2013-12-12

Politifact's Lie Of The Year: If You Like Your Plan, You Can Keep It

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The thing is he said it so often and with such confidence one has to wonder if he knew all along he was lying or if he was ignorant of a bill 'that had to be passed to know what's in it.'

My Lord, among the many gaffes with this administration, the Democrats really goofed on this one. Worse, they tried to spin their way through it, then tried to change the subject and used their classic strategy of blaming others - this time insurance companies.

"...Obama’s ideas on health care were first offered as general outlines then grew into specific legislation over the course of his presidency. Yet Obama never adjusted his rhetoric to give people a more accurate sense of the law’s real-world repercussions, even as fact-checkers flagged his statements as exaggerated at best.

Instead, he fought back against inaccurate attacks with his own oversimplifications, which he repeated even as it became clear his promise was too sweeping.

The debate about the health care law rages on, but friends and foes of Obamacare have found one slice of common ground: The president’s "you can keep it" claim has been a real hit to his credibility..."



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