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Bad news for woman cited as Obamacare success story (Obama Claims Fail as Obamacare Success)
CNN ^ | 11/19/13 | jim acosta

Posted on 11/20/2013 11:36:18 AM PST by MissesBush

(CNN) - Jessica Sanford, the Washington State woman cited by President Barack Obama as an Obamacare success story, received more bad news Tuesday. Officials with the state's health exchange checked on her case and said she will not qualify for assistance in buying insurance.

Sanford had written the White House last month after purchasing what she thought was affordable health care coverage on the Washington state insurance exchange.

Part of her message was read by the President at a Rose Garden event at the a White House on October 21.

Woman cited by President as Obamacare success story frustrated by sign up process

But in the days that followed that presidential shout-out, Sanford received letters from Washington state's insurance exchange, notifying her she did not qualify for a tax credit she was originally told she would be getting.

After looking into Sanford's matter, officials with the exchange admit they made a mistake calculating her benefits, along with those for thousands of other Washington state residents.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: obama; obamacare; obamacarefailure; obamacarelies
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Whoops, better do some fact checking next time Barack. But the truth never really matters to that crowd. Surprised CNN was willing to delve into this. Where's the rest of the media?
1 posted on 11/20/2013 11:36:18 AM PST by MissesBush
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To: MissesBush

She’s really getting around FR.


2 posted on 11/20/2013 11:37:12 AM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
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To: MissesBush

Wow. CNN now covering it.


3 posted on 11/20/2013 11:38:17 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: MissesBush

Rush just said she still supports obama and obamacare so this woman is an idiot communist.


4 posted on 11/20/2013 11:42:11 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: MissesBush

CNN. Scrubbed the part about there being TWO errors, both misstating subsidies, and about her undying devotion to Obama and Obamacare despite this.


5 posted on 11/20/2013 11:42:20 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: lepton

I think the MSM is heavily reporting on it to get the ACA out there and change the Obamacare meme.


6 posted on 11/20/2013 11:42:35 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("Senator Cruz basically made the Democrats fight for a whole bunch of things that they already had.")
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Basically, this low-information voter was excited because she thought other people were going to be subsidizing her health insurance, but it turns out that she is going to be subsidizing everybody else.'

Schadenfreude!

7 posted on 11/20/2013 11:43:21 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: LibLieSlayer

From an earlier article:

Sanford has been trying to flag the state’s attention – she posted a note on the state Healthplanfinder Facebook page Friday, sent letters to every state official she could think of. She has gotten at least one response so far, a public note from the Healthplanfinder staff on its Facebook page that says, “Jessica, we are very sad and disappointed that the tax credit miscalculation affected you so heavily.”

She says she wants to make it clear she has no beef with Obama and Obamacare. She still believes in the Affordable Care Act. “I don’t want this to be a political thing,” she says. “I don’t want to be bashing the president. I don’t want to be bashing the ACA. I don’t want to come across as saying that. I am a big Obama fan.


8 posted on 11/20/2013 11:44:08 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: LibLieSlayer

She just still believes the lies that the gov’t will take care of her with no need for a man around.
It’s a powerful fantasy that’s hard to crack through.


9 posted on 11/20/2013 11:45:38 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MissesBush

10 posted on 11/20/2013 11:49:34 AM PST by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: MissesBush

Another ditzy 0bama voter gets SCREWED by 0bamaKare. When she slides into poverty she will still worship her mocha messiah.

Her take away should be never rely on the promises of communists Muslims and Choomers not necessarily in that order


11 posted on 11/20/2013 11:49:42 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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sent letters to every state official she could think of

I can't wait to do that every time I want to see a doctor. I'm really looking forward to it. I also love the IRS and DMV. It's all good!

12 posted on 11/20/2013 11:51:47 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: lepton
I am a big Obama fan.

Obama is a surrogate husband-figure for these deluded single liberal women. Much like Hitler was a surrogate father-figure for young Germans recovering from the effects of losing WWI. Hitler played on those emotional attachments.

Same goes for Obama. He's got these liberal women swooning over him as a daddy figure. They don't realize he's just a worthless pimp.

13 posted on 11/20/2013 11:55:06 AM PST by roadcat
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To: roadcat

Goodness! This woman is an idiot.


14 posted on 11/20/2013 11:58:45 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: MissesBush

Related...

http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2013/11/woman-hailed-by-president-as-obamacare.html


15 posted on 11/20/2013 11:59:58 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: MissesBush

What? CNN ran this story? Unbelievable!


16 posted on 11/20/2013 12:02:44 PM PST by Din Maker
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To: MissesBush

As a court reporter making $55,000/yr. she wasn’t and isn’t poor. Indeed, with a few more smarts than she seems to have, she could have incorporated her business as a LLC or subchapter S close corporation. Then it could have paid her a salary and benefits, including health benefits, the cost of which it could have deducted. Thus, she probably could have obtained a catastrophic policy for herself and her son at a very reasonable price. Instead, she chose to wait for MahdiCare, in the fond hope of sponging off us poor taxpayers. Too bad witch, I’m crying for you accompanied by the smallest of violins.


17 posted on 11/20/2013 12:04:47 PM PST by libstripper (Asv)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Quoth her from the article:

“Sanford, an Obama supporter who voted for the president twice, is careful to say she blames the state of Washington’s online marketplace for the mixed signals and not the White House.”

Too stupid to live.


18 posted on 11/20/2013 12:18:27 PM PST by FAA
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To: lepton

Yep... brainless communist.


19 posted on 11/20/2013 12:19:54 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: MrB

It will crack because the gubmint can’t do anything to make it work. She will be a bitter and poor slave to the state.


20 posted on 11/20/2013 12:20:43 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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