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Play "Obama Healthcare Bingo" Tonight

From ATR on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 3:57 PM
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“Public option” “Change” “Bend the cost curve” Invocation of FDR, Truman, Nixon, or Ted Kennedy “Status quo”
“Deficit-neutral” “Bipartisan” “Investment” “Let me be clear” “The cost of doing nothing”
“Crisis” “Children and grandchildren” GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED “FREE”SPACE “Waste, fraud, and abuse” “Naysayers” or "Fear-mongers"
“Quality health insurance” “Medical malpractice reform” “Keep insurance companies honest” “Well-financed forces” “Create choice and competition”
“Hope” “46 million uninsured” “Washington special interests” “Doctors and Nurses” “As I’ve said before”
Tonight at 8:00 PM Eastern Time, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress. Below is a handy Bingo card you may use to check off terms and phrases likely to be used. As a bonus, print out the different versions of the card and watch the speech with your friends or family: Card 1; Card 2; Card 3; Card 4

KEY:

“Public option” – A government-run health plan
“Crisis” -- Excuse to hike taxes and grow the government per Rahm Emmanuel’s theory: “Never waste a crisis”
“Hope” – The medicine Obama will prescribe while you’re on a government waiting list
“Change” – Take-home pay of future generations due to massive spending increases and government expansion
“Bipartisan” – Tricking one gullible Republican into voting for a government-controlled health plan
“Children and grandchildren” – The people picking up the tab
“Investment” – The government spending your tax dollars
“As I’ve said before” – Prepare for a poll-tested line from stump speeches
“Deficit-neutral” – Raising taxes at least as much as you raise spending
“Quality health insurance” – A benefits package designed by unelected federal bureaucrats
“46 million uninsured” – Inflated number which includes illegal immigrants, those eligible for but not enrolled in existing government programs, and those who turn down insurance they can afford
“Waste, fraud, and abuse” – Magic asterisk when a politician needs a pay-for
“Well-financed forces” – K Street health industry lobbyists in bed with Obamacare
“Washington special interests” – K Street lobbyists President Obama likes to pretend are opposed to Obamacare but actually support it
“Status quo” – Government already controls half of the U.S. healthcare sector; Obamacare wants to take over the other half
“The cost of doing nothing” – Trillions less than Obama’s plan
“Let me be clear” – Prepare yourself for meaningless truism
“Naysayers” or “fear-mongers” – Any person legitimately concerned about the rapid encroachment of government in their life
“Create choice and competition” – Driving out private sector health insurance by rigging any competition in the government’s favor
“Keep insurance companies honest” – see “create choice and competition” above
“Bend the cost curve” – The government rationing your healthcare
“Medical malpractice reform” – Something Obama, Reid, and Pelosi will never actually do since they are in the pocket of trial lawyers
“Doctors and Nurses” – Healthcare professionals who will be drafted into government employment when Obamacare eventually turns into a single-payer system 

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Comments

This is GREAT! I now have a good reason to watch the dictator wannabe. Do I win a prize when I get bingo or a full card? I have a feeling the card will be full. After all, there won't be anything new said tonight unless he found some new lies.
>> Jim Thompson Wednesday, September 9, 2009 7:16 PM Report Comment

This has to be one of the funniest things I have seen! I thought I was the only one who notice how he always uses "Let me be clear" everytime he is going to get really serious.
>> Becky Wednesday, September 9, 2009 7:18 PM Report Comment

Awesome, a great way to make this palatable, I was not going to watch I was going to listen to Talk Radio and read the intent news tonight. Thanks
>> Marge Wednesday, September 9, 2009 7:29 PM Report Comment

Crisis is on the card. The reason crisis is on the card is simple. Years ago on C-SPAN Lying Panetta said: There are two ways things get done in Washington, Crisis and Leadership. Notice that for the Democrats everything is always a crisis, they never get anything done by leadership. That is why democrats are saying never let a good crisis go to waste, they are devoid of leadership, current dumb as a ba"rock" is a perfect example.
>> Tim C Wednesday, September 9, 2009 7:40 PM Report Comment

Mark has once again shown that every piece of humor has a kernel of truth. It would not be funny otherwise. However, humor aside, we will be stuck with the crap that the Dems and Obama come up with unless we make our voices heard. I have called Chet Edwards here in Texas and left a message to leave our healthcare alone. Please do your part and call up your congressmen and senators.
>> George Emerson, author Wednesday, September 9, 2009 7:53 PM Report Comment

I don't think I got a bingo... unless you fudge it a little.... Card 3.
>> Corry Wednesday, September 9, 2009 9:05 PM Report Comment

I got "BINGO" and only listened to the last ten minutes!!!
>> Paul W Wednesday, September 9, 2009 9:12 PM Report Comment

WHAT A DUFUS - What in the world has the American people voted into office? Never held a real job, never balanced a budget, only voted present except to vote FOR ABORTION AND EVERY ASPECT OF IT. He certainly does not listen to the people - the reason he really wants it to get passed is HIS DESIRE AND LEGACY - he doesn't give a damn about the American people. WAKE UP AMERICA - HE HAS GOT TO GO
>> Carol Loban Wednesday, September 9, 2009 9:30 PM Report Comment

I have never had so much fun listening to a political speech before in my life! You should do this everytime he gives one of these boring and predictable performances... you could have ALOT of Bingo cards!
>> Mike, CO Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:43 AM Report Comment

Hillarious!!!!!!!! Nailed ol O Bama!!!!
>> southern fried Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:56 AM Report Comment

I can hardly listen to dictator speak in America. Berry Sotoro has learned his lesson well from Fidel & Hugo - it is like fingernails on a chalkboard. I'm wondering if we will have any pieces to pick up of our beautiful America in 3 years. . . .God help us all. . . .
>> LadySage Friday, September 11, 2009 11:45 AM Report Comment

You forgot "security & Stability". Mark, you are so easy to LOVE. Thank you & thank God for you. For the record, you weren't born too late; you are the apposite vanguard for our time.
>> JamesC Friday, September 11, 2009 9:18 PM Report Comment

Linking the government attement to takeover our lives to Bingo gives the great game of Bingo a bad name. For decades, Bingo helped churches and synagogues raise funs to maintain their many worthwhile programs and initiatives. As a practical matter, what would make anyone believe that the federal government can run the country's medical system any better than the government in New York runs its Off Track Betting operation. The New York OTB operation showed clearly the only bookie who could lose money is the government. Bad enough when government bureaucracy hemorrhages money, let’s not let them bleed us dry as they undermine our health care system and our freedom.
>> Paul C Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:35 AM Report Comment

Very funny but sadly accurate. who is going to be paying for all this stuff? and how can they pay for it when they are already saddled with the debt payments on the massive bills we are running up now even before spending more money we don't have. 9 out of 10 we are headed for currency controls, which will be the only solution when the Chinese and everyone else starts shipping our worthless dollars back to us. and who will buy the worthless paper then when they can't exchange it for anything? thanks Pres.
>> Franco Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:22 PM Report Comment

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