AARP: Not Backing Any Presidential Candidates

NewsMax ^ | 10/05/2012

[SeekAndFind]

AARP is reminding voters that it's not endorsing any candidates after President Barack Obama cited the group in the first presidential debate.

Obama mentioned the lobbying organization for seniors twice Wednesday in discussing Medicare and Social Security. He noted that AARP supports his health care law and opposes the voucher-like program Republican Mitt Romney has proposed for Medicare in the future.

AARP's senior vice president, John Hishta, says AARP is nonpartisan and has never consented to the use of its name by any campaign or political group and doesn't take sides in political races.

[jerod]

Their support of Obama over the past years has cost them members. They’ve lost tens of thousands and continue to slide, and although it probably perturbs them to distance themselves from the great One, they really don’t have much of a choice.

[Fledermaus]

Best joke I’ve heard all week.

[Wicket]

They certainly have chutzpah. AARP will not get one thin dime of my money ever.

Someone a couple of days ago suggested that you can mark refused on AARP mailings. Refused sounds like it might cost them more. Before I was sending the docs back folded up in their postage paid envelope with Not interested marked on them.

[luvbach1]

They’re just endorsing Obamacare.

[Intolerant in NJ]

AARP's senior vice president, John Hishta, says AARP is nonpartisan and has never consented to the use of its name by any campaign or political group and doesn't take sides in political races...but he doesn't deny that AARP has supported Obamacare from the getgo (so they can sell more insurance policies) and probably opposes Romney's voucher plan (so they can sell more insurance policies) - worm.....

[RoseofTexas]

WAIT one cotton minute here....didn’t they hire Andy Griffith to sell Americans on the Obamacare crap before he died? They were all out for Obumbler what happened? Oh yeah, their black Turd was destroyed Wed...hehehe! People don’t side with LOSERS who cry in the ring...NO MAS, NO MAS!!

[pops88]

“Association of Mature American Citizens - http://amac.us/";

I’d forgotten about them. But will they send me a cheep, crappy, plastic alarm clock or radio if I sign up?

[Jyotishi]

Not even an Obamaphone.

[boomop1]

They are hiding under Mooochelle’s skirt.

[GeronL]

AARP- Big Liberal Machine

[BubbaBobTX]

I do the same thing I have several friends who do it as well.

[Ax]

I cancelled my subscription the day AARP endorsed the Kenyan in 2008.

[Ax]

I cancelled my subscription the day AARP endorsed the Kenyan in 2008.

[nascarnation]

42 million dues paying members.
One of the largest organizations (of any type) in the USA.
And a Democrat stealth lobby.

[GeronL]

As stealthy as a fat duck that painted itself blue with a crayon

[ataDude]

It’s too late, AARP. I would not buy any of your “stuff” if it was the last “stuff” available. Traitors.