This has happened before, yet at this time it is important that I mention what has been occurring. When I go to the site to donate, after the submission, the next page appears and asks that I add email addresses of individuals that I know who care about, want and support the Public Option as well. Then after happily submitting their names, the prompter came back and informed me that one of the email addresses I entered is incorrect. So, I went through the list and examined the email addresses I added. They were all correct. In fact, I receive emails from these citizens regularly. So, I resubmitted the addresses again; and the same thing happened.
In an effort to discover which email address was being unrecognized, this time I methodically erased one name at a time to see if any would go through. But, kept receiving the same message. Then just to make certain, I entered one email address from an individual that I had just received an email from and it was unrecognized as well. I wondered why is this happening?
Then I thought, Wow! We are doing much better than even we imagine! Without the ability to rapidly expand and reach out and empower others; we are still achieving tremendous success, (over 300,000 calls in one day), going about it in the old-fashioned way! This just tells us how determined the Everyday Man and Woman are to create and develop the Public Option and secure Real Medical Care for all of our citizens!
I recently recieved in my e-mail inbox an awful idea saying that supporters of President Obama should all honk at each other to show their support. Unlike whoever came up with that idea, I take my support of President Obama very seriously. So I wanted to offer some thoughts in the form of a blog on what things will actually help President Obama win reellection in 2012.
At my school we have a few people who refuse to support you. I always confuse them by asking them why that don't supprt and I make them give me a reason why they don't support and then I give them a bunch of facts and stuff about the war or the recession and then they might just ignore me or look confused, or just say whatever. I have changed the mind of many and my goal isn't a number like 5 per week, it is EVERYONE.
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In 8 months, President Obama has accomplished more for our country than has been done in the past 50 years! There is much debate regarding the proposed health care plan. There may be issues resulting from lobbyists and Republicans fighting the proposal, but based on the history of the economy in the past 8 months, I have seen the property values increasing; I have seen gas prices lowering; I have seen groceries becoming more affordable; I have seen people finding jobs; and I have heard less about home foreclosures. So, based on this past 8 month history showing improvement we have not seen in the past 8 years, I believe the Obama health care plan will work. The issue is not the plan, but whether or not people will give the plan an opportunity to work. There are so many lies regarding the health care plan, that people are confused and fear tactics are working. But given the fact that I am now in a better financial situation than I was in January 2009, I am willing to give the plan an opportunity to work before I shoot it out of the water.
Americans are used to fast food service. We expect to snap our fingers and have results, rather than giving time an opportunity to prove results. We have waited for 8 years to see change. Now, Americans are stating our President is a failure because there was no immediate change 24 hours within his taking office. Friends, we cannot expect over night results. It has taken 8 years to create this financial disaster we are currently in, and it has taken much longer to create the problems we are currently facing in the field of health care. Give the man a chance to let his plan work! Stop snapping your fingers and expecting over night results. The problems didn't occur over night, and they won't go away over night.
I personally believe our President has not led us down a path to destruction, and I continue to support him. If you want real change, then give him the opportunity to make that change. There are a lot of entities, including media, who are bashing his efforts, and claiming failure, when he has only begun to make the changes he has promised. Change takes time. We allowed our former President 8 years to make changes, and no efforts were made to accomplish change. President Obama has been making every effort to effect the change we need, while some Americans are becoming impatient. They do not understand the opposition he is facing. They are also not helping to implement change by switching horses in midstream. Winning means you put your shoulder to that grindstone and push, no matter how hard it is! Change will not come over night. But don't give up. We have a President who WILL make those changes happen, if we all continue to support him. Stop listening to the media, and go to the Washington website and read what is being done to benefit YOU!. The media are about one agenda; becoming popular so they can get a bigger pay raise, so they expound on the negative to be on the top of the list for "breaking news." The media is biased. They all have an agenda to promote self. If you want facts, go to the source of the facts, and stop listening to biased media coverage. Stop going to websites that are bogus, filled with lies, inuendo, fear tactics, and confusion. Go to the source and read for yourself the facts as proposed by our President. http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/
President Obama, I support you! I back you 100%!!! I am patiently waiting. Health care is a vital issue with me, because I am a disabled widow. I am not senile, I am not ignorant, and I am educated. I know that over my lifetime, I have seen more effort made on my behalf since President Obama has been in office, than in the past 50 years, and that speaks volumes to me!
Give our President time. He didn't win the election without fighting his way to the top. He needed our support then, and he needs it now! Don't bail in the middle of the war. We still have a hill to overtake. That hill is the opposition to the health care plan. The health care plan is not a drive through window at McDonalds. It's a full course meal, which takes time to prepare. Instead of complaining that the table is not set, get in the kitchen and go to work to help fix the meal. Continue your support for our President.
As asked, I paid a visit to my Senator. He is Bill Nelson, Democrat and long time Senator from Florida. Of course, I never expected to see him, but I did want him to "see" me ... in the form of a letter I hand delivered to his office in Fort Myers. I was cheerfully greeted by a staffer, Chris, to whom I introduced myself, and to whom I gave the letter. And I told him, I am a 66 year old Republican who is here to support our President's vision of healthcare reform.
Chris smiled. Actually, he smiled the whole time. But he said nothing ... other than thanks ... and I could tell that he really didn;t want to get into any dialog about helathcare, and that if he did, what I would hear is whatever "company" line he'd been programed to say ... ergo nothing. But I really hadn't expected anything more. If there is anything a politician hates, it is having to address a "Hot Potato" issue with direct answers. I know. I've been there. Aides hate it even more. But I got what I was after, and that was leaving my thoughts with the Senator, knowing that in some fashion he will see them. I leave them here with you as well.
Dear Senator:
Sometime ago, I sent you a letter (by e-mail) that I asked be distributed to your congressional counterparts. It expressed my support for healthcare reform, and moreover my outrage at any attempt to avoid an equitable proposal in this matter. I wanted to caution Congress that the vast majority of people in this country want and expect universal coverage for all. I am including that letter with this (enclosed).
Let me reintroduce myself:
Senator, this only scratches the surface of the personal stories I can share. But the bottom line is something has to be done … something that is fair and equitable and available to ALL Americans, not just a privileged few.
Each day, I drive on roads as needed, not according to my ability to pay. I receive police protection as needed, not according to my ability to pay. I have military defense as needed, not according to my ability to pay. How can it be that healthcare is only available to me if I or an employer on my behalf pays specifically for me; that even then is only available to me on a selective basis … and maybe not at all?
Harry Rodda
On Sunday, August 9, in West Chester, PA, OFA did phonebanking for the President's health care reform principles.
This time we phoned people in our state but not our immediate area. We got more answered phones and virtually everyone who answered declared support for the Obama principles. Nearly all agreed to phone their representatives in Congress. As a result, the phonebank was a high energy event.
Call your reps in Congress AND since they are in their home district offices during the summer recess, pay them a visit. You can get the phone number and address for home district offices at
http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/index.htm
Let them know that you support the President’s health care reform principles.
Monday July 6, Yellow Springs Village Council unanimously adopted a Resolution supporting President Obama's Health Reform initiative. The Manager was directed to communicate this resolution widely.That will be done within the next week or so.
Citizens publically calling for reform through their government might help demonstrate grassroots support. At least I hope so.
The Resoluton will be posted on the Village's website at YSO.com in the near future.
Thanks all.
Doctors are on the front lines of the country’s health care crisis and see firsthand every day why Americans are demanding reform. That’s why on Wednesday, White House Director of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle hosted the latest in a series of White House Stakeholder Discussions with doctors from around the country.
President Obama's Saturday address to the American people caps a week which saw major health care players, from providers to payers, meet face-to-face at the White House to work out ways to cut more than $2 trillion from the nation's health care costs.
The current health care system does not work for women. On Wednesday, Secretary Sebelius met with women small-business owners at a knitting shop in Washington D.C. to discuss health reform.
A Discussion with President Obama: The President held a meeting in the Roosevelt Room on May 12, 2009 with employers to discuss innovative workplace practices to improve the health of workers and reduce the rising rate of health care spending.
Many Americans are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of care goes up while others face losing insurance as businesses struggle to cover employees.
Dear Friend,
Last week was National Small Business week, and I would like to talk about a top concern of those Americans that run and work in these companies: health care. Read more
President Obama is committed to enacting comprehensive health reform this year that lowers costs, guarantees choice of doctors and plans, and assures quality affordable health care for all Americans.
Read more about recent events supporting this commitment.
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We want to hear what you think about health reform. Send us your story, proposals and ideas.
The recommendations from more than 3,200 Health Care Community Discussions were systematically analyzed to compile the report, Americans Speak on Health Reform.
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The Innovations Gallery celebrates the innovators and innovations who are championing the President’s vision of more effective and open government. HealthReform.gov was recognized by www.WhiteHouse.gov for allowing Americans to take part personally in the health reform process.
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President Obama brought together leaders with diverse views at the White House Forum on Health Reform. The White House issued a report highlighting the productive discussions from the event.
Read the White House Forum on Health Reform Report (PDF)
Read Director of the White House Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle’s blog post
The President’s 2010 Budget lays the groundwork for reform of the American health care system, most notably by setting aside a deficit-neutral reserve fund of $635 billion over 10 years to help finance reform of our health care system to bring down costs, expand coverage, and improve quality.
Read more about the President’s 2010 Budget and health reform
Over the past ten years, which has increased faster: the average cost of a home, or spending on health insurance premiums?
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
“Health Bill Would Fix What’s Broken”
Today, Senator Ted Kennedy wrote an Op-Ed in the Boston Globe, underscoring the need for health reform this year. In the piece, Senator Kennedy shares how his recent battle with cancer has given him extra incentive to ‘fix what’s broken’ in the health care system. Senator Kennedy outlines some of the key principles of what he and President Obama seek in a health reform bill.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
More Small Firms Drop Health Care
Rising health care premiums and sharp declines in revenue from the recession are forcing some small businesses to choose between dropping health insurance or laying off workers – or staying in business at all. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlights the struggles small business owners face from rising health care costs.
“Time is Now to Fix Health Care”
On Sunday, the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald published an editorial, urging Congress to pass health reform this year. The Herald-Telegraph pointed at the increasing percentage of uninsured Americans and the increasing price of prescription drugs as two of the most pressing reasons to reform health care.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
America cannot afford to wait
Americans across the country realize that the health care status quo is unsustainable. However, nurses are on the frontlines of health care. Today, Margaret Drugay, a nurse from Arizona writes an opinion piece in the Arizona Daily Star, appropriately stating that “America cannot afford to wait.”
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Soon as we got a Democrat in the White House, a bunch of Senators claiming to be Democrats rushed to show how independent they are, declaring they won’t necessarily vote in support of the President’s agenda that he was elected to enact. As a Hoosier, I’ll put Indiana’s Evan Bayh (pronounced “Bye” or “Buy”) at the top of the list.
Mr. Obama is right to allow politicians to vote their “consciences” (oxymoron is obvious). Where he’s wrong is in promising to raise money for them. I won’t give one penny to support ANY Senator who fails to toe the line and earnestly help the President do what he promised. Many promises were made. If they’re not kept because Democrats in the Senate support powerful banks and other lobbies against the people who support Mr. Obama’s agenda, then Bayh-Bayh to them come the primary.
If self-described Democrats in the Senate refuse to push through the President’s agenda, then it’s up to us to FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL. I won’t give money to or raise money for Evan Bayh or Arlen Spector or any of the approximately eight others who have declared themselves “independent” of this cause.
They want our money and votes only to betray us to the powerful lobbyists who own them. We need to start work right now finding better people to run against them in the primaries and start raising the money they’ll need to win.
We kept McCain and Palin out of the White House. We certain can put Bayh, Specter and those other eight “independent” Democrats OUT of the Senate. CHANGE is coming to America.
Juansaj anr
Hi Louisiana.Obama For America is now Organizing For America. The goals have shifted from getting Barack Obama elected to helping make sure his presidency is a success, both politically and policy-wise. You are still needed in this effort.Last week, Congress voted to pass our president's 2010 budget. Only 2 legislators from Louisiana helped to make that happen: Senator Mary Landrieu and Representative Charlie Melancon. We need help showing that Louisianan's care about how our members of congress vote.Could you please take a moment and send a letter to the editor of your local paper thanking Senator Landrieu (and congressman Melancon if you are in his district)? There is a great tool on MyBO to help make this really simple:http://my.barackobama.com/page/speakout/ThankCongressBelow I've attached some ideas for letters, but please write from your own heart. And thank you for continuing to support Barack Obama.Best,Lynda Below are a few ideas to guide your letter writing. Visit our website for more additional tips and information http://my.barackobama.com/page/speakout/ThankCongress LTE #1President Obama is talking to us like adults. He doesn’t sugarcoat his message or claim to have the silver bullet. Since taking office, he's encouraged us to be patient and persistent in charting our course - I think his words were, “more ocean liner than speed boat.”President Obama’s budget is big, but it’s a bold and important down payment on our long-term economic recovery here and across the nation.And that's why I applaud my congressional representative for voting in support of the President's plan to put our country back on the path to prosperity - a vote all of us can be proud of.
LTE #2I’m sick and tired of our bubble-driven economy. From the dot.com craze to the housing bubble, I know so many people who have been affected by the constant boom and bust that has made our economy unstable.President Obama’s budget plan takes on the challenges in our healthcare system, public education and energy policy – and aims to make those things operate better and more efficiently for people just like me here in my town.I agree with President Obama that now is the time to make significant investments to help our economy develop in a sustainable way, and provide real growth and services the people on Main Street need. And that's why I applaud my congressional representative for supporting President Obama's plan.
LTE#3I volunteered for President Obama’s campaign, was thrilled to watch his inauguration, and have been following the early months of his presidency.These days, all the pundits seem to talk about is President Obama’s budget plan. Is it too expensive? Is it too ambitious?I am happy to see that President Obama is engaging his supporters - the regular people who elected him to office – to help build grassroots support for his budget blueprint.Making healthcare more affordable, investing in education, and creating a safer, greener energy policy, are the changes we fought for during the election.And that's why I was so pleased to see my congressional representative vote in support of the President's plan and give him the help he needs to put a down payment on a more sustainable, economic future for all of us.
When we decided to live in San Martin 9 years ago, we had great dreams to realize here. It was the country life we wanted so much, yet it was very close to all the amenities of a big city life. We were in a booming economy with hundreds of jobs available, we had lots of friends who were happy, successful and active. Then, the "Silicon Valley Bubble" bursted.
With Barack Obama's election we started having a hope for the change to be happy and successful again, to be in peace again... That is why I joined this group to get involved in creating a strong community feeling, helping and supporting each other in every way possible.
Our friends are our support group in hard times. To make friends we need to get to know people, to get to know people we need to become friends with them. We must bring back the trust, tolerance, understanding and the gift of sharing. We must open our doors and build strong, safe, peaceful communities. I hope to find it with this network.
President Obama has asked supporters to canvass their neighborhoods and encourage citizens to pledge to support the new Budget.
Let's think about how, when and where we can get out there in Hallandale Beach and help out with the President's plan!
Many Americans, including ordinary citizens as well as pundits on TV and radio are complaining that the new budget proposed is much too large... but remember... we have had a tremendous amount of neglect of education, healthcare, the environment and our nation's infastructure over the last eight years. Now we have to spend a great deal to catch up to where we should have been had Democrats been in the lead!
Our nation is really, truely desperate for change, and much have that change will need to be bought with massive expeditures. That is why the President is asking us to help him to promote his budget.
Think.. talk... and join in. Let's plan together to get together and promote this budget!
“A record $2.85 billion in alleged delinquent child support was collected from federal income tax refund offsets in 2008 under the Federal Offset Program.”
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Admin. for Children and Families announced that the 2008 collection record broke the previous one in 2007 by over $1.15 billion.That’s well and nice, but it’s partly a LIE.Men NOT paying child support isn’t the only reason for arrears. Men also have arrears when they are hit with up to 23 years of retroactive child support (Michigan Law) on a child they never knew existed. My nursing home roommate was in arrears for 15 years due to the mother moving away and not telling him where. He found the boy last year, resulting in her renewing the CS claim. She got his 2008 return, but not anymore. After the boy came to see him, the father died of cancer. There’s also active duty reservists whose child support was based on their private sector income. Only Missouri and Illinois allows for emergency or retroactive reductions for reservists. The rest just fell behind, as only 55% of their gross income can be taken, PLUS their tax returns.There is far more to the problem of arrears than what is given to the media, or the media is willing to report on.
"I work for the American people. I didn’t come here to do the same thing we’ve been doing or to take small steps forward, I came to provide the sweeping change that this country demanded when it went to the polls in November."
So we are into the serious throwdown now. Our President is ready. His budget is substantive. His team is in place.
There will be a lot of noise and pushback over this budget. Our Congress people will need to hear our voices and feel our support.
Get ready. We will need to work hard to win this one.
As a candidate, Barak Obama represented, to me at least, a strong model of common sense, humanity, and courage.
The hypercapitalist policies that the US has followed since the Reagan administration can be viewed as a bold experiment in an approach that many people thought would be good for the country and its people. But the results of that experiment are now known: The policies failed, by almost every conceivable measure.
It's hard to admit that we've made a mistake, harder to propose a clean break with the failed approach, and harder still to do so without going to an extreme that has even less chance of success. Candidate Obama accomplished all of that, and I was impressed.
I was also a bit skeptical that he could maintain this direction after taking office, facing the pressures in Washington directly, and having to deal with the major problems that now face our country. A major redirection of policy can't be accomplished with very much compromise.
But the budget that President Obama presented to Congress is the real thing.
Now the ball is in our court -- the folks whose votes the members of Congress will need in order to keep their jobs. Purists can get upset about whatever compromises were made -- even though they are small in relation to the impact of the package as a whole. Former supporters of the old policies will need courage to admit they had been wrong -- even though this is what most of us do throughout our lives when it becomes a simple matter of accepting facts. And, of course, lobbiests and the like will want to have their say, whether it makes sense for the country or not.
Without pressure from their constituents, the Congress can reduce the President's plans to a footnote. But if they do get enough pressure from the voters, they'll have to think twice about that approach. Yes, there are some powerful lobbies in Washington, and a lot of influential big-shots, and all the rest. But it is the folks who cast their votes in the next election who will decide who stays in Congress and who gets fired.
We need to make that point clear.
Time Magazine
By Margot Roosevelt - Sunday, Nov. 11, 2003
It seems to me that many Americans that supported President-elect Obama throughout his campaign have faded into the background now that he will be the next president. But he can not do this all alone. His slogan says it all "Yes WE Can".
So join this site, create your own site, talk to your friends and co-workers, just STAY involved. The United States is still in serious trouble. Each and every one of us will be needed to turn this around.
WE all worked hard to get here, but we are only in the foothills - the mountain is still ahead.
