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Romney campaign raises $1 million in three hours after Obamacare decision

maggiemay 2012/06/28 18:22:53

The Romney campaign raised $1 million dollars in the three hours
immediately following the Supreme Court decision to uphold President
Barack Obama’s health care reform law, according to a campaign
spokesperson’s tweet.


Romney campaign spokesperson Andrea Saul tweeted: “Just crossed $1
million raised for @MittRomney since SCOTUS decision. #FullRepeal.”


The tweet was sent at 1:25 p.m. The Supreme Court decision was handed down around 10:20 a.m.


The massive fundraising haul indicates that the court decision could
galvanize Republicans, ultimately helping them, in spite of the court
not ruling in their favor.

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  • Christine/Rest in peace Pet... 2012/06/28 20:20:52
    Christine/Rest in peace Peter Br
    +49
    This was a sad day for my family. Todays ruling by the Supreme Court was like death sentence for my husband. A few years ago he had a pace maker put in, otherwise he is in good health. During his 6 month checkups, the technician and representive of the pace maker that was put in my husband, stated that under the new Obamacare regulations my husband will be too old to recieve another pacemaker or to replace the battery when it goes.

    My husband's heart doctor has hinted that his pacemaker is working but is starting to show signs it will go out. If the pacemaker goes before Obamacare is fully implemented, then it can be replaced. If the replacement can not be justified before the healthcare law fully takes effect, my husband will have to go without and die. It does not matter if we sold everything we have to pay for the operation, it will be unavailable to my husband. So here we wait, ironically hoping that it will go out soon so that my husband has a chance of having it replaced. Meanwhile, we try to downplay was has happened today with our children, because we don't want them worried to death that they may be losing thier father in the next couple of years.

    Now we will have taxation with denied services.

    no thanks obamacare

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  • No nonsense NanC...don't BS... 2012/06/28 22:29:26
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +11
    "court decision could
    galvanize Republicans,"

    Depends upon how well Romney presents an alternative to the Affordable
    Care Act, He can't say he will repeal it... what if he is elected and has a Democratic
    congress. No one knows what will happen. Romney needs to present more specifics,
    not only on health care but job creation.
  • meme14 No nons... 2012/06/28 22:52:44
    meme14
    +1
    All he can EVER say..concretely..is that he will do the opposite of Obama..he has no plan for anything..Obamacare was patterned after his initiative..and I am glad..so glad..that the SCOTUS ruled it constitutional..
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/28 23:07:33
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +10
    He does have some concrete plans..... you aren't listening, or if you are, you
    have selective hearing. It may have been ruled constitutional, but still many
    don't like it, and how many more will join that group when they see the cost piling
    up. I worked for Hillary because I believe health care desperately needs
    reforming, but this plan will intensify to very reasons it needed reform. 0bamacare will not decrease cost or increase quality or access, in fact, it will do the very
    opposite. While you, if you are under 26 years old, will be able to stay on
    your parent's plan, but you grandparents may not get health care much needed
    Medicare..
  • meme14 No nons... 2012/06/28 23:22:57
    meme14
    He flipflops continuously - I could justify what I am saying..but you already know. He doesn't stand firm on anything..he is cowardly and leans toward the money every time. Obama is making change..history making change..say what you want..but it is the truth..My son's dad might be able to help me again when the bulk of Obamacare finally comes into effect. He got laid off and while he wasn't covered was diagnosed with sudden onset diabetes..and his blood pressure is off the charts..he lost 22 lbs in 3 days and almost died because he was afraid to go to the hospital without coverage..no one will cover him...he has a preexisting..and please do not come at me with the unrealistic b.s. that he should have been carrying private insurance the whole time while he was laid off..middle class people don't have that luxury..rich people do..every dime he gets..goes to health care..a man who has worked his entire life..it's not welfare..people on welfare are and always will be covered..it's not for them..it's a good thing..and a completely necessary thing. It can't decrease access for my son's father..who has no access. His choices are be poor or be dead.
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/28 23:30:04
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +7
    Well, I will say one thing for you: you do listen to the 0-botic talking points
    and propaganda, and you have them memorized..................
  • meme14 No nons... 2012/06/28 23:32:24
    meme14
    ok..I just told you how Obamacare will help someone close to me - that's a talking point? I think you just ran out of talking points..I think that's the real problem..
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/29 03:46:38
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +2
    "He flipflops continuously"

    How is that about 0bamacare helping someone you know? Or this

    "He doesn't stand firm on anything..he is cowardly and leans toward the money every."

    These are both nothing but talking points and propaganda! Hence
    my statement.

    Actually about your son's fathers plight, which I am sorry for, but
    there are provisions in our country for needed health care. Medicare,
    and if that isn't available there are many ERs.
  • meme14 No nons... 2012/06/29 11:24:16 (edited)
    meme14
    It's not a talking point..it's the truth..and my son's father doesn't have an acute illness..he has a medical condition..there are a lot of people in this country in the same devastating position - there are programs..for the very poor, yes. For someone like him..No. He doesn't qualiffy. He shouldn't take insulin or try to regulate his blood pressure? he should just go to the ER? What about people with cancer...they shouldn't get treatments? Just go to the ER? You are seriously oversimplifying it..like only someone who has never been in that situation can. There is a huge gap in health insurance - it affects primarily the middle class too...people on welfare are covered...someone who has something or has worked all their lives and don't qualify for programs are being affected...How is that fair? This country needed a new health care system.
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/29 17:01:39
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +1
    You said, "oversimplifying it..like only someone who has never been in that situation can."

    All to many assumptions here, meme 14, and since I have been in
    the health care business..... I think I know more about health care
    than most.

    "How is that fair? This country needed a new health care system."

    And I am the first to admit that w, and that is one of the reasons
    I worked for Hillary Clinton in 2008. She knew more about
    health care than most and had a plan, and we desperately needed Health Care reform This plan was written by idgits who knew nothing about fixing health care. [Google a man, Richard Creamer(married to Rep Schakowsky), who reportedly wrote the health care plan, no doubt in prison where he was for bank fraud].
    http://www.sodahead.com/unite...

    As I said, we desperately need health care reform, but this plan
    does nothing to reduce cost or increase quality and access.
    Already it is difficult for medicare and medicaid patients to
    find a primary care doctor because the reimbursements are
    so low, and now with so many added to the health care system
    through the Affordable Care Act, it will be even worse.
    http://www.sodahead.com/quest...
  • meme14 No nons... 2012/06/29 21:26:40
    meme14
    well, she didn't get elected...Obama did..and he is trying to address a need that a majority of people said needed addressed..he even said that he was willing to listen to suggestions..wtf? stop all the bickering and help people.
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/29 23:18:09
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +1
    "Obama did.. and he is trying to address a need"

    As I said, we desperately need health care reform, but this plan
    does nothing to reduce cost or increase quality and access.
    He doesn't know WTF he is doing.................

    "he even said that he was willing to listen to suggestions.."

    Yes, and he did listen...... to all the private interest health care
    groups..... like Insurance agencies, AARP, pharmaceuticals, etc.,
    and when he got through listening, supposedly, he accepted
    a plan written by others that did (to repeat for emphasis once again), nothing to decrease cost and increase access and quality;.
  • meme14 No nons... 2012/06/30 02:52:59
    meme14
    ObamaCare will make it easier for small businesses- this is especially true if a business employs fewer than 50 people..to provide coverage to workers..it will offer tax credits to employers who enroll their workers in private healthcare plans.

    And if it's covering everyone..and those who are uninsured..quite obviously it improves access...that goes without saying..

    And lets be real..health care costs have been rising significantly for years before Obama took office - They were steadily rising under Bush..the system was broken.

    http://www.dailykos.com/story...
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/30 14:38:44
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +1
    "Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 03:37 PM PDT

    Health Care Premiums Double under Bush -- Will Double again under McCain"

    Did you know that dailykos, way back in 2008, when 0bama's
    birth certificate was first an issue, and he refused to produce
    it, daily kos printed his so called "real birth certificate" in their blog. The only problem with that is it was different than the one that 0bama's campaign eventually printed on their official campaign site. I wouldn't believe anything I read on daily kos.

    And if that is where you get your info, no wonder you come up
    with some of the things you say. That article was campaign
    propaganda way back in the Democrat primaries when he
    was fighting with Hillary for the nomination, and Daily Kos
    was a blog pimping for 0bama...... I know all this because I
    worked for Hillary's campaign and payed attention. I payed
    attention in the general election because I had vetted 0bama
    myself by researching everything I could about his past, and
    at that time I was a Democrat; so I probably was using the same 'unbiased' Liberal sources like the congressional record and Chicago papers.....

    Believe what you want.........
  • meme14 No nons... 2012/06/30 14:53:29 (edited)
    meme14
    My point is that health care premiums have been on the rise..for years..and long before Obama took office..are you denying that? The system needs reformed - and it's being reformed. I hope you aren't relying on Fox News now for your news
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/30 15:02:45
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +1
    " The system needs reformed "

    Yes, and I think Hillary would have done a much better
    job..... she is bright, caring and has been interested in
    improving the human condition since way back at Yale.
    She wouldn't have farmed it out to others like Robert
    Creamer and his progressive wife. That is not the kind of reform we needed........in fact the major crisis in the health care business was the outrageous cost.... What I have said
    is this bill does nothing to lower health care cost, in fact
    cost has gone up since the bill was passed, and quality
    and access to health care will decrease drastically.
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/29 23:39:14
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +1
    Here is one for you......... a little humor to lighten up!


  • meme14 No nons... 2012/06/30 02:57:45
    meme14
    a conservative..telling me to lighten up..lol...Once you all figure out that sky isn't falling..come back and tell me that...Conservatives and their 'Obminations'..so tiresome..here is a pic of conservatives at a party.. conspire
  • No nons... meme14 2012/06/30 14:40:36
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +1
    I am an Independent...........but knowing what I do about 0bama
    since 2008, I will not vote for him. It is as simple as that
  • ReconMa... meme14 2012/06/29 02:12:09
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +4
    This is what ObamaCare Counts on...appealing to those with family or close friends with ailments...when In Fact it does Quit the Opposite when It Kicks In as of 2014...
    The CBO as well as the FED Report, has stated the The Cost Increase will rise at a min of 6% Per Year, until 2021..IF the Contributions Paid in remain at the same as today...With this being Upheld, by the SCOTUS, many business's will drop out and that Contribution will increase accordingly.
    The Health Care Act Bill will Limit An Individual to a Max of $5000.00 in Medical Care Per Year and a Family to $10,000.00 Per Year, after 2014..So Much for those 26-year olds on your Policy..
    Dr.'s I have spoken to, have told me they are thinking of Closing their Practice as the Posrtions that have already kicked in, are costing them Patients and their Cost have Increased, Not to Mention their Error's And Ommission Insurance Prem.'s..
    They swore an Oath of Patient Confidentiality, and Do not want to put Patient files in a Master Bank Syatem for access by anyone..
  • maggiemay ReconMa... 2012/06/29 03:16:20
    maggiemay
    +3
    She's hopeless, and beyond help
  • ReconMa... maggiemay 2012/06/29 18:17:29
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    Absoluyely Hopeless...
  • ReconMa... No nons... 2012/06/29 01:59:59
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +4
    LIB'S Never DO...Drank Too Much Kool Aid with that Wonderful Ingredient Added...
    NO BRAINS... no brains liberals no brains liberals
  • ReconMa... meme14 2012/06/29 01:45:06
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +4
    This IS What YOUR Illegal Imposter Hero Has Done.....
    Dispute These 8-Facts...... and explain How ODUMBO DID NOT FAIL....
    This should really be good...lol~!!!

    Campaign for President during 2007, Kept Promising The American Public 7-Facts he would do immediately upon entering the Oval Office....
    Acceptance Speech in Jan 2009, promised those same 7-Facts to be fixed immediately....
    Fact 1.....Cut the National Debt by Half in his First Term
    Fact 2.....Reduce unemployment below 8%
    Fact 3.....Bring Manufacturing Back to the US
    Fact 4.....Fix the Economy
    Fact 5.....Transparent Government
    Fact 6.....Promised 10 Day Look On GOV WebSite For Public Review on ALL Bills
    Speech in Feb 2009.....
    Fact 7.....Fix The Economy in first 3-1/2 years or He Does Not Deserve to Be re-elected to another Term....
    Speech Feb 24, 2009....
    Fact 8.....Told American Public, ObamaCare Was Not A Tax....That No One Making Under $250,000, Would Pay Any Increase...Not One Dime...This Is Not A Tax....

    Transparancy That Was Not Given as Promised...
    EO's Signed Into Law, Without Congressional Approval, No Public 10-Day Review
    EO...Allows UN and INTERPOL, to Operate on US Soil, without being Bound, by US Law Or US Constitution
    EO...Allows FEMA to dertemine Terrorists and Civil Unrest Conditions for Marshall Law
    EO...Allows all...


    This IS What YOUR Illegal Imposter Hero Has Done.....
    Dispute These 8-Facts...... and explain How ODUMBO DID NOT FAIL....
    This should really be good...lol~!!!

    Campaign for President during 2007, Kept Promising The American Public 7-Facts he would do immediately upon entering the Oval Office....
    Acceptance Speech in Jan 2009, promised those same 7-Facts to be fixed immediately....
    Fact 1.....Cut the National Debt by Half in his First Term
    Fact 2.....Reduce unemployment below 8%
    Fact 3.....Bring Manufacturing Back to the US
    Fact 4.....Fix the Economy
    Fact 5.....Transparent Government
    Fact 6.....Promised 10 Day Look On GOV WebSite For Public Review on ALL Bills
    Speech in Feb 2009.....
    Fact 7.....Fix The Economy in first 3-1/2 years or He Does Not Deserve to Be re-elected to another Term....
    Speech Feb 24, 2009....
    Fact 8.....Told American Public, ObamaCare Was Not A Tax....That No One Making Under $250,000, Would Pay Any Increase...Not One Dime...This Is Not A Tax....

    Transparancy That Was Not Given as Promised...
    EO's Signed Into Law, Without Congressional Approval, No Public 10-Day Review
    EO...Allows UN and INTERPOL, to Operate on US Soil, without being Bound, by US Law Or US Constitution
    EO...Allows FEMA to dertemine Terrorists and Civil Unrest Conditions for Marshall Law
    EO...Allows all Waterways, Lakes and Rivers to be Under the Control of Military, thru FEMA
    EO...Allows China Eminment Domain of US Soil and Buildings as Collateral for Debt Owed

    HE HAS FAILED ON ALL 8-FACTS.....DISPUTE THEM....
    (more)
  • meme14 ReconMa... 2012/06/29 02:20:28 (edited)
    meme14
    Illegal imposter? Are you a birther?
  • ReconMa... meme14 2012/06/29 18:20:38
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +1
    NO...I AM AN AMERICAN...PURE AND SIMPLE...
    Illegal....ODUMBO Has NOT Satisfied MY Opinions on His Legal Status...
    Imposter...Community Organizer Posing as A President...Nothing More To Be Said...
  • meme14 ReconMa... 2012/06/29 21:24:51
    meme14
    I don't give birthers credibility..sorry..I just don't. You cannot reason with a birther..they swallow all this B.S. despite all of evidence and scream about how other people are sheep..lol..I will debate with other conservatives..but birthers are just too extreme.
  • ReconMa... meme14 2012/06/30 01:28:33
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +1
    And I do Not Give LIB's Much Credit as they Cannot See the Forest For The Tree's...
    Birther...NO...Realist, YES..
  • ReconMa... No nons... 2012/06/29 01:57:38
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +3
    And Keep Reminding Congress that Their Seats DEPEND on Overturning ObamaCare..
  • 9th of 9 2012/06/28 22:09:12
    9th of 9
    +4
    Romney is loving every minute of it. He has his Healthcare in place now, and your money.

    Sickens me how absolutely blind people can be.
  • belle 9th of 9 2012/06/28 22:42:18
    belle
    +10
    are you talking about the libs. Obama and the libs passed it not Romney or the republicans.
  • 9th of 9 belle 2012/06/29 09:10:29
    9th of 9
    You know full well (at least I hope so) who created the mess. Obama and his side of "thugress" brought it to the national stage. It's not going anywhere, just like the rest of the laws we despise aren't. They are laughing all the way to the bank on our money, and they are tickled to see most still falling to their knees in front of them.
  • belle 9th of 9 2012/06/29 13:33:28
    belle
    +1
    they may be laughing, but people like Christine (TC) sure are not, with very good reasom
  • 9th of 9 belle 2012/06/29 15:16:49
    9th of 9
    +1
    Saddens my heart deeply I can assure you of that. What better way to crush her feelings and the dreams of her husband and children by voting for the man who created her frustration. Makes absolutely no sense at all.

    To Christina, I pledge in front of God and the American people that I will not vote for the people who support such a complete destruction of our liberty.
  • belle 9th of 9 2012/06/29 15:25:34
    belle
    +1
    I agree with you.
  • 9th of 9 belle 2012/06/29 16:36:43
    9th of 9
    You will vote for Romney, and you will watch as the healthcare law ruins the free market and individual liberty Christina and many more count on.

    I have no personal beef with you. I just love my country dearly.
  • belle 9th of 9 2012/06/30 01:52:45
    belle
    +1
    you think I don'r care for the country where I was born, was raised during the good old days, saw my mom and Dad work hard, saw my dad die way before his time. Lived thru the Viet Vam era, rasied ny kids here, worked and followed my career around to other states so I could keep my future retirement. Saved over 33 percent of our salary so we would be able to retire, live comfortable during retirement, leaving enough wealth so my handicao son would not depend on the government, just to see Obama destroy so much in such a short time of the many years of my life,

    So yes I will vote for Romney, not my first choice, but as for as I am concerned Obama is not a choice at all, I only hope Romney will repeal this horrible bill if he is elected,
  • 9th of 9 belle 2012/07/02 14:13:37
    9th of 9
    I never said you didn't care. Alot of us have done the same things as you have.

    Why would you think Romney would repeal his greatest invention?

    You will watch him (if elected) push it right down our throats. He has already stated Obama did exactly what he woud have done. Romney will not repeal it. OUR wealth will continue to be funneled to the elite.
  • belle 9th of 9 2012/07/02 14:22:52
    belle
    +1
    if that is true, not saying it is, but I would rather have him push it down my throat than Obama. But it wouldn't be theer to push if it wasn't for Obama and the democrats.

    why is it you think the elite is only the repulicans, my gosh the richest man and woman for many years are democrats, They reap all the benefits the same as any rich person of another party,
  • 9th of 9 belle 2012/07/02 21:45:51
    9th of 9
    Have you not heard the news? Romney invented the same law for Mass. Romney is a Republican. They don't see the "R" and the "D" the way most folks do, they play it in their favor.

    Where in the heck do you get from anything I have said, that I think only the Republicans are the elite? Nowhere in any of my history anywhere on this site will you find me saying that. I know who the elite are, and compared to them Romney and Obama are peasants. Romney and Obama are nothing more than "knee men" trying to please the "old money"

    You and others talk about how bad the Obama followers fall for everything Obama says. Guess what? You are being played just like them. I'll be on this site for as long as they let me, if you are too, I will be around to ask you why you voted for the man, all proof has shown, who continued the demise of our once proud, independent nation.
  • belle 9th of 9 2012/07/02 22:03:50
    belle
    +1
    I have not seen a lib yet to admit theat anyone but a republican is an elite. Have yoiu ever admitted it or just ignored it like all the democrats.

    I am not being played, because I know Romney is not perfect, but I will take him over Obama, As to the Mass, health care, I don't remember Romney saying there should be a federal one. Let the states have their on, if they want it, easier to control and run.

    It is the greed of all politicans that is taking this country down. The democrats being the worst.

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