Whoops!
As Twitchy reported, Obamacare poster boy Chad Henderson apparently hasn’t enrolled in a plan, despite making claims to the contrary.
https://twitter.com/ChadHenderson/status/385174771031621632
#StandWith @ChadHenderson and the millions of Americans who finally have access to proper health care! pic.twitter.com/TmQKCvNGfH
— All On The Line TN (@allontheline_tn) October 3, 2013
https://twitter.com/ChadHenderson/status/385228367551021056
Notice that in the above tweet, it clearly says that Henderson and his father purchased health insurance.
It's not even ambiguous: pic.twitter.com/8kIzI4W5cl
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 4, 2013
Henderson also trumpeted the news on Facebook:
This is what today was about: MT @ChadHenderson: enrolled in #Obamacare! Looking forward to having affordable healthcare for the first time!
— Obamacare (@Obamacare) October 2, 2013
“Enrolled.”
Dear @ChadHenderson, tell us the one about how you didn't know the word "ENROLL" in HC insurance terms means "BOUGHT." I'll wait.
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 4, 2013
"I'm going to say this again: I did not have enrollment relations with that exchange."
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 4, 2013
Henderson knows full-well what “enrolled” means. He just doesn’t care. He’s got vacation to think about:
https://twitter.com/ChadHenderson/status/386194854260527104
Will the media outlets who giddily reported Henderson’s signup success issue retractions? We’re still waiting.
Few people have managed to enroll in Obamacare coverage through http://t.co/0bkFVRtg2o. Here's one of them: http://t.co/q7wbWBvH5i
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 3, 2013
Recommended
Chattanooga man 1st in the nation to sign up for Obamacare: http://t.co/VLyRE4r1tq
— Times Free Press (@TimesFreePress) October 4, 2013
WaPo’s Sarah Kliff, at least, has acknowledged that maybe Henderson wasn’t being as up-front as he could’ve been:
OH LOOK! @ChadHenderson didn't talk to Reason's reporter. He talked to the friendly Sarah Kliff. https://t.co/IeYzZYOsyy
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 4, 2013
But what she won’t acknowledge is that Henderson is, in fact, a lying liar:
And so the saga continues: Spoke with Chad Henderson again, confirms he hasn't bought coverage, argues he didn't lie. http://t.co/dylVMmhXl1
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) October 4, 2013
Huh?
Here’s what he told Kliff:
We have not purchased a specific.The application has information and once you submit it, it reviews eligibility. Obviously I’m not eligible for Medicaid because our governor isn’t expanding it. And that’s what I meant by enrollment. I had assumed that I never said I purchased a plan or enrolled in marketplace. I’m not backing down on my comments. I have not misled anyone.
Welp, that’s good enough for her!
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/386199078003949568
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/386198945254236161
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/386199917443551232
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/386206493638279168
https://twitter.com/459Durella/status/386203415501492225
Like a fiddle — and she’s totally fine with that.
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Update:
Henderson’s in this lie pretty deep … might as well go all-out, right?
https://twitter.com/ChadHenderson/status/386212346881769472
Nice try, buddy. He also retweeted this:
Also, unless you know @ChadHenderson and his situation, you have NO right to judge him. Leave him alone.
— leigh (@leeighlo_) October 4, 2013
Sorry, sweetheart. Chad made this bed; now he’s gotta lie in it.
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Update:
I was duped: Chad Henderson DID NOT enroll in health insurance on the Obamacare exchange. Today's interview: http://t.co/NZ47xsU0J7
— Jeffrey Young (@JeffYoung) October 4, 2013
The Chattanooga Times Free press, however, merely reported Henderson’s bogus excuse. They didn’t actually correct anything:
https://twitter.com/ChadHenderson/status/386243578915086336
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Related:
Michelle Malkin: Lying Chad: Another entry for my Ever-Expanding Catalogue of Obamacare Fables