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Aug 17, 2009 02:00 AM

Has Obama gone too far?


Hi All,

So a family member of mine approached me today in a panic, saying that part of Obama's new Healthcare Reform Plan states healthcare students will no longer have the right to choose which college they attend, but will instead be "assigned" to one.

Has anyone heard of this?

I dismissed this as being total B.S. (this particular family member often tends to get "worked up" about things
without gathering all the facts)......anyhow, I was curious if anyone else has heard of this rumor.

Even if, at face value it was true, I STRONGLY doubt that something like this would ever get approved by Congress or gain the public's support. How would private colleges flourish? So, students with hopes of attending Harvard, may have to attend a State school because that's what they are "assigned" to? And underprivileged students who plan to attend a State school (for financial reasons or otherwise), but are "assigned" to a expensive, private college will be forced to pay their hefty price tag? Not only does none of this make sense - it would be a HUGE violation of civil rights.

Thoughts?


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from Stunna
Old Aug 17, 2009, 02:25 AM

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Use your better judgement. You seem as if you are a smart person. Do you think our President would do such a thing??? Ask yourself does that make sense, then tell your family member to find something else to gossip about.
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from eriksoln
Old Aug 17, 2009, 02:28 AM

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"Thoughts?"

Not true. Many people in congress dislike Obama a great deal for this and that reason. He isnt going along with the unwritten rules of the "good old boys" club and they dont like it.

Every time Obama proposes anything, a radical rumor comes out of nowhere. The misinterpretations of his policies are stunning.
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Old Aug 17, 2009, 02:53 AM

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The next time someone approaches you with such an absurd assertion...or any assertion for that matter, ask them for an original source.
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Old Aug 17, 2009, 02:58 AM
Updated Aug 17, 2009 at 03:08 AM by Not_A_Hat_Person

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Originally Posted by Blondie24 View Post
Hi All,
So a family member of mine approached me today in a panic, saying that part of Obama's new Healthcare Reform Plan states healthcare students will no longer have the right to choose which college they attend, but will instead be "assigned" to one.

Has anyone heard of this?

I dismissed this as being total B.S. (this particular family member often tends to get "worked up" about things without gathering all the facts)......anyhow, I was curious if anyone else has heard of this rumor.
What was the source? Did it come from Fox News? Bill O'Reilly? Sean Hannity? G. Gordon Liddy? Rush Limbaugh? Townhall.com? Free Republic.com? An e-mail from the Annoying Friend That Likes to Forward Everything?
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from akdennis58
Old Aug 17, 2009, 03:00 AM

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I agree with the others. I have been following health care reform proposals as best I can and I have not come across any proposal like the one you mentioned. There is a virtual flood of misinformation going around right now; it's a terrible shame.

Dennis
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Old Aug 17, 2009, 03:10 AM

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i would be laughing right now if i weren't so damn pi**ed off about being so close to losing a public option because of INSANE VICIOUS PREPOSTEROUS RUMORS

"Keep the government out of my Medicare!"

that's the sort of brainiacs we're dealing with.
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from Tait
Old Aug 17, 2009, 03:18 AM

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I have been following along with NPR and NPR.com and have heard nothing of the sort.

Tait
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from PeachPie
Old Aug 17, 2009, 03:22 AM

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I live in Texas, and I've heard so many untrue things about Obama that I'm seriously questioning the human race. I've heard people refer to him as the MNP (no, I'm not going to tell you what that means), I've heard that he's going to kill all people over 65, I've heard that he's going to make us a socialist state, and all sorts of things about his real birthplace.
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Old Aug 17, 2009, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by PeachPie View Post
I live in Texas, and I've heard so many untrue things about Obama that I'm seriously questioning the human race. I've heard people refer to him as the MNP (no, I'm not going to tell you what that means), I've heard that he's going to kill all people over 65, I've heard that he's going to make us a socialist state, and all sorts of things about his real birthplace.
Now you've got me curious. All I can find with google is "mobile number portability"
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