What inspired Ana Marie Cox, political columnist for the Guardian U.S., to wax poetic on Obamacare today? It looks like it was this tweet from Sen. Ted Cruz. Remember that President Obama defended the “glitches” that continue to plague the Obamacare website by comparing them to the rollout of Apple’s (relatively seamless) new iPhone and iOS 7 operating system.
If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn’t need a law to make them buy it. #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 14, 2013
Wtf? RT @SenTedCruz: If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn’t need a law to make them buy it. #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) October 15, 2013
Makes sense to us. Cox didn’t seem to think so, although again, keep it mind: it was Obama himself who said that HealthCare.gov was a lot like Apple’s iOS 7. You know, glitchy.
#ObamacareIsNotAniPhone #obamacareIsNotABanana #ObamacareIsNotAToy #ObamacareIsNotYourUncleRichard #ObamacareIsNotAWeatherPhenomeon
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) October 15, 2013
#obamacareIsNotATwizzler #obamacareIsNotAnOldWoodenShip #obamacareIsNotAWhale'sVagina #obamacareIsNotAMunchPainting
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) October 15, 2013
#ObamaCareIsNotYourNewBicycle I mean, this could go on for years.
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) October 15, 2013
What could go on for years, the hashtag game or the effort to create an account on HealthCare.gov?
The president might have conceded that the Obamacare rollout was “glitchy,” but Cox has a bigger problem with the president’s signature legislation.
#obamacareIsNotSocializedMedicine #iwishitwas
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) October 15, 2013
How is Obamacare not like the iPhone, despite what the president says? Let Sen. Cruz count the ways.
The architects behind the iPhone never described it as a “train wreck.” #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 12, 2013
The media doesn’t have to send out a national search party to find someone who has bought an iPhone. #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 12, 2013
Apple can ship the iPhone to your doorstep faster than it takes to log in to http://t.co/B4wfKR71RO #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 12, 2013
The iPhone wasn’t rendered inoperable for “maintenance” the first week it was on the market. #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 12, 2013
You don’t have to worry about people at the Genius Bar stealing your identity. #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 13, 2013
If you like your iPhone, you can actually keep it. If you don’t like Obamacare, too bad! #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 13, 2013
When people spend hours in line waiting for an iPhone it’s because they want to. #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 13, 2013
Apple creates jobs. Obamacare kills jobs. #ObamacareIsNotAniPhone
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 14, 2013
Any other things that Obamacare isn’t that are important to know?
But unfortunately #ObamacareIsNotAGuaranteeOfHealthCare either. And it is certainly not free. It's important to understand that @anamariecox
— Jeff “Rather Be The Hunter Than The Prey” Terry (@nuclear94) October 15, 2013
Editor’s note: Typo fixed.
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