Uncooperative Radio: Critics Accuse White House of Playing 'Big Brother' in Health Care Debate

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Critics Accuse White House of Playing 'Big Brother' in Health Care Debate

The Uncooperative Blog is officially declaring itself "Fishy". It's content is "Fishy", our thoughts about the Constitution and the original intent of Our Founding Fathers is, "Fishy", and our distaste for this Administration and our elected "Cockroaches" is "Fishy".

From Fox News:

A new White House tactic to control the message on health care reform has critics accusing the Obama administration of playing "Big Brother" and threatening the privacy of average Americans.

"No one expects that when they exercise their First Amendment rights to ask questions or complain about a proposed government program that they're going to be listed on a database in the White House," Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told FOX News Thursday, saying the White House effort raises serious privacy concerns. "You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to see the potential for serious abuse."

On Tuesday, the White House posted a blog that asked supporters to report "fishy" information they come across about the health insurance debate. The appeal was made at the end of the blog, which showed a video that countered a set of online clips that made it look like Obama wanted to eliminate private coverage.

"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there," the blog concludes. "Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."

One of our elected Cockroaches had this to say:

"If you get an e-mail from your neighbor and it doesn't sound right, send it to the White House?" said Sen. John Barasso, R-Wyo. "People, I think all across America are going to say is this 1984? What is happening here? Is big brother watching?"