Obama Stages Healthcare Tear-Jerker

First, as you all know, from my stories of my wife’s cancer struggles and healthcare stories, they are indeed emotional and trying times. So why then does Obama have to stage a sad story to prop up his trillion dollar health care proposal? During a so-called townhall meeting today in Annandale Va today he called up a seemingly unknown from the audience to share their sad tale. John at Powerline picks it up: “What followed was, nevertheless, a tear-jerker. The woman told a story of woe about having kidney cancer and being unable to obtain health insurance. The high point came when Obama gave her a hug and, to applause from the audience, promised to find a way to help her. Following their colloquy, Obama reinforced the idea that he didn’t know who she was: OBAMA: But what was your name again? QUESTION: My name is Debbie. I’m…... [read full story]                    

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