Obamacare ‘Victim’ Who Says She Had To ‘Go Back To Work’ Has Been Working For Years

Posted by | August 8, 2014 11:21 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories

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Even though Obamacare “victim” stories have been debunked time and time again, circulating false stories, which end up being fact-checked, is still a Republican tactic. The woman in the new Crossroads GPS ad claims she had to go back to work because of Obamacare, however, her own LinkedIn Profile shows that she’s been working continuously for years — months before Obama was elected.


 

A woman from Colorado tells her Obamascare story which isn’t holding water:

A new TV ad from Crossroads GPS features a Castle Rock mom criticizing Democratic Sen. Mark Udall for voting for the Affordable Care Act — not a surprising mouthpiece in a race that will likely come down to suburban women.

But the woman in the ad, Richelle McKim, is actually an employee of an energy company that is among the biggest donors to Udall’s opponent; and her story, which seemingly contradicts information on her publicly available LinkedIn profile, is at least more complicated than the 30-second version hitting Colorado’s airwaves starting Thursday.

In the new ad titled “Richelle,” McKim claims “policies coming out of Washington really do affect us here at home.”

She goes on to tell of her husband’s decision to start his own business

“We knew we needed to find healthcare,” McKim said. “Because we were a single income family, we couldn’t afford our plan.”

KDVR reports, “On the screen, text appears that reads: ‘Richelle had to go back to work.'”

But according McKim’s LinkedIn profile, she has worked constantly since July 2008 — four months before President Obama was elected.

KDVR contacted the latest Obamacare “victim”  Thursday afternoon at her office, and McKim explained that she went back to work in 2010 because it was too tough making ends meet on her husband’s income.

“It wasn’t the Affordable Care Act,” she said. “It was just a financial burden, having a single income for so long.”

She claims that her husband was not insured and suffers from high blood pressure — a preexisting condition — although the rest of her family had coverage. “He had no insurance and that was a very good thing for us,” she said. “We were able to choose if we wanted health insurance or not.”

But the Affordable Care Act lowers costs for people with preexisting conditions like high blood pressure.

“It’s alarming that when we have illegals here, they can still choose if they want health care, but we as citizens no longer have that choice,” McKim said.

Watch her story fall apart.

McKim’s husband is now covered under her employee plan offered by Noble, which offers medical, dental and prescription insurance plans to its employees; Anadarko, her previous employer, also offers medical plans.

“I went back to work to get benefits,” she said.

Anadarko Petroleum is currently the biggest contributor to GOP Congressman Cory Gardner’s campaign to unseat Udall, having given $57,550 through the company’s political action committee, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Noble Energy has given Gardner’s campaign $36,000 to date.

McKim said she was connected with Crossroads GPS through “a friend of a friend” and that she’s pleased with the ad’s portrayal.

“I think it captured the heart of my message, which is that entrepreneurship is a risk and when you’re imposing overreaching policies that mandate people have to buy things they can’t afford, it takes that away,” she said.

Watch:

Except that her husband’s preexisting condition is no longer a problem in order to get coverage. As for the other lies, they’re just Rove’s operation circulating more false stories which are easily debunked.

She claims she wants Obamacare repealed because she had to “go back to work” when in fact, she was working long before the Affordable Health Care Act became the law of the land.

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94 responses to Obamacare ‘Victim’ Who Says She Had To ‘Go Back To Work’ Has Been Working For Years

  1. barefoot bob August 8th, 2014 at 13:22

    Shameless and despicable, how can anyone ever trust a Republican again ?

  2. barefoot bob August 8th, 2014 at 13:22

    Shameless and despicable, how can anyone ever trust a Republican again ?

  3. Suzanne McFly August 8th, 2014 at 13:25

    I am pissed that a “woman” is complaining about having to get a job (aside from the fact the dumbass already has one). Does she not realize that woman having the ability to work and support ourselves is a major gain to our independence? I wish these “types” didn’t get under my skin, but my need to bitch slap some of these people override my commonsense sometimes.

  4. Suzanne McFly August 8th, 2014 at 13:25

    I am pissed that a “woman” is complaining about having to get a job (aside from the fact the dumbass already has one). Does she not realize that woman having the ability to work and support ourselves is a major gain to our independence? I wish these “types” didn’t get under my skin, but my need to bitch slap some of these people override my commonsense sometimes.

  5. Skip Patterson August 8th, 2014 at 14:07

    Another right-wing Christofascist telling lies. Nothing new.

  6. Skip Patterson August 8th, 2014 at 14:07

    Another right-wing Christofascist telling lies. Nothing new.

  7. Gindy51 August 8th, 2014 at 14:14

    I wonder how much money she got to lie?

  8. Herb Sarge Phelps August 8th, 2014 at 14:22

    Yeah poor thing, having to buy health insurance for her husband who has a medical condition. Either she is not aware that means her husband could die if she didn’t have it, or she hates her husband so bad she doesn’t want to spend money on making sure he will be as healthy as possible and will be around long. Wow what a hateful woman.

    • lynnguist August 28th, 2014 at 23:21

      I wonder if he has a Life Ins. policy?

      • klip a hedge November 18th, 2014 at 04:53

        Ah god lover. lynnie, look at that flash gaff, leather sofa, now obama to me is just another puppet for them Banksters as was all the others before him for the last many years, but this is scrapin the barrel, I think obama should give free tatoo laser treatment to the kkk for been so stupid for so long, sorry but no excuse when we have the internet to educate yourself…

  9. Herb Sarge Phelps August 8th, 2014 at 14:22

    Yeah poor thing, having to buy health insurance for her husband who has a medical condition. Either she is not aware that means her husband could die if she didn’t have it, or she hates her husband so bad she doesn’t want to spend money on making sure he will be as healthy as possible and will be around long. Wow what a hateful woman.

    • lynnguist August 28th, 2014 at 23:21

      I wonder if he has a Life Ins. policy?

      • klip a hedge November 18th, 2014 at 05:53

        Ah god lover. lynnie, look at that flash gaff, leather sofa, now obama to me is just another puppet for them Banksters as was all the others before him for the last many years, but this is scrapin the barrel, I think obama should give free tatoo laser treatment to the kkk for been so stupid for so long, sorry but no excuse when we have the internet to educate yourself…

  10. Daniel Jacobsen August 8th, 2014 at 14:49

    Think they missed something here …. If there was no ACA her husband would still have no insurance !!!!!!!

  11. Daniel Jacobsen August 8th, 2014 at 14:49

    Think they missed something here …. If there was no ACA her husband would still have no insurance !!!!!!!

  12. dr_benton_quest August 8th, 2014 at 14:52

    Employed by Noble Energy in Media Relations as a “Technologist” whatever that is supposed to be. Basically a paid liar. So, no surprise she would spew lies on camera for the crossroads a-holes.

  13. dr_benton_quest August 8th, 2014 at 14:52

    Employed by Noble Energy in Media Relations as a “Technologist” whatever that is supposed to be. Basically a paid liar. So, no surprise she would spew lies on camera for the crossroads a-holes.

  14. GunTotingLib August 8th, 2014 at 15:09

    It “captured the heart of her message” even if it was a lie.

  15. GunTotingLib August 8th, 2014 at 15:09

    It “captured the heart of her message” even if it was a lie.

  16. Obewon August 8th, 2014 at 15:41

    Repubs still can’t find anybody injured by the $1.5 T federal deficit reducing ACA. Sen. Rubio was so injured he covered his entire family with ObamaCare!

  17. Obewon August 8th, 2014 at 15:41

    Repubs still can’t find anybody injured by the $1.5 T federal deficit reducing ACA. Sen. Rubio was so injured he covered his entire family with ObamaCare!

  18. pmbalele August 8th, 2014 at 16:27

    Like many ignorant people, she is being used by FoxNews and right winger to discredit Obamacare. Same tactics are being used on Dr. Carson, Allen West, Herman Cain, Sarah Palin who takes her son to Canada for treatment etc. These are fakers. Please don’t listen to them.

  19. pmbalele August 8th, 2014 at 16:27

    Like many ignorant people, she is being used by FoxNews and right winger to discredit Obamacare. Same tactics are being used on Dr. Carson, Allen West, Herman Cain, Sarah Palin who takes her son to Canada for treatment etc. These are fakers. Please don’t listen to them.

  20. RioBravoHombre August 8th, 2014 at 17:07

    Lies. Hatred. Racism. The Black Man in the White House has reduced the GOP to nothing but quivering, lying, hatefilled racists.

    • DetroitSam August 8th, 2014 at 18:49

      I posted your comment on twitter. Hope you don’t mind.

      • RioBravoHombre August 8th, 2014 at 22:23

        I refuse to twit or twat at all…but, as you will, friend.

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