White House to Host Primetime Televised ‘Conversation’ On Health Care June 24

I am sick of seeing obama on tv preempting O'reilly and hannity--maybe he could talk in the daytime against oprah.

A "conversation"? Isn't that a Hillary thing?

Nothing will really change. We'll be stuck with increasing costs, while the politicians continue to posture.

sifto77 - Hannity and O'Reilly need to be pre-empted. They are extreme right wing wackos who don't listen to anyone but themselves and spout their diatribe against the govt. Fair and balanced? I don't think so

Oh, Bob, you forgot to mention all of the networks and their diatribe against Govt when GWB was in office--I am sure you regret the error.

The postings on FOX political boards are 99.9% very frightfully hateful. At least the opposing views here aren't un-American or incite violence like FOX

Under Medi-cal, the POOR and LOW income receive FREE healthcare. If Health insurance was affordable, the LOW income will be able to pay for their own insurance plan. The money saved from moving LOW income from Medi-cal to a paid insurance plan, could be used to fund UNIVERSAL health care. Here is another way to fund UNIVERSAL healthcare. The number ONE excuse for receiving SSI is, “I can’t work because I have a MENTAL or PHYSICAL disability.” If inability to get a JOB is the reason for receiving SSI, why are they allowed to work? In other words, they have 2 incomes, a GOVERNMENT check and a job. If they can work, “Shouldn’t their SSI status be disqualified?” SSI recipients WORK part-time. What about moving the EMPLOYED SSI recipients off of SSI and into affordable housing?

I have heard that part of the reform package is that all Americans will be required to purchase health insurance, either through or by their employer or through a government plan. Currently my health insurance (Group Health HMO) is $480 per month per person - I cannot afford to pay this much and many small businesses will close if they have to pay this for their employees and their dependants. If this is so - how is this not a major tax increase to the working family?

Since Workers Compensation is a big user of the health industry in all states exactly how will the plan being proposed handle that piece of the pie? Seen no mention and if anyone has please, comment. Probably just going to take the system away from the states and put under federal control, just wonderful.

The ABC teasers for this are telling us that Obama '...will answer' all of our questions. Horse pucky ABC.

Obama says that he was to leave the form and implementation to Congress. Now he does the opposite, playing the ever-present salesman with wagon full of goods. Make up your mind, Mr. President! Is Congress really going to do this, or are you now doing it yourself because you don't like what they are doing?

I guess that means our President is supposed to make all policy and everyone either agrees, or is removed from the decision making process.

I will predict one thing, if he doesn't stop selling this so hard, he is going to blow all of it for everyone. We had enough of this campaigning during the campaign. We voted, so stop campaigning. Maybe some of us don't want you in our face 24/7. Leave us alone and let Congress do the job you gave them.

Is this truly any different than any other 3rd world country coverage? Inside the white House with "Selected questions"? I am so dissapointed in how so many things have been handled by this administration that I can no longer count them. I am all for negotiations, talks, etc with insurance companies... I am for incentives and such, but after witnessing what the government has done with the rest of what they are in control of, there is NO WAY I want the government in control of healthcare NO MATTER WHAT they say or how they paint the picture.

Why can't we, as a nation, have free national health care? We need it now!

One other point I can make firsthand...
I served in the mentoring program for 10 years. I worked with disadvantaged children who are now adults. They are good kids, not in trouble. They have free healthcare now due to their "disadvantaged state". But let me share some truth.
One of them - who cannot afford a happy meal - has CHOSEN to have 4 children. She finally got a job at pizza hut 5 years ago, but worked 2 days and said it was too hot and she got too tired being on her feet in that heat. That was her LAST job. OF course, she has free healthcare now, as well as free food, free daycare, etc.. The other, who I also LOVE DEARLY, has free healthcare for her child. She can pay for 2 - 3 packs of cigarettes a day, but not health care for her and her child. I do not smoke so I am not sure of what cigarettes cost, but if you can afford 10.00 a day for cigarettes, for 300.00 you can purchase a lot of things - healthcare included.
Another, who made it through school, is not working. She is on her 4th round of unemployment (the last two renewed without her request). She has told me that she is making more drawing unemployement than she can make working.
She has no expenses because someone else is covering her bills. Do you want to pay healthcare for these individuals and for the lifestyles they are choosing?

Healthcare IS NOT FREE. SOMEONE will pay for it. It is a choice. My husband and I choose to purchase healthcare instead of a lot of other things. If this is passed, I am sure we will be doing without even more to help pay the healthcare for these 3 individuals.

Another Pres Obama payback for the support by the Networks. First it was NBC an now ABC. My guess CBS will be next. Who is paying for this, an will there be a GOP rebuttle. It looks like this is his answer to the boycott of his primetime news conferences. More like propaganda to me. 20l0 cannot get here fast enough.

Why doesn’t ABC move its entire operations to the White House? You could resurrect Dr. Goebbels and he could become head of ABC news White House operations.

Hey ABC - why don't you just declare yourself the communications wing of the Democratic National Committee? Does anyone believe that any real criticism of the Teleprompter in Chief's socialized healthcare plan will make it to the Q&A segment? LOL! This is the most extreme case of liberal media bias and the Obama lapdog press yet!

This is NOT going to be on all the media outlets. It is not going to give time to those opposed to Obama's plan or to alternative plans. It is only on ABC (actually all over ABC)... the new media outlet of the Obama Administration. No pretense of objective responsible journalism here.

Apparently "watching" hasn't been watching the Daily Kos Huffington post or Latterman!!LOL

"The postings on FOX political boards are 99.9% very frightfully hateful. At least the opposing views here aren't un-American or incite violence like FOX"

Maybe ABC recognizes the stupidity of this? After all, they did have the foresight to put 'Conversation' in quotes in the headline.