The BIG Lie

Barack Obama: “[I]f you’re getting one of these letters [canceling your insurance policy], just shop around in the new marketplace. That’s what it’s for… For the fewer than 5% of Americans who buy insurance on your own, you will be getting a better deal.”

Village Idiots

Jay Carney: “[W]hat we’re talking about here is the 5 percent in the country who currently purchase insurance on the individual market. And that market has been like the Wild West. It has been under regulated.”

In other words, if your policy is unregulated (which is also a lie), then you’re an outlaw and your policy should be canceled?

Demo-gogues

Joe Biden: “We were under the impression that [Healthcare.gov] was ready to go. We had the president, to his credit, almost seven weeks out was saying, ‘is it going to be ready?’ and to be told by the pros that, ‘yeah, this is all ready to go, all in line.’ Neither he or I are technology geeks and we assumed that it was up and ready to run, but the good news is that although it’s not, and we apologize for that, we’re confident that by the end of November it will be and there will still be plenty of time for people to register to get online.”

Non Compos Mentis

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV): “If you compare [the O'Care exchange] to all kinds of other programs of large magnitude, it’s actually ahead of schedule, including Social Security, Medicare and a whole lot of other things.”

Braying Jackass

Former Clintonista Robert Reich: “Had Democrats stuck to the original Democratic vision and built comprehensive health insurance on Social Security and Medicare, it would have been cheaper, simpler, and more widely accepted by the public. And Republicans would be hollering anyway.”

Dezinformatia

CNN’s Piers Morgan: “I don’t want to ‘grab’ anyone’s guns, or tell Americans how to lead their lives. I do, however, want to try and stop the endless, senseless slaughter of Americans through gun violence.”

Alpha Jackass

Actor Sean Pean: “[T]here’s a mental health problem in Congress. This would be solved by committing [the Tea Party] by executive order, I think. Because these are our American brothers and sisters, we shouldn’t be criticizing them, attacking them. … This is a cry for help.”

Short Cuts

Fred Thompson: “Since its launch, HealthCare.gov has spawned over 700 fake scam sites that ask for your personal information. They’re easy to spot, though. They’re the sites that actually work.”