Who is Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher arguing with?
He doesn't know, Jake. RT @jaketapper @tommyxtopher who are you arguing with?
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 29, 2013
The voices. RT @jaketapper @tommyxtopher who are you arguing with?
— SFK (@stephenkruiser) October 29, 2013
Actually, you see, Christopher was arguing with “the lady from Chicago.” CNN’s Jake Tapper had reported on a woman, a Democrat, whose private insurance was cancelled and found that her premium and deductible would both go up. Yesterday, Christopher had argued that health insurance is complicated, and many people don’t even know they currently have “junk insurance,” a situation the ACA will solve (at a cost).
How Obamacare increased one Chicago-area resident's (and loyal Democrat's) insurance costs > http://t.co/0ezNCXtvQ4
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
@tommyxtopher premium was higher and deductible $3k more — she was content w old plan and said it wasn't a "junk plan"
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
In other words, she liked her health care plan and though she could keep her health care plan. Period.
@jaketapper @tommyxtopher Yet O made clear that people like her may lose their plans 3 yrs ago so why report it like it's a scandal today?
— The Good News Goddess (@goodnewsgoddess) October 29, 2013
@goodnewsgoddess @tommyxtopher not reporting it like a scandal. ppl getting cancellation letters today.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
@jaketapper @tommyxtopher The wide spread MSM implication or outright accusation is O lied about this when links I provided prove otherwise.
— The Good News Goddess (@goodnewsgoddess) October 29, 2013
@goodnewsgoddess @tommyxtopher on the contrary i ran a clip of POTUS explaining what he meant in '09. but surely more complex than presented
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
@jaketapper @goodnewsgoddess Yes, that was excellent, I don't think anyone else has played that one.
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) October 29, 2013
@tommyxtopher @goodnewsgoddess it was obviously never as simple as presented. live by the sales pitch, die by the sales pitch
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
@jaketapper @goodnewsgoddess I have to do a thing, but I'll see what I can find out. I suspect sh didn't have "junk" insurance, but also
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) October 29, 2013
@jaketapper @goodnewsgoddess doesn't know what weaknesses of old policy/strengths of new one are. $250 is too much for junk insurance
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) October 29, 2013
Umm…
@tommyxtopher @La_Diana the woman i interviewed knows more about her insurance than you do. and no political axe to grind.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
@jaketapper @tommyxtopher Since when doesn't "adversarial journalism" represent a political axe to grind?
— Gary Stewart (@blucaller) October 29, 2013
@blucaller @tommyxtopher the woman is an Obama supporter, Obamacare supporter, and former House Dem staffer. thats what i was referring to.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
@jaketapper @tommyxtopher her boss lost in2010, she's running, right? Or is that a different one? sounds disgruntled to me
— Gary Stewart (@blucaller) October 29, 2013
@jaketapper I don't think she had an ax to grind, I just think she might not know all about her health plans, eg overemphasizing deductible
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) October 29, 2013
@tommyxtopher Lord, that's patronizing.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
Out: If you like your plan, you can keep it. In: If you were smarter, you really wouldn’t like your old plan.
@jaketapper that's a very, very good tweet, Jake! Well-sent.
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) October 29, 2013
@tommyxtopher I think she knows her plan/options quite well! But call her + report it if you feel differently. She wants ACA to work!!
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2013
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