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kpete

(71,996 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:35 PM Dec 2013

California GOP creates fake health care website to discourage constituents from obtaining insurance

December 02, 2013 11:00 AM
CA Assembly GOP Puts Up Fake California Health Exchange Site
By karoli

California Republicans are desperate and shameless. In the past two weeks, GOP Assembly members have sent mailings out on what appears to be the state's dime to their constituents about health insurance. Only, they don't direct those people to CoveredCA.com to sign up. Instead, they send them to their own astroturf version with the url CoveringHealthCareCA.com.

On their version, there are links to negative articles and twisted messages intended to sour people on signing up for health insurance before they ever land at the official health exchange site.

A fake health care site. A fake health care site intended to discourage the people on their own mailing lists from getting health insurance because fuck them, that's why.

If you click on the "Don't have health insurance" tab on the front page, you're taken to a page that puts all the focus on the penalty and none on the benefits. In fact, they have a "penalty calculator" on that page, rather than a premium calculator.

MORE:
http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/california-assembly-gop-astroturfs
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/02/1259641/-California-GOP-creates-fake-healthcare-website-to-discourage-constituents-from-obtaining-insurance

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California GOP creates fake health care website to discourage constituents from obtaining insurance (Original Post) kpete Dec 2013 OP

Fucking Bastards! NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1

Here's the URL. It's from the Assembly Republican Caucus. "coveringhealthcareca.com" NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #2

Thanks NYC_SKP kpete Dec 2013 #3

Also, here's the link to the sponsoring body, the California State Assembly Republican Caucus. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #4

They are advertising it as a "resource". kpete Dec 2013 #6

Is there no limits to depth of their god-damned sickness???? arcane1 Dec 2013 #5

is this even legal mercuryblues Dec 2013 #7

Well. I must say it. If the people that got the mailing are on the California GOP's bluestate10 Dec 2013 #8

This should be investigated and the Gonad, I mean GOPher needs to be charged and tried in a court rustydog Dec 2013 #9

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Fucking Bastards!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:37 PM

Dec 2013

And will this make the MSM news? Even MSNBC?

I doubt it, I hope I'm wrong though.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

2. Here's the URL. It's from the Assembly Republican Caucus. "coveringhealthcareca.com"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:40 PM

Dec 2013

Can we flood them with traffic, shut them down?

I'm taking screen caps, I'm fucking pissed off.

http://coveringhealthcareca.com/?q=seniors

kpete

(71,996 posts)

3. Thanks NYC_SKP

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:42 PM

Dec 2013

for the link

peace,
kp

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

4. Also, here's the link to the sponsoring body, the California State Assembly Republican Caucus.

Reply to kpete (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:44 PM

Dec 2013

...

http://www.arc.asm.ca.gov/

Cesspool of misinformants and obstructionists.

grrrrr....

kpete

(71,996 posts)

6. They are advertising it as a "resource".

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:46 PM

Dec 2013

They are advertising it as a "resource".
http://www.recordnet.com/...

The website is coveringhealthcareca.com, and it is being touted by caucus leader Connie Conway, R-Tulare, as giving "Californians the answers they are seeking and help them navigate through the confusing bureaucracy of the new federal health care law with ease."

Conway went on to state: "Despite our long-held belief that a massive federal government health care mandate is bad for the economy and bad for people's health care, it is our responsibility as elected officials to help educate Californians about the new federal health care law as we must all comply with it. With this new website and our other district outreach efforts, Assembly Republicans are focused on helping our constituents make the right health care choices for themselves, their families and their businesses."

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130903/A_NEWS0802/309030307/-1/a_news0802

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

5. Is there no limits to depth of their god-damned sickness????

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:44 PM

Dec 2013

Surely, shame HAS to kick in at some point, right?

RIGHT????

mercuryblues

(14,532 posts)

7. is this even legal

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:46 PM

Dec 2013

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)

8. Well. I must say it. If the people that got the mailing are on the California GOP's

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:46 PM

Dec 2013

mailing list and want to be on it, they are likely rabid opponents of the ACA to begin with. So, the California GOP is preaching to a backward, uninformed group of people.

rustydog

(9,186 posts)

9. This should be investigated and the Gonad, I mean GOPher needs to be charged and tried in a court

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 08:32 PM

Dec 2013

I bet this person claims to be a pro-life, Family-Values Christian Conservative.

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