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If we are going to fight let's go for the real thing.
Enough with the Public Option, it covers, at best 5% of us, when Obama says, if you like what you have you can keep it, the most important statement is lacking: if you hate it, you can leave it. All the PO does is to create another entitlement for people to resent.
By eliminating the middleman, you pay a lot less and Drs get pay better.
Single payer is actually an easier sale, as it answers that very human question: "What's in it for me?"
http://healthcare4all.org/
Must read http://kucinich.us/index.php
Enough with the public option, it covers, at best 5% of us, when Obama says, if you like what you have you can keep it, the most important statement is lacking: if you hate it, you can leave it. All the PO does is create another entitlement for people to resent.Single payer is actually an easier sale, as it answers that very human question: "What's in it for me?"
Le's fight for the real thing.
Please join me in demanding your Medicare ASAP, regardless of age:In FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147637363022In MyBO: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpk4ptRead Rep. Kucinich analysis below, and let's go after the real thing.The Private Mandate Sausage Machine
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Dear Friends, It is said one should not ask how sausage or laws are made. Are you concerned about a public option? Let me share with you some insight about health care legislation which may not be good for your health.A lesson in politics. The Kucinich Prediction: Here's what's going to happen ...
House will make a big deal about keeping/putting a public option in HR3200 because it competes with insurance companies and will keep insurance rates low.
The White House will refer to the President's speech last week where he spoke favorably of the public option.
The Senate will kill the competitive public option in favor of non-competitive "co-ops". Senate leaders like Kent Conrad have said the votes to pass a public option were never there in the Senate.
The bill will come to a House-Senate Conference Committee without the public option.
House Democrats will be told to support the conference report on the legislation to support the President.
The bill will pass, not with a "public option" but with a private mandate requiring 30 million uninsured to buy private health insurance (if one doesn't already have it). If you are broke, you may get a subsidy. If you are not broke, you will get a fine if you do not purchase insurance.
This legislative sausage will be celebrated as a new breakthrough and will be packaged as health insurance reform. However, the bill may require a Surgeon General's warning label: Your Money or Your Life!The bill that Congress passes may pale in comparison to the bill that millions of Americans get every month for having or not having private health insurance. It will take four years for the new legislation to go into effect. During that time we are going to build a constituency of millions in support of real health care, a constituency which will be recognized and a cause which is right and just: Health Care as a Civil Right.
On the 4th day of September, with the temperature of 104’; we held a rally & marched up to Buck Mckeons office. Yes we we were unannounced, but I think the element of surprise, was essential. See article. (http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/17635/ ). We were small in size, but effective. 5 adults, 2 children & Brian Charles of the Signal Newspaper, stood on the corner, with many people stopping by to thank us for our effort.
Too often, we as a people jump on board only when we see huge support. It takes allot of courage to be the first to step forward. I applaud those that did. Dennis Bartash, a Veteran and Senior; Pattie Sulpizio, An activist/former Delegate, member of DAA; (the largest democratic club of Santa Clarita) and our calm voice of reason; Sarah Reader & Jasmine Romero, both single mothers; One a current student at C.O.C., the other aspiring to become one soon; myself, Sherryan Lima a OFA Organizing Lead in Santa Clarita and Mother of 6, representing the uninsured; Brian Charles a Signal newspaper reporter, whom has found it necessary to stand up, speak out, challenge and hold accountable those that should be telling the truth but have chosen to do otherwise and Finally, Jordan Lima-Kuderer & Kai Romero representing the future.
We told our stories and encouraged Buck to take this moment to step up and do the right thing for his constituents. To represent us when he goes back to Washington. To tell the truth, (no more miss leading statements). To work in a bipartisan way with the President; for the common goal of affordable health care for all.
Will he hear us? That still remains to be seen! I am not going to let up. What is small today, will surly be larger tomorrow. We as a people will continue to step up. Continue to speak out. Dennis is right, we are a Government run "By the people for the people" I for one, take that “RIGHT’ seriously!
Go to the link’s below to see some of the events planned for the month of September in Santa Clarita. Make your voice heard, you will effect change. I Promise!
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/myevents?source=sidenav
http://www.daa.org/
http://www.dn38.org/
Operation swamp the streets to defend your healthcare.
match until single payer, universal healthcare for all is passed.!!!
Calling on All who voted for the Obama agenda in November to match a mile a day to hand over the torch of the United State to the next persons or groups from where you are, going until we reach whashington in a human chain, to carry the torch of humanity. We are the most prosperous nation in the world, yet there is no recourse for anyone who happen to be in a bind temporarily or not, when they get sick in our nation.
We are a God fearing nation, we profess to be a christian nation, yet the answer to a crying woman who is losing her husband to cancer for lack of insurance from the republicans was " because you are here talking to me, I would be magnanimous enough to make sure you are taken care of, but anyone else can't have the same chance."
He refused to answer her pleas for a universal single payer healthcare, yet he said "he the government" would make sure her husband receives treatment that insurance companies have rationed or denied him.
What our republican speaker was saying was that, he would used his "good office" to extend government money to take care of her husband, but if she got sick herself, then too bad she would have to call him again if he is still in office.
He didn't help her by passing a law that would ensure that she gets treatement as well as all americans in his husband's condition.
He went on to say that the job of helping people belongs to the church which all depend on the taxes we pay, to the government or to the church (donations). In effect, he is putting your life in the hands of those who can only extend their services (arbitrarily)to their frock or friends.
Many people sitting in that audience may have had cases that are worse than that of the weeping lady. Yet if they didn't have the luck to have the microphone, they were not heard, and would not be helped as the lady was promised.
We need to organize and march until the single payer universal healthcare is passed.
Hi viewers of AM and hosts:
I have never heard anything as stupid or ignorant as the "stay at home republican mom" altered on CNN. she said and I quote" The government has never run anything efficiently". The same dumb statement repeated over an over by the zombies on the republican side: 1-America is the greated country in the world, and the government has "run" it into becoming the best in the world.2-America has the best military in the world. And the Government as made it what it is. The privatization by bush brought us , abugraib, and all other scandals and mismanagement by private contractors.3-Most insurances are subsidized through legislation that allows them to tax you the premiums you pay every months. 4-All legislation that allow private business to operate in peace and healthy competition is managed by Government.5-Keeping peace, making roads, and other infrastructures are government programs that run well: we have the best infrastructures in the world, thanks to our government planners. 5-Embassies and foreign services that pave the way to private business in foreign land, protect our interests all over the world, negotiate our participation in the world are all government run.
I was shocked to see CNN give voice to a woman who was merely voicing her own and republicans ignorance or duplicity on the air.
All those who voted for Obama's agenda rather than his good looks, get out there and defend your votes. 53% voted for now Prez. Obama after comparing his program to all the republicans' and democrats'. After two years of campagning, we finaly settled to chose among democrats Obama, Edward, and Clinton essentially. Then we selected Obama's agenda to present to Americans. The choice was between the republican agenda of More of the Same, presented by Mcain, and the democrats agenda of Reform (Heathcare and other reforms) presented by Obama. We made that choice in nov. 2008. Those who are out there trying to undo the votes casted in nov. are plotting a coup in the open. They are the same who failled to convince us to vote for Mcain and his status quo agenda. We voted for a particular reform, that lead and presented by Obama. We should stop these people before they change our democratic process as we know it. Are we going to become the next congo or suddan? Because if elections can't settle our affairs, it simply means that the street has taken over.
Why are we still debating whether to reform or not to reform healthcare? I thought that was settled in the Nov. 2008 elections when we carefully selected the right causes, programs and agenda from more than 8 candidates in 2 years! Among the Democrats, we selected Candidate Obama's agenda to , among other things, reform health care. Then compared it to Mcain's and the majority of Americans (53%) voted for Democrats and specifically Obama's Healthcare. The president, democrats and all those who voted for this reform, or simply those who want democracy to survive, should be out there reminding everyone that the election was over in Nov. 2008. What is going on out in these townhall is a hitjack of our democratic process, a "coup" where by Republicans want to overthrow a duely elected agenda with a president, the decision Americans took to reform Healthcare in Nov. 2008, through Obama' agenda. Don't temper with our Votes!!!!!!!! We don't want a watered down version either. I know that the republicans are hoping at least, to water down the bill on healthcare reform by their protest and intimidations so much so that no one would be happy with it, and the majority being unhappy, would never vote again for Obama, or the democrats, because he hasn't, they couldn't delivered for those who voted for him (them), in a doomed effort to satisfy those who didn't want him (them) in office in the first place: The republicans.
We need to work together, or we all loose. This has nothing to do with progressive, or conservative, your way, or their way, it has to do with us finally coming together to get health care reform on the table. Do you not think that the Republicans are watching. If we represent the President, then shouldn't we trust him and his decisions Who's divisive method of divide & conquer, by way of fear, are we using. We must keep in mind the bottom line, The Goal. Which is reform. If we don't, not one congressmen will listen. We must make a united front behind the President, in order to succeed in achieving real reform in Washington, just like we did during the campaign. Are we adult enough of a party to get past ourselves and support the man we asked to do the job at hand? For our children's sake, I hope so!!!!!!
The 3 decades of propaganda against Global Warming and Climate Change is perpetuated by Conservative voices which literally flood the airwaves. This mindset spills over to the general population.
Today I was watching CNBC to get my stock updates. Larry Kudlow on "The Call" announced, "It's Earth Day, I'm going to buy a Hummer, that's all I'm going to say about that." That was the only announcement.
Just prior to this segment Larry had made a profound statement regarding the suicide of Freddie Mac CFO. "What ever was wrong, it's only money, there are other things, spirtual things more important in this world."
I wrote to CNBC today and pointed out the science, the alarming findings and concensus among scientists across the globe that we face a dire situation. I suggested that the conservative point of view is misrepresenting the news and if they spent time really reading and exploring the articles and studies in the area of Climate Change they would perhaps see the issues with less jaded perspective. I suggested that Larry take some of his own advice and appreciate that there really are some things in this world more important than money, or his view.
It is reported that Wall Street and Corporates have hired hundreds of lobbyists to wage a war against the policies to put climate change into motion.
We need to clean up our own environment, but the greatest job at hand is to educate the public about the threats we face. The media has not done a good job of reporting Global Warming. There is a disconnect. When you read the studies in science journals and the national international counsels on climate change, and then read the newspapers, only a fraction of the story is being reported.
The public will believe what is being placed in front of them day after day. If they are lead to the comeback of Brittney Spear's, or the runner up on American Idol, then that is what captures the mind. But what about the news coverage of the melting ice shelf in Greenland? The nation of Maldives which is making plans to be submerged in the near future. Where is the guy camped out on the beach telling that story?
The problems are complex and the situation serious. The politicalization of Climate Change threatens us as much as burning fossil fuels.
I wrote to CNBC today to share my thoughts and to point out the role the media has to present the news and to educate the public. If everyone who appreciates the crisis we face begins a writing campaign to each and every media outlet to report the issue and not to perpetuate mis information that "Global warming is something you can choose to not subscribe to because it is made up". This is 2009 and the world's scientists are way beyond that notion.
CNBC engaged in dinasaur thinking today and needs to be called on it.
Thanks,
Jeanie Schneider
...and that's good! : )
Continuing to look for candidates for the 2010 election.
Hope to see you there!
Hast la vista!
Barbara
Well, folks, WHEW! I have had a VERY exciting coupla days. When I learned that Obama was coming to Orange County, I knew that I had to do everything in my power to see him. I reached out to a fellow journalist in DC, and while she couldn't help me directly, she knew a guy who knew a guy ...... and that guy called and said, "We need volunteers. Can you be at the Fairgrounds at 7PM Tuesday for a couple of hours, then be back again from noon till 7 or so Wednesday?" Well, YEAH. Duh.Here's the first installment of my firsthand account. There's so much more to write! Pix (including one of me with the President) can be seen on my Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=82092&id=607221052&l=f9fba4a785More later, I promise!Bev**********After completing my assigned duties as a volunteer at President Obama's townhall meeting yesterday, it was time for the program to begin, and I didn't have a seat. Most of the volunteers didn't have seats; we were expected to watch from alongside one wall, unless we got lucky and found an actual empty chair. But as I was trying to get out of the way of the Secret Service and a stray cameraman, a fella looked up and said, “Oh, do you need a seat? Let me move this stuff ...”I was in the front row, to the right of the podium. The invocation was just ending ...An introduction, and then the President was at the podium, 12 feet away from me. It took everything in my power not to drag out the Velcro and rubber bands to fling myself up there and stick to him. The crowd's reaction was instant, loud, compelling, infectious. Frantically and joyously clapping their hands, screaming his name. OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA! I happily joined in. We volunteers had been ... well, let's say “encouraged” to comport ourselves with dignity and composure. Yeah, yeah, screw that, it's O-time now, baby!I was already stupid insane. When I wasn't taking pictures, I was watching every move he made. And then he took off his suit jacket. I have always had a thing for a well-constructed man's back in a crisp white shirt. Fine. Mmmm hmmm.He spoke for about 10 minutes, then took questions from the audience. Without notes or a teleprompter, he answered them eloquently and with genuine emotion. If I hadn't been an Obama Mama before, I was now. I was completely enraptured and captivated. Someone called out, “I love you, Obama!” and he replied, “I love y'all, too,” chuckling as he said it. He used the entire stage, moving like a sleek lion, looking into the eyes of 3,000 people, resting on one, then another's face, his hand frequently stretched out as if to try and touch us, or the future.And then he closed it down, put a stamp on it and mailed it to the world. We were on our feet, screaming for him, and I realized when he stepped down that he was going to walk around the perimeter of green fence rails surrounding the podium to shake hands and press some California flesh.He started on the far side, away from me. The crowd caught on and the air in the building became thin and frantic. I began to panic a little; people were starting to rush forward, and I was right up front, but the Secret Service was ON it, looking over and ordering people to back up (nobody f***s with the Secret Service).Denis, the gentleman who'd unknowingly saved me a seat, had my camera in his hand. I'd been telling him how much I wanted a picture with the President. Denis kept saying, “Just wait until I tell you. Stay right there and turn this way ...” For a few moments, I caught glimpses of the President coming down the line, people everywhere, all over and around him, like when you pour gravy on rice ~ he was saturated with hands, arms, bodies, the Secret Service like a safety net around his back and to the sides.I looked up into the eyes of the President, and he looked down into mine. I laid my left hand on his bare right arm, thrust my right hand into his, and said, “I've been waiting for you since I was 12 years old. Thank you, Mr. President.” I stood as tall as my 5' could reach (he's 6 feet 90 or something), raised my head and leaned in, and he leaned down towards me. Suddenly, I kissed him on the cheek. I don't know why, I had nothing else to say that wouldn't take 20 minutes, I kissed him, and he didn't pull away. There was one of those kinda-sorta-almost shoulder hugs, not really touching, almost there, so I kissed him again, and again he didn't pull away. And damn, if I didn't kiss him again! He smiled down at me ~ he looked directly into my eyes ~ and said, simply, “Thank you.”It was over. He moved on. My heart was in my head, I was upside down and right side up, all at the same time, in the rabbit hole on a bus being driven by Hunter S. Thompson and every last one of the Founding Fathers. I felt dizzy, yet more solid than I had in years. I wondered why I wasn't crying; I'll cry for a good shoe sale, but not now. There was no reason to cry; I'd had a “moment” with my President, and not just a moment, a FREAKIN' EXCELLENT GODDAMN MOMENT!My new friend Denis returned my camera, and I looked anxiously ~ he'd done it! I had a picture with the President! Not full faces, but it's me, and it's him. (When did I get so old and jowly?)“Mr. President.” The unbridled absolute joy of saying those words to the man for whom I'd worked so hard ~ I'm teary-eyed now, thinking back. We'd been told repeatedly that as volunteers at an official presidential event, we were representing the office of the President and that our behavior, our work, our actions would reflect upon that office. We weren't allowed to speak to the press; what if someone said something idiotic? It could be an embarrassment to the President.I flashed on an old episode of “West Wing,” one in which Josiah Bartlett's presidency was in great peril, and a scene from that show suddenly became very real for me. The camera lingered on each of Bartlett's inner circle; one after the other, they repeated the words, “I serve at the pleasure of the President.”Finally, I know what that means.More later about all the other stuff ~ the volunteer meetings, the White House advance staff, the hot Secret Service guys (not to mention the Marines!), the press, the local political celebrities, and how I was able to help the President's cousin!
As proxy representative of every American's tax dollars, and acting as "doctor" in this critical situation, the President and his administration needs to use all means necessary to save our tax dollars *immediately.* Remove the current top management of AIG and take over executive management *now.*I looked up the general mechanics of a "Hostile Takeover."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover I'm not a lawyer but it seems to me that that there is a general precedent to follow here; as the majority owner of AIG, the government should immediately go forward and throw out all the top management of AIG and appoint new management. Giving the current top brass another single day to do more damage and hide evidence of their fraudulent --and at best incompetent deeds-- is crazy.Recovering the bonuses is not enough. The administration needs to take complete control of AIG now, get in there, audit every single bit of accounting, start prosecution of all that participated in fraud, and close any division that is not needed immediately.Perhaps the only "bonus" given out at AIG should be a whistleblower reward to employees coming forward with information leading to the successful prosecution of crooks within and associated with the company's fraudulent activities. The administration, acting as "doctor" in this situation with AIG, would be guilty of medical negligence if it didn't step in and use *all means necessary* to eradicate the disease in this company in a timely fashion. "Timely" in this critical situation is *immediately.* Remove the current top management of AIG and take over executive management *now.*
Barbara Benedict
Escondido, California
I sent this letter to my representatives today.
I hope you can find time to send your own letters too!
Dear Senators and Congressman,Please know you are doing the right thing --and the fiscally smart thing -- by average Americans and Business in supporting President Obama's Universal Health Care Plan. Keep in mind that if I don't have to spend the entire --over $700. per month that I spend as a single woman, no children, on monthly health insurance (HMO) I would gladly put the difference of the money back into the American economy. I would gladly support growth in the American GDP immediately through using any savings in a "stimulating way."
Run these numbers! For example, an additional $500 - $700. per month pumped back into the economy by an average person like me, multiply me by millions... that's a lot of money! It's nearly 10x any annual tax rebate/stimulus check and it's *every month.* Hundreds of dollars per citizen put back into the American economy -- widespread across all goods and services categories. It's the difference between being able to purchase a much needed new car, making the mortgage, purchasing goods and services in our communities, paying for some college --or going back to college, donating to our local food pantries, etc. etc.Congress please run these numbers and tell your Republican associates and anyone opposed to an affordable Universal Health Care Plan that they need to rethink! They need to see the big picture effects of how affordable health care in itself can boost the American economy immediately and dramatically. This one example is only the tip of the iceberg in measureable positive economic effects an affordable Universal Healthcare Plan will have on the United States economy.Barbara BenedictEscondido, California
Barack Obama is leading a movement based on values and at the core of this is the value of empathy. Barack talks about empathy and the importance of 'standing in other peoples shoes', in many of his speeches (I've collected 50 so far). Empathy is the most basic value he ran on and he says the country has an 'empathy deficit' that needs to be filled. We are forming an Empathy Values Group to build on Obama's call to address the empathy deficit.
As part of this empathy movement, we are also putting together a video of his talking about this topic to give it some context and promote this foundational progressive value. Let's help fill the empathy deficit by making people more aware of the topic. This is a collaborative project and we invite you to take part. See.
Barack Obama and a New Spirit of Empathy (rough cut 1) (1 hr 15 min) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6504935098489252112 A Chronological Video of Barack on Empathy - Compiled from about 30 of Barack's speeches and interviews, etc on the topic of empathy.
Here's a review of the video: Hi Edwin, It is truly wonderful that you and others have grasped the brass ring of the progressive movement by highlighting the core issue of Empathy. I now see that everything about the rising of Barack Obama and the revolution in America is based on this principle. Thank you, thank you for your effort and the timely reminder to me of what is really important. It's easy to get lost in the dust that is being raised by so many who sincerely want to see change and see it quickly. But it is crucial to remember why we are being called in this time in history to change. You are exactly right, it is Empathy. Warmly, Terri Jan 28, 2009.
Hello Escondido Friends and neighboring towns! Calling all Dem's and President Obama supporters! We have very exciting news happening right here, this coming Sunday Feb 22 in Escondido (in North East San Diego County for those of you from out of town -- apx 25 miles from Del Mar). This is a chance of a lifetime opportunity for building the visibility of our Escondido & San Diego area Democrats, and most importantly right now, show our support for President Barack Obama. This Sunday Feb 22, television cameras (from all over the world potentially) will be here, in downtown Escondido at the race's finish line to cover the Amgen cycling race (with Lance Armstrong). What better way to CHANGE our town's old Red image to new Blue! Come out to the finish line in Escondido (or race line where-ever you can in California) and wear your Blue "Obama" shirts -- and other DEM gear -- but especially "Obama" gear! As you know, the "Obama" logo is internationally known so we can get the most mileage in the press from this!
*SEE MORE INFO and official event website links by choosing Find Events near you and looking for this notice.
*This is a NO HOST event suggestion. Grab your friends, organize your groups and see you there!
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YES WE DID! YES WE MUST:
Þ Protect him from harm both verbal & phyiscal
Þ Stay "FIRED UP" by staying active
Þ Work Bi-Partisan to bring "Change" together
Þ Don't just bitch, get active and stay engaged
Þ Start and join a local "Change" group
Þ Be philanthropic, serve your community, state and nation
Þ Stick by Obama, STOP smears on the Right & the Left!!!! Hold yourself responsible as you hold Barack!
Join the future of this movement!!
http://change.gov/joinus
http://www.communityorganize.com
http://www.ourpresidency.com
http://www.usaservice.org
http://www.whitehouse.gov
Barack's DNC 2004 Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWynt87PaJ0&feature=PlayList&p=B1939005B8A4D4ED&index=188
Barack's DNC 2008 Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ato7BtisXzE&feature=channel
Barack’s Election Acceptance Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wJ-2Zu_Iic&feature=channel
Barack’s Inauguration Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnygQ02aW4
