Tell them to vote “YEA” and pass the word.
The SILENT MAJORITY must not be blind-sided by Republican, ‘Blue Dog’ Democrat and the Independent Senators’ hype about abortion and the public option when it comes to their pledge to STOP Health Care Reform. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ‘BENJAMINS’!
Senate Anti-Reform representatives will receive OVER A MILLION DOLLARS in contributions from the health insurance industry. (House Anti-Reform representatives received OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS in contributions from the health insurance industry - 15% more than Pro-Health Care Reform House representatives.) Go to The Center for Responsive Politics at www.opensecrets.org/ to find out more.
The SILENT MAJORITY must let Republican, ‘Blue Dog’ Democrat and the Independent Senators know how we feel about their placing a BOUNTY on our health care rights.
You know the drill.
www.senate.gov/general/contact information/senators cfm.cfm
www.congress.org
The House Health Care Reform Bill has passed. The SILENT MAJORITY’S “public option” train has left the station.
Next stop – the US SENATE at...
Republican Senatorial ‘conductors’ have pledged to DELAY our ‘arrival’ at the Universal Health Care Reform station.
Get on board. It’s going to be a bumpy ride, BUT don’t let them stop us from getting to our “public option” destination BEFORE 2010!
Members of the SILENT MAJORITY, we’re almost there! Write and call “Blue Dog” Democrats and ALL Congressional House representatives ALL DAY AND NIGHT. The public option is up for a vote in the House. Go to…www.house.gov/writer and/or www.congress.org
Yesterday the House Minority Leader quoted words from the Declaration of Independence as words from the “Constitution” at an Anti- Health Care Reform rally. Today Republican “Break Obama” Lawmakers are conducting a media blitz declaring that they WILL NOT vote for the Health Care Reform Bill and equating the public option with a loss of freedom. Since they don’t know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, it’s not surprising that they don’t know the definition of “Option” which is associated with having a choice. "Freedom" of choice is what the "public OPTION" is all about! Functional illiteracy is no excuse for throwing the wishes of 62% of Americans under the bus.
62% of Americans WANT THE PUBLIC OPTION. Don’t let the public option suffer the same fate as Virginia and New Jersey. New York and California election results proved that you can lose the battle, but not the war! The SILENT MAJORITY must act now, or suffer the consequences later!
1. Expose and challenge “BLUE DOG” DEMOCRAT Congressional Representatives who do not support the public option on ALL Internet venues, in local newspaper letters to the editor and on CONSERVATIVE and MAINSTREAM radio and television talk shows.
2. WRITE to ALL Congressional Representatives! Flood their Congressional mailboxes with letters and e mails detailing your health care woes, your family’s health care woes, and your friend’s health care woes. Send them the DOLLAR FIGURES of your health care physician and hospital balances. WRITING is proven to be the most effective way to make your point when it comes to influencing Congressional representatives. Contact Congressional representatives at…
If we blow this one, we can’t blame Obama, we can only blame ourselves!
Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! by Ralph Nader, 733 pages is a fast reading fable about what is wrong in the US and how with leadership and donations from billionaires we can right the wrongs. Nader gives names to the good guys and slightly disguised names to the bad guys. I found the inside details on the working of Wal-Mart and Congress the most interesting parts of the book. Whether you like Ralph Nader or not, he has done a lot of good for the country. In this book, he reveals knowledge that he has accumulated over a lifetime fighting for the average citizen.Some critics of Barack want the US to be the tough kid on the block in defense matters. This is Nader's response: "Asserting moral courage is being tough. Waging peace is tough. Standing up to arrogant power is being tough. And until we have the deeply just society our people deserve, doing the right thing even it costs us in the short run is being tough."
Nader also relates Lincoln's style on campaigning before there was mass media in 1840. Lincoln advocated dividing the voters into three categories: those who are with you from the get-go, those who are susceptible to persuasion, and those who are against you from the get-go. Then he guided his followers through the step-by-step process-- or more accurately the doorstep-by-doorstep process--of meeting with every voter except the opposition hardliners. Worked for Lincoln. Let's give it a go in 2010.
He also quoted Judge Learned Hand, "If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shall not ration justice." Nader contends..." that it is democracy, justice, and the rule of law that make capitalism produce a better material life for more people, not capitalism in itself.'I am giving my copy of this book to my son. I have purchased two additional copies of the book which I will send free of charge to the first two people who respond to this message. I wish that I could give away more than two copies. Please send an email to me at walthe@aol.com and put "Nader book" in the subject line. I will send a book to each of the first two responders.
Any campaign promises made by President Obama that he could fulfill with a stroke of a pen were met within weeks of his coming into office. (How quickly we forget!)
Any campaign promises REQUIRING legislation from Congress has been an uphill battle courtesy of the “Break Obama” Blockade.
Ever since he got into office, it has been, blatantly, clear that that anything the President is for, the Republican Blockade is against. As long as the Blockade knows that they can count on Tea Partying Birthers, Right Wing media outlets and pundits, health insurance and NRA lobbyists, Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, and Palin to further their cause, they will continue to FORSAKE A COUNTRY for the selfish purpose of forsaking a President.
If you want “Campaign Promises” kept, block the Blockade - vote on NOVEMBER 3, 2009 and again in 2010!
(Also, join www.honkand waveforhealthcarereform.com to strengthen the point!)
Good for you SILENT MAJORITY, ALL Democrat Senate Finance Committee members, and Senate Republican Snowe. We did it! We finally got the BEGINNINGS of Health Care Reform out of the Senate Finance Committee.
Our work has just begun. We cannot rest until COMPREHENSIVE Health Care Reform is signed into law...
We must continue to honkandwaveforhealthcarereform.com.
We must continue to “lobby the lobbyists” to fight for our health care rights.
We must continue to push “Break Obama” Lawmakers towards “quality, affordable health care for all”.
Here are the Republican Senate Finance Committee members who DID NOT vote Health Care Reform out of the Senate Finance Committee:
Orrin Hatch (Republican-Utah)
Charles Grassley (Republican – Iowa)
John Ensign (Republican-Nevada)
John Kyl (Republican-Arizona)
Jim Bunnings (Republican- Kentucky)
Mike Crapo (Republican Indiana)
Pat Roberts (Republican-Kansas)
Mike Enzi (Republican – Wyoming)
John Cornyn (Republican-Texas)
Here are Congressional toll free numbers to let them know how you feel:1-800-828-0498 1-877-264-4226 1-877-210-5351
By two authors, called collectively JJ Kennedy
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Join our effort and become a member and contribute within our network, send us an email.
Healthcare Reform Reality Check
Some people say that a public option is not the way to go because it will cost too much, its a ranting lie that will kill grandma, it is too socialist; the opposition to the public option needs a reality check.
1. One of the arguments against President Obama's plan is that it is simply too expensive and will drain our economy increasing the already massive deficit left behind by the Bush administration. Reality check? The health care reform plan will not add anything to the deficit, and in fact it is paid for upfront. Fiscal responsibility is written all over this reform, addressing the realistic need for money and still providing effective health care. The first step is to start off fixing what is broken within the system. Namely, returning to realistic health care costs, which have risen four times faster than inflation based on a big business principle of maximizing profit rather than health. President Obama's plan focuses on quality care rather than quantity, a system where successful treatment of patients is more important than wasteful big medical business fraud. The plan will implement various delivery system reforms, making the medical system both more affordable and effective. Most importantly, the plan will bring about more effective preventative care which will reduce over-all long-term medical expenses; preventing illness before they happen and masively reducing the excessive future medical bills.
2. Clearly republicans are not in sync with the people. Some believe in the lies and propaganda from FOX NEWS and other right-wing whackjobs. This junk from the 'Death Panals' or 'Deathers', or that it will fund euthanasia and abortion, or the absurd notions that this plan will 'kill grandma' are the most ridiculous mythical arguments geared to convince the nearsighted right-wing zombies. Once again, right wing deception emerges. Why do people so easily fall for this junk? Can't people see how foolish and absurd these pack of lies are.
3. Is this socialism? Yes and no. It is socialistic in the nature that giving equal education to our children is socialism. It is socialistic in the manner which social security and care for the disabled is socialism. It is socialism as in creating an American nation with opportunity for the American dream. At the same time, it is not a complete socialistic system. It is socialsitic tools used properly within an over-all capitalistic framework. Not all forms of socialism are negative, and in fact many forms create positive results as any disabled person, senior citizen on social security, or a person who is a product of the an education system would necessarily attest to. It is creating opportunity and creating human dignity.
A civilization is measured by its characteristics, ethics, and culture. A mark of our civilization is how we as a society treat the least amongst us. The love we show within our treatment to our elderly, disabled, innocent children, and medically ill is a reflection of the value we place within human dignity.
"It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. It will provide insurance to those who don’t. And it will lower the cost of health care for our families, our businesses, and our government."– President Barack Obama
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die"Ted Kennedy
For more details, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/plan/
The health insurance industry is shelling out millions to spin data, support “Tea Party” demonstrations, and influence Congressional representatives to fight against Health Care Reform. So, in addition to joining www.honkandwaveforhealthcarereform.com, the SILENT MAJORITY must, also, “lobby the lobbyists”!
Search the web for “Health Lobbyists Directories” – there are plenty. Call, e-mail, write to, tweet, facebook, my space, digg, you tube health insurance lobbyists with a simple message:
“Lobby health care for me!”
Hello everyone,
I would like to invite you to attend the Avon Township Democrats Open Meeting on October 17, 2009 at 10am at the Round Lake Beach Village Hall. Candidates, public officials, and other progressives will be meeting to discuss what issues are being considered at the county, state, and/or federal level as well as what SHOULD Be worked on.
We are a grass-roots, progressive organization that is small but growing and committed to giving back to our community. We meet monthly at the Round Lake Beach Village Hall and are ALWAYS looking for new members.
For more information, please contact me:
Marc Feldstein - Avon Township Democrats Chair Marc.Feldstein@tds.net
In addition to joining www.honkandwaveforhealthcarereform.com, don’t forget to campaign, register and vote in your state’s NOVEMBER 3, 2009 special election cycle and in preparation for the 2010 Midterm elections.
Go to…
www.elections[type in your state].gov
WHY?
To elect “for the people” government representatives rather than those who represent…
the “people’s business” taking a 'back door' to the “breaking” of a President; health insurance lobbyists’ interests above “quality, affordable health care for all”; “ugly American”izing the President’s Nobel Peace Prize; the block vote against Chief Justice Sotomayor; making a mockery of bipartisanship; Limbaugh; “Tea Parties”; legislation for NRA lobbyists’ interests for guns in National Parks, on trains and in bars; hate, discord and death threats; openly celebrating America’s loss of Olympics 2012; Health Care Forum outbursts; lies; “I want my country back” birthers; prostitute and pimp ‘tricks’ against Katrina, home foreclose, predatory lender, public school relief and voter registration services for the economically disadvantaged; Beck; racist posters and labels; misinformation; Palin; hypocrisy; “bully pulpits”; Hannity; “You lie!”
Go to
www.honkandwaveforheallthcarereform.com
digg.com/political.../I_Support_Health_Care_Reform
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www.lcpj.org/lcpj/?q=node/972 -
www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=35479 –
www.facebook.se/event.php?eid=277842305345
www.reddit.com/.../prohealth_care_reform_protest_tomorrow_in_houston/
www.publicnewsservice.org/print.php?key=7966-1 –
www.seiu.org/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=1&tag...20
www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/.../CqTg
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=148899005356
www.youtube.com/user/archivemaster2001
twitter.com/Vtworkerscenter
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Olympia Snowe (Republican – Maine)
Max Baucaus (Democrat-Montana)
Kent Conrad (Democrat – North Dakota)
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat – Arkansas)
Thomas Carper (Democrat – Delaware)
Bill Nelson (Democrat- Florida)
First i want to thank President OBAMA for an outstanding job for the last 10 months in office and when you read this Mr President,i want you to know that all my thoughts and prayers are with you.God Bless you and your family,and God Bless America.
Mr President,these thoughts i am about to outline are both to you and to the American people for as a keen observer of all the ongoing events,i think a good percentage of Americans are either lost in translation,or they are just stupid and stuborn.Mr President i want you to know that you are doing a phenomenal job for some of us who got a brillant mind like you and are great free thinkers.To those of you who don't understand,i am going to help you Mr President,to break it down for them so they can let you go further with your agenda,and achieve these brillant visions that we have for America.
To all readers of my thoughts from the Balcony,you should know by now that RESISTANCE WITHOUT A PURPOSE TO ME IS CONSIDERED FOOLISH AND STUPID.Why?
What is your problem with a PUBLIC OPTION in the Healthcare reform plan?
What is your problem with President OBAMA'S Birth certificate?
What is you problem with LIFE?
Are you DELIBERATELY stopping the President elect from doing his job?
Now let me break it down for those of you who got all these so called issues with President OBAMA.You guys are just IGNORANT,and have idle minds which is the devil's workshop.You don't think,You don't VISUALIZE,and You REFUSE to learn.My fellow WORLD CITIZENS,this is a RECEIPY FOR DISASTER.When i see and read the way some of you critisize him,deform his character and image with no better proposals in return,i feel like we are driving ourselves pretty close to what we call ARMAGEGON TODAY.People let me remind you this:
"Ignorance leads to ego,ego to selfishness,selfishness to resentment,resentment to anger,anger to hatred,hatred to annihilation."Heart of a Buddha.
But this fellow concerned citizens is not going to happen because of ignorance,because we have a President in the person of BARACK OBAMA,who has a perfect VISION for this country and the world as a whole.You have a President with the brightess mind ever,You have a good man who is sacrificing alot for his people,You have a Presidentwho is willing to give you everything you want and as he promissed during his campaign,He is willing to work for America and the World to get better,SO CAN YOU PLEASE UNDERSTAND HIM ,AND GIVE HIMA CHANCE TO WORK FOR YOU THE PEOPLE.Open your eyes,ears,hearts so your minds can be free and you would understand him better.
"Hear what is said,retain what is important,speak what is worthy.Attach to nothing."Heart of a Budda.
President OBAMA came to power at a very crucial point and time in world history.He inherited not only a very HUGE DEFICIT,but also a POWERFUL ECONOMIC RECESSION,TWO UN-NECESSARY WARS,and as if it's not enough,CRITICISM from a group of people with unthinkable not to say stupid and crazy reasoning faculties.
"Peace is not the absence of WAR,it is a VIRTUE,a STATE OF MIND,a DISPOSITION FOR LOVE,HONESTY and TRUSTWORTHINESS."Heart of a Buddha.
President OBAMA is here to let his people free.When i say his people,i know very well what i mean.All around the World,peopl are looking up to him for a better situation for everybody i.e Parents,children, and even future generatiopns to come.But the amazing thing is that all Resistance against him is comming from the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,which is considered the greatest Power and Democracy in the WORLD.Now i have another question which is WHAT DOES THAT POTRAY ABOUT AMERICA?Peolpe again let me remind you of this:
"In our interactions with others,gentleness,kindness,respect are the source of harmony."Heart of a Buddha
"I THANK GOD HE IS A GOOD MAN,AND HE IS HERE DURING THESE VERY DIFFICULT TIMES TO SET US FREE."
President OBAMA is not a politician for some of you who don't know.First of all he is a parent,then he is a man on the rise with an outstanding vision for AMERICA and the WORLD.He is a free thinker with a brillant mind,he dares to do what most of our leaders before him could not do,he is a GOOD TEACHER if you let him into you hearts,he is a good family man and to add it all up A MAN OF GOD.With his great commonsense,vision and wisdom, he understands the FUNDAMENTAL BASICS OF LIFE.Give him his chance to work and stop what i call "BLIND RESISTANCE"because it's not going to take us anywhere.
WE THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS,GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT FOUNDERS AND ORGANIZERS around the WORLD, are going to continue to give you Mr President,all the support that you need because we understand what time it is.This is a very crucial and important moment in WORLD HISTORY.
Politics is the oldest game in the book,so politicians should stop putting their interests before those of the peolple who pay their salary and put them into office because we the concerned citizens already know the games they are playing.These "POLITICIANS"are mad,angry at President OBAMA because HE DOES NOT WANT TO PLAY THESE GAMES WITH THEM.Another food for thought for you America:IF WE SPEND 1 YEAR ON HEALTHCARE REFORM,HOW LONG SHALL WE SPEND ON OTHER PRESSING ISSUES?Ther is still a lot of work to do for the BENEFIT OF ALL MANKIND,so politicians stop "PLAYING THIS OLD GAME"because we the people are sick and tired of it.IT'S TIME TO FACE REALITY.
"As human beings we chase after fleeting pleasures like a child licking honey off a sharp knife or a person carrying a torch against the wind."Heart of a Buddha
PRESIDENT OBAMA,CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK.WE WILL KEEP PRAYING FOR YOU'WE WILL KEEP SUPPORTING YOU,WE ARE THE PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.TOGETHER WE STAND,TOGETHER WE WE SHALL WIN,TOGETHER WE SHALL PREVAIL,FOR THE RULE OF LAW WHICH IS ALSO THE "LAW OF NATURE IS ON OUR SIDE."
"Natural laws are impartial.Only those who are virtuos are in harmony with nature."Heart of a Buddha.
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS THE WORLD
The Senate is holding fast AGAINST THE PUBLIC OPTION. There’s a pretty good chance that they will succeed!
The Silent Majority CANNOT afford to remain silent any longer!
Let your voice be heard or suffer the consequences!
CAMPAIGN for the Public Option!
Don’t let the “Tea Partiers” have the LAST WORD!
REPUBLICAN Lawmakers, RIGHT WING radio/television talk show hosts, and pundits are pandering ANOTHER SCRIPTED LABEL for the President saying that he is using the “BULLY PULPIT” to fight for YOUR health care rights. They ought to know something about “bully pulpits” because THEY PERFECTED IT!
