http://twitter.com/#!/Schultz44/status/394963042212921344
As the news reports mount of millions of Americans losing their health insurance, White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz is still confidently asserting that nobody is going to be forced out of his or her health insurance plan because of the inaptly-named “Affordable Care Act.”
Of course, Schultz didn’t say anything about the fact that the law makes certain types of health insurance policies illegal. So, yeah, one can argue that nobody is technically “forced out” of a policy by the ACA. It’s just that the ACA makes it unlawful for companies to offer various types of health insurance — so those plans disappear into thin air and there’s nothing left to be forced out of. Aren’t semantic games fun?
http://twitter.com/#!/Khill33/status/394975772475011072
http://twitter.com/#!/misspoo4ever/status/394973137818755072
http://twitter.com/#!/PIRATE1775/status/394973543316078592
http://twitter.com/#!/HurricanesCity/status/394972626315005952
http://twitter.com/#!/docwhocuts/status/394974359955046400
Not only is Schultz a shameless liar, he’s also a bad speller:
http://twitter.com/#!/LadyGoodman3/status/394974169609158656
Extra points to Tim Miller for the Baghdad Bob reference:
http://twitter.com/#!/Timodc/status/394963701436272640
We were going to do that one ourselves but he saved us the time.
Update: Schultz isn’t backing down:
http://twitter.com/#!/Schultz44/status/394989840514568192
Note the subtle shift in Schultz’s argument. He started off claiming that no one will be forced out of his or her health policy because of the ACA. Now he’s citing a PolitiFact article that claims many of the people who will lose coverage due to the ACA will be able to enroll in new policies.
By the way, PolitiFact’s track record on this issue is not exactly stellar.