President Obama at the CHCI awards dinner.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were on hand Wednesday, September 16th for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's awards dinner honoring Marc Anthony. The President spoke on health care and illegal immigration, stating that no illegals would be covered under pending legislation. However, he also stated that the country's immigration system was broken and that we should work to fix the system in order to provide health care for those here legally.
In other words, amnesty for illegals, health care for legals, and the Democrats get to fulfill all promises and the media largely skirts the matter and the President's promises largely go unreported. Has anyone else seen the following on major media, television news or even FOX for that matter?
Oh, and as a humorous aside, note the charcoal-clear teleprompter in full view directly between the camera and the President.
The President's remarks on illegals, legals and health care fall in the second half of the video.
There have been many concerns voiced that HR 3200 or other legislation on health care would contain provisions offering public coverage for illegal aliens. And the public option has encountered significant opposition due to the likelihood it would be the mechanism for providing such coverage. And the President has received significant criticism from those who don't believe his statements that illegals will not receive coverage.
This marks the first time that the President has publicly stated his support in detail to offer amnesty to those here illegally in order that they receive publicly-funded health care benefits, "Just like everyone else."
There it is, America--in full color! "Change that you can believe in!"
"God bless the United States of America."
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First there was no section on enforcement or verification of illegal immigrants in the House bill, so what Joe Wilson said was true.
Then after it was brought to light by Joe’s outburst, Obama said that the SAVE database, the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program would be added to the bill.
Lastly, we have Obama this week saying "If anything, this debate underscores the necessity of passing comprehensive immigration reform and resolving the issue of 12 million undocumented people living and working in this country once and for all."
So what we have here is a classic fake pass and end run to allow those same 12 million people to be covered after they are given amnesty.
The house bill plainly stated ""Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States." You can see it for yourself on Factcheck.org at www(dot)factcheck.org/2009/08/twenty-six-lies-about-hr-3200 along w/the other lies Republicans have been spreading about it. So, Joe was the liar, not Obama. And Obama has never said anywhere he will "give illegal immigrants amnesty", what he is proposing is to make these people file and become citizens- after which they will have to start shelling out taxes like everyone else here- in the end, you and everyone else blowing this out of context, will make out better under his proposal, if you can get over your xenophobia...remember, this country was founded by immigrants, your relatives included.
"That's why I strongly support making sure folks who are here legally have access to affordable, quality health insurance under this plan, just like everybody else." not the same as "This marks the first time that the President has publicly stated his support in detail to offer amnesty to those here illegally in order that they receive publicly-funded health care benefits, "Just like everyone else.""
was this the whole speech? because i didnt hear anything in that clip that said legalize illegals. i did hear reform immigration.
I can't afford my own healthcare. The last thing I need to be forced to afford healthcare for others.
Idiots! Nowhere did he mention amnesty for illegal aliens. Nice try though. Come back to the real world right wing and quit making crap up.
bunch of racists. I love the fact that your country is being led by a black man and it is eating you nutjobs up inside. Yes I am playing the race card because you numbnuts keep dealing it. Oh and I am white and embarrased that the right wing nazi's are white too. Since you are small minded here is what he actually said. "No illegals will be given healthcare", and "We need to fix the immigration problem" leave it to a bunch of gun weilding lunatics to put them together in the same sentence.. The way you idiots are acting, don't be surprised when the GOp loses in 2012 and 2016.
Nice propaganda column. Read your title, then please point out the portion of the speech where the title of your article is mentioned...Let me help... Its not mentioned once. Who would have thought that crazy carter was actually sane and right on with his calling out the racists. Here is another one for you Jimmy!
Word games at best...
Amnesty = Immagration Reform. Just the same way Public Option = Health Care Reform. Call it what you will but a Rose by any other name would still smell as sweet or sour depending on your point of view.
What a hit piece. The Examiner doesn't have very high standards.
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