Today, the White House said President Obama’s alleged failure to keep an oft-repeated campaign promise to televise high-level health care reform negotiations on C-Span was necessary to protect the “private health information of the participants” under so-called HIPAA privacy rules.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 prevents unauthorized disclosure of patients’ health information, according to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, “and this reform debate has already had serious health consequences for several members of Congress.”
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39 responses so far ↓
1 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 8, 2010 at 1:03 pm
We don't need C-SPAN to further reinforce the diagnoses of Congresspeeps. We already know what's wrong with them.
Meanwhile, the dots get connected.
2 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 8, 2010 at 1:03 pm
We don't need C-SPAN to further reinforce the diagnoses of Congresspeeps. We already know what's wrong with them.
Meanwhile, the dots get connected.
3 CallMeShelly // Jan 8, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Now you C-Span-now you don't.
4 CallMeShelly // Jan 8, 2010 at 4:55 pm
sleep machine????
5 boberinyetagain // Jan 8, 2010 at 5:00 pm
No…c-span…does anyone want to…never mind, it was a lame enough joke without an explanation but with one it'll be hopeless
6 ChileSerrano // Jan 8, 2010 at 5:54 pm
C-SPAN2, which covers the U.S. Senate during the week, broadcasts "Book TV" on the weekend, which is often quite good. One up-coming offering which I personally would recommend : tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 9th) morning from 9:00 AM - Noon, they will be rebroadcasting <a href="http://www.booktv.org/Program/11186/In+Depth+Michelle+Malkin.aspx">In Depth: Michelle Malkin. "In Depth" is an occasional series in which they conduct lengthy interviews with various authors.
Worth watching. FWIW.
7 ChileSerrano // Jan 8, 2010 at 5:59 pm
If this link works :
http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx
8 ChileSerrano // Jan 8, 2010 at 5:59 pm
If this link works :
http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx
9 Hawkeye_R // Jan 8, 2010 at 6:52 pm
"so the negotiations should remain confidential… between the legislators and the health care experts who own them."
Great line Scott! And NOT satire, if I do say so. (:D)
10 Hawkeye_R // Jan 8, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Good one Shelly!
11 boberinyetagain // Jan 8, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Does anyone really want to?
12 RAM1 // Jan 8, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Is C-Span their grade? If so, it is a generous grade as was the B+ Obama gave himself as CIC!
I always thought a failure rated an F?
13 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 8, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Scott~~
Congrats on the LCRC appointment!
14 ScrappleFace // Jan 8, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Thank you. And for those wondering what that means, here.
15 ScrappleFace // Jan 8, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Thank you. And for those wondering what that means, here.
16 boberinyetagain // Jan 8, 2010 at 9:22 pm
WOW!
Mighty impressive, allow me to add my congratulations!
17 boberinyetagain // Jan 8, 2010 at 9:24 pm
And kudos to you sir for digging this up. Scott wouldn't have told us!
18 CallMeShelly // Jan 8, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Tanks!
19 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 8, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Actually, Scott told the entire Universe via Twitter.
Okay, maybe he only told his 1,106 followers.
20 Hawkeye_R // Jan 9, 2010 at 12:20 am
Impressive indeed… and well deserved!
21 onlineanalyst // Jan 9, 2010 at 2:27 am
The backroom deals of Pelosi-Reid-ObaMao are bleeding out the economy, just doing what leeches from time immemorial have been known to do. All of their blood-letting is being done in the privacy of closed chambers.
22 onlineanalyst // Jan 9, 2010 at 2:35 am
Well deserved and well done, Scott. Integrity and principles prevail.
23 camojack // Jan 9, 2010 at 6:23 am
This one is funny…on a number of levels.
24 ChileSerrano // Jan 9, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Congrats, Scott. The saga continues …
25 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 9, 2010 at 7:28 pm
I diagnose them as psychopaths, to be perfectly honest, of the paranoid variety; enemies of the Truth.
Watching Pelosi as she recoils from the slightest hint of conservatism (let alone morality or ethics), I am reminded of Bela Lugosi, et al, when confronted with a Cross or Crucifix OR mirror OR daylight, et cetera.
26 onlineanalyst // Jan 9, 2010 at 7:58 pm
The Dems have a plan for permanent governance, and they are working hard to fix election outcomes from here on out: http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/obama_and_...
27 onlineanalyst // Jan 9, 2010 at 7:58 pm
The Dems have a plan for permanent governance, and they are working hard to fix election outcomes from here on out: http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/obama_and_...
28 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 9, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Well, "Reid Repents for 'Negro' Remarks" say the headlines. I can't help but sense that Jake Tapper is suggesting that something Diabolical is at play.
The Internet is wonderful. We can see behind the curtain from here. The Internet brings us people like Scott Ott-among the several other Internet Greats-who relay that stark image to many who might never be aware—in a for real display of Truth, Justice and The American Way. God and Country. Patriotism. Jesus Christ. [UPDATE: I can hear eyeballs sizzling out there.]
I'm really am very proud to be starting this new decade here amongst The Scrapplers.
29 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 9, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Well, "Reid Repents for 'Negro' Remarks" say the headlines. I can't help but sense that Jake Tapper is suggesting that something Diabolical is at play.
The Internet is wonderful. We can see behind the curtain from here. The Internet brings us people like Scott Ott-among the several other Internet Greats-who relay that stark image to many who might never be aware—in a for real display of Truth, Justice and The American Way. God and Country. Patriotism. Jesus Christ. [UPDATE: I can hear eyeballs sizzling out there.]
I'm really am very proud to be starting this new decade here amongst The Scrapplers.
30 ChileSerrano // Jan 9, 2010 at 10:48 pm
I'm waiting to see whether the MSM will dig up any remarks that Sen. Reid made about Trent Lott during the controversies that ensued after Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday.
OTOH, I'm not gonna hold my breath until they do …
31 LoneScrappler // Jan 10, 2010 at 12:43 am
Turn, turn any corner.
Hear, you must hear what the people say.
You know there's something goin' on around here,
that surely, surely, surely won't stand the light of day.
And it appears to be a long,
appears to be a long,
appears to be a long
time, yes, a long, long, long ,long time before the dawn.
- David Crosby
32 onlineanalyst // Jan 10, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Hey, ObaMao, how about we "de-stimulate"? http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODRlZTZiN2Zj...
Or are we going to contine down Chavez's path of seizing industries and devaluing the currency? Chavez has devalued the bolivar by 50%. Meanwhile we have Fifty Cent in the WH pushing for programs that will bankrupt us.
33 onlineanalyst // Jan 10, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Harry Reid stuck his foot in his mouth (again), but the responses to it are telling. Check out the blowback. Lt. Col. Allen West's response is masterful.
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2...
34 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 11, 2010 at 12:49 am
The Jerry Lee Lewis-inspired psycho-masochistic terrorist from Christmas hell has a back story containing some interesting tidbits of weird stuff about his handler.
35 onlineanalyst // Jan 11, 2010 at 3:43 am
View and learn: http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2010/01/david-horowit...
36 boberinyetagain // Jan 11, 2010 at 1:25 pm
ah, then I'm hopelessly out of the loop…again. Sigh!
37 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 11, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Pamela Geller has a few more things to say today over at AmericanThinker.
38 onlineanalyst // Jan 11, 2010 at 9:32 pm
ObamaScare, as a health-care overhaul is unconstitutional according to these experts: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MGRmYzZm...
39 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 12, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Some of you may have heard of the just-launched web site The Daily Caller. Well, guess what? Scott Ott has heard of it. Awesome.
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