Disinformation alert: Divided We Fail is an insurance company astroturf operation

Sat, 01/10/2009 - 12:50am — DCblogger

The January/February 2009 issue of Vanguard, newsletter for MARSP (Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel), included an article about a campaign, "Divided We Fail," an initiative to give voice to Americans for health-care reform. The "Divided We Fail" campaign turns out to be a covert attempt by America's health insurance plans, the insurance industry trade group, including the Business Round Table, AARP, and industry lobbying groups. They are bringing back the "Harry & Louise" ads that torpedoed health-care reform 16 years ago. They aren't about to give up their big subsidies. They have conned citizens through "Divided We Fail" to gain citizen support.

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No one could have anticipated!

By vastleft on Sat, 01/10/2009 - 11:38am

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