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In their push for [[Obamacare]], the AARP had been holding healthcare "listening sessions." Due to overwhelming opposition by concerned members, AARP has cancelled future events. AARP employees couldn't get the official Obama message across and told members to shut up and to keep quit.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/aarp-reps-cancel-listening-session-after-participants-refuse-to-keep-their-comments-quiet/ AARP ORGANIZERS CANCEL ‘LISTENING SESSION’ AFTER PARTICIPANTS REFUSE TO ‘KEEP THEIR COMMENTS QUIET’ VIDEO Breitbart.com]</ref>

In their push for [[Obamacare]], the AARP had been holding healthcare "listening sessions." Due to overwhelming opposition by concerned members, AARP has cancelled future events. AARP employees couldn't get the official Obama message across and told members to shut up and to keep quit.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/aarp-reps-cancel-listening-session-after-participants-refuse-to-keep-their-comments-quiet/ AARP ORGANIZERS CANCEL ‘LISTENING SESSION’ AFTER PARTICIPANTS REFUSE TO ‘KEEP THEIR COMMENTS QUIET’ VIDEO Breitbart.com]</ref>

Fox News did a poll with senior citizens and found 93% are satisfied with their current healthcare coverage. Stuart Barton, president of the [[American Seniors Association]] said, "The AARP speaks out of both sides of their mouth and tells their constituents or their members one thing and do another," responding to the AARP claim of being a [[bi-partisan]] organization when it comes to the needs of the constituents.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/10/aarp-faces-backlash-seniors-health-care-reform-stance/?test=latestnews AARP Faces Backlash From Seniors Over Health Care Reform Stance, Fox News, August 10, 2009]</ref>

Fox News did a poll with senior citizens and found 93% are satisfied with their current healthcare coverage. Stuart Barton, president of the [[American Seniors Association]] said, "The AARP speaks out of both sides of their mouth and tells their constituents or their members one thing and do another," responding to the AARP claim of being a [[bi-partisan]] organization when it comes to the needs of the constituents.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/10/aarp-faces-backlash-seniors-health-care-reform-stance/?test=latestnews AARP Faces Backlash From Seniors Over Health Care Reform Stance, Fox News, August 10, 2009]</ref>

It a classic attempt at [[liberal deceit]], the AARP claims it has not backed Obama's plan to reform healthcare. That is just doublespeak because the AARP are  lobbyists for and heavily promotes the [[Obama Care]] message with multimillion-dollar television ads, internet advertising and an eight million direct mail campaign.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/lobbyists_flood_congress/2009/09/04/256350.html USAA, Doctors, Big Pharma to Flood Congress With Lobbyists, NewsMax.com, September 4, 2009]</ref>

It a classic attempt at [[liberal deceit]], the AARP claims it has not backed Obama's plan to reform healthcare. That is just doublespeak because the AARP are  lobbyists for and heavily promotes the [[Obama Care]] message with multimillion-dollar television ads, internet advertising and an eight million direct mail campaign.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/lobbyists_flood_congress/2009/09/04/256350.html USAA, Doctors, Big Pharma to Flood Congress With Lobbyists, NewsMax.com, September 4, 2009]</ref>

==External links==

==External links==

*http://www.aarp.org/ Official website

*http://www.aarp.org/ Official website

*[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,140986,00.html Put the AARP in the Progressive Camp], [[Bill O'Reilly]], December 9, 2004

*[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,140986,00.html Put the AARP in the Progressive Camp], [[Bill O'Reilly]], December 9, 2004

*[http://www.aarp.org/research/press-center/presscurrentnews/a2004-12-10-oreilly.html Putting the "Facts" Back into the O'Reilly Factor], AARP response to the Bill O'Reilly article, December 10, 2004

*[http://www.aarp.org/research/press-center/presscurrentnews/a2004-12-10-oreilly.html Putting the "Facts" Back into the O'Reilly Factor], AARP response to the Bill O'Reilly article, December 10, 2004

*[http://www.usanext.org/newsletter/viewarticle.asp?id=120 Liberals Level Full-Scale Assault at USA Next], [[USA Next]], February 28, 2005  

*[http://www.usanext.org/newsletter/viewarticle.asp?id=120 Liberals Level Full-Scale Assault at USA Next], [[USA Next]], February 28, 2005