Magic Johnson: ‘ObamaCare is working’

The Hill ^ | 3/25/13 | Jonathan Easley

[Nachum]

Hall of Fame basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson spoke out on behalf of President Obama’s healthcare law on Monday. “ObamaCare is working. I talk to a lot of CEOs of hospitals. It is working,” he said on MSNBC. Johnson was speaking on "NOW with Alex Wagner" about the NCAA basketball tournament, but he veered into politics at the end of the segment, lauding conservative Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) decision to accept the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. II’m glad that Gov. Scott down in Florida accepted ObamaCare because it will work,” he said.

[justiceseeker93]

Sheesh. I guarantee that if Obamacare had been in place when Johnson first contracted AIDS.....

He’d have been dead, dead, dead long before now.

I tend to disagree because he would probably have been on the Lakers' organization's "Cadillac" plan or would have had more than adequate funds to be on his own plan or pay out of pocket for his own care.

So ObamaCare, as for most very wealthy individuals, likely wouldn't have had a serious negative impact.

[MEGoody]

I talk to a lot of CEOs of hospitals.

Names, Magic. (I'm doubting this moron talks to "a lot of CEOs of hospitals".)

[Lazamataz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS_dementia_complex

I can’t get to AZ to see you or slippy but if you came to TX Cowboy Memorial Shoot, we could hang.

[Christie at the beach]

Hey Magic..Get a new story. It is not working

in Real ville!

[Responsibility2nd]

I was thinking along the lines of how Obamacare is driving good competent doctors away.

Even if you can afford it - Obamacare is negatively affecting ALL aspects of healthcare.

[Snickering Hound]

http://www.aso.com/listings/spec/ViewAd.aspx?id=139571

Magic Johnson talks to a lot of CEO’s from his Gulfstream III N32MJ.

It’s for sale now, time to upgrade to at least a 450.

[Fresh Wind]

If Soetorocare works, it WILL be magic.

[Vendome]

HIV meds are screwing with yer brain and filling it with delusional caricatures as you desperately look for relevancy through your savior, Back Hussein Obama....

[justiceseeker93]

I was thinking along the lines of how Obamacare is driving good competent doctors away.

Good point. You're right. And had Obamacare, had it been around then, could also have had a negative impact on the development of the anti-AIDS drugs that have kept "Magic" alive all these years!

[AZLiberty]

I’m really happy to know that Obamacare is making more money for hospitals. /sarc

[nascarnation]

This is nothing new, MJ has been a Democrat supporter and contributor for decades. He was actually a Hillary backer in the 08 race.

[SgtHooper]

Hey! He needs a cypriot-style haircut. If it happens in this country, it will ONLY happen to Republicans.

[AZLiberty]

Magic is taking this “March Madness” concept too literally.

[Arrowhead1952]

Magic Johnson: ‘ObamaCare is working to destroy this country.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Mr johnson, you are a pawn and nothing more.

[justiceseeker93]

In the early '90s, Johnson retired from the NBA after announcing he tested positive for HIV. He has since worked to raise awareness of the disease and partnered with a number of healthcare groups on the issue.

How did Johnson come to test postive for HIV? According to the MSM, it was MAGIC!!!

The MSM and their fellow Obamatons think that his HIV positive status confers on him the credential of expert on public health care policy.

[napscoordinator]

Oh brother. What an idiot. It doesn’t even start until 2014. It can’t be working it if hasn’t started yet.

[wbill]

Uh huh.

Typically, I go to retired NBA basketball players for ALL of my healthcare advice.

BUT....I use pop stars for my legal work, and NFL for financial.

Ah, celebrities. Is there anything that they don't know?

[Ann Archy]

OK Magic....NAME ONE CEO of a HOSPITAL that you’ve talked to...ONE.

[Ann Archy]

I SWEAR I DID NOT SEE YOUR POST BEFORE I DID MINE....SWEAR!!