The White House and the Truth

[HuskersNow]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/

 

"Opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president famously said, "facts are stubborn things."

 

Scary chain emails and videos are starting to percolate on the internet, breathlessly claiming, for example, to "uncover" the truth about the President’s health insurance reform positions.

 

In this video, Linda Douglass, the communications director for the White House’s Health Reform Office, addresses one example that makes it look like the President intends to "eliminate" private coverage, when the reality couldn’t be further from the truth.

 

 

For the record, the President has consistently said that if you like your insurance plan, your doctor, or both, you will be able to keep them. He has even proposed eight consumer protections relating specifically to the health insurance industry.

 

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."

 

 

This link has an interesting take on this:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/08/g...-amendment.html

 

 

"Cornyn specifically asks whether those who quote the president’s past statements -- such as his 2003 statement that he was a “proponent” of single-payer care -- qualifies as “disinformation.” He also asks what actions the White House would take against those engaging in “fishy” speech."

 

I too would like to know what actions the White House is contemplating.

[huskertim]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/

 

"Opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president famously said, "facts are stubborn things."

 

Scary chain emails and videos are starting to percolate on the internet, breathlessly claiming, for example, to "uncover" the truth about the President’s health insurance reform positions.

 

In this video, Linda Douglass, the communications director for the White House’s Health Reform Office, addresses one example that makes it look like the President intends to "eliminate" private coverage, when the reality couldn’t be further from the truth.

 

 

For the record, the President has consistently said that if you like your insurance plan, your doctor, or both, you will be able to keep them. He has even proposed eight consumer protections relating specifically to the health insurance industry.

 

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."

 

 

This link has an interesting take on this:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/08/g...-amendment.html

 

 

"Cornyn specifically asks whether those who quote the president’s past statements -- such as his 2003 statement that he was a “proponent” of single-payer care -- qualifies as “disinformation.” He also asks what actions the White House would take against those engaging in “fishy” speech."

 

I too would like to know what actions the White House is contemplating.

 

Ya know, this post seems kind of fishy to me, I suppose I'd better do my patriot duty and foward it to the though police, er my thoughtful friends at the white house make that presidential mansion.

[HuskersNow]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/17...nts-unwanted-e/

 

And so it ends.

[SOCALHUSKER]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/17...nts-unwanted-e/

 

And so it ends.

 

From the article

White House officials say they're not intentionally trying to contact people who don't want to be contacted, and they don't want the controversy to deepen.

 

"How does that help us?" one official asked. "We don't want to send e-mails to people who don't want them. We want to send e-mails to people who do want them and there are lots of them. But there is no benefit to us at all in sending e-mails that people don't want."

 

If they stopped emailing because it doesn't do any good, why don't they also stop forcing people to submit to their idiotic policies?? Isn't voluntary consent much more effective?

[Husker_x]

I'm glad the White House backed off this nonsense. If I wanted big brother telling me which information was "fishy" I'd grab him by his ball sack and have him mow my lawn while he was at it.