Stand with President Obama on Health Care
I know this is long, but it is very important. We can’t afford to be apathetic, and carefree this time. I am calling on you, ordinary citizens, Democrats and Republicans, Independents every citizen from the Appalachian Mountains to the Youth in the Hood to put aside your politics and support health care reform. The debate going on now should not be political; we are at war with the powerful lobbyists for the health and life of our families.
Everyone agrees that we need health care reform. It is the number one expenditure for most families other than their rent and mortgage. Millions of Americans have inadequate health care or no health care at all. Of these millions of uninsured and underinsured, I am certain that they are not all just Democrats. These uninsured and under insured, are Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. So why have we allowed this debate to be a political one. Republicans and Independents need health care too. It is ridiculous too to assume that the only people who are uninsured or under insured are Democrats. Get real people, health care reform is for all Americans not just for one political party. Let put politics aside and support our President’s effort to help all of US.
GOP Senator Jim DeMint told a special-interest attack group that if they're "able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him." And Republican Chairman Michael Steele backed up DeMint's statement 100%. At the same time, the Republican National Committee is running deceptive ads to scare Americans away from the reform we need.
Their plan is simple: oppose health care reform as a political ploy to weaken the President and defeat his entire agenda of change. The GOP is playing with our lives to stop Obama!!!! That’s what this debate has been about for them. Well, I am outraged, and you should be too.
President Obama said, "Think about that. This isn't about me. This isn't about politics. This is about a health care system that is breaking America's families, breaking America's businesses and breaking America's economy. And we can't afford the politics of delay and defeat when it comes to health care. Not this time, not now. There are too many lives and livelihoods at stake."
I am asking all citizens of every stripe to stand with the President, stand with US. Stand against special interests, lobbyist and opponents of health care reform in Washington who have made their priority clear: attack President Obama at any cost. President Obama is not just President of the Democrats, he is the President of All the citizens of the United States of America. America, please support YOUR President.
It’s obvious what the crooked politicians get out of it, however, this corruption is widespread, lobbyist have even gotten to the media. We can't let this kind of slash and burn politics succeed. We can fight back by collecting as many signatures as possible backing the President's principles for health care reform. A huge response will show Washington and the media that when Republicans try to "break" the President, Americans are ready to stand up for what's right.
The President has consistently argued that health care reform must: reduce costs, guarantee choice -- including the choice of a strong public insurance option -- and ensure all Americans have quality, affordable health care. These principles are the key to keeping our country healthy -- and protecting our families, businesses, and economy from costs that are spiraling out of control. It's the change the American people voted for and so desperately need.
But special interests and Republican leaders are so concerned with scoring points and destroying Obama that they are willing to cut off their noses to spite their face. They seem to think health care reform is a political game. They are literally playing politics with our lives and livelihood, and it has to stop.
We know that they will not "break" President Obama or the movement that supports him. And if we work together, they will not stop congress from enacting the real health care reform that Americans need and demand.
They don’t care about US
Why is it that all the people speaking out against health care reform have health insurance for themselves and their families. Shouldn’t they be listening to US. What we want, what we need!
But this is more than just the GOP playing politics some how that perhaps could have been expected. But it is also about corruption and greed. I think that some of the Democrats, Republicans and Independents have succumbed to the millions of dollars being thrown around by Insurance, Pharma and Hospital lobbyist.
Some senators who oppose this are not listening to the constituents that put them in office. They are not listening to YOU. You put them in office, however, the insurance companies have deep pockets and they cannot resist the lure of all that money. They sold US out to the highest bidder. I believe that some senators are brought and paid for and some in the media too. Sadly, it is working they want to line their pockets instead of support health care reform.
Congressional Budget Office Director commented that the House and Senate health bills would not rein in health care costs. But what they were saying is that health care reform cannot happen unless we are more efficient in the delivery of health care and cut out the waste, fraud and abuse in the health care system.
Republicans pounced on the remarks to fan the flames and sow discord among the Democratic Senators. Those comments taken out of proportion has given the greedy just the excuse they needed. They are still working on the bill, and will find the cost savings.
Another thing the GOP and the Media have pounced on are the comments made by Max Bacus that The President is not helping. What he meant is that President Obama’s doesn’t want to tax health benefits and that does is making it harder to fund health care reform.
Well I have my own ideas about funding. I want to privatize NASA and let the private industry that benefits the most take it over. The technology that is advanced from the NASA experiments benefit private industry so they should pay for it. I would rather use those trillions of dollars saved to fund health care for American citizens. Space exploration is a luxury that we cannot afford. Take care of home first, take care of the problems on this planet before we waste money in outer space, this is ridiculous we need that money here on earth. All the GPS systems, satellites, etc that are built from the technological experiments that are conducted in space are sold back to the United States by private industry. We are paying twice for technology that we discovered, I really don’t get that.
The other funding method that I advocate is to reform Medicare so that we are not paying for Medicare benefits for multi-millionaires. At this time every person over 65 is eligible for Medicare whether they need Medicare or not. It is just automatically given out to anyone who turns 65. Medicare is not Social Security. Every one who worked all their lives is entitle to the commensurate amount of Social Security that they heard. But Medicare should only be for those who need it. If you are a millionaire, you don’t need Medicare, you know you can afford your own health insurance. Its there for the taking so people just take it without thinking. There should be an income cap on Medicare. I don’t want to tax the wealthy to pay health care reform. I just want those who can afford to pay for their own to do just that. That’s my idea and I am sure you can think of some other cost saving methods. We can do it, yes, we can.
Don’t be scared by all the crazy ads you see on TV sponsored by the powerful lobbies. There will be no rationing or exclusion of pre-existing conditions. It is time, for the richest Country in the World to provide health care for All it citizens now.
Cut and trim and find the money. Look at NASA and all the other programs that don’t have any intrinsic value to the people. Oh it nice to ooh and aah about the space program, but it is time for the government to get out of that business, it is really not value added to the people.
I heard some one in the media suggest recently that the reason some politicians won’t support health care reform is that the millions of people who are uninsured or under insured don’t vote. So it back to that old adage that if you don’t vote, you don’t count. They have already counted you out of this equation. You better have your say on this before its too late.
Politicians are only concerned about their voting constituents. Well voting or not, you represents all of the people in your districts. We must let our voices be heard. Tell your representatives loud and clear. WE WANT HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS NOW!
Wake up people we can’t expect some one else to do this, we must rise up and do this for ourselves. Go to http://www.democrats.org/declare and sign the declaration of support for health care reform. Go to www.whitehouse.gov and enter your zip code to find the contact information for your congressional and senate representatives and let them know you want health care for ALL.
Again, please declare your support today. Sign your name in support of the President's health care principles. Or if you've already signed, please forward this message to all your friends and neighbors.
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Good Morning Change Agents,
I just wanted to remind you that help is needed in GA to GOTV for the Dec 2 runoff. barackobama.com is still up and running. Please login to your personal page and print out a call list to contact Georgia voters. There is also a training video online if this is your first time phonebanking.
Also, if you live in GA or are able to travel to GA, volunteers are needed to canvass and other GOTV activities.
I am so happy that BO.com will remain active. This is a great resource to organize community events in your own neighborhood.
We are going to be active in our communities to effect change.
Thank you for your continued support of the Obama Administration.
Peninnah
Change Agent 002
Hello Change Agents;
Many of you who have worked so hard to get President Elect Barack Obama into the White House have been asking about inagural tickets. Please see the trip below being sponsored by the MLK association, I sent my deposit over a month ago, and I know many others have too. I don't know if they have any seats left, but contact them, it's worth a try.
Also, contact your local state representatives and get on any waiting list they have.
Lastly, go online a google "inauguration" to see if anything come up.
YAY!!!!! Yes, we did!!!
MONDAY, JANUARY 19
North Carolina Presidential Inauguration Trip To Washington, D.C. - - January 20, 2009
Various Martin Luther King Committees from throughout North Carolina are sponsoring a bus trip to Washington D.C. on January 19-20, 2009 to commemorate the Inauguration of Senator Barack Obama as President of the United States. Come join us for this historic occasion to celebrate both the King Holiday and the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony. We have room for a limited number citizens. Please make your reservation now. We expect great interest in this trip. Please contact one of the representives shown below.
In Asheville contact: Orleane Simmons (828) 281-1624 E-Mail Orleane In Durham contact: Elouise Watson (919) 949-4249 E-Mail Elouise In Charlotte contact: Delores Reid-Smith (704)335-9380 E-Mail Delores In Charlotte contact: Ahmad Daniels (704)537-1533 E-Mail Ahmad In Fayetteville contact: Lula Gray Crenshaw (910) 488-5549 E-Mail Lula In Greensboro contact: Earl Jones (336) 941-5199 E-Mail Earl In Kinston contact: Theresa Bethea (252) 520-0225 E-Mail Theresa In Raleigh contact: David Prince (919) 368-5767 E-Mail David In Wilmington contact; Monika Daniels (910) 233-5998 E-Mail Monika In Shallotte contact: Fonstena Peck (910) 200-2957 E-Mail Fonstena In Winston-Salem contact: Mutter Evans (336) 971-7852 E-Mail Mutter Statewide contact: Bruce Lightner (919) 834-6264 E-Mail Bruce
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A $25 check will hold your seat. Final payment is due anytime before December 1, 2008. Trip package includes luxury bus transportation, hotel room @ the Comfort Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Bowie, Maryland, The Gala North Carolina Obama Reception and tickets to President Obama's Swearing In Ceremony and Inaugural Parade.
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Hi guys,
Bev and I are here in Denver waiting for the roll call. We are staying near the airport and are far from the action right now.
We hope to hook up with denverobamicans to show us around the town.
Peninnah for Obama
Bev for Obama
I am reaching out to all the fayetteville area volunteers who helped us during the primary campaign. You did and great job and you helped us win the State.
Obama Headquarters will be opening soon, however, in the interim, we meet at the Main Library 300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville NC, then deploy our Change Agents to various locations throughout the city. So, stop in and meet the new Obama campaign team and volunteer an hour or two of your time.
We are the Fayetteville Agents of Change, we meet daily at the Main Library at 300 Maiden Lane each day at 10:00 for voter registration training, strategy from 11:00 - 12:45, then we do voter registration form 1:00 - 4:00.
We are looking for a few good men and women to join us to be Agents of Change to help us turn this Red State Blue.
Please write back or drop by the library to give us an hour or two of your time. We are also looking for volunteers to help distribute flyers for the Obama Jam on July 18th at festival park.
Be a part of this historic election, we need you!
Thanking you in advance
Hi All,
My name is Peninnah from Royersford, PA. I will be in WV this weekend for the GOTV effort. I will be staying in Martinsburg. Please call me at (484) 680-2881.
Please tell me where to report and how I can be of assistance this weekend.
Barack The Vote!
p.s. If anyone in the Royersford area is looking for a ride, call me.
Congratulations are in order for all you Obama supporters. Thanks to all whom
Travel for Barack
Canvass for Barack
Phone Bank for Barack
Donate to the Campaign
Talk with your friends and neighbors about Barack
Blog for Barack
Stand for Barack
Pray for Barack
This win is yours, you deserve it KUDOS and CONGRATULATIONS!
Relish the win, savor the moment ENJOY! You know it’s back to work tomorrow. LOL
Yes, we can, and Yes, we will.
My son-in-law just texted me to tell me that Barack is in Malvern PA, but he doesn't know where. I am very close to Malvern PA and could be there in minutes, if I knew the venue. Please, Please, Please if anyone knows WHERE, let me know.
I missed him the last time he was here and I don't want to miss him again.
If you have a Barack siting, please let us all know everyone I talk to in the Philadelphia, Montgomery Cty area are so exciting to see him.
Thanks all
5 minutes ago
SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, the nation's only Hispanic governor, is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling him a "once-in-a- lifetime leader" who can unite the nation and restore America's international leadership.
Richardson, who dropped out of the Democratic race in January, is to appear with Obama on Friday at a campaign event in Portland, Ore., The Associated Press has learned.
The governor's endorsement comes as Obama leads among delegates selected at primaries and caucuses but with national public opinion polling showing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pulling ahead of him amid controversy over statements by his former pastor.
Richardson has been relentlessly wooed by Obama and Clinton for his endorsement. As a Democratic superdelegate, the governor plays a part in the tight race for nominating votes and could bring other superdelegates to Obama's side. He also has been mentioned as a potential running mate for either candidate.
No primaries are scheduled until Pennsylvania's on April 22, a gap in time Obama hopes to use for such announcements to assert that he is the front-runner for the nomination.
"I believe he is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime leader that can bring our nation together and restore America's moral leadership in the world," Richardson said in a statement obtained by the AP. "As a presidential candidate, I know full well Sen. Obama's unique moral ability to inspire the American people to confront our urgent challenges at home and abroad in a spirit of bipartisanship and reconciliation."
Richardson's endorsement also could help Obama pick up support among Hispanics, who are the nation's largest and fastest-growing minority.
Clinton has been the favorite of Hispanics in primaries and caucuses, according to exit polls. She won the New Mexico caucus in early February with a nearly 2-to-1 advantage among Hispanics.
Richardson backed Obama despite his ties to Clinton and her husband, the former president. He served as ambassador to the U.N. and as secretary of the Energy Department during the Clinton administration. Last month, Richardson and former President Clinton watched the Super Bowl together at the governor's residence in Santa Fe.
Richardson praised Hillary Clinton as a "distinguished leader with vast experience." But the governor said Obama "will be a historic and great president, who can bring us the change we so desperately need by bringing us together as a nation here at home and with our allies abroad."
Richardson was a roving diplomatic troubleshooter when he was a congressman from New Mexico, negotiating the release of U.S. hostages in several countries and meeting with a rogue's gallery of U.S. adversaries, including Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro.
"There is no doubt in my mind that Barack Obama has the judgment and courage we need in a commander in chief when our nation's security is on the line. He showed this judgment by opposing the Iraq war from the start, and he has show it during this campaign by standing up for a new era in American leadership internationally," Richardson said.
Obama said he was "deeply honored" to have Richardson's support.
"Whether it's fighting to end the Iraq war or stop the genocide in Darfur or prevent nuclear weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists, Gov. Richardson has been a powerful voice on issues of global security, peace and justice, earning five Nobel Peace Prize nominations," Obama said in a statement.
I think Barack Obama has properly rejected and denounced his former pastor's comments. The man (pastor) has already retired from the church. In my opinion, his retirement is past due. But I don’t think he can stop being friends with the man. We all have friends and family that we vehemently disagree with. I am Jewish and my sister is Christian, we disagree A LOT! But we love each other and we disagree without rancor, my sister is my best friend.
I know I don't agree with everything my friends and family believe. And I don't get fat on the meals that they consume. I think guilt by association is unfair. I don't think there is anything more Obama can do on this issue. He has done what was needed. This tit for tat has got to stop; we must get back to the real issues of the campaign
I am an American, who happens to have black skin. I refuse to be defined by my skin color. I don’t think all people of color should be painted with one swipe of the brush. We haven’t created these labels. The government perpetuates these divisions for us, every time you fill out an application no matter what it is for, you have to delineate, African American, Latino, Pacific Island, Native America, etc. Can’t I just be American!
I am an individual and I don’t want to be blamed for every crime and mistake and misdemeanor committed by a Black person. Just like I am sure that you wouldn’t want to be blamed for every crime, mistake and misdemeanor committed by a white person.
I have 4 venues to attend today in support of Barack Obama. Let’s get back to the campaign and stop the personal attacks and drama. We have a candidate to get into office.
My daughter showed me how to make my own Obama logo,
visit this site, http://logobama.com/
It is really cute! This is going to be my new letterhead LOL
P.
I was reading the Obama campaign blog today and there was a post on "donate money now" that had several thousand comments. I was scanning through the comments and noticed a lot of back and forth along the lines of, "we need some campaign posters in Louisiana." So I decided to set up a discussion forum hosted on Ning. If you click on the "forum" button, you'll see a list of the states yet to vote in the primary. If you need stuff, post it in your state. Also, if you have stuff and don't mind sending it to any state, then post in the first category.
Currently the site is http://obamacycle.ning.com/ but I bought the domain http://www.obamacycle.com/ which should be live later today.
The news has been buzzing lately about a do-over in Fl, write to Howard Dean and let him know that the rules are the rules there will be no do-over.
Dear Friend,
If you'd like to share your thoughts with DNC Chairman Gov. Howard Dean, fill out this form at Democrats.org:
http://www.democrats.org/page/petition/chairman/fchwed
Thanks!
