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morningglory

(2,336 posts)
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 01:59 PM Oct 2013

My countrified friend from deep in the swamps of Florida said her brother in law

that works for the power company in Mobile, AL. is having 8 days of their vacation time taken away because of Obamacare. She said you gonna find out soon about this Obama care mess.
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My countrified friend from deep in the swamps of Florida said her brother in law (Original Post) morningglory Oct 2013 OP
Are all your friends as full of shit as this one? Bandit Oct 2013 #1
+1 these people knowingly make up lies and spew them because LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #3
Why do you befriend people with stupid brothers-in-law? n/t ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2013 #2
I think we should be told. Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #4
Let's just say this for now Tom Rinaldo Oct 2013 #5
Tell your friend that Obama give me the b.i.l.'s vacation pay and .... Botany Oct 2013 #6
It's worse than that. If you took a vacation in the last 5 years, you have to give it back. russspeakeasy Oct 2013 #7
Just ask: why do you let people lie to you? nt CJCRANE Oct 2013 #8
Actually it was my friend's sister running down Obamacare to her. She runs this crap by me hoping morningglory Nov 2013 #10
that's BS and tartan2 Oct 2013 #9

LiberalLoner

(9,762 posts)
3. +1 these people knowingly make up lies and spew them because
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 02:07 PM
Oct 2013

That sounds better in their eyes than "I can't stand that a black man is president!"

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)
5. Let's just say this for now
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 02:10 PM
Oct 2013

Any and all things that the right wing can do to scare people around the ACA will be trotted out and used. That of course includes bogus anecdotes, bu it doesn't stop there. Anything that the Right can do to hurt working and low income people will be attempted, and it will be passed off as a "consequence of Obamacare". Whether or not is is spurious logic, whether or not it is even legal. Immoral corporate America has figured out that in the long run is is much more profitable to break the law to enhance profits than to fear the penalties of possibly getting caught breaking it. When they can also advance their larger agenda to discredit Democratic policies while making greater profits, honesty simply doesn't enter into the equation. No doubt a power company could spin some cause and effect false commentary that pins the blame on Obamacare for loss of vacation days if they were motivated to do so. Especially when so many low information voters are predisposed to believe that Obamacare will cause the end of civilization as we know it.

Botany

(70,551 posts)
6. Tell your friend that Obama give me the b.i.l.'s vacation pay and ....
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 02:13 PM
Oct 2013

..... that I am going to spend it on a trip to Paris.

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)
7. It's worse than that. If you took a vacation in the last 5 years, you have to give it back.
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 02:14 PM
Oct 2013

Why would you keep a friend that stupid ?

morningglory

(2,336 posts)
10. Actually it was my friend's sister running down Obamacare to her. She runs this crap by me hoping
Fri Nov 1, 2013, 05:32 AM
Nov 2013

I can explain it to her. I didn't want to bore DU with all the details. Just wanted to share some or this stuff I am hearing.

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