Posted on 08/05/2009 11:30:44 AM PDT by La Lydia
President Barack Obama to me:
This is the moment our movement was built for. For one month, the fight for health insurance reform leaves the backrooms of Washington, D.C., and returns to communities across America. Throughout August, members of Congress are back home, where the hands they shake and the voices they hear will not belong to lobbyists, but to people like you.
Home is where we're strongest. We didn't win last year's election together at a committee hearing in D.C. We won it on the doorsteps and the phone lines, at the softball games and the town meetings, and in every part of this great country where people gather to talk about what matters most. And if you're willing to step up once again, that's exactly where we're going to win this historic campaign for the guaranteed, affordable health insurance that every American deserves.
There are those who profit from the status quo, or see this debate as a political game, and they will stop at nothing to block reform. They are filling the airwaves and the internet with outrageous falsehoods to scare people into opposing change. And some people, not surprisingly, are getting pretty nervous. So we've got to get out there, fight lies with truth, and set the record straight.[Fight the truth with lies is more like it...ed]
That's why Organizing for America is putting together thousands of events this month where you can reach out to neighbors, show your support, and make certain your members of Congress know that you're counting on them to act.
But these canvasses, town halls, and gatherings only make a difference if you turn up to knock on doors, share your views, and show your support. So here's what I need from you: Can you commit to join at least one event in your community this month?
In politics, there's a rule that says when you ask people to get involved, always tell them it'll be easy. Well, let's be honest here: Passing comprehensive health insurance reform will not be easy. Every President since Harry Truman has talked about it, and the most powerful and experienced lobbyists in Washington stand in the way.
But every day we don't act, Americans watch their premiums rise three times faster than wages, small businesses and families are pushed towards bankruptcy, and 14,000 people lose their coverage entirely. The cost of inaction is simply too much for the people of this nation to bear.
So yes, fixing this crisis will not be easy. Our opponents will attack us every day for daring to try. It will require time, and hard work, and there will be days when we don't know if we have anything more to give. But there comes a moment when we all have to choose between doing what's easy, and doing what's right.
This is one of those times. And moments like this are what this movement was built for. So, are you ready?...Let's seize this moment and win this historic victory for our economy, our health and our families. Thank you,
President Barack Obama
(Wonder how many Obamabots are left....)
When the Jewish men in Nehemiah’s day rebuilt the temple, they did so with arms in one hand, tools in the other. When patriots and settlers went out to farm, the rifles were stacked nearby, so... lame excuse
You get that email if you are registered on myobama.com found at: http://my.barackobama.com/ If you sign up, they send you all of their “marching orders” ... you can also “donate” (which the poster left off of the email). I would donate, but since I’m only donating to conservatives, this one doesn’t seem to qualify.
I've looked those Acorn folks in the eye - I'm pretty sure we can take them!
You know we could play their game back at them. Dress up like schlubs and disrupt. You know, we could put away our Brooks Brothers and Michelle Obama high fashions and get down and dirty, LOL.
just sayin’
These aren't such simplistic times.
Are you going to let history repeat itself? I sure as hell am not!
I ordered the first one off my property doing the GPS thing, haven’t seen any since
“Before or after 18 hrs at the office?”
If your house was on fire, when would it be convenient to put out the fire?
I suggest we show up in camouflage fatigues, that’ll make’em wonder
Hey... Hey... Hey.... raising my hand to get the teacher’s attention..... can I have one of the black panthers? I saw a movie once where the mexicans lined up prisoners close single file and tried to see how many could get with one shot. Hell I’ll get me one of them 50cal Colts!
A summer’s fight ain’t one the acorns nor pink panthers really want to come up against. Its easy for the HNIC to tell his robots, “Go get em” while standing WAAAAY back behind with one foot ready to run back to First Base.
I told the kid, "No, I don't vote for communists."
Never saw them again.
Those were “simplistic” times? Good grief, those men got up every morning wondering if they’d live thru the day! Let alone what might befall their wives and kids. You live in a cocoon, who died to give you that? and are still dying, today
If you are in your own home, you can "open carry" all you want, even if you can't on the street.
Regardless, what good does showing them your pretty gun do to discredit the free health care propaganda they are canvassing the neighborhood with?
Wouldn't it be better to buy a copier and distribute propaganda explaining what Obama care will really mean around your neighborhood, and what people can do to stop the Feds from intruding on state jurisdiction?
If all of this wasn’t so serious I would have to roll with laughter. Right now I am in a cut off sweatshirt and old jeans. If you have seen any of the townhall videos, none of those folks are dressed in fancy clothes.
The Communist democrats just know the schlub folks are too lazy to look in to what the truth really is.
Could people really be so stupid to believe people are showing up in a damn suit?
After I got home from work.
That’s all right, clearly as George Bush would say, they’ve mis-underestimated us
psstt... the house is on fire
Anyone who has had to deal with Govt. health programs like Medicare, Medicade, and TriCare knows how inefficient the government is. Especially the business offices of doctors. I had a talk with the business manager at my surgeon's office today. She is soooo opposed to Obama's plan she said "don't even get me started...we had to fill out a 75 page form for Medicare just to change the address of our office..." Can you imagine how much paperwork these people will have to deal with under Obama's plan? And the inefficiency of it all will cause many to just quit because of the stress.
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