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A Simple Game

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46. You are comparing buying a phone to

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 08:28 AM

Oct 2013

the government promising affordable and in some cases free health insurance for people that may have never had it in their lives or lost it because of cost or a preexisting condition.

Fancy that.

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Weirdly, the people complaining about the healthcare website not working after three weeks... [View all] ehrnst Oct 2013 OP

k&r HappyMe Oct 2013 #1

Get thee to the Greatest Page! n/t FSogol Oct 2013 #2

K&R - nt Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #3

It doesn't help when you have liberal icons, like Jon *Stewart, dissing the PPACA site BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #4

I don't buy it joeglow3 Oct 2013 #7

So you believe that Facebook and Amazon never had their sites crash? Never has had glitches? Ever? BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #10

How long was the government in beta testing for the website? joeglow3 Oct 2013 #11

I believe a year. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #16

I heard they alpha tested it but had little to no beta testing. joeglow3 Oct 2013 #19

For clarity's sake, perhaps not yours but for others who might come across this thread... BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #23

Much of those 3 years were spent in limbo, and the funding was in the hands of the GOP ehrnst Oct 2013 #18

Thanks for this info, ehrnst. I was looking for it but couldn't find it. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #21

Amazon gets around 150 million hits a day Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #43

The site is a mess, that is plain and simple to understand. You can ignore it, A Simple Game Oct 2013 #12

I'm not saying that it doesn't need fixing. I'm saying that people need to use common sense BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #15

The fact that the web site is a mess has nothing to do with forming an opinion, it is a fact. A Simple Game Oct 2013 #17

Maybe not with you, but with Americans already inclined to believe Gov't can't do anything right, BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #20

The difference is no one is being forced to buy an Apple product, many aznativ Oct 2013 #28

Apple iPhone users ARE being forced to upgrade to iO7. So that argument is weak at best. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #30

I suppose I should be more clear as you did not get the "gist" of my statement aznativ Oct 2013 #32

Your deepest concern is duly noted. nt Doremus Oct 2013 #34

Isn't it funny that I heard the same comments that you are making TexasTowelie Oct 2013 #37

Did you know that those are the exact, almost verbatim, words Marco Rubio used? BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #41

You are comparing buying a phone to A Simple Game Oct 2013 #46

Wrong. That comparison was made by aznatv. I never did. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #47

I'm sorry, I thought it was you that said this in post #20. A Simple Game Oct 2013 #50

Apology accepted. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #53

I gave you the benefit of the doubt and reread aznativ's posts, and mine. A Simple Game Oct 2013 #54

Your false accusation: BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #55

Gee I'm sorry I have not responded to defend myself... aznativ Oct 2013 #60

Ha, heard this word for word on Faux news. BUSTED! bettyellen Oct 2013 #56

It is a huge part of ACA Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #44

1-800-318-2596. An excellent alternative to Healthcare.gov. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #51

I disagree. Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #57

We can agree to disagree then. But here are some facts not being reported in the rush to discredit BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #58

You are living in a fantasy world. B2G Oct 2013 #59

Who is Jon Stuart? Rex Oct 2013 #35

Sorry. Jon Stewart - I'll make the correction. eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #38

Just discovered that I had spelled "Stuart" correctly. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #61

Thanks! Jon Stuart Leibowitz Rex Feb 2015 #62

Me, either! BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #63

False equivalency Orrex Oct 2013 #5

It's about the recc's Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #9

Excellent insite...thank you....nt Stuart G Oct 2013 #6

Except Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #8

Still like it. Simple enough for a quick-hit in the debate and talking-points wars. calimary Oct 2013 #14

Even the administration has admitted the code is crap joeglow3 Oct 2013 #13

They are also the ones who wanted to end Obamacare, in the first place. closeupready Oct 2013 #22

that is undemocratic to say nvme Oct 2013 #29

The same people who want to kill ObamaCare are complaining about the website not working Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #24

I missed that (EarlG is ALWAYS spot on, lol), but yeah, closeupready Oct 2013 #31

LOL, but, I think the corporation that contracted the site needs some serious investigating, grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #25

CMS was the contractor Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #45

Good one get the red out Oct 2013 #26

And they don't want you to have healthcare. bravenak Oct 2013 #27

A BIG K+R! BobbyBoring Oct 2013 #33

K&R. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #36

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #39

Rec #150! Hekate Oct 2013 #40

Well, as we all know, Republicans demand MUCH better... dchill Oct 2013 #42

Ain't that the truth? Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2013 #49

And we spent trillions of dollars AND 4000K troops died and who knows how many Iraqi non-combatants Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2013 #48

K&R Tarheel_Dem Oct 2013 #52