Dems celebrate 6 million O-care enrollees; Requests for proof ignored
"Sir we just sold 6 million of the product!"
"We did? Great show me the sales receipt"
"We don't have that. Take my word for it"
— S.M (@redsteeze) March 27, 2014
http://twitter.com/#!/MelissaTweets/status/449260267008839680
Sounds ridiculous, right? But not when we’re talking about a trillion-dollar health care law.
President Obama announced on a conference call today that enrollment for Obamacare has topped the six million mark:
http://twitter.com/#!/ktumulty/status/449259087578927105
The victory parade got rolling fast among the Democrats:
http://twitter.com/#!/dccc/status/449266866251644928
http://twitter.com/#!/PressSec/status/449263270122487808
If Harry Reid says so, it’s got to be true, right?
http://twitter.com/#!/SenatorReid/status/449254135175860225
Some in the press helped pass along the number:
http://twitter.com/#!/nationaljournal/status/449266541339893760
http://twitter.com/#!/Reuters/status/449257820328693760
The Obama administration released no other evidence to support the number.
http://twitter.com/#!/DLoesch/status/449264780268670977
Certainly not that one.
Also kept under wraps by the White House:
http://twitter.com/#!/samsteinhp/status/449260634350575616
Feel the transparency!
None of those questions are answered in the HHS story touting six million enrollments:
http://twitter.com/#!/philipaklein/status/449254254247944192
Apparently there are a lot of data points that aren’t either worth tracking or sharing publicly.
The absence of any substantial information might suffice for a good deal of the mainstream media, but for others it was cause for skepticism:
http://twitter.com/#!/sistertoldjah/status/449259815194595330
http://twitter.com/#!/KatMcKinley/status/449259254227017728
http://twitter.com/#!/MelissaTweets/status/449259478794268672
That would appear to be the plan.
At least @HealthCareTara got her days right this time:
http://twitter.com/#!/AnthonyBialy/status/449259249571749888
