New York Times
Here is a quote from the President’s speech on June 15th to the American Medical Association:
“Let me also say that—let me also address a illegitimate concern that’s being put forward by those who are claiming a public option is somehow a Trojan Horse for a single-payer system. I’ll be honest; there are countries where a single-payer system works pretty well. But I believe—and I’ve taken some flak from members of my own party for this belief—that it’s important for our efforts to build on our traditions here in the United States. So when you hear the naysayers claim that I’m trying to bring about government-run health care, know this: They’re not telling the truth.”
What is interesting is that the statement, “I’ll be honest, there are countries where a single-payer system works pretty well” has been omitted from majors newspapers. CNSNews.com reported the omission and gave excerpts from three major newspapers as an example.
From the Washington Post on page 2:
“In his speech, Obama said, ‘Let me also address an illegitimate concern that’s being put forward by those who are claiming that a public option is somehow a Trojan horse for a single-payer system. … When you hear the naysayers claim that I’m trying to bring about government-run health care, know this: They’re not telling the truth.”
On the front page of the New York Times:
“‘The public option is not your enemy,’ Mr. Obama said. ‘It is your friend, I believe.’ Saying it would ‘keep insurance companies honest,’ the president dismissed as ‘illegitimate’ the claims of critics that a public insurance option amounts to ‘Trojan horse for a single-payer system’ run by the government.”
And on page 14 of the Los Angeles Times:
“‘Let me also address an illegitimate concern that’s being put forward by those who are claiming that a public option is somehow a Trojan horse for a single-payer system,’ Obama said. ‘But I believe, and I’ve taken some flak from members of my own party for this belief, that it’s important for our reform efforts to build on our traditions here in the United States.”
Now I wonder…why would those bastions of liberalism and fawning lackeys of Obama dare to delete his comment? Aren’t they cheating the adoring public? Well, I guess it comes down to the fact that there aren’t any countries where a single-payer system works pretty well. Yes, the fawning lackeys of Obama were of course protecting the object of their fawning from certain ridicule and embarrassment.
Fawning lackeys do come in handy, don’t they? It’s too bad that Mr. Gibbs didn’t have any fawning lackeys:
An extra note: you know, I always find it interesting when a person prefaces a statement with, I’ll be honest. It’s just got to be Freudian.
1984
UPDATE! 6/25
Obama admits that he wouldn’t stay within his own plan and that it wouldn’t provide the best care:
President Obama struggled to explain today whether his health care reform proposals would force normal Americans to make sacrifices that wealthier, more powerful people — like the president himself — wouldn’t face.
The probing questions came from two skeptical neurologists during ABC News’ special on health care reform, “Questions for the President: Prescription for America,” anchored from the White House by Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson.
Dr. Orrin Devinsky, a neurologist and researcher at the New York University Langone Medical Center, said that elites often propose health care solutions that limit options for the general public, secure in the knowledge that if they or their loves ones get sick, they will be able to afford the best care available, even if it’s not provided by insurance.
Devinsky asked the president pointedly if he would be willing to promise that he wouldn’t seek such extraordinary help for his wife or daughters if they became sick and the public plan he’s proposing limited the tests or treatment they can get.
The president refused to make such a pledge, though he allowed that if “it’s my family member, if it’s my wife, if it’s my children, if it’s my grandmother, I always want them to get the very best care.”
UPDATE! 6/19
Feingold admits public plan is an entree into single-payer coverage.
Mr. President: is the Senator not telling the truth?
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