What are they smoking over at The Huffington Post? First, political editor Sam Stein points out that it’s “not necessarily” bad that Obamacare will further cripple the economy, because hey, all those future unemployed people won’t have to work for insurance coverage. Stupid? You bet. But it gets worse, courtesy of Stein’s HuffPo colleague, senior congressional reporter Michael McAuliff:
There's an irony in the GOP complaining that ACA lets people quit jobs. I mean, what's wrong with freedom?
— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) February 4, 2014
Holy crap. Just this afternoon, Jay Carney told us that freedom’s just a “buzzword.” When did “freedom” come to mean “being at the government’s mercy”? We must’ve been asleep in class that day.
@mmcauliff The only question is is more people dropping out of productive work a good thing? Hard to make that case.
— Steven Fallon (@Srf_Qwerty) February 4, 2014
@Srf_Qwerty unless maybe that start their own business cos they're not worried about how to get health insurance?
— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) February 4, 2014
@mmcauliff Ummm…people who work for themselves are still, you know, working. They are not part of the 2M productive jobs lost.
— Steven Fallon (@Srf_Qwerty) February 4, 2014
@Srf_Qwerty and if they fail, they no longer have to fear being completely screwed, leaving family with no insurance. People can take risks.
— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) February 4, 2014
Ugh. Yes, Michael. People can take risks. But they should not be compelled by the government to do so. The Obama administration disagrees, of course:
WH economist at briefing says: Even if health care law results in "less of a labor supply" (won't say lost jobs), those are "choices"
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) February 4, 2014
Carney re Obamacare impact on jobs: "This is not anything but an added choice people have – more oppty because of that freedom"
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) February 4, 2014
“Choices.” We do not think that word means what the White House and its lapdogs think it means.
Hey everyone, did you know that jobs are choices? So says the White House https://t.co/S57R33gK6s
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) February 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/430790257554882560
https://twitter.com/thegoldfarb/status/430787587499114496
https://twitter.com/czechov/status/430795957673156608
We’re witnessing truly staggering intellectual acrobatics. And instead of holding the administration accountable, hacks like McAuliff are doing their best to feed the lying beast.
.@mmcauliff that's SO ironic- like rain on your wedding day
— Nino (@baldingschemer) February 4, 2014
And, well, we just feel sick.
Sweet Christ… RT @mmcauliff: There's an irony in the GOP complaining that ACA lets people quit jobs. I mean, what's wrong with freedom?
— HouseRepEEE (@EEElverhoy) February 4, 2014
Shorter @mmcauliff: "Having a job is slavery. So be free and go buy Govt mandated insurance!"
— HouseRepEEE (@EEElverhoy) February 4, 2014
Who pays for these newly "free" people, you fucking hack? https://t.co/fRYLKK3cRw @mmcauliff
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/430793274056790016
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/430793317094522880
W. T. F. RT @mmcauliff: There's an irony in the GOP complaining that ACA lets people quit jobs. I mean, what's wrong with freedom?
— Savannah (@thesavvy) February 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/bimbim1/status/430795567430529024
https://twitter.com/RepRepublic/status/430794822665109504
How many tens of Americans work *only* to get cheaper health insurance? @mmcauliff
— Mike (@ThePantau) February 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/430796362633207808
@RBPundit Absolutely love the "What's wrong with freedom?". @mmcauliff pic.twitter.com/rOxZiAyDAh
— ⇜Vapid↭Echo⇝ (@VapidEcho) February 4, 2014
@RBPundit Wow, @mmcauliff 's tweet there is Pelosi-level stupid.
— This 50 char name is great and so is Toto's Africa (@AspiringThrawn) February 4, 2014
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”
And we are screwed.
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