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Showing Original Post only (View all)My Girlfriend will get her meds. And all without my calling out the man who made it happen. [View all]
Imagine that.
Three years ago a woman was helped without crying bloody murder.
I did some research on her behalf. I found solutions. Obama's efforts gave her coverage.
Time will tell...
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My Girlfriend will get her meds. And all without my calling out the man who made it happen. [View all]
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
OP
Yep, part of ACA was coverage for thousands of people, even years ago, Teresa benefitted.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#284
I think the "heroes" who claim to suffer the "ills" of Obamacare need to shut the fuck up.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#4
I wouldn't do that, if I were you... But great OP. Very true. The ACA started helping in 2010:
freshwest
Mar 2014
#8
Yes, Ted Nugent vomit describes it very well. And may wonder why not all cheer them when they come
freshwest
Mar 2014
#188
Frankly, once the door was open to allow the thread that said "FU President Obama" to stand, it
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#237
Randians approve of a your personal success. Fuck those who have failed.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2014
#21
Oh, I didn't think that. I thought you were insulting all those who cannot get what THEY need.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#210
Don't worry, I fully intend to. 44, 000 Americans die each year for lack of HC.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#223
So. No sympathy for the the family where Obamacare failed. You got yours and fuck the other guy.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2014
#17
Yes it did. He had to go outside of Obamacare. He had to appeal to the drug company.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2014
#25
He could have done that BEFORE the ACA. We did with the help of the doctor for my MIL.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#34
yeh, whatever happened to that part where Obama met with the Pharma to screw everyone over
Whisp
Mar 2014
#247
So the ACA is bad because he had to call the drug company's 800 number?
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2014
#143
That's the problem isn't it? That people have to fight to stay alive. In America.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#41
I am very sorry about your illness and hope you get the medications you need. And thank for
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#207
Two people have given you places to move to, if you feel the need, since you posted this question.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#253
Americans cannot conceive of never worrying about the cost of being sick. It adds
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#129
Oh the irony! "Since when does name calling and insulting = political criticism"
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#216
yeah and the long white curtains, by the opened french doors, are billowing in the wind
Sheepshank
Mar 2014
#235
What I posted was political. Your response to it was exactly what you complained about in your OP.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#301
Thus the failure of Obamacare. We, not one of us, should have to work it out.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2014
#44
"It failed, it has done abso-fucking-lutly done nothing for any one of us. "
HangOnKids
Mar 2014
#66
Ohhhhh that explains soooo much!! The hostility has leapt out of that one from post 1
Number23
Mar 2014
#217
Faced what head on? The system worked for him so he didn't have to face anything.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2014
#51
Obama's efforts did not give Pitt's wife coverage. Pitt's effort's gave his wife temporary coverage.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2014
#33
That is for sure. Some live in a political world where people are merely statistics, and others live
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#55
In the "REAL WORLD," Obama has nothing to do with insurance company formularies.
ProSense
Mar 2014
#57
I'm talking about people, you're talking about Obama. Don't believe I mentioned Obama.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#64
"Frankly I don't care WHO is responsible, I just want to know how it can be fixed"?
ProSense
Mar 2014
#71
If it's cause and effect, trying to disguise that by saying the ACA isn't to blame
Gormy Cuss
Mar 2014
#187
A simple request for help-without all the vitriol-would have solved his problem sooner, I think. nt
MADem
Mar 2014
#406
As I said, it's too bad all Americans don't have access to such a knowledgeable group
Fumesucker
Mar 2014
#407
This has been discussed on this board dozens of times down the years, even before ACA.
MADem
Mar 2014
#408
I read it here and enjoyed the Heck outta it.. "Scott Brown gets an awkward lesson about Obamacare"
Cha
Mar 2014
#90
Thank you Cha. I didn't dare wade into that cesspool of a thread, but it's good to see Skinner....
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2014
#265
Excellent. And my MO, as well. I don't find cursing at others posting here or those trying to make a
freshwest
Mar 2014
#184
Haha, I thought your post was better and was going to add that to the end of mine.
freshwest
Mar 2014
#189
That was one of the most grotesque things I have ever seen in thirteen years on DU,
QC
Mar 2014
#192
Apparently, you didn't get the context. Or, if you did, you just don't care to consider it.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#249
Is this Haig's "I'm in charge here" moment? I had forgotten about that. nt
DisgustipatedinCA
Mar 2014
#277
Maybe I should write a tasteless thread about you and see if it gets hidden.
Vashta Nerada
Mar 2014
#111
This is true. In fact, I think the OP is uniquely self entitled in that respect
CreekDog
Mar 2014
#156
and so was saying "FU President Obama" wrong. That thread should have been locked. Not for the
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#239
it used to be against the SOP to call out a DUer (at least that is the way I remember it)
DrDan
Mar 2014
#197
and it used to be against the SOP to say "FU President Obama", or whoever the Democratic President
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#242
It's a great thing, my friend was in deep poo but they couldn't refuse coverage, thanks Obama!
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#231
Looks like it, and the post that started it, that should have been locked, is the reason. Does that
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#244
Hosts can only lock OPs for being against the Statement of Purpose for the forum.
Starry Messenger
Mar 2014
#246
Then if there are posts that call the President a "POS", or "FU President", then this is what will
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#256
The OP is a functional adult with personal agency over his own choices.
Starry Messenger
Mar 2014
#258
and so was the original thread that started this. That OP was also a functional adult and made
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#262
Actually, Teresa has a medical plan, with meds, as do others in this community.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#255
Some history about the girl who was saved by ObamaCare. ***Graphic Image*** (hand injury)
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#293
If you want to self-identify with others who hate that Obama did something brilliant with ACA...
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#307
So you're taking the word of CreekDog in a stalkerish reply about PMs he's sent me.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#336
If I've got this right, your complaint is that I'm taking his word that you called him honey?
wakemeupwhenitsover
Mar 2014
#340
First, DON'T call me "honey", Second, DON'T insinuate that I'm lying when I make this request
CreekDog
Mar 2014
#357
Imma gonna do my best to never call you honey again, sweetie. Oh please forgive me.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#359
he's trying to make me out to be a liar even though he did call me that in his message to me
CreekDog
Mar 2014
#354
I have never called you a liar and you refuse my invitation to have a cocktail.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#358
well, since Skippy is calling my PM "stalkerish" I think we should all read it:
CreekDog
Mar 2014
#356
Calling him honey, offering to have friends in the Castro look in on him, now the crush reference.
Gormy Cuss
Mar 2014
#378
Oh! And there it is! A CreekDog hidden post that prompted this whole POS subthred.
NYC_SKP
Mar 2014
#391
the reason i posted it was because you posted "Thanks" to Will Pitt for the thread
CreekDog
Mar 2014
#399
so NealK has a disagreement with you, therefore he's no friend of the LGBT community
CreekDog
Mar 2014
#398
but you, you're never involved in drama, for example, you aren't even here in this thread
CreekDog
Mar 2014
#382
Heck, he creates a bunch of it. Which results in disruption of the given thread.
Skip Intro
Mar 2014
#395