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FIRED UP?

By Julie - Sep 13th, 2009 at 3:24 pm EDT

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agree with Robert Borosage's article in the Huffington Post that the Democratic Party has been very docile and passive throughout this entire process. That includes the Democratic supporters. (i.e.: US)
I haven't been a Democrat for very long. In fact, I have been a registered Independent for 17 years. I switched my party affiliation so that I could vote for President Obama during the Primary Election. But during the past election, I began to read about Senator Obama, watch the Primary Debates, and then I decided to read his books. After reading both of them, I realized that he stood for all of the things that I did, and believed as I did that there had to be common ground. To some degree, I still do believe that. But what I think has happened is that the FAR right has been able to circumvent any logical discussion about this subject - by using scare tactics (like death panels, illegal immigrants getting free healthcare) they have placed doubts in the minds of normally very rational people.
My parents are two of these people that the Right Wing have been able to frighten with their fear-mongering tactics. It is very sad, and also disappointing when you see this happen to otherwise intelligent people. It also really makes me angry. Angry at the President for not taking charge of his own party, angry at the Democratic Party for their lack of a cohesive discussion regarding this matter, and anger at all of US, the people who got the President to where he is right now. Just because he's in the White House doesn't mean he can govern effectively without OUR SUPPORT and OUR voices. But I am THE MOST ANGRY at the media, for not addressing the real problems. The uninsured, the people whose claims are rejected for whatever reason the insurance companies decide to give them. The media is being completely irresponsible by not covering the real issues. Even the respected channels are starting to act like cheesy tabloid programs. It's embarassing.
We really need to stop talking about doing something, and we NEED TO DO SOMETHING instead. If we don't mobilize, and organize like we did during the election, The President will not be able to move forward with his agenda. HE NEEDS OUR SUPPORT. We need to march, we need to protest outside of the opponent's offices. We need to go to Phone banks, and we need to call all of the people that voted for the President and his Health are Reform Plan.
LET'S DO IT!!!!!
Julie R

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