Bogus letters promoting Obamacare sound ‘fishy’ to me

August 7th, 2009

I didn’t want to post on Obamacare today. But, this is too shocking to pass up. Apparently, the democrats are even more fevered to shove Obamacare down our throats before anyone actually realizes the rights it pulls away from us, and they are significant. After reading an article in the Libertarian Republican blog, it seems the democrats have resorted to out-and-out lying – nay fraud, to push their agenda.

Apparently, according to The Oakland Press, Oakland County Commissioner Shelly Taub received a letter from a consituent telling about her sick child and lack of health care. It was a sad letter that tugged at Taub’s heartstrings.

From The Oakland Press:

Shelley Taub, R-Bloomfield Township, said she received a letter on July 9 from an unidentified woman from West Bloomfield Township who said she felt that she failed as a mother because she couldn’t afford health care for her ill son.

“I got this letter and it tore my heart apart,” Taub said. “When I read that this woman thought she was a failure as a mother because she couldn’t provide health care, I thought, ‘My God, I can do that. I know so many people (in health care). I’ll get this kid help.’ ”

Taub and her husband searched for information about the woman, found out that she actually lived in Fraser, so Taub called the home phone number and left a message.

Taub said she received a phone call that night from the mother of the woman who sent the letter who informed Taub that her daughter was not married and is a student at the University of Michigan.

The woman who sent the letter explained to Taub that she had recently finished an internship with the Oakland County Democratic Party in Bingham Farms, Taub said. The woman said she and two other interns were given sample letters and told to modify them, change the return address and send them out, Taub said.

Let me see, I’m no lawyer, but I believe if I sent out a letter claiming to have no health care, a sick child, begging for help, that is called fraud and I would be facing jail time. But, apparently, the Oakland County Democratic Party feels an apology is enough. I wonder if they were only sorry they got caught.

Hey, come to think about it, this seems to be one of those ‘fishy’ stories the White House wants to know about. Maybe I should report it.