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05/10/2016 17:07:10
 
 
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05/10/2016 16:24:17
John Ryan
Captain-Cooker Appreciation Society
Taumata Whakatangi ..., New Zealand
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>Clinton is not trashing the whole ACA or calling it crazy. He's agreeing with his wife's calls for ongoing enhancement. People like Trump, Pence and their ilk may like to pretend the ACA should have been perfect from the get go and that enhancement means failure, but that's just silly.

The quotes you cited are from his more recent comments, when he tried to walk back his original comments. I consider his original comments far more valid (and yes, he DID use the word crazy):

"So you've got this crazy system where all of a sudden 25 million more people have health care and then the people who are out there busting it, sometimes 60 hours a week, wind up with their premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half. It's the craziest thing in the world,"

THAT was a real-life context for many middle and lower-middle income Americans who have had their lives negatively impacted by higher premiums, higher deductibles, and a narrowing provider network.

Obama Press Secretary Josh Earnest, when asked if he wished Clinton hadn't used "crazy" or "craziest" to describe Obamacare, responded with "Of course."
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