Iowa Senator Tom Harkin Says Hillary Clinton’s ‘Fingerprints Are All Over’ Obamacare
There was very little news to come out of Hillary Clinton’s appearance at Sen. Tom Harkin’s (D-Iowa) Iowa Steak Fry this weekend, other than the fact that Hillary was at it, but the political press did decide to fixate on one quote from the event, a quote that wasn’t from her, and wasn’t really news. Harkin, in his introduction, gave Hillary a compliment that she may or may not find useful:
Hillary was not there when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, she was, of course, Secretary of State, but I want you all to know that her fingerprints are all over that legislation, that it would not have happened but for her strenuous advocacy in that committee all those years she was there to get a health care bill passed in Congress.
It is undeniably true that Hillary Clinton has spent decades working toward universal health care, and people often forget that in 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama ran against the individual mandate, even mocked it, while Hillary supported it. Her instrumentality in actually passing the finished law is debatable, but it was definitely Hillary who first taught Republicans to put a Democrat’s name before the word “care” if they wanted to really enrage conservatives.
What’s interesting, then, is the way the political press extracted Harkin’s quote as the newsworthy nugget from the weekend, because it illustrates some of the dynamics Hillary will face going into 2016. The implication behind these headlines appears to be that maybe Harkin wasn’t doing Hillary a favor by tying her to Obamacare, which, come to think of it, Harkin makes sound like a grisly crime scene. At least he didn’t say Hillary’s hair and fibers are all up under Obamacare’s fingernails…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
12 responses to Iowa Senator Tom Harkin Says Hillary Clinton’s ‘Fingerprints Are All Over’ Obamacare
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Obewon September 15th, 2014 at 18:12
True but don’t forget to include hundreds of GOP bills and amendments incorporated into the final ACA adopted in the House & Senate conference, as signed 3/23/10. Here are the top 16 ObamaCare myths debunked. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/sep/24/top-16-myths-about-health-care-law/
Obewon September 15th, 2014 at 18:12
True but don’t forget to include hundreds of GOP bills and amendments incorporated into the final ACA adopted in the House & Senate conference, as signed 3/23/10. Here are the top 16 ObamaCare myths debunked. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/sep/24/top-16-myths-about-health-care-law/
tiredoftea September 15th, 2014 at 19:49
Obama will be happy when it becomes Hillarycare!
tiredoftea September 15th, 2014 at 19:49
Obama will be happy when it becomes Hillarycare!
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker September 15th, 2014 at 20:10
I hate to see Democrats blatantly lying because it just makes them look like republcans.
Here’s a handy chart I found.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker September 15th, 2014 at 20:10
I hate to see Democrats blatantly lying because it just makes them look like republcans.
Here’s a handy chart I found.
KB723 September 15th, 2014 at 21:40
Enough about Hillary!!!! http://youtu.be/uOSq239ra4s?list=UUD_DaKNac0Ta-2PeHuoQ1uA
KB723 September 15th, 2014 at 21:40
Enough about Hillary!!!! http://youtu.be/uOSq239ra4s?list=UUD_DaKNac0Ta-2PeHuoQ1uA
granpa.usthai September 15th, 2014 at 22:44
as an active First Lady of Arkansas and an active First Lady of The United States, Mrs., Ms, Madame POTUS2B knows how to govern better than most qualified Democrats and certainly more than any Republican Candidate. (big difference between Arkansas and USA with a lot more diverse citizenry). She no doubt offered a right much input into the Affordable Care Act and how to get it passed by a hostile Republican Congress. Great Political leaders are capable of doing many good things that improve the life of the average citizen, health care for ALL being but one.
granpa.usthai September 15th, 2014 at 22:44
as an active First Lady of Arkansas and an active First Lady of The United States, Mrs., Ms, Madame POTUS2B knows how to govern better than most qualified Democrats and certainly more than any Republican Candidate. (big difference between Arkansas and USA with a lot more diverse citizenry). She no doubt offered a right much input into the Affordable Care Act and how to get it passed by a hostile Republican Congress. Great Political leaders are capable of doing many good things that improve the life of the average citizen, health care for ALL being but one.
William September 15th, 2014 at 23:41
Meh..just some more Obama-Turrets.
William September 15th, 2014 at 23:41
Meh..just some more Obama-Turrets.