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So in other words, Mr.President, we didn’t directly ask you that specific question so it’s our fault for not understanding you, correct?

When some body says "PERIOD" after a statement, or says that something is an ironclad guarantee, that something can never happen under any circumstances, a follow up question might be considered already answered.

That's what I don't get either about this lame excuse excuse. The Man-Who-Would-Be-King said "period" at the end of that sentence countless times. There is NO REASONABLE WAY there could have been any precondition, hidden or otherwise attached to the statement!

Not for any REASONABLE person anyway.

It's astounding who is buying this load and how. Just boggles the mind.

When some body says "PERIOD" after a statement, or says that something is an ironclad guarantee,

We all know a GUARANTEE from a PROMISE. Here is exactly what went down, but the print media loves to drop off the word GUARANTEE.

As Obamacare was being pushed through Congress in 2010, the Obama administration and its allies were unequivocal in two claims: If you like your doctor and you like your current health care plan, you can keep them both. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius and then-House speaker Nancy Pelosi backed the president fully in this regard. The White House even went so far as to post a "Health Insurance Reform Reality Check" on its website, where "Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform debunks the myth that reform will force you out of your current insurance plan or force you to change doctors." President Obama upped the ante, putting the promise in the form of a "guarantee":

THE PRESIDENT: Here is a guarantee that I've made. If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance. If you've got a doctor that you like, you will be able to keep your doctor. Nobody is trying to change what works in the system. We are trying to change what doesn't work in the system.

Hat tip Weekly Standard at http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/hhs-admits-you-might-not-be-able-keep-your-doctor-under-obamacare_740093.html