPLE BY RAY STEVENS

WHEN AMERICA IS NOT AMERICA ANY MORE

12 posted on 10/27/2010 6:32:28 AM PDT by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, retired Military, disabled & Seniors)
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To: Libloather

Weasle.


13 posted on 10/27/2010 6:34:10 AM PDT by alarm rider (The left will always tell you who they fear the most. What are they telling you now?)
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To: Libloather

Admitting he voted for a bill he did not understand? What more reason do you need to vote against him? He is either,
1- lying (most likely)
2- stupid, or
3- corrupted by the Party, or
4- a combination of all three


14 posted on 10/27/2010 6:49:54 AM PDT by RatRipper (I'll ride a turtle to work every day before I buy anything from Government Motors.)
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To: Libloather

“I was endorsing things I didn’t understand.”


15 posted on 10/27/2010 7:08:32 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Napolean fries the idea powder.)
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To: Libloather

You know, the sad thing about this is that Joe has messed in his nest. If he is not elected to the Senate, he has sullied his reputation in WV as governor. He has been a much loved governor, but this race has taken off his mask and revealed the crooked politician underneath the smile.


16 posted on 10/27/2010 11:33:59 AM PDT by WVNan
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