AARP stacks a teleconference

So my morning paper said that yesterday (Monday) the AARP had set up a teleconference on health care for my Congressman. Since I am a member and knew nothing about it I called AARP to ask why.

After a bit the young lady on the phone bank said that it had been for 40,000 people in the district selected by random within the 50 to 64 age group.

That, of course, is age discrimination. I expect that from corporations looking to hire someone. I did not expect it from an organization I am a member of and is supposed to be looking out for my interests.

And the unstated reason is obvious. AARP wants one of the Obama planS to pass so they stacked the conference to keep out people on Medicare as Medicare clients have been the most vocal opponents of the bill because we see that taking $4 billion out of Medicare and reducing payments to Doctors and hospitals will reduce services and reduced services will lead to rationing as surely as night follows day.

And why does AARP want one of Obama's planS to pass? Because they want to sell the insurance that the voter will be mandated to buy. A market of some 46 million people.

Always follow the money when you want the truth.

Bump and update. My daughter tells me that yesterday around 7PM a call came in from the AARP but things were so screwed up on how to ask a question she hung up. (I wasn't home and she forgot to mention it.)

So the question is, since I am not between 50 and 64 and since my daughter is not either, why was I told that was the selection criteria?

Or does this just prove that being incapable of following the plan excuses you from coming up with the plan?