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Health Care Reform Week - As the progressives in Congress try to overcome the obstacles of the Blue Dogs, Republicans and insurance industry, we wanted to add our community's voice to the debate. All this week, we'll be featuring stories and perspectives on health care reform in addition to our regular posts. Please feel free to add your posts and comments.
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"SLOW DOWN the OBAMA EXPERIMENT... If we slow this sausage making process down, we can defeat it....Such old thinking from such a young President is a disappointment..." are key messaging points in an internal memo to GOPs.
Conservative Dems are getting bogged down in details as an excuse to block real reform. Obama's approval ratings are slipping. Nobody said this was going to be easy.
The politics of escape uses difficulties as an excuse for inertia. The politics of tenacity accepts that some problems are excruciatingly difficult, and resolves to deal with them anyway. The crisis in Washington arises because that choice is now upon us - the American people.
THE CHOICE IS YOURS:
1. Phone bank! Make calls to voters in Florida, Arkansas, and other key states. Urge them to contact conservative Dems undecided about the public option. Join a phone bank listed below or host your own. It's easy and fun!
2. Organize a neighborhood canvass! Opponents are spending millions to scare the public. Help citizens make their voices and personal stories heard on postcards to Congress. For a copy of our new NYCforChange health care activist tool kit, contact nina.agrawal07@gmail.com.
3. Do nothing. Every day that passes, 49 Americans die because they didn't have health insurance. How many is too many?
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR AN UPCOMING EVENT:
*Not in NYC? Not a problem -- find a health care reform event near you at:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/ofhcfindevent/
Monday, July 27th
Midtown/Upper West Side Phone Bank: 6 - 9 PM
Women's Project & Productions: 55 West End Ave at 62nd St
Take 1 train to 66nd St, Entrance on 62nd Street.
RSVP: here or allison.prouty@gmail.com, 917.957.2285
Harlem4 office Phone Bank: 6:30 - 9 PM
2479 Frederick Douglass Blvd.; Take the B, C train to 135th St.
RSVP to Lee Sunday Evans, leesundayevans@gmail.com, 617.671.8417
Tuesday, July 28th
Health Care for America NOW - City Hall Press Event, 11:30 AM
Come one, Come all! Help fight back opponents to reform!
RSVP: Katherine Doehring, Citizen Action of New York,
212.523.0180 Ext. 43, kdoehring@citizenactionny.org
New Yorkers for Health Reform Media Event, 12:30 pm
Join Obama supporters in presenting over 1,500 personal story postcards to Senator Schumer's office, Meet at 757 Third Ave (corner of E. 47th St). RSVP: Alan Howard, Tribeca for Obama, alanhny@aol.com
Harlem4office Phone Bank: 7 - 9 PM
2479 Frederick Douglass Blvd., Take the B, C train to 135th St.
RSVP to Renee Vero, reneevero@gmail.com and 917-207-6657
*NYCforCHANGE Health Reform Phone Bank
Tues, July 28th, 6:30 to 9 PM
Tribeca, 78 Franklin St.,ground floor
RSVP: here or Naomi.Rothwell2@gmail.com
Directions: Take the 1 train to Franklin St or the 6/N/R/W/A/C/E trains to Canal St
*Bring your cell phone, charger, and enthusiasm. We'll supply the rest!
Wednesday, July 29th
Upper West Side Phone Bank: 7-9 PM
161 West End Avenue, 2 H at 66th St.
RSVP: here or allie.feldman@gmail.com
Harlem4 office Phone Bank, 6 - 8 PM
2479 Frederick Douglass Blvd. below 133rd St.* Take the B, C train directly to 135th St.
RSVP: Renee Kendall at alyssak23@yahoo.com or 347-683-8257
Westchester Phone Bank: 8 - 10 PM
7 Davenport St., Harrison, NY
RSVP to Rachel at restroff@gmail.com
Thursday, July 30th
Brooklyn Phone Bank: 7-9 PM
Kelly Cuvar's apt., 71 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 5
RSVP: here or kellycuvar@gmail.com
Upper West Side Phone Bank: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
West End Ave & 70th St
For directions and to RSVP, click here or contact Sara French, sarasuefrench@gmail.com, 347-534-5879
Gramercy Park Phone Bank: 7-9 PM
Community Service Society - 105 East 22nd Street & Park Ave, 8th FL
RSVP: emily.crocker@hotmail.com or 646-529-3578
*Volunteers are needed to host phone banks! To find out more, please contact Matt Walters, former Obama campaign field organizer and now our new Phone Bank Director at Waltersmwalters@newyorkobama.
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opps, lopped off the end of an email in that entry! Here's who to contact if you want to host your phonebank in NYC: Matt Walters, former Obama campaign field organizer and now our new Phone Bank Director at mwalters@newyorkobama.com
LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY. (Thomas Paine)
We have the 37th worst quality of healthcare in the developed world. Conservative estimates are that over 120,000 of you dies each year in America from treatable illness that people in other developed countries don't die from. Rich, middle class, and poor a like. Insured and uninsured. Men, women, children, and babies. This is what being 37th in quality of healthcare means.
I know that many of you are angry and frustrated that REPUBLICANS! In congress are dragging their feet and trying to block TRUE healthcare reform. What republicans want is just a taxpayer bailout of the DISGRACEFUL GREED DRIVEN PRIVATE FOR PROFIT health insurance industry, and the DISGRACEFUL GREED DRIVEN PRIVATE FOR PROFIT healthcare industry. A trillion dollar taxpayer funded private health insurance bailout is all you really get without a robust government-run public option available on day one.
YOU CANT HAVE AN INSURANCE MANDATE WITHOUT A ROBUST PUBLIC OPTION. MANDATING PRIVATE FOR PROFIT HEALTH INSURANCE AS YOUR ONLY CHOICE WOULD BE UNETHICAL, CORRUPT, AND MORALLY REPUGNANT. AND PROBABLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL AS WELL.
These industries have been slaughtering you and your loved ones like cattle for decades for profit. Including members of congress and their families. These REPUBLICANS are FOOLS!
Republicans and their traitorous allies have been trying to make it look like it's President Obama's fault for the delays, and foot dragging. But I think you all know better than that. President Obama inherited one of the worst government catastrophes in American history from these REPUBLICANS! And President Obama has done a brilliant job of turning things around, and working his heart out for all of us.
But Republicans think you are just a bunch of stupid, idiot, cash cows with short memories. Just like they did under the Bush administration when they helped Bush and Cheney rape America and the rest of the World.
But you don't have to put up with that. And this is what you can do. The Republicans below will be up for reelection on November 2, 2010. Just a little over 13 months from now. And many of you will be able to vote early. So pick some names and tell their voters that their representatives (by name) are obstructing TRUE healthcare reform. And are sellouts to the insurance and medical lobbyist.
Ask them to contact their representatives and tell them that they are going to work to throw them out of office on November 2, 2010, if not before by impeachment, or recall elections. Doing this will give you something more to do to make things better in America. And it will help you feel better too.
There are many resources on the internet that can help you find people to call and contact. For example, many social networking sites can be searched by state, city, or University. Be inventive and creative. I can think of many ways to do this. But be nice. These are your neighbors. And most will want to help.
I know there are a few democrats that have been trying to obstruct TRUE healthcare reform too. But the main problem is the Bush Republicans. Removing them is the best thing tactically to do. On the other hand. If you can easily replace a democrat obstructionist with a supportive democrat, DO IT!
You have been AMAZING!!! my people. Don't loose heart. You knew it wasn't going to be easy saving the World. :-)
God Bless You
jacksmith — Working Class
I REST MY CASE (http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/why-markets-cant-cure-healthcare/)
Republican Senators up for re-election in 2010.
* Richard Shelby of Alabama
* Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
* John McCain of Arizona
* Mel Martinez of Florida
* Johnny Isakson of Georgia
* Mike Crapo of Idaho
* Chuck Grassley of Iowa
* Sam Brownback of Kansas
* Jim Bunning of Kentucky
* David Vitter of Louisiana
* Kit Bond of Missouri
* Judd Gregg of New Hampshire
* Richard Burr of North Carolina
* George Voinovich of Ohio
* Tom Coburn of Oklahoma
* Jim DeMint of South Carolina
* John Thune of South Dakota
* Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas
* Bob Bennett of Utah
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