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Babagounj
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bhos uses our tax dollars to promote a bill than no one wanted.
Judicial Watch Uncovers New Documents: Obama Administration Bankrolls Massive Internet Propaganda Campaign to Push Obamacare
Obama HHS Spends Millions of Taxpayer Dollars on “Guerrilla Campaign” to Track Search Engine Web Traffic and Push Internet Search Engine Users to Government Website Promoting Obamacare; Propaganda Campaign Targets Key Obama Campaign Voter Demographics
The 2,328 pages of records, obtained by Judicial Watch pursuant to a March 23, 2011, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. Department of Health and Human Services (No. 11-608)), include internal correspondence between officials at the HHS office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA), as well as communications with representatives from The Ogilvy Group, the public relations firm hired by the Obama administration to manage the Obamacare campaign. The following are highlights from the documents:
Judicial Watch Uncovers New Documents: Obama Administration Bankrolls Massive Internet Propaganda Campaign to Push Obamacare
Obama HHS Spends Millions of Taxpayer Dollars on “Guerrilla Campaign” to Track Search Engine Web Traffic and Push Internet Search Engine Users to Government Website Promoting Obamacare; Propaganda Campaign Targets Key Obama Campaign Voter Demographics
The 2,328 pages of records, obtained by Judicial Watch pursuant to a March 23, 2011, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. Department of Health and Human Services (No. 11-608)), include internal correspondence between officials at the HHS office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA), as well as communications with representatives from The Ogilvy Group, the public relations firm hired by the Obama administration to manage the Obamacare campaign. The following are highlights from the documents:
- The Obama HHS launched a campaign to track Internet searches and to use online search engines such as Google and Yahoo to drive traffic to a government website promoting Obama’s healthcare overhaul. Using “pay-per-click” advertising tools, such as Google Adwords, HHS purposely targeted for influence people searching the term “Obamacare,” a word that has been described as “disparaging” by political agents of the president. One HHS email details:
A few keyword groups continue to be top performers, and have subsequently driven most of the traffic to the campaign websites:
- Affordable Care Act, including such terms as health care reform, government health insurance, Obamacare, and affordable care act.
- Health Insurance Group, including terms as health insurance.
- Health Care Group, including terms as health care.
- Health Insurance, Health insurance options, Medical Insurance, and Insurance companies
- According to a budget summary prepared by Ogilvy, from October 2010 through February 2011, the Obama administration spent $1,435,009 on these online advertisements alone, including advertising campaigns with Google and Yahoo, almost $300,000 per month.
- According to a December 10, 2010, email from Margo Gillman, Senior VP of Ogilvy Public Relations to Jenny Backus, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and the Principal Deputy for Strategy and Planning for HHS, the Obama White House was involved in coordinating the HHS propaganda campaign:
Just a quick note to see if you have any feedback/direction on how we should proceed with the radio and TV concepts that were presented a few weeks ago. You mentioned on our last call that you were planning to discuss them with the White House on either Friday or yesterday. We would appreciate any guidance that you can provide, so we can determine immediate next steps and a production schedule. Also, we are awaiting your feedback on the overarching strategic campaign plan.
These documents suggest the total cost of the Obamacare propaganda campaign could reach as much as $200 million.
“The Obama administration is using taxpayer dollars to manipulate public opinion regarding his socialist healthcare overhaul while also trying to get a leg up in the 2012 presidential campaign,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The American people should be disturbed that the Obama administration is using taxpayer funds to try to brainwash people simply searching the Internet for information on health care. This Big Brother campaign is underhanded, potentially unlawful, and it must be stopped. As the congressional ‘super-committee’ begins negotiations to cut the deficit, this wasteful Obamacare propaganda campaign is the first place they should look.”
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[h=1]Michelle’s Separate Travel Costs Taxpayers Thousands[/h]by Keith Koffler on August 19, 2011, 10:26 am
Michelle Obama Thursday traveled separately from President Obama to Martha’s Vineyard, costing taxpayers thousands in additional expenses to get her a few hours of extra vacation time.
Mrs. Obama and her daughters arrived just before 2 pm Thursday on a U.S. government jet, according to the Martha’s Vineyard Times, which got its information from the local airport. The first lady’s office has been silent on her travel. President Obama arrived in the evening along with the family dog Bo.
The extra costs related to Mrs. Obama’s solo trip mainly include the flight on a specially designed military aircraft she took instead of Air Force One, as well as any extra staff and Secret Service that had to be enlisted to go with her. She would also have had her own motorcade from the airport to her vacation residence.
Mrs. Obama’s separate jet travel sends the wrong message on a host of issues, from global warming to the budget deficit to the economy – in which currently so many people can’t afford to take a vacation at all.
[h=1]Michelle’s Separate Travel Costs Taxpayers Thousands[/h]by Keith Koffler on August 19, 2011, 10:26 am
Michelle Obama Thursday traveled separately from President Obama to Martha’s Vineyard, costing taxpayers thousands in additional expenses to get her a few hours of extra vacation time.
Mrs. Obama and her daughters arrived just before 2 pm Thursday on a U.S. government jet, according to the Martha’s Vineyard Times, which got its information from the local airport. The first lady’s office has been silent on her travel. President Obama arrived in the evening along with the family dog Bo.
The extra costs related to Mrs. Obama’s solo trip mainly include the flight on a specially designed military aircraft she took instead of Air Force One, as well as any extra staff and Secret Service that had to be enlisted to go with her. She would also have had her own motorcade from the airport to her vacation residence.
Mrs. Obama’s separate jet travel sends the wrong message on a host of issues, from global warming to the budget deficit to the economy – in which currently so many people can’t afford to take a vacation at all.
moreluck
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Obama dilemma..........
http://townhall.com/columnists/billoreilly/2011/08/20/the_obama_dilemma/page/full/
Obama dilemma..........
http://townhall.com/columnists/billoreilly/2011/08/20/the_obama_dilemma/page/full/
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(The Hill) — The Obama administration granted another 106 waivers last month from part of the healthcare reform law — the first round of three-year waivers the Health and Human Services Department has approved.
The new approvals bring the total number of waivers to 1,472, according to HHS.
Those figures cover waivers granted through the end of July.
HHS will stop granting new waivers after September.
Some health plans, usually offered to low-wage workers, place caps on how much they’ll pay out in benefits over a year. The healthcare reform law gradually bans those limits, but allows HHS to grant waivers to companies that would be more likely to quit offering coverage than to provide more robust coverage.
HHS has been approving a new batch of one-year waivers at the end of each month.
The department announced it would cut off applications in September, but let companies that received a one-year exemption extend that waiver through 2014
The 106 waivers approved in July will last three years.
The new approvals bring the total number of waivers to 1,472, according to HHS.
Those figures cover waivers granted through the end of July.
HHS will stop granting new waivers after September.
Some health plans, usually offered to low-wage workers, place caps on how much they’ll pay out in benefits over a year. The healthcare reform law gradually bans those limits, but allows HHS to grant waivers to companies that would be more likely to quit offering coverage than to provide more robust coverage.
HHS has been approving a new batch of one-year waivers at the end of each month.
The department announced it would cut off applications in September, but let companies that received a one-year exemption extend that waiver through 2014
The 106 waivers approved in July will last three years.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I think a more appopriate cartoon would have been to put Uncle Sam on the back burner on an oven but the thought process is the same.
I think a more appopriate cartoon would have been to put Uncle Sam on the back burner on an oven but the thought process is the same.
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"blaming the economy on circumstances outside the United States -- like tsunamis and democratic uprisings in the Middle East -- does little to calm Americans, who last week gave Obama the lowest approval rating of his presidency. Asked about the time off, Republican strategist Ed Gillespie said he doesn't fault the president for taking a break.
"Wrecking an economy as large as the United States is exhausting," he said.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...trategy-wait-it-out-until-2012/#ixzz1VgquJefy
"blaming the economy on circumstances outside the United States -- like tsunamis and democratic uprisings in the Middle East -- does little to calm Americans, who last week gave Obama the lowest approval rating of his presidency. Asked about the time off, Republican strategist Ed Gillespie said he doesn't fault the president for taking a break.
"Wrecking an economy as large as the United States is exhausting," he said.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...trategy-wait-it-out-until-2012/#ixzz1VgquJefy
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[h=2]Obama Shared Sacrifice Commemorative T-Shirts[/h] Own a piece of history; get yours today:
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moreluck
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So, G.E. is partnering (Obama put G.E.'s Immelt in charge of U.S. jobs & Competition ) with China on building a plane to compete against American, Boeing.
When the Chinese partner with someone they ususally want the intellectual property as part of the deal. So that means G.E could be giving cutting edge technology to China.
There's something seriously wrong with this picture. It stinks!
So, G.E. is partnering (Obama put G.E.'s Immelt in charge of U.S. jobs & Competition ) with China on building a plane to compete against American, Boeing.
When the Chinese partner with someone they ususally want the intellectual property as part of the deal. So that means G.E could be giving cutting edge technology to China.
There's something seriously wrong with this picture. It stinks!
Babagounj
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[h=2]Compare And Contrast: How The Commander-in-Chief Spent His Day Vs. The Soldiers He Commands[/h]All pictures were taken today, August 23, 2011:
Golfing for the third time in five days, 79th round since taking office.
(I'm going to not copy the pictures )
President Barack Obama, plays golf with with Eric Whitaker, and Vernon Jordan, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs., on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Then some biking.
U.S. President Barack Obama takes a bike ride with his family during his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts August 23, 2011. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
And here’s how the troops he is supposed to be leading in Afghanistan spent their day.
US flight medic Brandon Lowther (R) gestures as US soldiers carry a wounded comrade to a Medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder, to be airlifted to Kandahar Hospital Role 3, on August 23, 2011. Three soldiers were wounded while their vehicle was destroyed up by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). (AFP PHOTO/ Johannes EISELE)
US soldiers carry a wounded comrade to a Medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder, to be airlifted to Kandahar Hospital Role 3, on August 23, 2011. Three soldiers were wounded while their vehicle was destroyed up by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). (AFP PHOTO/ Johannes EISELE
And now how GWB felt about this ................
[h=2]Compare And Contrast: How The Commander-in-Chief Spent His Day Vs. The Soldiers He Commands[/h]All pictures were taken today, August 23, 2011:
Golfing for the third time in five days, 79th round since taking office.
(I'm going to not copy the pictures )
President Barack Obama, plays golf with with Eric Whitaker, and Vernon Jordan, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs., on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Then some biking.
U.S. President Barack Obama takes a bike ride with his family during his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts August 23, 2011. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
And here’s how the troops he is supposed to be leading in Afghanistan spent their day.
US flight medic Brandon Lowther (R) gestures as US soldiers carry a wounded comrade to a Medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder, to be airlifted to Kandahar Hospital Role 3, on August 23, 2011. Three soldiers were wounded while their vehicle was destroyed up by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). (AFP PHOTO/ Johannes EISELE)
US soldiers carry a wounded comrade to a Medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder, to be airlifted to Kandahar Hospital Role 3, on August 23, 2011. Three soldiers were wounded while their vehicle was destroyed up by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). (AFP PHOTO/ Johannes EISELE
And now how GWB felt about this ................
The White House has released some information about President Barack Obama’s vacation on Massachusetts’ upscale Martha’s Vineyard including his golf games, but no open press coverage of his time on the links has been allowed.
President George W. Bush, who routinely allowed journalists to accompany him on golf outings early in his presidency, told Politico in May 2008 that he decided to give up the game in August 2003 after a bomb attack on the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed a top U.N. official.
“I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf,” Bush said. “I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them.”
“And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong message,” Bush said.
President George W. Bush, who routinely allowed journalists to accompany him on golf outings early in his presidency, told Politico in May 2008 that he decided to give up the game in August 2003 after a bomb attack on the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed a top U.N. official.
“I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf,” Bush said. “I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them.”
“And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong message,” Bush said.
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