Failure to Launch: MSNBC Reporter Can’t Navigate Obamacare

by Austin Petersen

MSNBC host Mara Schiavocampo produced a television segment where she attempted to enroll in Obamacare on the morning of its launch. Let’s just say, it didn’t go so well.

Plagues of glitches and errors were reported all day as people were trying unsuccessfully to sign up for socialized medicine benefits. Schiavocampo was put on hold for 35 minutes as she attempted to enroll in the president’s health care plan.

“If I were signing up for myself, this is where my patience would be exhausted,” Schiavocampo said. She then gave up in frustration.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.