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November 23, 2013

Here It Comes ...
— andy

Here's a tweet by CNBC ... a rather neutral news organization. Except for the "NBC" part:

@CNBC seriously, you should retract this. ItÂ’s a paid-for partisan Â“studyÂ” and weÂ’ll mutilate you tomorrow for fluffing it.
— The H2 (@TheH2) November 24, 2013

"Families USA" got $1 million to go down on Obamacare.

Families USA has received a $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which it will use to collect and distribute to the media personal stories of those who have benefited from the new health insurance exchange rolled out by the Obama Administration October 1. The announcement is good news for the President, who has been widely criticized for the horrible launch of the online marketplace healthcare.gov.

Walkin' around money, dontcha know.

I gave CNBC's probably not-monitored Twitter account, like, 5 minutes to retract, but they didn't. So f*ck 'em.

Update: Mere minutes after mentioning it, I picked up this astroturfer on Twitter. He has the full-on Gadsden flag for effect.

@TheH2 @CNBC families USA support for the ACA is mentioned multiple times in the story.
— DONT LAUGH (@Ri0t_Ri0t) November 24, 2013

Posted by: andy at 11:35 PM | Comments (52)
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1 Tiny fractions.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at November 23, 2013 11:36 PM (V4CBV)

2 Isn't that an Elton John song?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at November 23, 2013 11:37 PM (V4CBV)

3 So CNBC is going the way of MSNBC

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at November 23, 2013 11:38 PM (Nsoq9)

4 Tiny fraction of men also need government mandated maternity care as well right?

Posted by: kefka at November 23, 2013 11:59 PM (ykVxc)

5 I thought Tiny Fractions was by Don Ho...

Posted by: DtShangers at November 24, 2013 12:06 AM (WjTVl)

6 I saw Tiny and the Fractions open for Peaches and Herb back in '79

Posted by: JarvisW at November 24, 2013 12:12 AM (E7Iyp)

7 So if a minority is small enough screwing them is OK?

Posted by: The Hickster at November 24, 2013 12:15 AM (DUGve)

8 Is the tiny fraction larger or smaller than CNBCs audience?

Posted by: The Hickster at November 24, 2013 12:17 AM (DUGve)

9 I liked Tiny but the Fractions were so....least common denominator.

Posted by: kefka at November 24, 2013 12:18 AM (ykVxc)

10 I appreciate them making it more plainly clear which side they're on.

Posted by: (T)expat - West Africa Time at November 24, 2013 12:30 AM (LkQLK)

11 Look closer at the icon - it's a leftist troll account. Not really hiding it.

Posted by: Dirt McGirt at November 24, 2013 12:47 AM (HmSjS)

12 Some Obama shill group posts a "study" showing stuff favorable to Obama. The Obama media reports the study. Obama blogs cite the study and the reports. The media does not cover debunking of the study.

Obots now have "proof" that supports Obama.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Posted by: Lucky Pierre at November 24, 2013 12:51 AM (5fSr7)

13 Lookout 1: Hey, what's that over there?

Lookout 2: Meh, it's just a tiny fraction of ice.

Posted by: on the Titanic at November 24, 2013 01:02 AM (xKK9v)

14 I paid good money and lots of it for that study. Can you give it five minutes to sink into the LIV consciousness before exposing us please? Five minutes is all I ask. Sheesh.

Posted by: David Axelrod at November 24, 2013 01:18 AM (F58x4)

15 That "tiny fraction" must be right around here, because essentially everyone I know has been screwed by 404Care.

Posted by: MTF at November 24, 2013 01:20 AM (F58x4)

16 I know this'll come as a shock but Peter Orszag, former obnoxious OMB director for the regime, is on the board of Robert Wood Johnson. http://bit.ly/1iGrq7s

Posted by: MTF at November 24, 2013 01:26 AM (F58x4)

17 Long as I remember The rain's been fallin' down So much of this stuff it's become like white noise. Or do I have to say black noise so it's not raycist. Rainbow colored noise? You know, so I don't hurt someones feelings? A balmy 15Â° here. Would have been pretty chilly if it had dropped to the 8Â° they were calling for. Chiefs weather or Chargers weather?

Posted by: teej at November 24, 2013 02:00 AM (BfZ1r)

18 As Glenn Reynolds would say, "It's cronies all the way down..."

Posted by: Haiku Guy at November 24, 2013 02:03 AM (KS80J)

19 A million bucks bought them one favorable tweet on CNBC. Success!!!

Posted by: Haiku Guy at November 24, 2013 02:05 AM (KS80J)

20 CNBC has 822 twitter followers. I wonder how many of them endorse men crapping in a woman's mouth?

Posted by: LASue at November 24, 2013 02:16 AM (gjIQF)

21 CNBC has 822 twitter followers. I wonder how many of them endorse men crapping in a woman's mouth? Either "Don't Laugh" follows both @CNBC and Andy or "Don't Laugh" has been monitoring Andy's tweets or.... "Don't Laugh" is the tech guy in charge of the @CNBC account.

Posted by: AmishDude at November 24, 2013 02:37 AM (S2Yx+)

22 "Families USA" is a classic ACORN front organization name. I don't know that they are, but I would not be surprised.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI at November 24, 2013 02:40 AM (v9cuy)

23 shouldn't someone at comcast or nbc be fired and sued for failing their fiduciary obligations? If someone were making money doing this it would be one thing but msnbc and cnbc are financial losers.

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 24, 2013 02:44 AM (Z9EHQ)

24 12 Some Obama shill group posts a "study" showing stuff favorable to Obama. The Obama media reports the study. Obama blogs cite the study and the reports. The media does not cover debunking of the study. Obots now have "proof" that supports Obama. And they'll cite it in an argument months later and the bullshittiness of the study will be lost to time.

Posted by: AmishDude at November 24, 2013 02:46 AM (S2Yx+)

25 A tiny fraction of the present House and Senate Democrat roster will be there in 2015.

Posted by: eman at November 24, 2013 02:47 AM (AO9UG)

26 >>> If someone were making money doing this it would be one thing but msnbc and cnbc are financial losers. GE could justify it as an expense to keep up their gov't quid pro quo.

Posted by: fluffy at November 24, 2013 02:51 AM (Ua6T/)

27 BTW, this is an Obot concern. The hatred of Ocare is from people whose premium is tripling.

Posted by: AmishDude at November 24, 2013 02:55 AM (S2Yx+)

28 "Families USA is an American non-profit consumer health-care advocacy organization.[1] It was co-founded by attorney Ronald Pollack, its current executive director, and Philippe Villers, the organization's current President.[2] Pollack was Dean of Antioch School of Law, and argued cases involving food aid for low-income Americans before the Supreme Court. In 1997, President Bill Clinton appointed Pollack as the sole consumer representative on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, where he worked on the PatientsÂ’ Bill of Rights. Families USA is an influential health-care lobbyist in Washington, D.C. They have taken positions on every major piece of health care legislation, including the Medicare Part D plan." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Families_USA

Posted by: fluffy at November 24, 2013 03:06 AM (Ua6T/)

29 NBC does for news what Jim Jones did for kids' drinks.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at November 24, 2013 03:09 AM (Y7Cdb)

30 >>> NBC does for news what Jim Jones did for kids' drinks Ba-zing!

Posted by: fluffy at November 24, 2013 03:15 AM (Ua6T/)

31 Hickster -- absolutely right! A small minority is irrelevant -- didn't President Liar pretty much say that, since "only" about 5% of Americans, 1 in 20, had lost their policies so far?

Of course, intellectual honesty and consistency are not strong traits among the Left, so I doubt we will see that come to pass.

Posted by: acethepug at November 24, 2013 03:26 AM (gom6Y)

32 On the subject of "tiny minorities," what is the REAL number for gays, trans, etc?

Wasn't it about 3%? So why do we make all these new laws and guidelines? Obama said a small minority wasn't worth worrying about, right?

Posted by: acethepug at November 24, 2013 03:28 AM (gom6Y)

33 GE could justify it as an expense to keep up their gov't quid pro quo. Posted by: fluffy at November 24, 2 heh. everyone always said nbc was in the tank for defense contractors, especially ge and DOD because of ge ownership, guess they were wrong.

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 24, 2013 04:03 AM (Z9EHQ)

34 My local liberal rag had a story on this "great news" citing the Familes USA study. The MSM has their marching orders now.

Posted by: DeusEx at November 24, 2013 04:06 AM (r5aS/)

35 Ron Pollack is also the "Founding Board Chairman" of Enroll America.

Posted by: chris at November 24, 2013 04:08 AM (fVmnW)

36 Lookout 1: "Hey, is that a fucking iceberg dead ahead?" Lookout 2: "Captain! Iceberg dead ahead!" Captain: "How many times do I have to repeat myself? I'm paying you boys to watch for mermaids. When you see a mermaid, let me know so I can make an announcement, otherwise STFU and don't wake the passengers!"

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at November 24, 2013 05:26 AM (+FlW1)

37 Tiny Fraction compared to what -

- infinity over 1

Posted by: Burnt Toast at November 24, 2013 05:32 AM (80R0X)

38 SEIU local 1199 (aren't they the largest SEIU local and affiliated with Communist Party USA?, not that there is anything wrong with that) is represented on Families USA board. Years ago I had a relative die of leukemia at Columbia Presberterian. 1199 was striking for something or other and planted themselves outside the patients windows and banged on garbage cans, blew off gas horns and generally made noisy nuisances of themselves. Not nice people.

Posted by: MTF at November 24, 2013 05:37 AM (F58x4)

39 Dang! Just skimmed the link under #36...

Pure Propaganda

The title is future tense, they only count the people who already got dropped, and compare them to the total population of the USA.

I'll go Godwin -

Not even 1% will pay more: Study (1936)

Posted by: Burnt Toast at November 24, 2013 05:41 AM (80R0X)

40 Did anyone else get that stupid solicitation letter from Boner.? The one that. gives you three donation options? Option #1 Here's $1000, have fun, I am A Great American! Option #2 I cannot afford a contribution right now, but here is $15 to see that you keep sending GOP junkmail Option #3 I am an Obama loving fucktard and am sending you no money because I am a total Socialist

Posted by: RedRover at November 24, 2013 05:41 AM (6Lolh)

41 And some actually wonder why the "Money Honey" left them for Fox...

Posted by: Tony253 at November 24, 2013 05:58 AM (3yMFT)

42

My friends, you have nothing to fear with Barack Obama in the White House.

Posted by: John McCain at November 24, 2013 05:58 AM (Pr6hk)

43 It's completely okay to screw over millions of Americans, since they only represent a tiny fraction of the country. But denying U.S. citizenship to 15 million law-breaking illegal aliens is morally outrageous, and a clear violation of their civil rights!

Posted by: Trivial Pursuer at November 24, 2013 06:09 AM (/sohm)

44 It's completely okay to screw over millions of Americans, since they only represent a tiny fraction of the country. But denying U.S. citizenship to 15 million law-breaking illegal aliens is morally outrageous, and a clear violation of their civil rights! There's only one rule you need to learn in modern America: right and wrong is defined by whether it helps the Democrat party or not.

Posted by: rfichoke at November 24, 2013 06:37 AM (J87gl)

45 We are all tiny fractions now.

Posted by: Dang at November 24, 2013 06:45 AM (YWXTN)

46 I guess they said, "fuck that!" to the sales pitch that "we're all in this together".

Posted by: Dang at November 24, 2013 06:51 AM (YWXTN)

47 12 Some ______ shill group posts a "study" showing stuff favorable to _________. The ________ promoting media reports the study. The ______ blogs cite the study and the reports. The media does not cover debunking of the study. _____ now have "proof" that supports _______. Lather, rinse, repeat. Yeah, we've seen this pattern before. Only insert global warming, gun control, education 'reform', welfare, unions, etc.

Posted by: BlueFalcon in Boston at November 24, 2013 07:33 AM (KCvsd)

48 This "tiny fraction" of people losing their insurance is going to be bigger than the "tiny fraction" of people who didnt have insurance to begin with. Which was supposed to be the reason for having this mess to begin with.

The hypocrisy of the progressive socialist movement is astounding. And the gullibility of the people even more so.

Posted by: SicknTired at November 24, 2013 09:00 AM (1rEHE)

49 obamacare... Affordable care act... new name.... OBAMA SCAM. Just give us your SS#, your credit card # along with the pin on the back and your Mother's maiden name and we'll send you a free sample.

Posted by: Bufalobob at November 24, 2013 09:56 AM (r8ENS)

50 That turd don't shine.

Posted by: Bitch McConnell at November 24, 2013 02:37 PM (NHO7i)

51 Independent Journal Review (IJReview.com) will probably take a look at this early tomorrow. But this will probably not end well for CNBC.

Posted by: Kyle Becker at November 24, 2013 07:00 PM (Ytyyo)

"Families USA has received a $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation..."

He said "WOOD" uh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh...

Yeah! Robert Wood "JOHNSON" heh-heh-heh-heh-heh...

Yeah. "BOB" on my "WOOD JOHNSON" uh-huh-huh-huh-huh-...

Yeah, "ROBERT" on my "KNOBERT" heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh...

Posted by: jbspry at November 24, 2013 09:49 PM (vZrwS)

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