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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2013, 11:55 PM Oct 2013

Stewart Delivers Blistering Takedown of Obamacare Rollout: Dems Can't 'Spin This Turd'

VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/stewart-delivers-blistering-takedown-of-obamacare-rollout-dems-cant-spin-this-turd/

After the government shutdown, Jon Stewart said all Democrats had to do to regain political footing was “a mildly competent implementation” of the health care policy they’d been touting for three years, and somehow they managed to screw it up royally, leaving Stewart to tear into President Obama and the Democrats for failing to “spin this turd.”
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Stewart Delivers Blistering Takedown of Obamacare Rollout: Dems Can't 'Spin This Turd' (Original Post) Tx4obama Oct 2013 OP

Geez, Jon, how many websites have you developed? factsarenotfair Oct 2013 #1

It's a legitimate bitch. We are handing the repukes ammunition for their election ads. russspeakeasy Oct 2013 #2

The 40 some odd votes that delayed implementation also meant the website was put out at last minute. Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #3

Stewart Is Turning Into A False Equivalency Ass. Bowing To GOP Pressure. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2013 #4

He's overdoing it to shore up his "nonpartisan" creds BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #9

The site is the problem. Not the program. xfundy Oct 2013 #5

It's just another argument for Medicare availability for all. Loudly Oct 2013 #6

Medicare's benefit applications have plenty of issues too IronLionZion Oct 2013 #8

And apparently the "fix" is pretty simple--like, amazingly simple: Common Sense Party Oct 2013 #7

factsarenotfair

(910 posts)

1. Geez, Jon, how many websites have you developed?

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:01 AM

Oct 2013

I've been peripherally involved with ONE and I can tell you it's freaking DIFFICULT. One user with a computer problem shut the server down!!!

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

2. It's a legitimate bitch. We are handing the repukes ammunition for their election ads.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:14 AM

Oct 2013

PBO made a good speech today, but it doesn't make up for the poor implementation.

Tigress DEM

(7,887 posts)

3. The 40 some odd votes that delayed implementation also meant the website was put out at last minute.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:14 AM

Oct 2013

AND can't rule out direct interference as a possibility, but that would have to be proven.

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

4. Stewart Is Turning Into A False Equivalency Ass. Bowing To GOP Pressure.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:16 AM

Oct 2013

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

9. He's overdoing it to shore up his "nonpartisan" creds

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:43 AM

Oct 2013

Pretty obvious, imo.

xfundy

(5,105 posts)

5. The site is the problem. Not the program.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:20 AM

Oct 2013

Sheesh.

Loudly

(2,436 posts)

6. It's just another argument for Medicare availability for all.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:32 AM

Oct 2013

Those systems are already in place, and the existing program is immensely popular.

IronLionZion

(45,454 posts)

8. Medicare's benefit applications have plenty of issues too

Reply to Loudly (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:24 AM

Oct 2013

just less publicity for it. The back end connections are quite complex since it interfaces with lots of different systems with their own unique stuff to deal with. These issues are just the reality of large IT systems. The private sector experiences this too, again with less publicity.

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)

7. And apparently the "fix" is pretty simple--like, amazingly simple:

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:56 AM

Oct 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023898513

Freakin' cookies.

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