MoveOn.org Health Care Event, Friday August 21 at 12:00pm
I just received the following e-mail from a fellow conservative regarding an invitation she received to a MoveOn.org event this Friday. MoveOn.org is organizing a gathering in St. Paul to show Senator Franken that Minnesotans want nationalized health care. The local MoveOn.org leader accuses “right-wing extremists” of “crashing” political events around the country and trying to “dominate” public debate over Obama’s agenda.
Lets make sure that their opinions are not the only ones heard at this event! Bring signs (No signs attached to sticks are allowed), flyers, and letters from your family and friends who are against government-controlled health care to show Senator Franken what his constituents truly think!
Stand tall and tell him what the REAL voices for change are saying!
Read the E-mail Below:
Dear Friends,
This call to action was sent out by a local MoveOn.org leader. She is encouraging all members to gather at Sen. Franken’s St. Paul office to let him know Minnesotans want nationalized health care. I received this email as an encouragement to show up to help give a well-rounded perspective about what folks really want. The event is detailed below, but it is being held: Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at 12:00 PM in Saint Paul at Senator Franken’s office.
“- From: “Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action” To: “darlin” Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:18:26 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Health care event in Saint Paul tomorrow On Friday, MoveOn members are gathering in Saint Paul to show Sen. Franken that constituents are counting on him to support real health care reform. Can you make it?
Your local MoveOn Council is organizing an important event tomorrow in Saint Paul—can you be there? We’re taking action at events like these because this is a make-or-break moment—right-wing extremists are crashing political events around the country and trying to dominate the public debate over President Obama’s agenda. We can’t let that happen in Saint Paul. Local MoveOn members are making sure Sen. Al Franken knows that we’re counting on him to support health care reform with a real public health insurance option that will help expand coverage and bring down costs for all of us. The event is on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at 12:00 PM in Saint Paul.
Location: Al Franken St. Paul Office Here’s the description provided by the event host: This is a flyering and letter drop-off event. We’ll gather letters from our friends and families in support of a strong public option, and drop them off at Sen. Al Franken’s office. During that time we will do a honk and wave and hand out flyers. The time to show our support for real health care reform is now! Minnesotans can’t afford to wait! Let’s let Al Franken know he’s got our support and that we want him to stand strong. We’ll meet in front of Sen. Franken’s St. Paul office building (the Federal Building and U.S. Court House). We’ll hand out flyers and hold up signs. Please bring signs, but be aware that signs on sticks are not allowed. Thanks for all you do!
Sen. Franken needs to hear from his local constituents. Right-wingers are doing everything they can to hijack the debate—they’re even using fraudulent tactics, like bringing people who don’t live in the district to town halls.1 That’s why we’re organizing “Real Voices for Change” —an ambitious campaign to show that the overwhelming majority of Americans continue to support Obama’s plans for change. We have numbers on our side, but Sen. Franken won’t know it unless we all show up. Coming to this event is a timely and easy way to make sure thoughtful constituents are heard in the public debate over health care. Can you join us on Friday at 12 p.m.?
Thanks for all you do. –Nita, Anna, Ilya, Matt, and the rest of the team.”
Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting w/ Senator Amy Klobuchar on Sunday, August 23rd at 7:00pm!!!
****Sunday, August 23rd, 7:00pm****
Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting w/ Senator Amy Klobuchar
Here is your chance to speak up about health care reform! Senator Amy Klobuchar is hosting a live state-wide Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting. Some Democrats are opting to hold conference calls over public meetings with constituents. I wonder why? She will be joined by Dr. Denis Cortese, CEO of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and Mary Wakefield, the highest ranking nurse in the federal government. The three of them will discuss the need for health care reform, including ways to make the American health care system more affordable and more stable. Then, they will answer YOUR questions!
IF you would like to participate, you must REGISTER! The deadline for registering is Friday at 12:00pm. After you register, you will receive an automated reminder phone call on Friday evening and then you will be called again on Sunday to be joined to the meeting.
It is time to act! Let your senator know what you think about health care reform!
If you have questions, please call 1-888-224-9043.
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As Support for Health Care Slips, President Obama and the Democrats are Lashing out |
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In July 2009, five polls from major polling
 organizations pointed to growing American opposition to President Obama and the Democrats’ health care reform overhaul. The heart of the matter remains that the American people are continuing to object to government interference in their health care choices. Americans maintain they want the freedom to determine their own important health care decisions like choosing doctors, care, and insurance plans.
In a recent opinion column in USA Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer characterized recent opposition in response to the health care reform plan in townhalls across the United States as “un-American.” Pelosi and Hoyer state, “These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views – but of the facts themselves. Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American.”
The Democratic Party is charging that “anti-reform mobs “are simply “right wing extremists – funded by special interest lobbyists, and directed by GOP operatives – who are out to disrupt any thoughtful conversation about reform.”
Democrats are lashing out in a last ditch effort to save their fledgling health care overhaul plan. Make sure that over the month of August you get in touch with your Congressional Members to let your voice be heard on this important issue!
For more information, you can visit www.joinpatientsfirst.com.
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“Hands Off My Health Care” Bus Tour
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Coming soon to an area near you….
The Patients First “Hands Off My Health Care” Bus Tour will be making its way through several states including Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming.
Click here to find the full schedule of stops in your state.
Invite your family, friends, and co-workers to come out and make your voices heard on health care!
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On the Hill |
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President Obama announced this week that his promise to implement comprehensive immigration form would have to wait until 2010.
Senator Mel Martinez, (R-FL), announced his resignation last week. Gov. Crist will be appointing a successor to fill his seat until the next general election.
Last Thursday, the Senate voted 68-31 to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as a United States Supreme Court Justice. On Saturday, Sotomayor was sworn into the Supreme Court.
Last week, the Senate voted to spend an extra $2 billion to revitalize the “cash for clunkers” program.
The Senate confirmed former US Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA) to head the National Endowment for Humanities. They also confirmed UT Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. as Ambassador to China.
House leaders dropped plans to spend $550 million on luxury Air Force passenger planes used by senior government officials.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) urged his colleagues to go after Blue Dog Democrats in order to make it difficult for them to vote with the Democrats on health care reform in September.
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GET YOUR COPY OF THE “Facts About Health Care Reform-What YOU Can Do ABout It” booklet today!