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Welcome to 9/9/09!  That auspicious day that will go down in history...for...this:

Now, I don't mind that the guy who did it, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is going to get reprimanded so bad it will feel like he's been punched in the groin, because it wasn't the time or place for that.  But man, I wish he were my representative.

Think about it.  No one else in that entire room that I can think of would ever have the cajones to call the President a liar, much less to his face!  Which, by the way, according to HR 3200, the most often quoted health care reform bill, is a lie.

I love the site Bighollywood.  Like, check it everyday and read almost every article love it.  Over there, they looked into this very subject a little bit, and here's what a "Big X" had to say:

"Let’s take a look at the text, shall we?  The provision he cited is located on page 143 and reads as follows: 

SEC. 246. NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS 

Wow.  Can’t get much clearer than that!  It looks like the Big O is right: Undocumented aliens are excluded from collecting benefits under the plan 

But… hey, wait a cotton-pickin’ minute!

On page 50, SEC. 152 explicitly prohibits discrimination under the act with “regard to personal characteristics extraneous to the provision of high quality health care or related services.” 

In other words, undocumented aliens are not only eligible for ObamaCare, but their coverage is mandated.

So what’s up, Big O?  Quit jacking us around!  Are they covered or not? 

A further reading of Section 246 reveals that the plan only disallows “Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States.” 

“Affordability credits” are federal subsidies that offset the cost of monthly health plan premiums for low income earners. 

So, in short, undocumented aliens are eligible for the plan under Section 152, but ineligible for premium subsidies. 

Now, let’s do the math:

1. Though illegal aliens will be prohibited from receiving Federal premium subsidies, they are not prohibited from participating in the plan.
2. Every benefit dollar received by the participant in excess of premium paid represents a deficit against the plan; and…
3. The plan is funded by tax dollars and benefits are paid by the Fed."
   

So, who's the liar now?  And what else is Obama blatantly lying about?  I could only stomach watching this speech for a few minutes (I'm sorry, but Obama's speeches make me seasick...stupid teleprompters), but it sounded just like all his other speeches, especially his campaign speeches:  a lot of lofty ideas, middle-of-the-road, pie-in-the-sky "approaches" to problems, and very little actual meat.  And what meat was there, was factually faulty at best.

For the life of me, I wish I knew who the representative was at the end of the clip.  Either he's making a statement about the fact that Obama's pushing a bill that has yet to be written, or he doesn't realize that 5 bills are actually in existence, with HR 3200 having passed in Henry Waxman's committee just before the August break.

Any questions?