Posted on 06/08/2011 10:19:39 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A prominent Democrat is trying to change the public’s perception of “ObamaCare,” a term many in the party view as derogatory shorthand for the new healthcare reform law.
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) says he’s had enough of Republicans using “ObamaCare” to disparage the healthcare overhaul. The second most senior lawmaker in the House has gone so far as to hand out buttons with the words “I [heart symbol] ObamaCare” as part of his campaign to rehabilitate a moniker he thinks Democrats should be proud of.
“The fact that a healthcare bill is named after a first-term president who does what two other presidents before him couldn’t accomplish is really a compliment,” Conyers told The Hill. “A few years from now, ObamaCare will be looked upon as a complimentary description, rather than what [critics] are trying to portray it as now.”
Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), regularly use “ObamaCare” when referring to the 2010 law.
Conyers says a friend in Lansing, Mich. thought of the button idea. It first attracted national attention when he wore one at a National Press Club event in March.
The former Judiciary Committee chairman said he has handed out buttons to at least three other House members whom he claims have embraced his approach on “ObamaCare.”
They include Reps. Hansen Clarke (Mich.), Keith Ellison (Minn.) and Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.).
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Absolutely. This would be a great strategy for the dims. Link your name with a policy which 60% of the people hate. What could go wrong with this?
Well, I never thought I’d EVER see the day I’d agree with John Conyers! (/sarc)
Follow Conyers on this one.
By the way, where’s his wife hanging out these days?
Oh, Dims, please do.
ummmm....
Gosh No... don’ do that~! We would jus’ hate it if you were proud of Obamacare~!
what happened to his wife?
LOL, Conyers thinks RATs should tout and praise ObamaCare. OMG, that’s akin to Hitler praising concentration camps and the Holocaust! Hey, RATs give it your best shot and see how We The People throw it back at ya come November 2012.
Congressional RATs led by Hussein, Pelosi, and Reid defrauded We The People with their DeathCare and their Death Panels. This Holocaust was shoved down our throats all the while they attempted to destroy the US Constitution; come November 2012, We The People intend to shove it back where the sun don’t shine.
Go ahead and promote 0-care with pride, just like gay marriage in your face, abortion on demand, and trillion dollar stimulus and deficits.
She’s in a federal penitentiary until mid-2013.
John Conyers can do that. He’s in a District that is 85 percent Black with 4-Generation Welfare families.
ObamaCare has not yet affected them - and that of course is by design. The most intrusive (and potentially irreversible) aspects of the law do not go into effect until 2014, by which time, the proverbial frog will already be boiling in the pot.
I want a button that says, “I (heart) Obamacare so much, I’m EXEMPT!”
He must mean in 2014 when all the shite hits the fan.
I totally agree!
Liberal Democrats need to be out there telling EVERYONE how great Obamacare is (seizing freedom and assets from people.)
Libs need to lecture the stupid common people about how high taxes and lack of service are great things.
You libs need to be yelling this from the rooftops. :)
LOL. My first thought too.
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