FLOTUS plays the woman card to sell Obamacare

By Michelle Malkin  •  October 26, 2009 10:41 AM

Here’s the First Lady’s latest video pitch for Obamacare aimed at women:

Nope, still no mention of the mother of Dontae Adams, one of the minority patients on Chicago’s southside shipped out of the University of Chicago Medical Center under the patient-dumping program spearheaded by Mrs. Obama, Valerie Jarrett, and David Axelrod.

FLOTUS skates again.

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You’ll note in the video that Mrs. Obama repeats that Sasha/meningitis anecdote again. The contradictory versions told by Barack and Michelle have never been reconciled.

Facts, schmacts.

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There are reportedly 40 Democrats ready to kill Obamacare if the majority refuses to put an amendment banning federally-subsidized abortions on the floor. No doubt they will be attacked by the Left as “anti-woman:”

Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) told CNSNews.com yesterday that he has organized a group of “about 40 likeminded Democrats” who will vote to kill the health-care bill if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) does not allow a floor vote on his amendment to prohibit federal funds from going to insurance plans that cover abortion.

Under Stupak’s plan, the approximately 40 Democrats in his camp would join with all House Republicans in voting to defeat the special House “rule” that would set the terms for debating and amending the health-care bill on the House floor when it is brought up for a final vote. If a majority of the House does not first vote to approve this rule, the health-care bill itself cannot be brought to the floor.

“We will try to—we, there’s about 40 likeminded Democrats like myself—we’ll try to take down the rule,” Stupak told CNSNews.com. “If all 40 of us vote in a bloc against the rule—because we think the Republicans will join us—we can defeat the rule. The magic number is 218. If we can have 218 votes against the rule, we win.”

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  1. #1
    On October 26th, 2009 at 10:46 am, sonofdy said:

    You aren’t still seriously listening to thier words are you??

    Thier ACTIONS show you what they really mean.

  2. #2
    On October 26th, 2009 at 10:51 am, Jeddite said:

    It’s about time men stopped subsidizing health care costs for women. Let’s give them the equality they want so strongly! ;)

  3. #3
    On October 26th, 2009 at 10:54 am, happy2behere said:

    What timing! Amazingly, the headline of the Sunday Denver Post yesterday, with a large color photo, shouted the dubious fact that women pay more in health insurance premiums than men.

    What a coincidence!

  4. #4
    On October 26th, 2009 at 10:54 am, flmom said:

    http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/10/overcoming_the_odds.html

    Above is a compelling story that tells another side of the health care debate, namely not all doctors are itching to cut out tonsils and amputating feet. I just wish that our Demagogue-in Chief could also tell the other side of the medical story. Unfortunately, this story would not fit the narrative.

  5. #5
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:01 am, bansharia said:

    Dear fotus,
    if it is on your mind all the time why to do have to read from a teleprompter ( yes hon we can see your eyes going back n forth ). Also, if your child is infirmed as you told the IOC and now Americans and there4 a target for flu infection why haven’t you gotten her the flu shot that your husband has declared a NATIONAL EMERGNECY FOR?
    as far as being “saddled” with the cost of one’s health, is that what you gave the sick folks in chicago when you booted them out of the hosptial you had such an all so important job it hasn’t been filled?
    tell ya what FOTUS saddle up and ride the horse you came in on out of town.
    NO SALE
    P.S. tell your boy axlerod that he and his wife need to stop pimping their child on CBS too
    that made me BARF

  6. #6
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:03 am, bansharia said:

    Did anyone else see katie cowlick fawning over axlerod and his wife pimping their “challenged” chid lastnight?
    that deserves a thread of its own

  7. #7
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:06 am, Just A Grunt said:

    Yesterday on “60 Minutes” they did a piece on David Axelrod and his daughter who has epilepsy. Didn’t really pay attention to it, but I knew all these human interests stories, especially with those connected to administration would start coming out to push for healthcare.

    Like I said I didn’t pay attention so I don’t know what the thrust of the Axelrod piece was.

  8. #8
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am, jangar said:

    It’s about time men stopped subsidizing health care costs for women. Let’s give them the equality they want so strongly!

    A prostate exam?

  9. #9
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:10 am, sonofdy said:

    BTW I can honestly say my appendix was removed because the doctor got paid per-procedure and he was there anyway.

    But of course that doctor was being paid under the socialist medicine system in New Zealand so there was no way I could sue him for performing that extra surgery.

    But that probably wouldn’t fit obamas story line.

  10. #10
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:10 am, bansharia said:

    Grunt,
    yes was on 60 minutes I fetched link:
    http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5419899n

    OT: Grunt thanks for your fantastic posting over on your shared blog

  11. #11
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:11 am, sonofdy said:

    A prostate exam?

    You know, under governement run healthcare, It wouldn’t suprise me.

  12. #12
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:13 am, bansharia said:

    son and bwaney fwank will issue?

  13. #13
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:13 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am, jangar said:
    It’s about time men stopped subsidizing health care costs for women. Let’s give them the equality they want so strongly!
    A prostate exam?

    No need to subsidize, you can get them free at any airport security checkpoint.

  14. #14
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:17 am, happyscrapper said:

    The entire health”care” bill is a “crock” and they know it. That is why they have to continually push it, every day and 5 times on Sundays. It is a real hard sell and they are losing the sale. I do believe the majority in this country now understand that if Congress forces this obamination on the American people, we will be sunk as a nation. We will go broke, and the plan cannot work! They know it can’t work! And, it is unconstitutional…why isn’t anyone talking about that little inconvenenient truth?

  15. #15
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:19 am, jangar said:

    No need to subsidize, you can get them free at any airport security checkpoint.

    Federal Anal Aministration

  16. #16
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:21 am, jangar said:

    it is unconstitutional…

    When did that stop any adminstration or congress from passing half the crap they’ve passed for 60+ years?

  17. #17
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:21 am, sonofdy said:

    son and bwaney fwank will issue?

    Which reminds me of a story. I knew this medic who was doing a physical for one of those big tough SF types in the army. The SF guy was endlessly going on about how tough he was. Well he had to get a prostate exam. So the medic had a buddy come over queitly and he placed one hand on his shoulder began the exam and had his buddy place his hand on the other shoulder.

    I will leave the rest to your imagination.

  18. #18
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:26 am, Flyoverman said:

    This is all about seizing 1/6th of the economy and providing a door to control individual liberty. This is the Holy grail for Progressives.

    They are going to say and do whatever they think is needed to win. We must have the same mindset.

  19. #19
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:28 am, jbirish said:

    I really sympathize with the Axelrod’s. This is really sad.
    Having said that, if he’s looking for a cure, it would probably come from the US, like the majority of cures have. However, this travesty of a health care bill would pretty much put the stops on any viable research company hoping to find a cure for anything.

  20. #20
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:28 am, pianoman said:

    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:21 am, sonofdy said:

    Give a guy a spew alert, wouldya? Now I have to mop my monitor to get all the coffee off!

  21. #21
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:34 am, Paul-Cincy said:

    Who pays?

  22. #22
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am, jangar said:

    Paul-Cincy said:
    Who pays?

    The remnant of those who earn.

  23. #23
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:39 am, Paul-Cincy said:

    It’s all about universal coverage, and not cost containment. Pull the heartstrings using people in need. But who pays? Cheap health insurance for those with pre-existing conditions. Nice. But who pays?

  24. #24
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:42 am, b-cat said:

    “We will try to—we, there’s about 40 likeminded Democrats like myself—we’ll try to take down the rule,” Stupak told CNSNews.com. “If all 40 of us vote in a bloc against the rule—because we think the Republicans will join us—we can defeat the rule. The magic number is 218. If we can have 218 votes against the rule, we win.”

    I wouldn’t count on the Republicans to vote to preserve the Republicans. Never underestimate the stupidity of politicians.

  25. #25
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:43 am, sonofdy said:

    Paul-Cincy said:
    Who pays?

    Everybody. Forever.

  26. #26
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:46 am, tre said:

    Just this morning, at the Government facility where I work, a man cut his hand. Someone drove him to the medical clinic here, which didn’t open until 8:30 am. The doctor absolutely would not open to take care of that man’s injured hand.

    That’s the socialized medicine Duh One has in mind for us.

  27. #27
    On October 26th, 2009 at 11:49 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    So now I am to assume David Axelrod and FLOTUS will sign up for ObamaCare? But Little Lady FLOTUS can sure revert to “street girl” (trying to be civil here)-I guess it is her natural state.

    katie cowlick? That right there makes my morning, thanks B.

  28. #28
    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:02 pm, jsr said:

    What complete BS. Didn’t MO and her husband both have very generous salaries? Even if they had absolutely no insurance, they could have paid their daughters doctors bills without too much pain although they may have had to drop the piano lessons. But I guess that wouldn’t be fair so the First Whiners would still be complaining about having to pay their own bills. In any case, I don’t are about their trip to the emergency room. Stop using your mini-crisis as a pretext to raise my taxes and grow government.

    Sebelius, lacking any credible data or hard argument in her favor , resorts to the vague “all too often ….” and other generalities about how young people get coverage that is good until they get sick or woman are paying more and receiving less.

    How can anybody fall for this emotional, overwrought garbage? And why does MO think that people can’t follow their dreams unless they have health insurance that covers every single cough or sneeze they may have without costing them a penny. Are people that stupid that they can be swayed by this whiny, empty presentation to give up a little more of their freedom for the illusion of stability? If they are they deserve everything that follows. And it it won’t be stability but stagnation.

  29. #29
    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:19 pm, marge45b said:

    I can’t believe it from someone who started a program to dump patients who could not pay at University of Chicago hospital.

  30. #30
    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:30 pm, Freddy said:

    By the time a Federal Beurocracy is done, there will be some excuse for everyone to pay 34% to 40% of income.

    As the government is half as efficient as the private sector, the cost will ultimatly double from todays 17% to 20% level.

    Only a complete fool cannot see this comming.

  31. #31
    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:44 pm, TigerLady said:

    bansharia said:
    Did anyone else see katie cowlick fawning over axlerod and his wife pimping their “challenged” chid lastnight?
    that deserves a thread of its own

    I’m happy to say NO, I did not.

  32. #32
    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:46 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:19 pm, marge45b said:

    I can’t believe it from someone who started a program to dump patients who could not pay at University of Chicago hospital.

    But you see this will be a boom to the bus manufacturers and bus companies and road building-a real stimulus. Get sick, get injured and they put you on a bus that loops the country continuously only stopping to pick up new sickos and dump the dead at Valerie Jarrett’s new cemetery company in Chicago.

    See:
    Axelrod-Jarrett bus manufacturing
    Jarrett-Axelrod bus company
    Axelrod-Jarrett road building
    Jarrett-Axelrod heavy equipment
    Richard Daley’s 10%
    Mao’s Little Red Book

    It is called “Share Your Wealth”.

  33. #33
    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:47 pm, TigerLady said:

    After reading this blog today I am sick to my stomach. I hate these people and what they’re doing to our country. They are shameless and bold in believing that we are so stupid we don’t know what they’re all about.
    God help us!

  34. #34
    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:53 pm, Dimsdale said:

    Sounds like FLOTUS is spewing a lot of oral flatus…

  35. #35
    On October 26th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, rocketman said:

    ***
    That weird photo of Michelle Obama says it all.
    ***
    Sarah Palin will provide some much needed “medical help” to Comrade Obama (PBUH) and his lovely wife in 2012–a full enema to flush this C**P out of the White House.
    ***
    John Bibb
    ***

  36. #36
    On October 26th, 2009 at 1:24 pm, jangar said:

    jsr said:

    “all too often ….”

    How can anybody fall for this emotional, overwrought garbage?

    Welfare language can go a looooooong way.

  37. #37
    On October 26th, 2009 at 1:26 pm, jangar said:

    They are shameless and bold in believing that we are so stupid we don’t know what they’re all about.

    So it is when dealing with the left.

  38. #38
    On October 26th, 2009 at 1:28 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    the cost to maintain that face and her hand maidens is staggering…

    Michele Obama’s personal staff:
    1. $172,200 – Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff)
    2. $140,000 – Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady)
    3. $113,000 – Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary for Mrs. Obama)
    4. $102,000 – Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady)
    5. $100,000 – Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
    6. $90,000 – Medina, David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
    7. $84,000 – Lelyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)
    8. $75,000 – Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)
    9. $70,000 – Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)
    10. $65,000 – Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
    11. $64,000 – Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
    12. $62,000 – Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordinator For The First Lady)
    13. $60,000 – Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady)
    14.. $57,500 – Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)
    15. $52,500 – Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary To The First Lady)
    16. $50,000 – Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady)
    17. $45,000 – Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)
    18. $43,000 – Tubman, Samanth A. (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)
    19. $40,000 – Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
    20. $36,000 – Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)
    21. $35,000 – Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)
    22. $35,000 – Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Assoc iate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)

    (total = $1,591,200 in annual salaries)

  39. #39
    On October 26th, 2009 at 1:29 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    ooops…source is the canadian press…go figure doing jobs the American press simply won’t do…

  40. #40
    On October 26th, 2009 at 1:36 pm, jangar said:

    ooops…source is the canadian press…go figure doing jobs the American press simply won’t do…

    If southern border illegals were to provide the same journalistic facts, I might change my mind about immigration :shock:

  41. #41
    On October 26th, 2009 at 1:59 pm, spaceycakes said:

    That’s a woman?

  42. #42
    On October 26th, 2009 at 2:11 pm, happy2behere said:

    Sorry sonofdy, not everyone, only that 49% of us “lucky” enough to actually pay taxes. (Lucky in the sense that we stayed in school, worked hard, saved up, got ahead.) And Freddy, you didn’t go far enough. Soon us “lucky” ones will have our assets devalued when the dollar plummets. To conclude, we will be taxed to death, worth much less, and paying forever. Have a nice day.

  43. #43
    On October 26th, 2009 at 2:45 pm, rightisright said:

    I didn’t need to see that this morning…I must be masochistic…I was sitting here listening to the global warming fall on the roof and for some unknown reason I clicked the go button to the video. Wasn’t but till she said 8 years ago bla bla bla that I had to turn it off before I dirtied my key board with illness. I should have known better, I get that same feeling every time I see pictures or hear the voices of those two frauds. Now I’ve ruined my day, you’d think I’d learn at my age, never to look at or hear the rumblings of a lieing, left wing socialist try and act like a normal person, instead of an American hater they are.

  44. #44
    On October 26th, 2009 at 2:45 pm, max said:

    On October 26th, 2009 at 12:47 pm, TigerLady said:
    After reading this blog today I am sick to my stomach. I hate these people and what they’re doing to our country. They are shameless and bold in believing that we are so stupid we don’t know what they’re all about.
    God help us!

    I personally believe it’s also true that they don’t know what they’re all about.

  45. #45
    On October 26th, 2009 at 3:59 pm, txvet2 said:

    Did you ever notice that her smile never reaches her eyes? Hard as ice.

  46. #47
    On October 26th, 2009 at 7:11 pm, starlightwoman said:

    I was just wondering if that is as close as she can get to a smile

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