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Cleita

(75,480 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2013, 08:28 PM Oct 2013

Today Thom Hartmann took calls about the ACA.

He asked that people who were trying to sign up let him know how it went. Towards the end of the three hour show, it seems all the people who had good experiences and got signed up were from blue states. All the people who had bad experiences were from red states that refused to set up exchanges and take Medicaid money.

So should those assholes be going on The news programs crowing about what a failure it is? It seems to be problematic only in those states that have obstructed it. Shouldn't those right wing wind bags be blaming themselves?

Thom hopes the news picks this up an reports on which states this is happening in and why.

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Today Thom Hartmann took calls about the ACA. (Original Post) Cleita Oct 2013 OP

Red state here, who had a Great experience... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #1

So tell us about it. Cleita Oct 2013 #6

. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #7

Thanks. Cleita Oct 2013 #8

My posts tended to drop so I got tired of typing it out. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #9

Red state Governors are sabotaging it. JeffHead Oct 2013 #2

Nice gif! kentuck Oct 2013 #5

Well, Washington Post is making such a big deal about Maryland's website. Did anyone call from Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2013 #3

I don't think so. The ones I remember that had positive results were Cleita Oct 2013 #4

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

1. Red state here, who had a Great experience...

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 08:35 PM

Oct 2013

I think it's more those who support vs. Those who don't.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

6. So tell us about it.

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:12 PM

Oct 2013

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

7. .

Reply to Cleita (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:30 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023818950

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023832487

It's definitely more of a for/against thing. We've seen it happening right here on DU.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

8. Thanks.

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:39 PM

Oct 2013

The more information about people's experiences, the better and more informed we can be about it.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

9. My posts tended to drop so I got tired of typing it out.

Reply to Cleita (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:40 PM

Oct 2013

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)

2. Red state Governors are sabotaging it.

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 08:37 PM

Oct 2013

They don't want it to work. I'm convinced the ACA will work in blue states where they want it to and won't work in red states where they don't.
Once again, it's up to us to drag the hillbilly half of this country out of the dark ages and into the 21st century. The struggle continues......