The Obama administration continued its promotional campaign for healthcare reform ahead of the launch of insurance exchanges via Twitter yesterday. After the above update was sent from the president’s account, #WhatObamacareMeansToMe became a trending topic, but it seemed to generate more spite than support.
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe It means that I get to buy some woman I’m not sleeping with, birth control.
— BIG ED (@Falconeddie1) September 3, 2013
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe Here is how you look after filling out all the forms: pic.twitter.com/NeNTh1cfUA
— John Gort (@JohnGort) September 2, 2013
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#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe Turning your doctor’s office into the DMV one step at a time pic.twitter.com/wQF6hb5rek
— Andy Epsilantis (@TheAndyEps) September 2, 2013
Some supporters did come out to play (and sling some mud) too.
Little kids with pre-existing conditions can finally see a doctor. If you’re against that u need a heart transplant. #WhatObamaCareMeansToMe
— John (@linnyitssn) September 2, 2013
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe, our nation is one step closer to making health care a human right and not a privilege.
— Ricky Y. Choi MD MPH (@rychoiMD) September 3, 2013
@JimDeMint No co-pays for well-woman visits, HPV tests, HIV screening, domestic violence counseling #WhatObamaCareMeansToMe
— M Puga (@mpuga2112) September 2, 2013
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe Getting to stay on my parents’ insurance–in other words, getting to stay insured!
— Abby Brickler (@AbbyBrickler) September 3, 2013
Twitter is good for a lot of things, but a glance at this stream shows that having intelligent conversation about politics is not one of them.
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe A bunch of tweets demonstrating how poorly educated our country is on politics, health care, and the legal process.
— Stephen Ronning (@Smartiewdw) September 3, 2013
This guy gets it, though.
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe – Must eat more veggies.
— Seth (@ElSethero) September 3, 2013