Posted on 07/22/2015 12:37:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
resident Obama stunned veterans, Republican lawmakers and even talk show host Jon Stewart Tuesday by claiming his administration has reduced most veterans’ wait times for a doctor’s appointment to “just a few days,” an assertion that veterans said doesn’t match reality.
Speaking to the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Pittsburgh, Mr. Obama gave a mostly rosy assessment of reforms at the Department of Veterans Affairs under Secretary Robert McDonald, tapped by the president last year to clean up scandals over delayed health care for veterans.
“The VA is handling millions more appointments, inside and outside the VA, and delivering more care,” Mr. Obama said. “On average, veterans are waiting just a few days for an appointment. And that’s all good news.”
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Don’t you just hate it when somebody pees on your leg and tells you it’s raining?
I like the VA and its people.
I feel like we should be living in North Korea.
What he meant was, wait times have been reduced BY just a few days.
From about 180 days to only 176 days.
Well, if it were only my leg, I wouldn’t mind like I do this.
Will I live long enough to get my colonoscopy?
On the Comedy Channel..
His platform.
Dry humour.
Funny. He doesn’t look French.
Retweet Retweet..
His loyalties lie where no decent nation deserves to be led.
can I borrow your umbrella?
He’s lying again....his lips are moving....
Even more taqiyaa.
A 90 year old client of mine—a World War II Veteran—was just released from the local VA hospital, a little over a week ago, with a raging infection in his arm & hand. Obama does not speak truth about how the VA is operating on his watch. (Put another way, an appointment is one thing. What this VA does after that appointment may be quite another.)
All I hear in my head is Joe Wilson on repeat, from ’09.
If his majesty speaks it it must be so. Or at least that’s what the msm believes.
‘Comrades!’ cried an eager youthful voice. ‘Attention, comrades! We have glorious news for you. We have won the battle for veteran medical care! Returns now completed of the the care provided show that the standard of care has risen by no less than 20 per cent over the past year. All over the North American Union this morning there were irrepressible spontaneous demonstrations when veterans marched out of factories and offices and paraded through the streets with banners voicing their gratitude to Big Brother for the new, happy life which his wise leadership has bestowed upon us. Here are some of the completed figures: Euthanasia, 48% Amputations, 17% Orchiectimies ——’
Comrade Josh Earnest
The destruction of language is a beautiful thing.
Shouldn’t ALL Federal Employees be required to use the VA for themselves and their families healthcare instead of precious TAXPAYER DOLLARS being spent on private healthcare?
If you live to be 90...maybe.
BS
After checking myself into a VA Hospital and being released 4 days later with a nothing wrong with you. Three weeks later it took a local Hospital 2 days to figure out I had a tumor on my spinal cord. The Surgeon asked me why I waited so long to seek medical attention for my symptoms......gross medical malpractice, guess they were too busy preserving their bonus’s to actually provide care to this vet!
I wonder how long Obama’s wait is when he goes to the doctor. How many days does he wait? Anything, absolutely anything Obama says is a lie.
“GREAT NEWS COMRADES. Wait time complaints are down since we removed clocks from the waiting rooms. YES WE CAN” - Obama
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