I was listening to Rachel Maddow tonight and my ears perked up when I heard that she said there were Recess Rallies scheduled by the "loyal" opposition, i.e. dining room tables and AK-47 carrying wingnuts.
I searched for diaries about this and couldn't find anything about this...
http://recessrally.com/...
This is Oregon, but there are more planned.
http://recessrally.com/
Are we going to get caught flat-footed again by seemingly passionate people carrying signs and demonstrating against the Public Option while there are NO counter protests? I'm just sick of this. I read diary after diary about how we are supposed to show our support, and here is the perfect opportunity to get attention while we counterprotest, and I don't hear hide nor hair...
Okay, so here I am in Oregon. MoveOn had a scheduled rally in front of Wyden's office about a month ago where a whopping 30 - 40+ (yawn) showed up. That made me mad. Here we are, supposed to be a nice liberal city where theoretically 12% of our citizenry is unemployed and noone shows up to help their neighbor get healthcare, not to mention help with their own healthcare.
So, I'm going down tomorrow with my pathetic little sign to counterprotest. I sure hope I see SOME of you fellow Portlanders down there!
Anyway, make sure that you check your own site and show some love to your CongressCritter in support of the Public Option.
Again!
The default time and location for each of the Recess Rallies is Noon local time out in front of each of the 1000+ congressional offices. If you are unsure, you can just show up at the location. In the event there is a different location and time set for the event, that information will be listed beneath the specific district. If you are an organizer in your area and would like to be listed as a local contact, please contact us at rally@americanlibertyalliance.com.
The Nationwide Recess Rally takes place on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. If you believe your liberty, your hard earned money and your way of life is under attack through dangerous healthcare legislation currently being proposed, get to your local Representative office on August 22nd and make sure he/she knows.
I'll be at this office at 12:00
Representative David Wu (D – 01)
620 S.W. Main, Suite 606
Portland, OR 97205-3037
Voice: 800-422-4003
FAX: 503-326-5066