Thanks to your extraordinary work, dedication, support, donations and sheer resolve, I can report, we are making measurable progress to secure the fate of the public option.
The progressives are showing resolve all thanks to you! And it's slowly sinking in at the White House that we mean business.
Please don't let me ever hear you say that our work isn't paying off. But we need to do more--much, much more!
PRIORITY ACTION FOR TODAY.
Would you PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO HOUSE MEMBERS, reminding them that they cannot waffle on their commitment to vote against any bill which does not contain a strong public option.
What we've accomplished. You should feel so damn proud.
Since Monday, 65 members House drew a line in the sand: no public option, no health care reform, after two months of our hard work. You responded by raising more than $100,000 for those members in less than 24 hours. It's a great start, but it's just the beginning.
We need to make sure these 65 members hold firm. We've shown them we have their backs. Now they need to get ours.
One way we do this is by rewarding good behavior. HERE IS A LINK TO THE ACT BLUE CONTRIBUTION PAGE, we want to thank all these good progressives who are drawing a line in the sand for the public option.
And check it out, the money we've raised for our progressives has made it into the Huffington Post. I cannot repeat enough times, this is what you did, you, the grass roots.
Please don't ever say again we cannot shape our destiny. Working together, we are the mouse that roars.
So number one. Sign our petition to the House: keep your pledge to support only a public option in both the House bill AND the conference bill. Add your name to our petition above, and we'll deliver it to the House when they're back from recess. Can we get over one million signatures? Why not, I think we can, forward it to everyone you know.
And we really need to thank Jane Hamsher for leading us through this dizzying and very citizen unfriendly world of Washington high stakes politics.
Now take a look at the clip from the Barney Frank Townhall. What country do we inhabit?
Essential ongoing action. Can we count on you?
This is why we need you to use the FDL Action Event Tracker and get to as many Town hall meetings as possible. With clammyc's wonderful help, my plan is to be with my FlipCam at three in New Jersey next week.
I too am receiving huge amounts of hate mail from people just like the woman in the Barney Frank clip. I've been encouraged to share some with you. By the way, seems some of this crap is filled with viruses, so I've taken quite a hit on my computer from this lovely stuff.
No, you taking your fucking socialism, go to fucking Canada and get the hell out of our country.
Kent Conrad may be the one Democrat to save the sorry ass of the most incompetent political leadership in American history.
You better be careful.
Look at any poll and you will find that people are scared about Obama and Pelosi and have every reason to.
They have shown themselves to be reckless so far,
The USA has THE best healthcare system in the world but it is no perfect and has problems.
Only socialists want to dump this system in favor of socialized medicine which would be a tragedy.
But out system has some problems and there should be solutions.
The problem is that the bills in Congress are reckless and thoughtless. The Senate Finance Committee is working on something that would be workable.
If Obama did not push to reckless piece together something people would not be panicked and would give him time to work it out.
Opposed to what loonie press are characterizing, these protestors are NOT plants and are regular people - and there are plenty more where they came from.
I am healthy but my wife has significant issues and I pay $1800/month for health insurance. That is my choice and I want to keep it. Congress would tax those "cadillac benefits" as if I were rich. I also do not want my healthcare insurance company going out of business because they cannot compete with cheap government insurance. This is very complex and the government should not rush this. That is what these protestors want - time and thought.
Be careful what you say and do. Stay safe.
Hey IDIOT , I’m right there with them.
YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING!
I agree with them.
you don't have the right to "healthcare"
read the constitution sometime, it full of usefull information
you want affordable anything?
end the federal reserve.
you want to be a debt slave?
keep on down this same tired road
Go to Hell.
REMOVE ME FROM YOU ANTI-AMERICAN MAILING LIST
FUCKERS!
You have a long way to go, I wont help you ruin my country. You should take the time to read the constitution of the U.S., I am a veteran, and have swore an oath to uphold it, against folks like you.
AND, AS ALWAYS, PLEASE SUPPORT OUR WORK
PLEASE DONATE WHATEVER YOU CAN. WE REALLY NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
THERE ARE 22,OOO LOBBYISTS IN WASHINGTON DC.
Please help us continue this fight for the American people and against the FAKE PROTESTORS, THE MOB VIOLENCE, the insurance industry lobby and its August campaign of fear.
Lobbyists and wealthy Republican donors are spending $1.4 million a day to insure that healthcare reform dies. We are beginning to win this battle--literally see daylight, where before there was darkness, thanks to your generosity.
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