For those just joining, I don't argue no one was helped by ACA. They were! But many were hurt, & they were lied to over and over by Obama.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
Twitchy favorite Mary Katharine Ham of The Federalist sat down with Jake Tapper this afternoon to discuss the failure of GOP’s AHCA bill and as an actual, real-life Obamacare insured, to give her story on how the 2009 law has affected her.
Have a watch (and note, because the trolls failed to, that MKH talks about how many others are hurting much more than she is):
.@mkhammer: People like me on #Obamacare 'still losing,' can't use insurance with 'high deductibles, high premiums' https://t.co/rEw6n6LK3q
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 24, 2017
Here’s what MKH had before Obamacare, which she was told repeatedly by President Obama that she could keep:
Individual market pre-Obamacare: Far cheaper premium and deductible for decent (what was then considered) high-deductible plan. https://t.co/SuJNdgO6nD
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
Anyway, the trolls weren’t happy. This fine, upstanding gentleman wished cancer on MKH:
https://twitter.com/mlee99z/status/845374517732151296
Keep telling yourself none of us exist. It's not a matter of a "little," & it's far worse for people who have far less than I. https://t.co/JX2FWlfDSR
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
And this guy called her a liar:
https://twitter.com/nationwide_305/status/845374487101128704
Bc my story is real, represents millions who don't get a chance to tell theirs and have far less than I. https://t.co/4G2qn3w1Tf
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
This one called her a millionaire because all Republican pundits are like the guy with a monocle on a Monopoly game:
https://twitter.com/BuckguyB1/status/845375298728288258
Factcheck: False on part 1. Also, the people who have less are the ones I referenced today. They face same issues I do but stakes higher. https://t.co/oIMj0cGouO
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
Or it’s her privilege showing:
she is so out of touch with everyday americans. privilege in a nutshell.
— OneDay (@onedaylight) March 24, 2017
Right, the fact I'm in the Obamacre exchanges with a bunch of, um, regular Americans, is privilege in a nutshell. https://t.co/8FstBw7Pru
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
It’s always fun when a troll has not idea what they’re talking about:
Even if her deductible is 3000; breast cancer costs 800k or so….
— Twiggy says: Not táday Commie ?!???⚖️ (@Verdaderaesq) March 24, 2017
People not in Obamacare system have no idea what deductibles look like. $3K WOULD BE A GIFT. https://t.co/xo710tpb4D
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
But this exchange was pretty informative. One because @Shoq is somewhat of a professional liberal troll and two, MKH says she was the only pundit on the stage who actually has Obamacare. Maybe the entire health-care debate would be better if only pundits who had Obamacare were interviewed?
.@jaketapper just let @mkhammer make the biggest speech full of utter bullshit about healthcare I have yet heard. Without rebuttal
— It's Fox News, Stupid! (@Shoq) March 24, 2017
I was the only person on the stage who has had and experienced Obamacare. My experience is the same as millions w less than I. https://t.co/uFQrRQDGD3
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
.@mkhammer Isn't it funny how it's only conservative pundits who have these problems? Why is that? https://t.co/TK3bFgHLO4
— It's Fox News, Stupid! (@Shoq) March 24, 2017
Unclear whether this is an allegation I'm lying or what? He/she is often unclear. https://t.co/UiVTB1z9Ox
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 24, 2017
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