NOW backs Stupak challenger

Politico.com ^ | 03/17/10 | ALEXANDER BURNS

[OldDeckHand]

The National Organization for Women is throwing its backing to the Democrat mounting a primary challenge to Rep. Bart Stupak over his opposition to health care reform legislation.

NOW President Terry O'Neill told POLITICO her organization intended to mobilize its chapters in Michigan to support former Charlevoix County Commissioner Connie Saltonstall, who announced a challenge to Stupak last week as the congressman threatened to block a health care bill due to concerns about its language governing funding for abortion.

"Bart Stupak, colluding with the Catholic bishops, is trying to shut down women's access to a very important form of health care," O'Neill said Wednesday, describing Saltonstall as a potential ally on a host of issues. "She will work with us to repeal the Hyde Amendment. She will work to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. She supports the Equal Rights Amendment."

[OldDeckHand]

I'm not entirely familiar with that part of Michigan, but isn't the Charlevoix area kind of upper-class and resort-like?

You would think it would be more likely to have a Conservative representing them. If Stupak gets beat in the primary, wouldn't this help the GOP challenger?

[GrannyAnn]

***The National Organization for Women is throwing its backing to the Democrat***

All three of them?

[ncalburt]

Do the lefties at Politico ever leave the Wash DC beltway and their fellow Dem operative friends and family and talk to the real people ??

The is NOW announcement only HELPS Stupak !

[mlocher]

I think there has been a mounting move to force Stupak to change his mind on the HC bill. NOW is the current puppet, albeit a very willing puppet.

[MsLady]

Not sure where she is. But, I know the area Bart Stupak set is, cause I’m in it. Mostly Catholic and Apostolic Lutherans, with a few Assemblies of God here and there. Don’t think it’ll happen. This area is so pro-life that a Planned Parent Hood set up shop here a few years back and lasted just about 2/3 years, there now gone.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

"Bart Stupak, colluding with the Catholic bishops, is trying to shut down women's access to a very important form of health care,"

Wait, I think I saw this in Mad Libs the other day.

(Person's name), colluding with (evil organization), to (hyperbolic overstatement of what's actually happening).

[MsLady]

I think your correct.

[MsLady]

Er....I meant, seat is in, dang!!!

[ArrogantBustard]

So ... the harpies at NO(L)W are attacking Rep. Stupak?

< snicker >

It's the "Red Badge of Courage", Bart! Wear it with pride!

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Wow, NOW is still alive? I thought they all were in the kitchen giving Bill Clinton hummers. Who knew?

[GloriaJane]

"Bart Stupak, colluding with the Catholic bishops, is trying to shut down women's access to a very important form of health care," O'Neill said Wednesday,"

Killing a yet to be born child, is "NOT" health care.

[JPG]

Got to kill more babies. Got to kill more babies, NOW.

[Steamburg]

Wow, 25 aging lesbinarians against Stupak makes a news story. As Bill Clinton told them, “Go put a little ice on that”. Better yet, go camp with Cindy at the Capitol.

[massgopguy]

“Colluding with “Catholic” Bishops”? Why not accuse us of having “Communion wafer breath”?

[Steamburg]

Ok, that really confuses me. Not that I’m hard to confuse.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Just stupid. All this will do is elect a Republican. Upper Michigan is not going to vote for a moonbat.

[cripplecreek]

All they will succeed in doing is getting a republican elected.

[cripplecreek]

All they’ll do is help get Dan Benishek elected.

Down here in the 7th district we’re pretty likely to toss the marxist and return Tim Walberg to congress.

[cripplecreek]

She will work with us to repeal the Hyde Amendment

Man what a nut. Sounds like she's trying to "out left" Pelosi. One good thing is that they'll be blowing a lot of money on this race with no real hope of gain.

[GailA]

This is from a 2007 contact list of congressional aides. Some might not be there any longer, but worth a try.

Contact congressional aides.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857768/posts

U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121
White House comments: (202) 456-1111
Find your House Rep.: http://www.house.gov/writerep
Find your US Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Toll free to the US Senate:
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number)
1-800-417-7666. (English number)
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Defeat Obamacare call list: List now contains the new MAYBES culled from FR posts. Be sure to call KNOWN RINOS too.THEY ARE ANSWERING THEIR LOCAL NUMBERS
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KEEP THE CALLS UP! DC OFFICE LOCAL OFFICE

CODE RED Contact list http://www.nrcc.org/CodeRed/targets/

Remember they are all being offered BRIBES for their votes. Ask them how much their bribe price is.
The National Republican Congressional Committee has published a target list on health care. In addition to continuing to contact the five Tennessee Democrat Congressmen, you can go http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/94697.aspx to contact some of these targets. Much of the talk following Obama’s announcement has focused on how to defeat this second bill through reconciliation, but that is misleading because the first step to defeating Obamacare is not by concentrating on defeating the “fixer” bill but by defeating the Senate bill in the House when it goes to the floor for an up-or-down vote on Thursday, March 18th.
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And here are toll-free numbers we can use to call any Senators or Reps.

At the first number below you must wait through a tape recording urging you to tell your Rep or Senator to vote “yes” for the health care bill. Just hang on and when the recording is over, you will get the Capitol operator. Just ask for your Rep or Senator’s office. Then you will either talk to an aid or have the chance to leave a message for him/her to vote NO on the health care bill.

When you use the second number and the Capitol operator comes on, just ask for your Rep or Senator’s office. Every time I use this number I get the Rep or Senator’s answer machine, so it may be set up that way all the time...to go to their answer machine. Either way you can leave a message to vote NO on the health care bill!

We need to use these toll free numbers that have been set up for the health care/ BO supporters and illegals to use! After all they are FREE!

1-800-828-0498 , 1-866-220-0044, 1-866-338-1015, 877-851-6437, 877-210-5351