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Cigar
05-01-2014, 11:50 AM
It feels strange to say this, and maybe a bit premature, but we seem to be past the era of the viral Obamacare victim story.

Everyone who has followed the politics of the Affordable Care Act can tell you the saga of Julie Boonstra (http://www.salon.com/2014/02/21/are_republicans_even_trying_another_obamacare_horr or_story_bites_the_dust/), the Michigan woman who bemoaned the financial injustice done to her by the health law in an Americans for Prosperity ad, when in reality she’s going to save a lot of money (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2014/03/11/update-julia-boonstras-claim-her-obamacare-plan-is-unaffordable-gets-downgraded-to-three-pinocchios/) with her new insurance. Boonstra’s story, amplified by the conservative media, went national, as did the subsequent debunking of the AFP advertisement.

But how many people know who Christopher Schiff is? Schiff, a Marine veteran, stars in this Americans for Prosperity ad attacking Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., claiming that his “insurance costs are going way up because of Obamacare.”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aCjqlu_NxaE

The ad was released last week. In that time Schiff has appeared on Fox News and his story has drawn fleeting attention (http://freebeacon.com/politics/marines-premiums-spike-due-to-obamacare/) from the right-wing press, but overall no one has really taken notice of the former Marine allegedly under fire from Obamacare. (The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2014/04/24/four-new-americans-for-prosperity-ads-take-on-obamacare/) and PolitiFact (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/apr/29/new-koch-ad-pits-louisiana-veteran-against-obamaca/) attempted to verify Schiff’s claims, but neither was able to confirm his health coverage status; PolitiFact warned his ad “doesn’t include some important context and nuances.”)

more
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/01/gop_candidates_freak_out_moment_as_obamacare_horro r_stories_flop_whats_left/


Tick-Tock :laugh:

Peter1469
05-01-2014, 11:52 AM
Get me on your special email list for the talking points. Please.