The media will froth over his slight of (I'm not sure what the correct word to use is now) people. This will be the topic of discussion for the next few days. The Loon Brigade will froth and froth about how Obama has belittled an entire class of Americans.
I'm sure Obama's staff groaned.. and loudly.
It was a dumb thing to say, and it must suck to have your every word dissected, but that comes with the job. We laughed at Bush when he said "nukular". I suppose it's fair for Obama to take his lumps for a poor choice of words.
I'm also sure I'm going to be very annoyed that it will be played ad nauseum all day Friday.
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However, this is going over board. Yes, it's Doug being a complete asshole again. He whines about Obama's proposal for the VA, and of course, because Doug is stupid as fuck, he gets it wrong.. but the best part is.. Doug claims that Obama does not respect our military veterans.
This is because Doug is not only very stupid, he's also a scumbag.
Obama's actions of trying to demand payment for Veteran care, even after the payment in blood paid by our fine military men and women show me how little respect he has for our heroes. How could any sitting president make such a demand unless he had little or no respect for the service provided by these military heroes?
Many of us had our issues with George Bush, but we didn't accuse him of such a vile thing as being "anti-military", "hating the troops", or "not respecting the vets".
That special sort of thing is reserved for the most vile pieces of shit. Garbage like Doug flog themselves over some perceived notion of "morals" and virtue in Jesus Christ, but they are nothing of the sort. They are seriously crazy and evil mother fuckers.. spewing the most paranoid accusations.. because they are utterly impotent in affecting anything real.. as we watch their entire ideology.. everything they believe in, turn to dust before their eyes.
I'm going to post Doug's emails to me next week, because they are just funny.. sad.. paranoid.. laughable.. crazy.. topped off with a heaping helping of stupid as fuck. At the least, it's good for a laugh. There's a bonus there in that he told me how he got kicked out of college. Oh.. My.. God.. it's so awesome.. LOL
Anyway.. this is the comment I left for him regarding his post on the VA and Obama.
Well, not surprisingly, you've got this wrong.
Currently, the determining factor for whether or not private insurance is billed is if the treatment is service connected or not. In other words, if the treatment is for something that is a result of service, such as an injury, or PTSD which occurred during service, then private insurance is not billed. If the treatment is for something not service connected, such as cancer, then private insurance is billed.
In either case (and this is important) the service member owes no monies for the treatment... ever.
The insurance company cannot simply deny payment on a whim. Policy specifics determine the benefits.
The reason Obama proposed this policy change was to save tax payers money. When a private insurance company makes a payment for the care, that's less cost to the VA, and hence, the tax payers. He withdrew the proposal due to the rhetoric from people who misunderstand how this works.. like you for example.
You assume he has "no respect" for the vets? Really? You can say this with a straight face?
This is a perfect example of the "trashing" comment you made to me via email. How DARE you accuse the president of having less than the utmost care and concern for our vets? This change in policy costs Vets nothing.. nothing at all. In fact, the VA would bill the insurance company just as they do now for non-service connected services.
The VA as a model of "universal health care" really is more about the process, and not about how it was earned by the vets. It provides a single point of contact for the health care finances, in a non-profit format. It would be far more cost effective and efficient for all Americans to be on such a system.
Truly, the VA is "Socialized" medicine, in that the health care providers are also Federal employees. Nobody is currently proposing such a model, but rather just the administrative model as a single payer system.
I don't know a single American who does not have the highest regard for our veterans. Apparently you do know such an American. The President of the United States; their Commander in Chief.
It's one thing to disagree with Obama's policy positions, but to actually accuse him of not respecting our vets is vile and disgusting... and exactly like you to say it.
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Obama has already dropped that proposed policy so Dougie is wasting his breath.
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