
President Barack Obama speaks following the historic vote of the House of Representatives to finally pass the health care reform legislation on Sunday night. The vote (219-212) ends a nearly 100-year-old debate of which the President said, it “wasn’t an easy vote but it was the right vote”.
He also tweeted: “Tonight’s vote is not a victory for any one party – it is a victory for the American people. Tonight, we answered the call of history.” The legislation extends health care to millions of uninsured Americans, a proposal dating back to Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, and marks the largest federal health care guarantees since Medicare and Medicaid were enacted over forty years ago.
It hasn’t been easy. On Saturday, the President spoke about how critics in the past argued against Social Security and Medicare, just as they had done presently regarding health care reform, but added that he believed “[we can do what's right]“.
And it’s not over yet. The Senate has to first determine whether it affects the Social Security trust fund. Following a decision, debates are then scheduled to begin Tuesday and end either Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Republicans can try to override any ruling, but since it requires 60 votes to do so, it’s highly unlikely they’ll be able to with only 41 members.
But with a conservative blogger calling for the assassination of the President, anything is possible.














I can’t help but smirk at the Repubs right about now. Tee Hee Hee.
Lol Obama has a twitter account?
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I am so happy that this has finally passed. However, I know that it will be spun in every which direction by those who only wish to tear our president down. My only hope is that those who got up to vote for him the first time will go again in 2012 to make sure he stays long enough to see this plan through.
About time!!
I think its just so bizzare and kinda backwards the fact that not one single republican voted in favour for the health care bill but yet they had no problem in voting for two pointless wars. I think the health care bill is a good idea, its about time America moved forward and caught up with the rest of Europe, its obvious the only people that will have a problem with this are the greedy capitalist
worst bill ever
*bizarre
He did that….
ditto # 4
I Can’t Believe He Did it!!!!!! This is the beginning of a lot of good that this man can an will deliver. God bless
I CAN’T HELP BUT FEEL THAT IT IS IN FACT A VICTORY FOR DEMOCRATS CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT REPS. TRY THEIR HARDEST TO DETER ANYTHING OUR PRESIDENT DOES..ITS A DAMN SHAME..BUT THANK GOD THIS THING HAS FINALLY BEEN PASSED..#6 YOU BROUGHT UP AN EXCELLENT POINT..
YOU TOO #4
I’m not American nor am I too familiar with this health care reform thing but isn’t this a good thing?
Why are the republicans voting against it?
YES WE CAN! If not for the fact that some Dems were acting like Reps n holding up the process this bill would have long been past. Reps plan is to kill every bill n say no.
Five Presidents attempted to make this happen…. And look how accomplished a goal that no WHITE MAN could !!!!!! GO PREZ B. O.
OOPS IM SO EXCITED LOOK “WHO” ACCOMPLISHED ……….
This bill is B.S……it shouldnt be passed because its putting us i debt and dnt say its just bush’ f….and wtf would u do if your country was bombed sit on ur a**….hell no….what bush did was helpful and Obama is keepin us in war too so f*ck outta here wit the we hate bush ish…YES IM BLACK……its not bush’ fault cuz we were in debt when clinton was i office he and his scandals. this bill is settin the government up to run more of the american publics life…im 17 and my parents aint got health isurance but this is makin it that we cant see the best doctor possible because the government determines who will treat us….here we go SOCIALISM….guess this is the change yall want Government Motors and government healthcare….next they gonna be runnig the fashion industry.
@ #17 Do you really expect us to believe that you are black? *smirks*
I for one am happy and grateful the bill was passed. Also I kind of already knew the Rep. party would vote against it because they want every red cent for themselves. They could care less about middle and low class all they care about is themselves. BO gets stuff done and people still wanna hate on him but whats the point? More people, including myself, voted for him and not that old ass 200 year old republican.
Most Americans might not get it because of their ignorance but this is a huge step for the country. Obama risked something and won!
That Rush Limbaugh and all his media partners in crime who been going on the air and spewing their hate mongering pack of shyt and lies with all their diatribe, and demagogue foolish banter need to go with their tails between their legs and go lick their wounds. They need 2 go have a seat, sit down, zip it and watch the next bill pass.
if you wanna see some funny reality tv you shouldve been watching this live as they were debating leading up to the vote. these congressmen need their own reality show some of the foolishenes i witnessed yesterday by our elected officials
im happy it passed this was a huge accomplishment for obama and this will help millions of people . canada and europe already have this in place the uSA was way behind and it was needed. These insurance companies were doing whatever they wanted to do and it wasnt right and im happy.
whoever said not one republiCLAN voted for healthcare reform but voted for two pointless wars..that was dead on…so true
umm who is calling for an assasination of the president did i read that right?
IM SO LOVING MY PRESIDENT!!!!!!! GO OBAMA!!!!!! & THE REST OF THE DEMOCRATS THAT SUPPORTED HIM!!!!!!!! EVERYONE ELSE CAN KICK ROCKS!!!!
OH YEAH….& ITS A DAMN SHAME THAT BEYONCE & HER DAMN UGLY A** RED LIPSTICK CAN GET MORE COMMENTS THAN THIS GREAT MAN!!!!
TEAM OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!!!
I am Canadian, and I have been trying to keep up with this US Health Care reform, but its confusing. Why is it that something as basic as free health care is such a debate? Why wouldn’t any country want to take care of the health and well being of its own citizens for free? It seems so backwards to not have something so basic for free. I have never had to think about anything financial when I was ill, delivering a baby, getting surgery etc. I understand that insurance companies may be affected-but I would rather they be affected than me having to be refused treatment b/c my insurance company thinks I had a condition before I signed up with them!
Canada has free health care, but we also have insurance companies. We have public and private health care-you want private pay for it. But just for being born where I was I never have to deal, think about or worry about providing for my health.
@ 17. U r TWISTED n WHITE! U not right. What i said @ 21 goes 4 u 2! Black my arse!
@Jazzy lmao. This is sooooooo true. This man is doing his thing and all people care about what are celebrities is doing. Go obama keep making history.
@#17.. So you don’t have health care, but you’re worried about not being able to see the “best” doctors???? Right now you can’t see any doctors at all so I say having the option is a pretty big deal. Considering because you are of lower income (I assume since you cannot afford insurance) I doubt you’ll see any change in taxes or anything at all. enjoy reaping the benefits though, and keep spewing your ignorance (if you so choose)
The issue has little to nothing to do with Democrats vs. Republicans. Black people fall for that nonsense all the time. This bill is going to be used to perpetuate the population control/eugenics agenda which Obama is a huge advocate of, as can be seen by his virulent pro-abortion stance. Not only will this bill line the pockets of the insurance companies (and Obama’s and many other politicians’ pockets as well I’m sure), it will further erode America’s crippled economy, and it will destroy the people that it claims to be out to help….the “poor”. One of the conditions of getting the “healthcare” benefits is that you must have all your “vaccinations”. This means that the government can mass produce diseases, like they did the swine flu, mutate the disease every year, and force people to get “vaccinated” every year. In the meantime, they can kill as many people as the disease they create can destroy. It is similar to the prison industrial complex in which so many prisons are being built because they know that they will have inmates to fill them by infiltrating black communities with guns, drugs, and gangs. It’s known as the “Hegelian Dialectic”, and it is based on Baphomet principles. These “vaccines” cause things like autism and other ailments and medical conditions which further line the pockets of the medical industry by forcing people to be further “medicated”.
People do not understand that you cannot make someone buy anything, even health insurance, according to the white man’s Constitution. This is the point of the furor that many of these southern states and white majority are currently in. It’s an attempt by the government to tell it’s citizens that it knows what is best for them. The vast majority of black people are incredulous as to what the beef is about because they are so mesmerized by this dude’s alleged race and him acting as if he is an advocate for the disenfranchised, when nothing could be further from the truth. When the government makes it’s “citizens” (servants) purchase any product, this is an aspect of what is known as “socialism”. This was the alleged fear of the white majority in this country and it is coming to pass. Honestly, Obama is being used as a scapegoat on that front because America has been moving towards socialism since they allowed the central bank to takeover the economy and eradicated the gold standand in it’s monetary system. Things like the income tax and social security were basic tenets of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto. Bills like this are the point of Obama’s presidency. Had Bush been a proponent of something like this, everyone would’ve been skeptical as to an underlying agenda, but since Obama plays the role of the “reformatory president”, this issue more consistent with the character he has been assigned to portray.
….and Obama with the help of God made it happen. An African-American man ends a 100 yr long debate. God Bless you President Barack Obama!!!!
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Woah, Obama tweeted his followers as this historic event was taking place? He’s too cool for words!!:))
Congrats to the American people, all parties involved and of course President Obama and Michelle!
OKAY JUDAH, IM LISTENING, MAYBE OBAMA IS A SOCIALIST AFTERALL..??
hey judah you stated that the constitution states that the govt cannot make people buy anything which is why so many people are upset but what about car insurance? i live in a state where it is mandatory to have it if you own a vehicle. Why would people be upset about getting healthcare when everyone has health whether its good or bad?
im about to google Hegelian Dialectic tho..very interesting.
For the idiots of the world we needed this, the cost of healthcare should not be an issue when someone is fighting off Cancer or any other deadly disease.
I am so happy this bill is passed. This is The United States of America and places like Cuba, Canada, Costa Rica, and Europe all have Universal health care. Are you serious?
The USA is a “Super Power” but when it comes to issues like helath care and education we are so behind the times.
About time, Change has come America and we have not seen a fragment of what Obama can do. God put him in power on 11/4/2008 and if it his will he will stay in power 2012.
I can’t wait for Rush Lintball to move to Costa Rica. I will gladaly buy his plane ticket.
Socialism + Corruption = NWO
Judah….the government already makes people buy many things besides healthcare. Can you say public schools? How come once healthcare was brought up everyone started crying socialist this and socialist that…When the medicare and medicaid programs that existed before are essentially socialist as well. The word itself has a negative connotation and uneducated people equate socialism with communism and all types of bullshit.
Half of the people who didn’t/don’t support the healthcare bill are ignorant and uneducated, but you Judah seem to take a conspiracy stance on virtually everything that is posted on this site. It’s sort of annoying because people who read your bullshit get scared and start making shit up as they go along. I never witness such public outcry in recent history, not even when George Bush was splurging YOUR money right in front of your face. But when President Obama tries to control the costs of healthcare by trying to get everyone covered, here come the loonies who don’t know what the hell they are talking about. I’m done. This is just too much ignorance and I can only see it getting worst from here.
judah i dont think people give you enough credit lol.i just googled H.D. and its simply the framework for guiding our thoughts and actions into conflicts (dems vs rep) that lead us to a PREDETERMINED solution. WOWZERS lol…i read some other things but that def sounds like what is going on…u seriously should start your own blog.
OMG @ #17 NICKY GIRL GO READ A BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!! You’re so damn ignorant!
26. MEY
Yeah I’m Canadian too and I don’t understand this at all.
“The communitarian synthesis is the final silent move in a well-designed, quietly implemented plot to re-make the world into colonies. To us it doesn’t matter if there is some form of ancient religion that propels the plotters, nor does it really matter if it turns out they’re aliens (as some suggest). The bottom line is the Hegelian dialectic sets up the scene for state intervention, confiscation, and redistribution in the U.S., and this is against our ENTIRE constitutional based society. The Hegelian dialectic is not a conspiracy theory because the Conspiracy Theory is a fraud. We’ve all been duped by global elitists who plan to take totalitarian control of all nation’s people, property, and produce. Communitarian Plans exist in every corner of the world, and nobody at the local level will explain why there’s no national legal avenue to withdraw from the U.N.’s “community” development plans.
THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This conspiracy mess is only on all the urban blogs.
Black people? Unity? Aint never going to happen. Dumbasses.
@ 30 and @ 32. ??????? . . . . But anyway. . .
@JUDAH
Hey cn u give us the link of your clips on youtube
We can never have a civil discussion. It’s always A. the back of loonies who come out the woodwork with the conspiracy theories (where were you when all the other white men ran the country? Uh oh, wait it’s a black man now, so it must be a conspiracy.) OR COMPLETE AND UTTER IGNORANCE LIKE COMMENT #17. I don’t even want to get in on this dumb ass because she, like so many other people don’t know shit, and are just angry for the sake of being angry. UHG.
I agree with #6, it is amazing how Republicans fought so hard against something that will help AMERICANS – ALL OF THEM – but didn’t say shit about the 2 wars that President Bush started in which ONE was a complete lie.
Yes, it will raise the debt ceiling but at least it will help the Middle Class.
@#38. Thank goodness someone finally said it.. This man will say anything and some of these fools just flock to it like it’s gospel.. How about you stop trying to find links to his ramblings on the internet and look for some scriptures in the actual bible..
Thank you Judah, people think that this man is for them because he is black…
Keep your eyes open because its about to get really real in America, population control is the key and Judah is right every American has to be vaccinated before the insurance is available…. Tus., Airmen comes to mind as to what experiments they will be doing on Americans. Once americans are infected they keep going back to doctors/hospitals taking more medicines and not know why they got sick, that makes the insurance company more money while the poor gets poorer.
Dear hardworking people, you are all screaming joy joy joy for now but wait until uncle sam tax that arse to pay for the the amount of healthcare and medicine that is gonna be needed for this bill..the system is going to be flooded..it’s gonna take longer to see a dr. no matter who the carrier is…referrals to see specialist are gonna take longer..medication will def go up in price…not to mention those that are over here illegal will get their share of the benefits along with their cousins who are on their way here..don’t get me wrong I admire the pres but this was a bad decision. That’s my two cents good day!!!
I just want someone to list the negatives associated with the healthcare reform because I don’t get it. why wouldnt people want free health care for those who can’t afford.
Insurance companies are still goin to make money becuz i kno damn well some middle class and high class folks aint gonna go in no regular ass free hospital.
I think its just so bizzare and kinda backwards the fact that not one single republican voted in favour for the health care bill but yet they had no problem in voting for two pointless wars
#52 – I’ve got your answer: ignorance and the fact that some people don’t want other people to have what they do.
On another note, I think that people are talking out the side of their neck by talking sh*t on a President WHO MADE A CONSCIOUS effort to help the American people.
In that bill last night, College Students are helped and elders who rely on Social Security were also helped.
This bill IS NOT PERFECT. Nothing ever is but it is a start.
So, go to the doctor and sew up the side of that neck!!!
the healthcare reform in a nutshell is this:
Families making less than 88,000 per year will pay minimum. If anything at all.
Those making more than 88,000 will pay $95 per year or 1% of annual income, whichever is greater.
Those persons with preexisting medical conditions will not have a waiting period vs now having one. Also, those covered will not have a cap for higher medical bills.
For lower income families the tax credit will help you to get more money at tax time.
Also, this bill will not cover abortion. (Alot of the reason protesters are upset)
In my opinion, this bill is a win-win for lower income families. It’s not about socialism but about making sure that every one in America has health insurance.
I understand the insurance and big money making companies getting upset but for those making less than 88,000 it helps.
Where I live car insurance is mandatory so why not make health care as well!
I’m happy that this bill has passed because insurance companies are a joke and they just cover so much. All taxpaying citizens have a right to healthcare. Most of us already pay for health insurance that we don’t recieve which is medicare. And #17 you are not black. You sound like a typical pathetic white conservative republican.
THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT!
@MAKE MY DAY
Each state is a sovereign entity in and of itself, so it can stipulate certain laws and mandate certain regulations, like your car insurance. This is why certain states can and are rebelling against this reform. The Constitution was set up to protect states rights and their sovereignty. America is basically a conglomeration of corporations, with each state representing a corporation. When they have Congressional hearings, it is like having a board meeting.
@GUCCI
Ms., you really need to speak on topics that you can comprehend, because this is not one of them. The reason why there can be no “civil discussion” is because of overly emotional closeted house negroes like yourself who support Obama because he makes you feel more caucasian. This is a very pervasive issue in the black community, and it’s pathetic that some black people choose to cover their lust to be accepted by mainstream white America by projecting their feelings of racial insecurity on others. It shows by your ignorant comment that there are no caucasian “conspiracy theorists” lol. There are entire states coming against this bill. Who do you think is leading the rebellion? Black people lol? Let’s understand something as well, either you can defend your position or you cannot. A “conspiracy” literally means a group of people who are on one accord. Any meeting where a group of people come to an agreement can be classified a “conspiracy” based on the denotation of the word.
If you paid attention to what I wrote, I stated that Obama is being used as a SCAPEGOAT for America’s gradual move towards socialism because America has been moving in that direction since the late 1800′s. Socialism is a brainchild of Karl Marx, who was a paid pawn of an Illuministic group called the “League of the Just”, and he did not even believe in the things that he wrote because he acted against those tenets. Furthermore, he attended the Church of Satan in Germany and was taught by a woman named Joanna Northcott.
I have no problem with healthcare for all, as long as the plan is sensible. When a plan is pushed; much less accepted, that is not feasible, that tells me that there is an agenda. Let me break it down for you. You cannot spend money that you don’t have. Obama is a pawn, as all presidents are. All presidents spend MY MONEY, not just Bush or any other white president that is allegedly so disparate from Obama in the minds of his worshipers (like yourself). I will never take a high level politician seriously, no matter what color they are. America uses what is known as “fiat money” (virtual monopoly money) with nothing backing it, so they can take it and use it as they please, which they are doing in these so-called “reforms”. They want to drain the pockets of the common folk, who they call “useless eaters” before they move into the next phase of their agenda. It’s very simple. When you have a corporate entity like America, which is 2 trillion dollars in the red, you must liquidate it’s assets and get what you can before the business goes under. This is what the elite are in the process of doing because there will be no salvation for this place.
Let me also say in regards to your comment about the public school system; the government used to at one time allow home schooling, and they are now coming against that as well because they want each child to be indoctrinated into their madness of accepting h*mosexuality and l*sbianism while having no knowledge of basic morality. Then people wonder why their children are so demonic. The school system is based in the principles of the “brotherhood of Saturn”, but that is another topic.
@Judah.. Boy, why do you hang around these blogs going back to THE SAME THREAD and spewing this nonsense?? I mean, is this the only place where people will hear you? The illuminati garbage is getting old.. Until you can prove that you have been at a damn illuminati gathering and aren’t basing your facts on garbage you collect from music videos and the internet (most likely wikipedia..) then fall back.. Gosh, it’s so annoying.. I can see this man now typing away on his all plastic laptop chillin in a padded room waiting for his next dose of reality medicine.. Boy bye..
And for the ppl who eat this mess up, I pray for you..
damn the vote is 219-212? Obama is a joke no wonder they compare him to Jimmy Carter.
LOL @ black people being so happy to have a black president they agree with everything this Uncle Tom does while the rest of the world is sitting back and laughing their asses off.