Debunking the Great Debunker: ObamaCare Covers Illegals

On Wednesday last week, President Barack Obama participated in a scripted online townhall with a friendly audience of religious voters and pastors in an effort to dispel misinformation regarding HR 3200, the Health-Care Reform Bill. 

In a brazen and inept attempt to “relate” (as in “pander”) to his church-going audience, the President accused opponents of “bearing false witness” against his plans.  I suppose by that he meant his critics are lying.  True, bearing false witness is a specific type of lie, but it’s very difficult to do against an abstract object.  Usually, false witness is borne against a person.  Like Sarah Palin, for instance… 

But, I digress. 

During the meeting, Obama debunked “disinformation” alleging that illegal aliens would be eligible for the proposed plan.  “That’s not true,” he objected, “There’s a specific provision in the bill that does not provide health insurance for those individuals.”  (more…)