Posted on 08/19/2013 10:15:25 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
A pair of tea party groups is teaming up to pressure key Republicans to support an effort to defund Obamacare.
Tea Party Patriots and the grassroots group For America are launching online ads against a dozen GOP senators who either oppose the effort or haven’t announced a position.
Along with the ads, leaders of the groups will embark on a six-state, five-day “Exempt America” tour (the idea being that the American people should be exempt from Obamacare) that will bring them to the home states of several of these senators.
Update 12:01 p.m.: The conservative group Heritage Action is also launching an online ad campaign pushing the Defund Obamacare effort. Heritage will spend $550,000 on online ads targeting 100 House Republicans.
The effort comes as Defund Obamacare – whose supporters pledge not to fund the government if it includes money for the president’s health-care law — struggles to gain the traction it would need to actually force the issue. Several GOP senators have opposed the strategy in no uncertain terms.
Through the online ads and the multi-state tour, Tea Party Patriots and For America will accuse such senators of supporting the law if they vote for a budget or a continuing resolution that includes money for Obamacare.
The first wave of ads will target six Republicans who have expressed skepticism about the Defund Obamacare effort: Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (Tex.) and Sens. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), Mark Kirk (Ill.), Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Tom Coburn (Okla) and Richard Burr (N.C.).
These ads will mirror For America’s recent “chicken” ad targeting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). The spot uses quotes from the senator, suggests that he shouldn’t be a “chicken” and concludes by saying, “You fund it. You own it.”
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Notice that it is TEAM ROMNEY that is for
the Rat-Willard’s RomneyCARE/ObamaCARE.
It was predicted years ago here that the GOP would
not only NOT stop RomneyCARE/ObamaCARE,
but would encourage it because Romney was its origin.
And Soros can spend how many millions?
This is like trying to stop an acetylene torch with a phart.
I would love another Ted Cruz type to run against Cornyn since he’s gone over to the dark side and is useless.
He who funds it owns it.
My senator (Ron Johnson) from Wisconsin had better not wind up on that list. Defunding odumbocare MUST be accomplished or the Republican’s can start packing for home because they will all (or should be) replaced.
if our representatives are exempt aren’t we ipso facto also exempt from the affordable healthcare act...
they do represent us... so what say you?
I think we need to go further. Something that would really light a fire underneath Obamacare, Medicare and Social Security.
An “American Citizen Liberty Act”. That is, giving citizens the right to opt out of Social Security, Medicare and Obamacare. Not paying any taxes to support them, and not accruing any benefits from them. And exemption by a citizen is permanent—requiring a 3/4ths majority of both houses of congress to mandate any future mandatory programs aimed at individuals who have opted out.
It would make the socialist-Democrats lose their minds. This is because the only way these programs can survive is by making them mandatory. If large numbers of people opt out, these programs will shrivel on the vine.
It would also foul up the scam of immediately spending FICA money, effectively the income tax doubled, in exchange for promises of future largess.
I think we need to go further. Something that would really light a fire underneath Obamacare, Medicare and Social Security.
An “American Citizen Liberty Act”. That is, giving citizens the right to opt out of Social Security, Medicare and Obamacare. Not paying any taxes to support them, and not accruing any benefits from them. And exemption by a citizen is permanent—requiring a 3/4ths majority of both houses of congress to mandate any future mandatory programs aimed at individuals who have opted out.
It would make the socialist-Democrats lose their minds. This is because the only way these programs can survive is by making them mandatory. If large numbers of people opt out, these programs will shrivel on the vine.
It would also foul up the scam of immediately spending FICA money, effectively the income tax doubled, in exchange for promises of future largess.
I just saw on a local Las Vegas news station that Rep Joe Heck has gone “squishy” on amnesty. Goodbye, Joe! No one runs against him, I’ll skip him on the ballot.
Thanks for posting.
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