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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 08:23 PM Oct 2015

John Kasich Tells Critics Of Medicaid Expansion To Read The Bible

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) has a suggestion for those who criticize his decision to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act: Read the Bible.

In a Q&A session hosted by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the presidential candidate talked up his willingness to do what he thinks is right, even if that put him at odds with members of his own party.

"You know how many people were yelling at me?" he said at the event, which was held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. "I go to events where people are yelling at me. You know what I tell them? I mean, God bless them, I'm telling them a little bit better than this."

"But I said, there's a book," he added. "It's got a new part and an old part. They put it together. It's a remarkable book. If you don't have one, I'll buy you one. And it talks about how we treat the poor."


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-kasich-bible-medicaid_56140a54e4b022a4ce5fb1e3

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John Kasich Tells Critics Of Medicaid Expansion To Read The Bible (Original Post) onehandle Oct 2015 OP
Kasich is going Bulworth on them? The_Casual_Observer Oct 2015 #1
Lol. Or just look at how much it has helped the states that expanded Medicaid. BlueEye Oct 2015 #2
Medicaid will be just the beginning lobodons Oct 2015 #3
Kasich is the only one who really has a chance, but the GOP is too stupid to realize it 7962 Oct 2015 #4
I keep saying that guy is gonna sneak up on people. MADem Oct 2015 #5

BlueEye

(449 posts)
2. Lol. Or just look at how much it has helped the states that expanded Medicaid.
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 08:26 PM
Oct 2015

But if you prefer the Bible to cold hard facts when supporting a progressive cause, by all means, be my guest!

 

lobodons

(1,290 posts)
3. Medicaid will be just the beginning
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 08:48 PM
Oct 2015

The GOP is gonna be surprised when they get to the Jesus parts of the Bible.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
4. Kasich is the only one who really has a chance, but the GOP is too stupid to realize it
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:00 PM
Oct 2015

He'd likely take Ohio, which is a must win for any republican wanting to be president. And he's not a nutjob. Which, of course, will cost him votes!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
5. I keep saying that guy is gonna sneak up on people.
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:18 PM
Oct 2015

He's been running that weird ad for months, now, with the "adult in the room" POV.

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