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TV Ad Hits GOP Freshmen for Voting to Repeal Health Care
Politics Daily ^ | 1/19/11 | Matt Lewis

Posted on 01/19/2011 6:28:00 PM PST by markomalley

Well, that didn't take long. Almost immediately after the House voted to repeal Obama's health care law, a liberal-leaning nonprofit called the Public Campaign Action Fund announced it would air TV ads targeting a group of potentially vulnerable freshmen Republicans.

The ads will air in the districts of Jim Renacci (R-Ohio), Jon Runyan (R-N.J.) and Tim Walberg (R-Mich.).

"These three members of Congress sided with the insurance companies and their donors, and against their constituents yesterday," said David Donnelly, national campaigns director for Public Campaign Action Fund. "They were elected to bring change to Washington, but yesterday's vote shows that wealthy special interests like the insurance companies still have all the power in Washington, D.C."

According to a spokesman, the ads are scheduled to run on cable in all three districts for one week starting Thursday morning. But the group is not yet releasing the size of the ad buys.

You can watch all the ads here.


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To: darkwing104
Time to go Sun Tzu on these Alinsky's asses...

Quote of the Day. Gimme a pair of pliers and a blow torch, and I'll get medieval on 'em.

21 posted on 01/19/2011 7:51:02 PM PST by Hoodat (Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. - (Rom 8:37))
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To: Hoodat

My first 3 contributions for 2012!

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22 posted on 01/19/2011 8:21:05 PM PST by preamble
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To: screaminsunshine

Blue Cross/Blue Shield.


23 posted on 01/19/2011 8:33:45 PM PST by madison10
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To: markomalley

In answer to the narrator’s question, “is this the change we voted for,” YES!

A question for Democrat lurkers or anyone else.

Since having adult children covered on parents health insurance until 26 is such a good idea, what happen when they turn 27?


24 posted on 01/19/2011 8:34:40 PM PST by DakotaRed (Why not just pass a law requiring criminals to obey the laws?)
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To: markomalley
They are not trying to repeal “Health Care”, they are repealing Tyranny.

Our side had better get rid of using the “Health Care” label. It is either Obamacare or Socialized Medicine.

Just because the Rats named it Health Care Reform, doesn't mean that's what they passed.

25 posted on 01/19/2011 8:41:11 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (They bring a Bible to a Memorial, we bring a T Shirt - Long Legged Mac Daddy)
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To: madison10

Have not heard one complaint from them. What did you hear?


26 posted on 01/19/2011 8:46:03 PM PST by screaminsunshine (Surfers Rule)
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To: markomalley

LOL. Like that’s going to hurt Runyan. He got elected because people were ticked off over Obamacare.


27 posted on 01/19/2011 8:49:37 PM PST by Antoninus (Fair warning: If Romney's the GOP nominee in 2012, I'm looking for a new party.)
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To: ought-six

please name them, the one I work for was involved in crafting the medicare part of the bill


28 posted on 01/19/2011 8:56:02 PM PST by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: markomalley

>>Almost immediately after the House voted to repeal Obama’s health care law, a liberal-leaning nonprofit called the Public Campaign Action Fund announced it would air TV ads targeting a group of potentially vulnerable freshmen Republicans.<<

Targeting vulnerable Republicans? Obviously, didn’t get Presidential memo on civility. Or maybe they did and laughed.


29 posted on 01/20/2011 2:56:22 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: markomalley

I wish they would add my freshman Mike Grimm (NY 13) to their “list.” It would be nice PR.


30 posted on 01/20/2011 5:04:16 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: ought-six

Then why was there so much support for it? Answer, by forcing younger people to pay for insurance and then having the government subsidize the purchase they would make out okay on this.

http://covertrationingblog.com/weird-fact-about-insurance-companies/why-the-health-insurance-industry-supported-obamacare


31 posted on 01/21/2011 4:16:19 AM PST by misterrob (Thug Life....now showing at a White House near you....)
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To: misterrob

By your logic, the insurance industry is suicidal, because the intent of ObamaCare, when all is said and done, is to create a single-payer system (i.e., government insurance), which would necessarily eliminate private insurers.

Also, HMOs are not insurance; they are a health care program covered by insurance, as are PPOs (which are far superior to HMOs, in my opinion).

It kind of reminds me of when auto liability insurance became mandatory: It was the government and the plaintiff’s bar who demanded that, not the insurance industry. Ditto Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist insurance.

In short, the government required private insurers to write insurance for bad risks.


32 posted on 01/22/2011 5:34:41 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: markman46

You must work for California BC/BS.


33 posted on 01/22/2011 5:36:01 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: ought-six

NO,just a very small Medicare advantage co, never had the “pleasure” to work for BC or BS, did work for united healthcare back in the 90’s


34 posted on 01/22/2011 11:45:21 AM PST by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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