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Ever, no one will ever take it away. these are statements that were made and these were very misleading statements. forget about to the public -- to politicians on the fence. if he would have lost a couple of votes, he couldnt have had it pass. its very fraudulent and very sad. very sad. were stuck with this ridiculous situation. were being laughed at all over the world, as usual. ive been saying that for years about almost everything. were being laughed at by everybody. we look like a bunch of ...

Well. its not the only way to get information. you can sign up on the phone, you can do it in person, and in very short order youll be able to do it on line. the obvious benefit of the website is to be able to compare plans, to shop, because as you shop, you save. and thats why its urgent that the president get it fixed as soon as possible. >> heres what the "washington post" reports this morning. the a nnatomy of this debacle, d it quotes president obama as saying, its the website thats set up....

>> its a application process. the operator is there to make you feel good but doesnt expedite it at all. it goes to the same place into the ether. it watch jay carney to attack john karl of all people who is a good reporter and fair and smart person shows you the depths to which they have sunk. its appalling like its john karl wants fault for having a totally straightforward and honest question. carney as a reporter part of him has got to know this is not an adequate response to a straightforwar...

Universal coverage, 90% of our residents have a primary care physician, we are healthier, it has not broken the budget, more businesses offer insurance to their employees than ever before, one of the highest levels in the country, and it is approved by 84% of our population. i think that what this whole situation has pro dusd duced is actually a favor for the white house and the president. i, among others, have always been saying the president needs to be out talking about the fundamental good t...

The piece that you guys ran this weekend was the fact that the president from the very moment this law was passed said and prioritized the development of the website. as you write, hours after the bill had been enacted, the president stood on truman balcony with champagne toast with his weary staff and put them on notice, they needed to get started carrying out the law the very next morning. given that, his attention and focus and reiteration of the importance of the website, how come this was -...

Mitigation efforts to ensure the security risks were not there. we dont understand how you can go from that position four days before the rollout to now saying there are no security risks. >> two things. this is not the only confidential information the executive branch of the government has of yours. what is happening to these data? theres a lot that could be exposed. i agree with both julie and steve. they dont have a lot of time. the backdrop to all this is they need to sign up an awful lot -...

Comparison than $600 billion spent for something that doesnt work. >> i disagree in that this is the united states government. we are talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. if i go on amazon and order a book or anything else, a sweeper why cant the united states government say, there should be a penalty in the contract if youre not done on time and sebelius said, no, there was no penalty in the contract. if its like amateur hour down there. >> well, she may or may not be right. we have r...

At this point take one of two positions. all right, this is going to go into effect january 1, lets see where this is or where it will be derailed. where are you on the spectrum? >> well, candy, i can tell you this is a mess. youve seen not only the problems with the website. but its much deeper than the website including so many americans that are getting cancelation notices including stories from people in new hampshire rising premium costs as a result of obama care. so its much deeper than th...

>> the rub -- >> the -- >> the rollout cant be flekted when it happens. >> there is a piece quoting him after every meeting this is well and good but if healthcare.gov doesnt work, were wasted. >> everybody is frustrated the website doesnt work. hopefully it will work by the end of november. we should recognize there are people around the country and states that have signed up. 150,000 people around the country. people with leading on the extension. there are people benefits from the law now. it...

Times to derail it that now the criticism looks like nothing but politic politics? >> well, my constituents are writing me. but how can i help them when its a situation of theyre getting cancelation notices because of the way that obama care is drafted. when they cant access the website because its such a mess. so absolutely i want to help my constituents. but again, i would say to the president, why doesnt he call a time-out on this, understanding that its not working right now? this was passed...