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| Champ: "Signing up for Obamacare just part of growing up". |
| 2014-02-17 |
| [Weekly Standard] An interview former NBA star Charles Barkley conducted with President Champ aired last night on TNT. In the interview, President Champ defended A Gov't Healthcare bar mitzvah without the melitzana as it were. Barkely asked, "What do you think of the term Obamacare?" "I like it. I don't mind. I'm evolving. And I tell you, five years from now, when everybody's saying, 'Man, I'm sure glad we got healthcare,' there are going to be a whole bunch of people who don't call it Obamacare anymore because they don't want me to get the credit. But you don't know what life will throw at you. And sometimes people don't recognize, particularly young people, how important it is to have coverage until you get sick and you realize you may lose everything you have, or your parents may lose everything they have, trying to make you well. So we're encouraging people to sign up. They've got until March 31 to sign up for this year." Unless I change something tomorrow morning when I wake up. Barkley followed up, "So, if you can speak to a specific group, I guess you really talking about young adults -- "Our Folks "We're knocking on the door." "We are knocking on the door. So once you are 50, you wake up sometimes -- does this happen to you, Chuck? Like you run out of MJ or -- you wake up and something hurts and you don't know exactly what happened. Right?" "Everything hurts when I wake up," said Barkley. "Here, let me give you the name of a good physician and physical therapist in Zurich", said Champ. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #17 Not funny anymore. F#ck you, Obama. F*uck you in the eye. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2014-02-17 23:13 |
| #16 Its not an interview, its an infomercial. Its on TNT with Barkley so it is aimed at middle to elder people who still watch pro basketball, a la pajama boy was for hipsters. In the context of the script its dad and grandpa having The Talk with the kiddos, how kids don't take care of themselves, how its true that those old injuries creep up in the cold, how prunes really do help...ok made that up, but that is the point. The kids today talk LaBron James, Kevin Griffon. To them, this might as well be a couple old farts in the park talking about pudding. Barkley gets another feather in his cap, Barry gets to play celebrity and as such Barkley is actually a prop; a high impact prop among a certain demographic but a prop nonetheless - notice he uses the intimate nickname Chuck, conveys insider clic, its a gimmick. Or in a number of years, a gag. Its putting a big ole smile on Sign by 3/31 or else. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-02-17 22:41 |
| #15 His job, in his own words, is to cause as much devastation on the basketball court as possible You should see his golf game. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-02-17 22:22 |
| #14 What does Barkley have to do with healthcare anyway? His job, in his own words, is to cause as much devastation on the basketball court as possible. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-02-17 21:52 |
| #13 Sez the boy man? Have you signed up yourself, YET? Leaders lead the way, champ. |
| Posted by: newc 2014-02-17 20:52 |
| #12 Charles Barkley et al. The execution of the Obama domestic policy is based upon the movie Meet the Spartans. You are one of the gags. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-02-17 18:58 |
| #11 Heck seeing things bigger and greater than yourself is part of growning up. That being your country, your family, your church, your work, etc... People like John Kerry and Obama just can't conceive, for example, that people would choose to join and serve something like the military or serve their country, or their church, etc... Obama doesn't serve as president - he rules as president (or he believes he does...). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-02-17 18:36 |
| #10 I guess I'll change my name to Peter Pan. I'll NEVER grow up. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-02-17 18:32 |
| #9 There was a time when serving your country was a part of growing up. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-02-17 18:02 |
| #8 Part of growning up is 'Putting away childish things'. Such of belief in the tooth fairy, Santa Clause. As well as taking on (you liberals out there please excuse my foul language) Adult Responsibility - such as being responsible for your own welfare, providing yourself food and shelter and healthcare. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-02-17 17:50 |
| #7 Part of growing up is reaching the age to vote, purchase tobacco, alcohol, enter certain venues like nightclubs. Mr. President, or any ACA pusher within keyboard shot, should part of growing up having people legally identified as adults for said activities in the manner of obamacare. That is, no voting, selective service, enter nightclubs, and so forth until the age of 26 (or whatever it is at the moment)? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-02-17 17:38 |
| #6 Like acne? Like registering for the draft? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-02-17 17:28 |
| #5 Like osteoporosis? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-02-17 16:25 |
| #4 While you are growing, rest assured, we will be giving you a "hair cut" as often as we can. |
| Posted by: Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-02-17 15:26 |
| #3 Redneck Jim, don't hold back, tell us what you really think. |
| Posted by: Alexus Da Miller 2014-02-17 14:38 |
| #2 You must not leave! I will save you. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-17 14:34 |
| #1 BULLSHIT. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-02-17 14:16 |