Apparently, some Americans have lost their minds and are asking, “Where’s my free ObamaCare?” After I stopped myself from rolling on the ground laughing, I had to see this for myself.
Americans (along with the majority of Congress for that matter) are still trying to figure out the massive health care overhaul that President Obama signed into law a few weeks ago. Evidently, questions have flooded insurance companies, doctors' offices, human resources departments and business groups. eHealthinsurance.com (expert advice hotline) has received hundreds of thousands of calls from consumers and according to Carrie McLean, a consumer specialist for the company, “most of the help-seekers are asking questions about when the bill takes effect and what changes they're going to see, but many are under the impression that they're going to get coverage for free.” In the midst of this confusion, crops up a comical line of questioning, “Where do we get the free ObamaCare and how do I sign up for that?” Are they expecting free Obama cookies and Kool Aid with that?
This recent "government give-me disorder" coincides with last year's stimulus insanity, when people lined up to get of all things; “free Obama money." Where was this Obama cash coming from? "His [personal] stash, I don't know!"
Did the Obama election foster in a new "caretaker" –– our government –– unleashing a smorgasbord of entitlements, relieving us from our "worries of putting gas in our car or paying our mortgage?” If so, forget about the gas and mortgage, where is my "free Obama" Porsche and beachfront mansion? And while we are at it, I want a "free Obama credit card" –– unlimited, like the one Congress is using right now!
It appears that America is morphing into Dane Cook's version of the Oprah Winfrey Show, where we all get a free "school and a HUMPBACK WHALE !" As perplexed citizens rise up to wait in line for more "free Obama stuff," we can anticipate that Americans will soon demand, “Where’s my free Obama Unicorn?”
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— go to most recent comments1 - Jamison
Careful doll... Liberals lost their sense of humor back in '93. Now they are just full of anger and spend all their time trolling BC looking for conservative bloggers to flame, which is odd since their guy won. They may learn to laugh again in the near future. we can only hope.
2 - Sirrahc
Funny, sad, and maddening all at once!
3 - chris
Jamison,
you are spot on, bro! :)
4 - El Bicho
This reads like a serious piece about people's ridiculous expectations of government, so I am not sure where the satire comes in. And I liked it until I played that Beck video. It starts in the middle of the interview and is just audio, so we don't know what's going on, but are supposed to trust Beck framing it? No thanks.
5 - STM
“Where’s my free Obama Unicorn?”
What, Americans haven't got one yet? Behind the times.
6 - Dave Nalle
The Obama Unicorn is a mutated goat with a venereal disease.
7 - STM
Mate, that is so unfair to goats.
8 - Christine
El, the beginning is news, however, didn't you read about the Humpback Whale (Dane Cook)? You have to watch the video clip; he is hilarious. Then maybe you will get my joke.
9 - Baritone
Yeah, this country is full of a lot of stupid people. I've seen some wearing tea bags as earrings screaming that they don't want the government messing with their medicare, by god! I mean, what's up with that?
B
10 - handyguy
Sorry, but this ain't satire...and it's not news either, just a lame "joke" framed on a set of false assumptions and untruths [in this it is similar to Christine's earlier, um, thoughtful pieces, nearly always drawing on falsehoods posted by other bloggers.]
For more amusing material, albeit wince-inducing, I'd recommend watching almost any 5-minute clip of Palin's and Bachmann's various vaudeville routines [aka "speeches"] from earlier in the week.
11 - roger nowosielski
There is no question though, Handy, that a great many people are totally clueless as to what Obamacare might come to mean - just as many of the teapartiers are clueless as well.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander, so let's be fair.
12 - zingzing
christine: "[dane cook] is hilarious."
whoa. [backing away from messed-up opinion...]
13 - handyguy
Yes, Roger, as the sage said: No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
There are lots of willfully uninformed Americans. They seem to take pride in being ignorant slobs, preferring a screeching dingbat half-term governor to an intellectual, articulate former law professor because she's "more like them."
Some of them write articles here, and more than a few write comments on articles.
14 - Christine
Handy, hate to break the news to you, but I am not a Sarah Palin fan.
15 - roger nowosielski
It's because you're smarter than her, Christine.
16 - Christine
Thanks Roger, but not according the "lefties" here on BC.
I just don't get the Pail appeal. Most of the time when she talks, she doesn't make sense. It is really annoying.
And if the truth be told, as an animal lover...my real "beef" with Palin is what she and Alaska (were or are) doing to wolves. March 27, 2007
17 - Christine
OK, now I didn't make sense, that is annoying. lol "Palin Appeal"
18 - handyguy
Glad to hear you are screeching-dingbat-resistant, Christine. There is hope.
Those of us who react negatively to your articles are just going by what you publish. We have no knowledge of you personally and the comments aren't personal.
19 - roger nowosielski
You've just lost Archie as your most ardent supporter.
But if I'm not mistaken, he's a devotee of Mitt.
20 - handyguy
Dude, where's my free RomneyCare??
21 - Christine
OK, Handy and those that didn't care for my humor; you may get a kick out of Jon Stewart's:
Lady and the Gramps
Fair and Balanced Humor!
22 - roger nowosielski
You should get on a speaking tour, Christine. You're certainly better looking than Sister Sarah, and more articulate to boot.
I'd even vote for you if faced with a choice of choosing the lesser of two evils.
23 - Christine
Roger, LMAO now!
24 - cannonshop
The gold farting unicorn,
with hte all curing magical horn.
I want mine.
25 - mom
"[dane cook] is hilarious."
must be part of the satire, zingster.