Conservative Firebrand Tomi Lahren Admits She’s Benefitting From Obamacare

[GennGreymane]

http://fortune.com/2017/07/30/tomi-l...are-politicon/

Comedian Chelsea Handler and conservative commentator Tomi Lahren faced off over the Affordable Care Act Saturday, just two days after Senate Republicans failed to repeal the heath care law, also known as Obamacare.

"I believe it's my right to purchase health care, I don't believe it's my right to pay for it for other people," Lahren told Handler. "We need to find alternatives — what we have now is not working. What we had before Obamacare wasn't working."

Lahren repeatedly argued against the law, which President Obama signed in 2010. But she did say at one point that she was still on her parents' insurance plan because of it.

"Do you have a health care plan or no?" Handler asked Lahren.
"Well luckily, I'm 24, so I am still on my parents' [plan]" Lahren replied.
The audience immediately began laughing and cheering, but Handler shushed them. "Stop, stop, stop, she's being honest," she said.
A key provision of Obamacare allows dependents to remain on their parents' plans until they reach 26 years old. Before the law was passed, the cutoff age was 19, or 22 for full-time students.

"That's exactly what I'm saying," Lahren said. "To say there are things from Obamacare that are not positive, that's not true."
The pair were discussing the policy at Politicon, a convention in Pasadena, California that deemed itself the "the quintessential non-partisan event of the year" and brings together figures from the political and entertainment worlds.Handler, a comedian and author who supported Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election and has criticized President Trump, interviewed Lahren, a conservative pundit who formerly hosted a show on Glenn Beck's TheBlaze network. Lahren's show was ended amidst controversy after she said on The View that she is pro-choice. Lahren recently settled a lawsuit with TheBlaze and announced she is joining a pro-Trump super PAC called the Great America Alliance.

[dvaz]

She can always marry me and ill add her to my plan. <3.
wouldwife/10

[Teleros]

We're talking about the "conservative" who supports abortion in the USA though. Sure, it makes economic sense, and we on the right do like our economics, but I'm not really sure how conservative Lahren actually is.

[Mekkle]

We're talking about the "conservative" who supports abortion in the USA though. Sure, it makes economic sense, and we on the right do like our economics, but I'm not really sure how conservative Lahren actually is.

Nothing wrong with being a bit open minded.

[minteK917]

We're talking about the "conservative" who supports abortion in the USA though. Sure, it makes economic sense, and we on the right do like our economics, but I'm not really sure how conservative Lahren actually is.

Shes under 26, so probably not conservative on social issues. This is just something that will die off with the boomers. Law against abortion is so 40 years ago.

[Sunseeker]

If you don't believe in "paying for other people" you don't believe in insurance. I mean, that's how it works. The more people that buy it the lower the price and higher the benefits because more people are paying into the pool. There's no way that any individual ever pays for the services covered by your plan, unless they barely use it.

[Doctor Amadeus]

I love this dumb ass getting the "Shut up Tammy" she normally gets. I can seriously say this woman has nothing of value to offer the world not even a little.

She is blonde that's the only reason I can tell she gets air time.

[Grapemask]

Pretty much everyone in America is benefiting from Obamacare in one way or another.

I mean, except for those people sitting in the medicaid gap in the states that refused to expand. They're getting pretty fucked... by their governor's refusal to adopt provisions of Obamacare.

[Draco-Onis]

We're talking about the "conservative" who supports abortion in the USA though. Sure, it makes economic sense, and we on the right do like our economics, but I'm not really sure how conservative Lahren actually is.

I don't think anything is wrong with that although I can't stand the woman, there are liberals who are pro life and or pro gun.

[Captain N]

If you don't believe in "paying for other people" you don't believe in insurance. I mean, that's how it works. The more people that buy it the lower the price and higher the benefits because more people are paying into the pool. There's no way that any individual ever pays for the services covered by your plan, unless they barely use it.

Well this is America where people like to pay more and get less as long as someone else doesn't get anything.

[Sunseeker]

Well this is America where people like to pay more and get less as long as someone else doesn't get anything.

Yep, brilliant if you ask me, then we can spend 10 times as much on emergency room visits.

Payin' more, gettin' less, 'Murrika!

[Mittens]

We're talking about the "conservative" who supports abortion in the USA though. Sure, it makes economic sense, and we on the right do like our economics, but I'm not really sure how conservative Lahren actually is.

"Not real conservatism"

Is this going to be the new "not real socialism"?

[Stormspellz]

"I'm I millennial, i don't like labels." She's a pretty head pushing the party line, only reason why she's given a mic, any time she gets challenged she crumbles

[Draco-Onis]

"I'm I millennial, i don't like labels." She's a pretty head pushing the party line, only reason why she's given a mic, any time she gets challenged she crumbles

To me she is just an more attractive Ann Coulter, I am actually shocked she came out as pro-choice as that hurt her brand.

[Lellybaby]

She's only 24.... barely a fetus who has had any time out in the real world. Props to her for being involved though even if I don't agree with her on pretty much everything.

[Machismo]

I do enjoy the hypocrisy of others, it is rather delicious.

[Cthulhu 2020]

Well this is America where people like to pay more and get less as long as someone else doesn't get anything.

I'M WILLIN TA SPEND TEN TIMES AS MUCH IF IT MEANS THOSE LAZY MOOCHIN POOR DON'T GET A SINGLE PENNEH!

(Am I conservativing right?)

[Celista]

I'm pretty sure Tomi Lahren is playing a caricature of a conservative for profit. But who the fuck knows.

She can always marry me and ill add her to my plan. <3.
wouldwife/10

Pretty sure she's a closet lesbian based on her now deleted tweets.

[jakeic]

"I'm I millennial, i don't like labels." She's a pretty head pushing the party line, only reason why she's given a mic, any time she gets challenged she crumbles

it was pretty clear in that interview that Trevor Noah does not like her, and I don't blame him.

[MoanaLisa]

A few years ago it was Laura Ingraham, Kellyanne Conway and Ann Coulter. Now it's Kayleigh McEnany, Scottie Nell Hughes and Tomi Lahren. There's a definite pattern there as a new generation takes over. If it wasn't them then it would be Rush Limbaugh and others carrying the conservative football down the field.