In advance of today’s launch of arguments on the constitutionality of the mandate before the Supreme Court, the president of the Service Employees International Union asked opponents of ObamaCare to back off.
“The Affordable Care Act is working,” Mary Kay Henry said in a statement. “If you care about the future of this country, move on to a real challenge. Stop playing politics with the health of Americans and stop engaging in threats in the form of lawsuits, refusal of federal dollars and legislative foot dragging. That will not make America great; it will make us broke and sick.”
She called the healthcare law “the great equalizer… there is no 1% or 99%.”
“If you are running false ads against the Affordable Care Act, stop them,” Henry said. “If you are undermining the foundation of Medicaid and Medicare and attempting to embarrass American taxpayers and veterans who depend upon on these essential services, take a moment and remember who built this country.
“While this week underscored that Republican extremists in Congress are happy to continuing stacking the deck against our struggling middle-class and aging parents and grandparents, I would appeal to leaders in our government who truly want America to recover from this recession to focus on what matters most: creating good jobs.”
Union Boss: Please, Please Stop Fighting ObamaCare
I rarely use foul terms, but the only answer I can think of to this is, “Screw You.”
The SEIU shill is right: ObamaCare IS working.
Waivers for the favored many, penalties and rising costs for those who won’t get with the program.
“Stop fighting” is precisely what they want all of us to do, on every front. In fact, I’m pretty sure it’s part of Obama’s 2012 campaign slogan.
So, what Allston said.
–I would appeal to leaders in our government who truly want America to recover from this recession to focus on what matters most: creating good jobs.–
Irony.
Another leftist unaware of what the threat of Obamacare is doing to job creation. That is, slowing it to a crawl.
Yeah, it’s “Come to the Dark Side…we offer ‘free healthcare’”.
I also like this bit: “…take a moment and remember who built this country.” The problem for SEIU hack Mary Kay Henry is that a majority of Americans HAVE taken a moment and remembered who built this country. And the more they remember, the less they like ObamaCare and all that it represents.
SEIU should decline their Obamacare waivers. I like Allston’s #1 comment.
Hypocrisy alert: SEIU got Obamacare exemptions.
Haven’t the unions been the ones who have been receiving most of the waivers from the Obama Administration (the most transparent administration that won’t release the details of how it awards the waivers). I guess if you aren’t affected by the law then you can support it fully.
I now look for the union label disqualify a product from consideration. “Screw you, Ms. Henry” is the NICEST way I could comment.
Regarding one on Ms. Henry’s points–veterans *are* American taxpayers, lady. We pay taxes, and we sure as blazes have done a lot more for this country than you have, so kindly refrain from using us as your political prop. It is my honest opinion that Democrats, as a general class, could care less about the military other than neutralizing veterans by making us seem as victims, so I’m not exactly interested in being used by you.
Therefore, madam, please kindly go to hell.
“If you are undermining the foundation of Medicaid and Medicare….”
*perks up* Overturning Wickard is on the table????
Seven chapters of the SEIU got waivers, including one in Chicago. http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2011/01/31/waivers-for-favors/