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A liberal progressive investigative reporter finally digs in on Obama. Greg Palast has uncovered a nefarious back room deal between Obama and PhRMA that sells out America. He airs his findings on the progressive and liberal Air America. No kidding!
For the “Sleeping Giant-town-hallers that just woke up, Air America can be summed up in this excerpt from Wikipedia,
Air America Media (formerly Air America Radio) is an American radio network specializing in politically liberal talk programming. The network started programming on March 31, 2004 and features discussion and information programs with hosts reflecting progressive points of view. The network specializes in presentations and monologues by on-air personalities, guest interviews, calls by listeners, and news reports. Air America's most popular host, Lionel, is estimated to have over 1.5 million unique listeners a week.”
Now let’s flesh out the players, besides his holiness Barack Obama, which are Billy Tauzin and PhRMA. Wikipedia has this to say,
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), founded in 1958, is an industry trade group representing the pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies in the United States. PhRMA's mission is advocacy for public policies that encourage the discovery of new medicines for patients by pharmaceutical and biotechnology research companies. PhRMA's current CEO is former congressman Billy Tauzin.”
Wilbert Joseph Tauzin, II, usually known as Billy Tauzin, (born June 14, 1943), American lobbyist and politician of Cajun descent, is President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980 to 2005, representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district.”
An investigative report,
Under the Influence, pitted Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.) and Rep. Dan Burton against Tauzin and accused him of using unethical tactics (like what Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi do all the time) to push a bill that "the pharmaceutical lobbyists wrote". Their claim is supported by CSPAN video, the fact that it was the longest roll call in the history of the House of Representatives, and the 3 a.m. voting time. Along with Tauzin, many of the other individuals who worked on the bill are now lobbyists for the pharmaceutical industry.”
In summary President Barack Obama to get PhRMA to sign on to his health care plane sold out America in the following way.
1. Obama needs savings to sell his plan. PhRMA is to give our government $80 Billion in discounts on pharmaceuticals over the next decade. This roughly a 2% discount, Bo the First dog could have negotiated a better deal!
2. In return Obama gives PhRMA free reign to charge anything they want to the rest of us!
3. Obama promised the negotiations would be on CSPAN, the following clip shows you what America got instead.
Comments
Mr.Dail please don't stop with Obama selling us out to pharmaceuticals, continue on with the fact that Obama and his rich buddies at the top sold the american people and our jobs out to everyone....China, India, Africa, banks, big business,lobiests he sure the hell isn't for the people he's only for the rich crooks like the rest of the of the politicians. Shame on all of you.
I'd like to know who Obama and his buddies think is going to buy all the expensive garbage they're importing; when their's less and less people working due to the politicians, banks, and business owners giving our jobs away to other countries?? They do realize that the middle classes demise will eventually be the rich people's demise as well. I thought those people were suppose to be smart, they seem pretty ignorant to me.
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