AARP, Exposed As Not Caring About Senior Like Obama, Throws Prez Under Bus....

The AARP, who loved Obamacare because it would help them make all sorts of money by providing additional medical care services to seniors even though it would ulitmately lead to seniors getting the shaft through rationing, are now abandoning their boy Barry Obama.  It seems they don't want the President telling the truth that the AARP worked hand in glove with the administration to get Obamacare done, wiping away any pretense of the liberal organization being non-partisan, which I have known forever....from the Washington Examiner:

President Obama invoked AARP to defend his health care law last night, prompting the influential group to release a statement telling him not to do that again. “While we respect the rights of each campaign to make its case to voters, AARP has never consented to the use of its name by any candidate or political campaign,” the group posted in a statement. “AARP is a nonpartisan organization and we do not endorse political candidates nor coordinate with any candidate or political party.” Obama can perhaps be forgiven for thinking he could mention AARP given how they coordinated with him to pass Obamacare, which is a golden goose for the organization. “Thanks to its cuts to Medicare Advantage, Obamacare is expected to expand the number of seniors buying “medigap” supplemental insurance plans,” The Washington Examiner explained in an editorial. “AARP controls 34 percent of the market for such plans.

See, seniors...it was never about helping you. It was so the young college grads who work for AARP in places like DC and who lobby for them could make bigger money by selling you products because the government would further ration care. Disgusting, isn't it? Check out this number:

According to a 2011 House Ways and Means Committee report, AARP stands to make between $55 million and $166 million from Obamacare in 2014 alone.”

Remember, the AARP was closely involved with trying to get Obamacare done....from the WSJ:

Thanks to just-released emails from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, we now know that AARP worked through 2009-10 as an extension of a Democratic White House, toiling daily to pass a health bill that slashes $716 billion from Medicare, strips seniors of choice, and sets the stage for rationing. We know that despite AARP's awareness that its seniors overwhelmingly opposed the bill, the "nonpartisan membership organization" chose to serve the president's agenda. The 71 pages of emails show an AARP management taking orders from the White House, scripting the president's talking points, working to keep its board "in line," and pledging fealty to "the cause." Seniors deserve to know all this, as AARP seeks to present itself as neutral in this presidential election. The emails overall show an AARP leadership—Policy Chief John Rother, Health Policy Director Nora Super, Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond, Senior Vice President David Sloane—that from the start worked to pass ObamaCare, before crucial details pertaining to seniors had been addressed. This crew was in constant contact with Mr. Obama's top aides, in particular Nancy-Ann DeParle and Jim Messina. As early as July 2009, Mr. Sloane was sending the administration—"as promised"—his "message points" on Medicare. Ms. DeParle assured him "I think you will hear some of your lines tomorrow" in President Obama's speech—which he did. Even in November 2009, as the ObamaCare debate progressed, Ms. LeaMond worried that the Medicare spin wasn't working against public criticism of the bill. She emailed Mr. Messina and Ms. DeParle that she was "seized" with "concerns about extended coherent, strong messaging by Republicans on the Medicare savings." To pull off the legislation, she mused, "we"—the White House and AARP—will need a "concerted strategy." In August 2009, AARP had already unveiled a national advertising blitz for ObamaCare, to ensure that "every member of Congress knows the 50-plus community wants action to fix what's wrong with healthcare." The group made this claim despite weeks of daily tracking showing its members in revolt against the president's plan. July 23, 2009: AARP reported to the White House that 1,031 members called in against the proposed health-care changes; 77 called in support. July 28, 2009: 4,174 opposed; 36 in support. July 29, 2009: 2,656 opposed; 23 in support. Mr. Sloane told the White House that AARP lost 1,897 members in a single day "in disagreement over our position on health reform." All the reports to Team Obama were accompanied by AARP's request to keep the information "close," apparently so word didn't leak that seniors hate ObamaCare. And the ad blitz went on.

An Achievement?

The Obama campaign has recently been pushing a false narrative that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan want to cut Medicare. But there are two key problems with this narrative. The first is that it isn’t true. The second is that President Obama has already cut Medicare. 

In passing his expensive healthcare overhaul known as Obamacare, President Obama cut more than $700 billion from Medicare. Perhaps he thought no one would notice, or that no one would care. He couldn’t have been more wrong. 

Seniors, for one, don’t agree with his actions. For people who worked all their lives and paid, as President Obama likes to call it, “their fair share” in taxes, these cuts are devastating. They made an investment in their retirement, and looked on as President Obama pillaged that investment. 

Even worse is the fact that the President’s campaign has characterized these cuts as an achievement.  I suspect seniors don’t agree with that assessment. I also doubt that the next generation does, either. They’re watching as Medicare speeds down a path to bankruptcy, and President Obama has no plan to bring solvency to the program. 

We need leadership that will offer solutions, not more of the same passing the buck to future generations. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will reform Medicare by strengthening it. Under their plan, current retirees and those approaching retirement won’t see any changes. In fact, a Romney-Ryan administration would restore the funding that President Obama raided to pay for Obamacare. They would also ensure that the program our children and grandchildren inherit is one that can keep its promises. 

We don’t need another four more years of President Obama saying one thing and doing another.

Ohio House Passes Legislation to Better Safeguard Residents of Nursing Homes Against Sex Offenders

St. Rep. Combs speaking on the House floor in support of H.B. 24

Release:

COLUMBUS—In an effort to protect many of Ohio’s most vulnerable citizens, the Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Bill 24, which would require long-term care facilities to notify residents and resident sponsors when a convicted sex offender is being admitted to the facility.

The legislation addresses a loophole in which the residents of a neighborhood where a long-term care facility is located are required to be notified by a sex offender residing there, but the residents living within the facility are not required to be notified by the managers of the facility.

“This is a common-sense piece of legislation that will have a tremendous impact on our most vulnerable population—those living in nursing homes,” said State Representative Courtney Combs, who sponsored House Bill 24. “It will give peace of mind not only to those who reside in these facilities but to their families as well. I am very pleased to see House Bill 24 pass on the House floor with unanimous support because it will help keep our communities and our loved ones safe.”

When enacted, House Bill 24 will require a manager of a long-term care facility to notify all residents of the facility, as well as the sponsor of each resident, when a specified type of tier III sex offender/child-victim offender has moved in to the facility.

It will also direct the Ohio Department of Health to compile, maintain and update twice per year a list that contains the name of each long-term care facility, the county in which it is located, and its address and telephone number. The Department of Health must provide the list, upon request, to the sheriff who is required to provide community notification.

House Bill 24 will now be sent to the Ohio Senate, where it will receive further consideration.

OH-18: 60 Plus Association: Bob Gibbs is a “Fighter for the Elderly”

Release:

Lakeville, OH – The 60 Plus Association – a national non-partisan senior citizen group – selected Bob Gibbs as the recipient of the Honorary Guardian of Seniors’ Rights award. With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, this recent endorsement is evidence that the momentum is on Gibbs’ side. After supporting his party’s healthcare bill that includes substantial cuts to Medicare, it is clear that Zack Space isn’t looking out for the interests of seniors. If elected, Gibbs would continue to work hard to protect seniors’ Social Security and Medicare.

“I am honored to be granted the Honorary Guardian of Seniors’ Rights award,” said Bob Gibbs. “Protecting seniors’ Social Security and Medicare is of the upmost importance to me. If elected, I promise to continue to work tirelessly on the behalf of Eastern Ohioan seniors.”
Legendary singer and spokesman for the 60 Plus Association, Pat Boone, had the following to say about Gibbs:

“‘The Association’s Guardian Award is presented to Democrats and Republicans in Congress based on their ‘senior friendly’ voting records. The Honorary Award is given to those running for office and is based on their views on seniors’ issues.

“‘Bob Gibbs can always be counted on to protect Social Security and Medicare,’ Boone said. ‘Bob Gibbs will be a tax cutter, protecting the pocket books of senior citizens. 60 Plus calls on nearly 5.5 million seniors nationally for support, so I believe I can speak on behalf of seniors when I say that they can count on Bob Gibbs. Clearly, seniors will have no finer friend in Congress than Bob Gibbs.’” (“Music Legend Pat Boone Sings Praises of Bob Gibbs,” 60 Plus Association Press Release, 10/22/2010)