Little I've read & nothing I've experienced myself or heard in person from Drs. etc, tells me that Obamacare will work. Just reporting.
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) September 25, 2013
The author and occasional “Red Eye” guest sent that tweet in September, back when he was at least cautiously optimistic about the Affordable Care Act:
@sivavaid I am rooting for it. Don't get me wrong. Just not getting positive answers.
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) September 25, 2013
Pres said if you like your present insurance you get to keep it. Thing is, I loathed mine. Here's hoping!
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) October 1, 2013
Hoping was as far as it got:
@samgustin I went on it just now but through http://t.co/y3FS2oaodF Got put on hold. Will keep at it.
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) October 1, 2013
@joe_hill I have been one of those. Sadly a lot have been dropped by private plans like Aetna now. And group deals are gone. Hopeful, though
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) October 1, 2013
If we’ve learned anything living under President Obama, is that hope doesn’t always pan out.
Why doesn't http://t.co/y3FS2oaodF work? Day, night or early in the a.m? No idea, but it's time for the press to seriously answer this.
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) October 4, 2013
Turns out the site sucks all the time, even during “off peek hours.”
Day 4. http://t.co/FDiqE5vSZN has progressed to a new error message. 'The system is down at the moment for scheduled maintenance.' Huh?
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) October 4, 2013
Simple Orwellian fix to the ACA evident in more and more news stories: Just redefine the word 'affordable.'
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) October 20, 2013
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@tufty2012 I'm giving it a chance and laud its aims but think it deserves observation and close scrutiny.
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) October 20, 2013
And “close observation and scrutiny” have revealed that Obamacare is an ever-embiggening pile of fail.
Fast-forward a couple of weeks, and Kirn is seeing the ACA for what it is:
Our basic knowledge of the ACA derived from the president's claims. My support was based on them. They were false. I withdraw my support.
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) November 11, 2013
Obama lied. Repeatedly. Period. And he doesn’t deserve our support.
This tweeter took a page out of the Obama playbook, suggesting Kirn just doesn’t understand the “facts” about the ACA:
https://twitter.com/sivavaid/status/400003109025349632
Kirn didn’t bite:
https://twitter.com/walterkirn/status/400003735273099264
Bingo. Thanks to Obamacare, the only thing consumers can keep is their cancellation notices.
https://twitter.com/sivavaid/status/400004119684870144
If it’s facts Mr. Vaidhyanathan wants:
@beytamover @sivavaid @walterkirn my premiums and deductibles (employer-provided) have been rising against my wishes for years
— Novel Matunovirus (@matunos) November 11, 2013
@sivavaid @walterkirn my aunt lost her primary dr of 10 yrs. a friends premiums and deductible rose against her wishes. All the fact I need!
— SCMom23 ?? (@beytamover) November 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/sivavaid/statuses/400006257282539520
“Nothing to do with Obamacare”? Nice try, pal.
https://twitter.com/walterkirn/status/400006704647376896
https://twitter.com/walterkirn/status/400007184651915264
https://twitter.com/sivavaid/status/400007167744290816
@matunos @walterkirn @sivavaid but he promised savings of $2500 per family.. That's NOT happening. They can't their plans or drs as promised
— SCMom23 ?? (@beytamover) November 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/sivavaid/status/400013561033797632
Uh, actually, he did. Facts matter. Real facts, that is.
https://twitter.com/walterkirn/status/400014653675556866
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