Will Obama Use the NBA to Peddle Obamacare?
In the wake of his scintillating 2-for-22 shooting exhibition on the White House basketball court — complete with an air ball, a steady barrage of bricks, and a layup that didn't so much as draw iron — President Obama is now reportedly trying to enlist the National Basketball Association to help peddle Obamacare. What possible connection is there between the NBA and a government takeover of American medicine? Your guess is as good as the next person's.
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If the NBA goes through with this, then perhaps its next act will be to remove Jerry West from its logo and replace him with Obama — a former "pine-rider" on his Hawaiian high school team.
Politico writes:
"Could LeBron James be the next spokesman for Obamacare?
"The Obama administration has reached out to the NBA about a potential marketing partnership to promote the health law….
"The news, revealed recently by Massachusetts officials who have been in contact with the administration, offers a glimpse at how President Barack Obama's team plans to push the new coverage options to a public that largely has been clueless about the new health insurance options.
"The NBA declined to comment. A spokesman said, 'We have nothing to announce at this time.'
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