As was widely reported, during President Obama's recent healthcare reform speech, a woman standing behind him fainted. Not long afterward, right-wing conspiracy theorists began foaming at the mouth and chanting in unison, "It was staged!"
Yeah, that's the latest in the 39-mile line of right-wing Obama conspiracy theories. Such conservatives posted the following tweets on Twitter:
"FAINTING WOMAN IS B.S. @BarackObama NOBODY THINKS YOU'RE A ROCKSTAR ANYMORE. SURELY NO HERO. #Benghazi GET OVER YOURSELF. #tcot" - Richard Davis #USMC (@NoGunsNoGlory)
"@NoGunsNoGory @Barack Obama. Fainting woman received a text what her real cost of ObamaCare will be. She fainted!" - RedNationRising (@RedNationRising)
"AMERICANS CAN'T STAND FOR OBAMA'S LATEST REMARKS ON OBAMACARE" - Jim Geraghty from the National Review
"LMAOFF STAGED!!! hope that helped your F'n EGO video.mediaite/video/Obama-Ca... tell us HOW you know she silently was fainting BS!!!"- Linda (@Linnlondon1)
"Man! I loved the fainting woman at St. Obama's Rose Garden ScamCare Speech today. That was classic. Beyond fake. You have got to YouTube it!" - Millsy (@MillsTheKodiak)
In other news, the woman who fainted - San Diegan computational biologist Karmel Allison, tweeted this:
"I'm ok world- just got a little lightheaded.Thanks, @BarackObama for catching me! And good thing this pregnant diabetic is pregnant :)"
Yes, that's right - the centerpiece of the so-called staged fainting was none other than a pregnant diabetic woman, who, reports say, hadn't drank any water all day.
When speaking to CNN's Piers Morgan about the incident, Ms. Allison reflected on what was going through her mind at the time, saying this:
"Mostly, 'Oh, no., Don't faint.' And then the next thing I knew I was being caught by the president and thinking, 'Wow, that just happened.' It was an incredible honor to be there and I'm really happy to have been there [Monday] to support the president as he takes a stand and reinforces the importance of the ACA (Affordable Care Act) and the act and how important health care is for all of us. I'm extremely embarrassed that I fainted, but honored still to have been there and happy that he caught me."
Since being diagnosed with diabetes at an early age, Ms. Allison's healthcare options have been quite limited, and due to this, she has been especially grateful for Obamacare, telling Mr. Morgan the following:
"It's an amazing feeling. After almost two decades of feeling tied to a single option- an option I like am extremely grateful for, but still a single option - I feel liberated. Even now, I get chills just thinking about that feeling of, 'Hey, you're just one of us now.' It's incredible. It's profoundly American that I have choices and the freedom to move."
So, right-wing conspiracy theorists - what's more likely: That a pregnant diabetic woman who hadn't drank water all day staged a fainting or that such a woman has more options and freedom now under Obamacare? If you answered with the latter, you'd be correct. If you answered with the former, I'll need to ask you to change into a hospital gown, be placed on more meds, and head to your room...
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/10/truthers-skeptical-woman-who-fainted-obamas-speech/70757/
http://www.ibtimes.com/who-karmel-allison-how-obama-fainting-woman-wound-stage-presidents-affordable-care-act-speech-video
Yeah, that's the latest in the 39-mile line of right-wing Obama conspiracy theories. Such conservatives posted the following tweets on Twitter:
"FAINTING WOMAN IS B.S. @BarackObama NOBODY THINKS YOU'RE A ROCKSTAR ANYMORE. SURELY NO HERO. #Benghazi GET OVER YOURSELF. #tcot" - Richard Davis #USMC (@NoGunsNoGlory)
"@NoGunsNoGory @Barack Obama. Fainting woman received a text what her real cost of ObamaCare will be. She fainted!" - RedNationRising (@RedNationRising)
"AMERICANS CAN'T STAND FOR OBAMA'S LATEST REMARKS ON OBAMACARE" - Jim Geraghty from the National Review
"LMAOFF STAGED!!! hope that helped your F'n EGO video.mediaite/video/Obama-Ca... tell us HOW you know she silently was fainting BS!!!"- Linda (@Linnlondon1)
"Man! I loved the fainting woman at St. Obama's Rose Garden ScamCare Speech today. That was classic. Beyond fake. You have got to YouTube it!" - Millsy (@MillsTheKodiak)
In other news, the woman who fainted - San Diegan computational biologist Karmel Allison, tweeted this:
"I'm ok world- just got a little lightheaded.Thanks, @BarackObama for catching me! And good thing this pregnant diabetic is pregnant :)"
Yes, that's right - the centerpiece of the so-called staged fainting was none other than a pregnant diabetic woman, who, reports say, hadn't drank any water all day.
When speaking to CNN's Piers Morgan about the incident, Ms. Allison reflected on what was going through her mind at the time, saying this:
"Mostly, 'Oh, no., Don't faint.' And then the next thing I knew I was being caught by the president and thinking, 'Wow, that just happened.' It was an incredible honor to be there and I'm really happy to have been there [Monday] to support the president as he takes a stand and reinforces the importance of the ACA (Affordable Care Act) and the act and how important health care is for all of us. I'm extremely embarrassed that I fainted, but honored still to have been there and happy that he caught me."
Since being diagnosed with diabetes at an early age, Ms. Allison's healthcare options have been quite limited, and due to this, she has been especially grateful for Obamacare, telling Mr. Morgan the following:
"It's an amazing feeling. After almost two decades of feeling tied to a single option- an option I like am extremely grateful for, but still a single option - I feel liberated. Even now, I get chills just thinking about that feeling of, 'Hey, you're just one of us now.' It's incredible. It's profoundly American that I have choices and the freedom to move."
So, right-wing conspiracy theorists - what's more likely: That a pregnant diabetic woman who hadn't drank water all day staged a fainting or that such a woman has more options and freedom now under Obamacare? If you answered with the latter, you'd be correct. If you answered with the former, I'll need to ask you to change into a hospital gown, be placed on more meds, and head to your room...
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/10/truthers-skeptical-woman-who-fainted-obamas-speech/70757/
http://www.ibtimes.com/who-karmel-allison-how-obama-fainting-woman-wound-stage-presidents-affordable-care-act-speech-video
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