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American Future Fund: Runs full-page "Teleprompter" ad in USA Today
3/17/2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Contact: Jill Latham (515) 720-5250

When an unscripted President says government - run health care is bad, Congress should listen

Des Moines, IA—American Future Fund ran a full-page color ad in USA Today and Politico today titled “Teleprompter.” The ad points out that even President Obama believes a number of provisions “got snuck in” to the health care bill that would essentially put the government between you and your doctor, contrary to the President’s other rhetoric.

AFF President Sandy Greiner stated, “The truth accidently slipped out during a speech where the President was NOT using a teleprompter. Evidently, that’s when the real truth comes out.”

Greiner continued, “AFF has been beating this drum since last year and 60% of the American people agree with the President when he is not using a teleprompter. When will members of Congress start listening?”

Greiner concluded, “Of course provisions “got snuck” into health care legislation. That is how Sen. Ben Nelson got the Cornhusker Kickback. That is how Sen. Mary Landrieu got the Louisiana Purchase. Americans oppose the potential for a government takeover of health care now more than ever. Members of Congress should listen to President Obama and start over on health care legislation NOW.”

The ad will run in USA Today and POLITICO

View "Teleprompter" ad here.

Ad Script: “Teleprompter”

What Happens When There’s No Teleprompter?

Sometimes the Truth Accidentally Slips Out

It’s one of President Obama’s favorite health care lines:

“...if you’ve got health insurance, you like your doctors, you like your plan, you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan.”

The President has made that pledge hundreds of times. He is also fond of implying that other people are lying to the American people by saying:

“...no matter what you’ve heard, if you like your doctor or health care plan, you can keep it.”

But the President wasn’t using his ever-present teleprompter on January 29th. And then the truth accidentally slipped out:

“...we said from the start that it was going to be important for us to be consistent in saying to people if you can have your — if you want to keep the health insurance you got, you can keep it, that you’re not going to have anybody getting in between you and your doctor in your decision making. And I think that some of the provisions that got snuck in might have violated that pledge.”

— President Obama, Baltimore, MD, 1/29/10

The President made a slip...and spoke the truth. He admitted that his numerous prior assurances were wrong and that ObamaCare would make it impossible for millions of Americans to keep their current health care plans, even if they like them.

The President would have us believe that massive interlocking provisions virtually eliminating the ability to retain current insurance coverage and requiring hundreds of pages of documentation “got snuck in” by some unknown, nefarious operative. This explanation is beyond lame, it is preposterous.

According to non-partisan experts like the Congressional Budget Office and the Lewin Group, the liberal health care bills now being debated in Congress will cause millions of Americans to lose their current health care coverage, or be forced to find a new doctor.

Americans are already worried about other provisions that “got snuck” into the bills —the Cornhusker Kickback, the Louisiana Purchase, and the special deals for unions.

Americans oppose $500 billion in Medicare cuts, new taxes on small businesses and medical supplies, and the potential for a government takeover of health care.

When even the President admits that his plan would cause Americans to lose their current coverage, it’s time to listen to the more than 60% of Americans who want Congress to start over and get health care right.

Tell Congress: Start Over and Get Health Care Right (202) 225-3121

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Paid for by American Future Fund


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