Verne Strickland / October 4, 2012
Posted on October 4, 2012
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President Obama invoked AARP to defend his health care law last night, prompting the influential group to release a statement telling him not to do that again.
“While we respect the rights of each campaign to make its case to voters, AARP has never consented to the use of its name by any candidate or political campaign,” the group posted in a statement. “AARP is a nonpartisan organization and we do not endorse political candidates nor coordinate with any candidate or political party.”
Obama can perhaps be forgiven for thinking he could mention AARP given how they coordinated with him to pass Obamacare, which is a golden goose for the organization.
“Thanks
to its cuts to Medicare Advantage, Obamacare is expected to expand the
number of seniors buying “medigap” supplemental insurance plans,” The Washington Examiner explained in an editorial. “AARP controls 34 percent of the market for such plans.
According to a 2011 House Ways and Means Committee report, AARP stands to make between $55 million and $166 million from Obamacare in 2014 alone.”
AARP reportedly stands for Almost Always Ready to Play. (Or so we hear.)
http://www.surenews.com/obama/we-dont-know-you-aarp-gives-obama-cold-shoulder.htm
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According to a 2011 House Ways and Means Committee report, AARP stands to make between $55 million and $166 million from Obamacare in 2014 alone.”
AARP reportedly stands for Almost Always Ready to Play. (Or so we hear.)
http://www.surenews.com/obama/we-dont-know-you-aarp-gives-obama-cold-shoulder.htm
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