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Sen. Orrin Hatch: ObamaCare Is A “Stupid, Dumbass Program”

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Republican Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah gave a speech at Utah State University where he seemed to be testing out some new stand-up comedy material in front of a receptive audience as he trashed President Obama’s healthcare reform program. Although Hatch slightly hesitated before unleashing the harshest description of the bill, after he did, he jokingly apologized for his word choice, but seemed completely sincere with his sentiment.

Hatch’s description of “Obamacare”:

“Every state has different demographics, every state has different problems. It’s good to allow them to work out their own problems rather than a one-size-fits-all federal government stupid, dumbass program.”

Hatch apologized if people thought that was a swear, and backpedaled only
slightly, instead suggesting “Obamacare” is an “awful piece of crap.” The idea that more power should be shifted to the states and away from the federal government is certainly a strong belief of the Tea Party, and most Republicans fearful of Tea Party primary challenges (like Hatch) can probably be expected to be sounding very similar in the near future.

Watch the clip from local affiliate KSTU-FOX 13 below:

(h/t Real Clear Politics)

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  • BadGenome

    Amen.

  • NOBAMA 2012

    ObamaCare Is A “Stupid, Dumbass Program”

    And it’s also unconstitutional…but then the Dumbocrats obviously don’t know the U.S. Constitution anyway.

    NOBAMA 2012

  • Davo

    Matt Schneider said:
    The idea that more power should be shifted to the states and away from the federal government is certainly a strong belief of the Tea Party, and most Republicans fearful of Tea Party primary challenges (like Hatch) can probably be expected to be sounding very similar in the near future.

    Whether for political advantage or altruistic reasons, having more people speaking the TRUTH will be a welcome benefit to America.

  • ImNotBlue

    The first cries of “racism” in… 3… 2… 1…

  • grafxmail7

    HAHAHHHAHA!!!

    He needs to talk like this to get the TEABAGGER vote!!

    This stuff is GREAT!!

    Keepin’ it REAL!!!! HAHAHAHAHA

  • Thelonious Funk

    Oh really, Mr. Poopypants?

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    So he’s just kinda doing what McCain did, huh?

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    NOBAMA 2012 said:
    ObamaCare Is A “Stupid, Dumbass Program”

    And it’s also unconstitutional…but then the Dumbocrats obviously don’t know the U.S. Constitution anyway.

    NOBAMA 2012

    You know what else is unconstitutional? A non-representative House of Representatives. Yet conservatives don’t seem to have their panties in a wad fighting for California’s extra ~13 Congressman.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    ImNotBlue said:
    The first cries of “racism” in… 3… 2… 1…

    Still waiting for you to prove me an incorrect liar…

  • BadGenome

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Still waiting for you to prove me an incorrect liar…

    How about we start with your screen name?

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    BadGenome said:
    How about we start with your screen name?

    That’s not very smart of you.

  • WildMan

    Right On, Senator Hatch, Right On..! America agrees with you. Although I am sure the idiot, wacko extreme liberals on PMSnbc will try and poopoo you but, then again those kids over there really are children. And juvenile children at that. Just watch goofy Chrissy Matthews Softball show sometime.Trouble is it is hard to watch anything on PMSnbc for more than a couple minutes. It is like watching Kindegarten kids when you don’t give them their cookies and milk.

  • howie in seattle

    hey Orrin, where were you before the bill passed BOTH houses of Congress and was signed into law. isn’t your whining a little LATE?

  • Tedderman

    And being a Republican from Utah, Hatch would serely know “dumb-ass.”

  • leapinlou

    Hatch is a certifiable idiot . He is playing hard to get the tea party approval for another term. Good grief he has caused enough problems for Utah, we don’t need him in office one more term. Time for him to go out to pasture with a lot of other BS ers….

  • Yoda002

    He’s afraid of the Teabaggers so he must act like a teabagger so he doesn’t get primaried. Some of these conservatives have to grab that steering wheel and crank it so far to the right they get whiplash.

  • WCinWI

    Tedderman said:
    And being a Republican from Utah, Hatch would serely know “dumb-ass.”

    Check your own comment, Utahan. :)

  • BlueBunny

    Davo said:
    speaking the TRUTH will be a welcome benefit to America.

    GET RID OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS MAN AND THE REPUBLICAN/ TEAPUBLICAN LIERS AND AMERICA WOULD BENEFIT FROM IT!

  • BlueBunny

    WildMan said:
    America agrees with you

    THE ONLY AMERICANS THAT AGREE WITH THIS RHINO IS UNAMERICANS! IMPEACH WALKER!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Glackin/100000892011713 Joseph Glackin

    What about “elections have consequences”? Teabaggers are screaming that about WI. Well, in 2008, the US elected a majority in both houses and a Pres. from the Democratic Party. They passed the Affordable Health Care Act. There is no such plan as “Obamacare”. It was never introduced or voted on. The law was passed, get over it. The Dems. just did what they promised to do in the election. Why don’t you Baggers and Gropers start producing the jobs you promised in 2010.

  • snatchax

    you know, this orrin hatch fella’s alright.

  • BadGenome

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    That’s not very smart of you.

    Yes, how very stupid of me to notice that far from being reasonable, you are actually an angry little ideologue.

  • ImNotBlue

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Still waiting for you to prove me an incorrect liar…

    Wouldn’t an “incorrect liar,” be someone who tells the truth? It’s a double negative.

    Sorry, I’m not sure I can prove that.

    BadGenome said:
    How about we start with your screen name?

    Well done!

    “Reasonable” is apparently a new use of the word, which NOBODY else yet knows.

    BlueBunny said:
    GET RID OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS MAN AND THE REPUBLICAN/ TEAPUBLICAN LIERS AND AMERICA WOULD BENEFIT FROM IT!

    ONLY ONE OPINION SHOULD BE ALLOWED!!! DEATH TO ALL WHO DISAGREE!!!

    *sigh*

  • Davo

    Joseph Glackin said:
    What about “elections have consequences”? Teabaggers are screaming that about WI. Well, in 2008, the US elected a majority in both houses and a Pres. from the Democratic Party. They passed the Affordable Health Care Act. There is no such plan as “Obamacare”. It was never introduced or voted on. The law was passed, get over it. The Dems. just did what they promised to do in the election. Why don’t you Baggers and Gropers start producing the jobs you promised in 2010.

    Not the same. Liberal anti-Americans passed CommieCare AGAINST the polls of the voter/suckers who were deceived into electing them…………….and got thrown out of the House as a result (the Senate and WH coming up soon). The polls in Wisconsin NOT run by Democrats show overwhelming support for Scott Walker’s campaign commitment that Demons are currently perverting the democratic process to fight against.

    Demoncrits today spend a lot of time and effort fighting against the democratic process and the will of the people.

  • Yoda002

    Joseph Glackin said:
    What about “elections have consequences”? Teabaggers are screaming that about WI. Well, in 2008, the US elected a majority in both houses and a Pres. from the Democratic Party. They passed the Affordable Health Care Act. There is no such plan as “Obamacare”. It was never introduced or voted on. The law was passed, get over it. The Dems. just did what they promised to do in the election. Why don’t you Baggers and Gropers start producing the jobs you promised in 2010.

    GOP care about jobs? They don’t care about jobs they’re in the pockets of those big Multinational corporations that get tax cuts for sending jobs oversees. GOP are using the wedge issues like Abortion and Guns right now because thats what gets their based all riled up. They may say jobs but they could careless. Soon they will get rid of the child labor laws and the minimum wage.

  • rover37

    AMEN with comments like this you just might keep your senate seat ……now we need to to vote 100% the way we want or your a goner.

  • More Liberty4

    For once I agree with the RINO Hatch.

  • ProgLib

    At least his own government health insurance only has to consider a demographic of old white men with prostate issues and viagra subsidies.

  • BlueBunny

    Davo said:
    overwhelming support for Scott Walker’

    BULLSHIT! REAL AMERICANS WANT HIM OUT! HE WORKS FOR THE KOCH BROTHERS NOT THE PEOPLE!

  • ImNotBlue

    Yoda002 said:
    They may say jobs but they could careless. Soon they will get rid of the child labor laws and the minimum wage.

    *Sigh*

    Dumb.

  • Olby Sucks

    BlueBunny said:
    BULLSHIT! REAL AMERICANS WANT HIM OUT! HE WORKS FOR THE KOCH BROTHERS NOT THE PEOPLE!

    This is your brain…fried on drugs. Wow.

  • BlueBunny

    Yoda002 said:
    They may say jobs but they could careless. Soon they will get rid of the child labor laws and the minimum wage.

    EXACTLY! GOP/TEAPUBLICANS JUST WANT SLAVES BACK!KEEPING EVERYONE POOR,SICK AND HOMELESS! THEY ALL WORK FOR THE KOCH BROTHERS!

  • BlueBunny

    Olby Sucks said:
    Olby Sucks

    THIS IS A PAID TROLL! DUMB ASS WITH A RAG HEAD!

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    ImNotBlue said:
    *Sigh*

    Dumb.

    According to the person who says tries to read their own meanings into posts.

  • Gasket

    Poor Orin. Dive into the teabag sewer all you want but you are out. Bennett, was MORE conservative than you were and still got tossed. The delegates choosing the nominee doesn’t help you at all either. Utah polls show that they want you replaced. You are done. Finish your term with dignity instead of being a pandering troll. You used to be respected. .

  • DEFENDER-90

    BlueBunny did you call Olby Sucks a ‘RAG HEAD’ You Rasist!!!!!

  • ImNotBlue

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    According to the person who says tries to read their own meanings into posts.

    Are you still worked up that I read what you write, and not what you “mean” to write?

    Get over it, dude… and be more clear.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Glackin/100000892011713 Joseph Glackin

    Davo, you can’t have it both ways. A majority passed AHCA. The only poll that supports Walker in WI is that upside down one the clowns at Faux News showed. We found out today how reliable they are. Let’s go to the videotape!
    Screaming “Commie!” every time someone disagrees with you is infantile.
    The GOP and the baggers ran in 2010 on “Where are the jobs?” SO….. WHERE ARE THE F#%$ING JOBS?

  • Davo

    Joseph Glackin said:
    Davo, you can’t have it both ways. A majority passed AHCA. The only poll that supports Walker in WI is that upside down one the clowns at Faux News showed. We found out today how reliable they are.

    I already addressed that……………I’m sure the reason you decided not to quote it. Bottom line is that Nov. elections prove your viewpoint nothing but an ant-American Liberal dream.

    Joseph Glackin said:

    Screaming “Commie!” every time someone disagrees with you is infantile.
    The GOP and the baggers ran in 2010 on “Where are the jobs?” SO….. WHERE ARE THE F#%$ING JOBS?

    I don’t recall “screaming “Commie!”" when people disagree. But if you feel the need to disrespect the Tea Party Conservatives by misusing the condescending homosexual term ‘teabaggers’ or ‘baggers,’ then get used to seeing Communist-modeled healthcare shortened to “CommieCare,” Friggin’ Lib double-standards…..

    So, do you think it makes you look either tough or intelligent continually shreiking “WHERE ARE THE F#%$ING JOBS?” a measly two months after the Conservatives threw your “thinkers” out of the House after they had 4 years of devastating the US economy? Stay tuned…you’ll see the jobs coming from the only place they EVER come from………………..a freer and less-taxed private sector.

    Thankfully, America is awakening to the fact that TRUTH and LOGIC are what’s left standing after the facade of Liberalism crumbles away.

  • ImNotBlue

    Joseph Glackin said:
    The GOP and the baggers ran in 2010 on “Where are the jobs?” SO….. WHERE ARE THE F#%$ING JOBS?

    Hey, remember when the Democrats said, “You Republicans are terrible! How dare you ask Obama, ‘Where are the jobs,’ he’s only been in office for 6 months… 1 year… a year and half… two years…”

    Remember those days? Well, at least those same Democrats waited… um… a few weeks (well, some waited until after they were actually sworn in) before shouting, “Where are the jobs, Republicans?!”

    It’s not hypocrisy… it’s “politics.” *Wink*

  • nutsofast

    Orrin Hatch is a dumbass.

    Time for term limits.

  • ndanielson

    The class versus crass is always so blatantly evident here. Is it just here???

  • ndanielson

    Gasket said:
    Poor Orin. Dive into the teabag sewer all you want but you are out. Bennett, was MORE conservative than you were and still got tossed. The delegates choosing the nominee doesn’t help you at all either. Utah polls show that they want you replaced. You are done. Finish your term with dignity instead of being a pandering troll. You used to be respected. .

    ndanielson said:
    The class versus crass is always so blatantly evident here. Is it just here???

    BlueBunny said:
    THIS IS A PAID TROLL! DUMB ASS WITH A RAG HEAD!

    BlueBunny said:
    EXACTLY! GOP/TEAPUBLICANS JUST WANT SLAVES BACK!KEEPING EVERYONE POOR,SICK AND HOMELESS! THEY ALL WORK FOR THE KOCH BROTHERS!

    No class. No argument.

  • ndanielson

    ndanielson said:
    BlueBunny said:
    THIS IS A PAID TROLL! DUMB ASS WITH A RAG HEAD!

    Why does anybody pay attention to this troll!!!???

  • ndanielson

    BlueBunny said:
    THIS IS A PAID TROLL! DUMB ASS WITH A RAG HEAD!

    ignore this fool. he will go away.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    ImNotBlue said:
    Are you still worked up that I read what you write, and not what you “mean” to write?

    Get over it, dude… and be more clear.

    Worked up over that? No. I’m “worked up” over your blatant lies despite what is in front of your face.

  • DEFENDER-90

    Fool and a rasist.

  • The Tea Weasel®

    LOL Orrin speaks the language of his constituency….

  • Liberal Tormentor

    For once I argree with you Orrin, and so do a majority of Americans’.

  • The Tea Weasel®

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    For once I argree with you Orrin, and so do a majority of Americans’.

    Oh my, one of the “No Child Left Behind” crowd speaks up and fails at math.

  • Gasket

    ndanielson said:
    Why does anybody pay attention to this troll!!!???

    Are you talking about yourself?

  • D REX

    verrrry ggoood point Gasket….

  • D REX

    Orin Hatch (sounds like the name of a chicken farm) is a dumbass troll………which i think is the official Merriam Webster definition of a republican

  • njoy-d-ride

    Compared to the healthcare program that congress has, it is indeed a “Stupid, Dumbass Program”.

    BTW, it doesn’t matter what party you are in…

  • Nachi

    Good Mormon Hatch always has possessed a great deal of class. It shows.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Glackin/100000892011713 Joseph Glackin

    Davo said:
    Not the same. Liberal anti-Americans passed CommieCare AGAINST the polls of the voter/suckers who were deceived into electing them…………….and got thrown out of the House as a result (the Senate and WH coming up soon). The polls in Wisconsin NOT run by Democrats show overwhelming support for Scott Walker’s campaign commitment that Demons are currently perverting the democratic process to fight against.

    Demoncrits today spend a lot of time and effort fighting against the democratic process and the will of the people.

    Let’s see, Demoncrits, CommieCare. Your words. When I think of the tea party, I see that old bag in DC with the straw hat fringed with TEABAGS. Hence, teabaggers or just baggers. If you connect one of those terms to some homoerotic activity, perhaps that has to do with your personal experience.

  • CAconservative

    Mr.Hatch couldn’t have been more poignant with his comments on Barrack “I vote present” Obimbo’s socialist health care scam.

  • X-3

    Orrin is always just too darned polite, and he has a proclivity for understatement.

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