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Democratic Strategist Christopher Hahn argues the president can use his health-care plan on the 2012 campaign trail.
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Talking point missing from president Obama's campaign and that is Obama look at.
In dozens of campaign stops across the country recently the president -- -- to spotlight what he used to call a major achievement of his administration.
Democrat strategist Chris -- Kia Chris.
For the show good to have you back again great to be here a -- o'clock on so there's a shouting matches in capsule in the -- shall I never shout over you ever stop talking now okay -- -- the first twenty seconds you get the next and yes.
That's right let's -- president has not mentioned Obama -- because it does -- Thalia.
It is not bend the cost code down on.
It has not resulted in cheaper health care for his poll we cannot keep the plan will which we used to -- and it does not help the deficit Obama cat is a fight yeah that's why doesn't talk about it -- He's talking about all time.
Student staying on their family's plans no.
Bar for preexisting conditions no lifetime limits.
Limits and the amount of money.
That insurance companies could take as profit rather than putting it back -- the health care I think it's a big bleeping deal and I think he's gonna be talking about it a whole lot on this campaign trail because the component pieces of it are very popular.
Some people don't like the individual mandate that's the Republican Herrick Foundation's idea we decide to adopt it I was Republican to take credit for.
I -- to.
As we speak.
The the administration is telling colleges get out that and tell graduating students that they can stay on that parents insurance until that 26 battle is a feature of Obama -- that's the president is buying votes buying the youth group with mind taxpayers' money.
He is selling Obama -- to students and buying votes with it -- Staying on your parents' health care plan to 26 gives people an option to find a career that -- them rather than -- a job for health insurance benefits like I did.
Selling advertising when I first got to college.
Listen sometimes you gotta make some choices and I think this is a great feature the popular feature -- And it was part of the republicans' original proposal in the ninety's so I don't understand why this imports and shipped in here.
-- -- -- The president is spending twenty million dollars giving it to a public relations company to get the good book -- -- word out about how wonderful Obama -- is and how we should live more -- -- -- exercised regularly and eat right.
Again buying votes selling Obama -- with -- mind taxpayer money shouldn't do it creating an entitlement culture.
Go I think educating the public on the importance of eating right exercise it.
Is something that'll save us money in the long -- Run -- -- health care cost in the long run we have too many obese people in this country childhood obesity is a huge problem people do not understand what healthy guy is.
I think this is money well spent I think it's gonna return dividends.
If he pulled over what it.
What cost American we don't know -- have to be no we don't.
My time sorry I'll stop again yeah we don't know with the -- how to eat right we haven't -- foam god knows how many investing in temple authorities it eat vegetables and fruits and exercise on -- Get off my back.
Take -- away from the nanny state please I don't like it anymore hold on a second chance.
-- I I agree with that but you know the whole notion that people should be -- -- stay home -- mommy and daddy into the right job comes along.
It's preposterous that that's why economists stuck in neutral we have so many people waiting -- -- -- -- the government in waiting for the right opportunity to come around.
It I'm sorry minutes that's -- -- -- I'm -- you can you have the bottom line though the bottom line is really I mean you think about what's wrong with its economy.
In us know what to allow the private Campbell work at an average well listen you want concert -- in this country gotta give an opportunity and if you're worried about breaking a lagging going bankrupt that's not gonna give -- opportunity to be entrepreneur what I.
You talk about -- not -- -- Charles.
I believe in your ability to be -- Nordisk will be asked for the food advertising stopped one million dollars a drop in the bucket compared to all the money spent on fast food.
Sugary drinks.
On the out there we've got to compete with that people do not know and they've got to be note they got to be told more often how important it is right now truck and -- -- I'd be very much driven -- that's.
Because want to none of it doesn't get those has been told yet.
-- to visit -- stupid.
Everyone -- McDonald's that they think itself to a big one person gonna make it today thinks itself there are some people who don't know any better -- I don't know that organized my life Chris and so low IQ -- honest about it thank you very much a big it was -- -- I want.
