Pelosi: GOP used "campaign of fear" to turn elderly against health care bill

[cal04]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/29/pelosi-gop-used-fear-campaign-to-turn-elderly-against-health-care-bill/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%20%3Cimg%20src&fbid=P6-tRRJtWbC

Republicans used a "campaign of fear" based on false information to get senior citizens to oppose health care reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday.

In response to questions at a news conference in her home district in San Francisco, California, Pelosi accused Republicans of spreading misinformation against Democratic health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama, who made the issue his top domestic priority.

"There was a campaign of fear that was launched (at senior citizens) as soon as the president was elected," Pelosi said.

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On Monday, Pelosi called the Medicare cost reductions "essential" to health care reform, and said Republican claims the bill would cut benefits for the elderly are "truly false."


Pelosi readies for election battle over health care
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"They want to reverse and repeal a prohibition on denying care on the basis of a pre-existing condition. Can you imagine making that case?" Pelosi said, linking GOP anger to one of the most popular aspects of the bill. "No, we like denial of service on the basis of pre-existing condition," she mockingly said of the Republicans.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. emphasize the truth

the DNC should put out the truth and this should happen long before November because the (GOP) will are bombarding already.

[cbdo2007]

2. My grandma has already called me freaking out about the Medicare cuts and

about how horrible Obama is and all of this stuff that I had to tell her isn't true.

[leftstreet]

3. And what did the Democrats do to counter that?

:shrug:

[Renegades of Funk]

4. Pelosi On the Mark

Nancy Pelosi is right on the mark. (no cross-hairs needed)

[Raschel]

5. Plus they call it ObamaCare since our Pres. has that funny furin name.

Just to skeer 'em even more.