Obamacare Website Accidentally Enrolls Thousands in Sex Offender Registry

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Obamacare Website Accidentally Enrolls Thousands in Sex Offender Registry

The federal health care exchange at Heathcare.gov has accidentally enrolled thousands of applicants in the government's sex offender registry, the latest of many technical failures to hit the troubled site.

According to several senior officials, since the exchange went live on Oct. 1 around 40,000 individuals looking to buy insurance have instead been listed on the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW), a searchable database of rapists, molesters and others convicted of sex crimes.

The mix up was first discovered by people searching for sex offenders in their neighborhoods, only to find their own names. Administrators are uncertain how such an error occurred, but they note that both websites were built by the same contractor, CGI Federal.

In a statement, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged the problem, but sought to assure the American public that it would be resolved eventually.

"Unfortunately due to a technical issue, a number of people applying for health insurance are now mistakenly listed in our national sex offender registry," the statement reads. "We deeply regret this error and hope to fix it as soon as possible.

"Due to the extreme volume of traffic this site is currently experiencing, however, it may be several months or years before we are able to erase these names from the list. Please accept our apology."

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

[pro_star 52]

wow. how the heck? That's a HUGE fail right there...

[cdneh 3,112]

Didn't happen.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/registry.asp

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Didn't happen.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/registry.asp

Look at the link of the article. It's called satire.

[Harsh_77 718]

Didn't happen.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/registry.asp

I would like to believe this but admin had lied and stonewalled so many things.

[cdneh 3,112]

Look at the link of the article. It's called satire.

No kidding. I am well aware of that. But many people don't look carefully, and would take this nonsense as fact. Wink at yourself.

[Danno 1,228]

Just the fact that MrBigdog posted the story tells you it is a bait.

He has never... ever posted anything that did not support the Democrat parties agenda.

But I admire loyal people.

[cdneh 3,112]

Just the fact that MrBigdog posted the story tells you it is a bait.

He has never... ever posted anything that did not support the Democrat parties agenda.

But I admire loyal people.

Gotta give them credit, they are at least consistent.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Just the fact that MrBigdog posted the story tells you it is a bait.

It's not bait, it's satire. Wait for it to become News when Fox picks up the "story". They're good at that.

No kidding. I am well aware of that. But many people don't look carefully, and would take this nonsense as fact. Wink at yourself.

They're not that bright over there on the right. It's easy to get them whipped up.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Just the fact that MrBigdog posted the story tells you it is a bait.

He has never... ever posted anything that did not support the Democrat parties agenda.

But I admire loyal people.

Have you ever post anything that didn't support the right?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Have you ever post anything that didn't support the right?

Danno knows better than to try and compete with me.

[Danno 1,228]

Have you ever post anything that didn't support the right?

Absolutely. I have principles which are not cemented to any party.

I have refrained from voting for certain candidates.

I am not an absolutist, I can comprise in some ways but I would rather see a party die than not represent.

[pro_star 52]

what I get for not clicking the link, you got me lol.

I fully expect to see this story show up in certain people's facespace news feeds now...lol

[Harsh_77 718]

It's not bait, it's satire. Wait for it to become News when Fox picks up the "story". They're good at that.

They're not that bright over there on the right. It's easy to get them whipped up.

What if Fox never picks it up?