Posted on 09/03/2009 9:35:58 AM PDT by bvw
Jerkwad,
We didn't plan to email you again today. But yesterday, news broke that President Obama will make a big speech to Congress next Wednesday on health care -- an issue we know you care about.
And according to news reports, "although House leaders have said their members will demand the inclusion of a public insurance option, Obama has no plans to insist on it himself." *
In response, we got a truly depressing email from Christian S. in Texas:
"Your recent health care ads are great, they hit home. But Obama has decided to drop the public option and for breaking his campaign promise I am dropping out of political activism for the time being."
This fight is absolutely not over, but Christian's feelings are real. If Obama doesn't stand firm on the public option, millions of people will lose hope.
So today, we're launching a petition to President Obama signed by those who volunteered, staffed, voted for, or donated to Obama's campaign in 2008, asking him to please stand firm on the public option.
If that's you, can you sign this petition today? Click here.
Then, please think hard about others you know who worked for change last year -- and forward them this email.
The petition says: "We worked so hard for real change. President Obama, please demand a strong public health insurance option in your speech to Congress. Letting the insurance companies win would not be change we can believe in."
We'll make sure the White House gets our message. In addition to delivering the signatures and personal notes from the petition page, we're planning an ad featuring the voices of those who sign.
Obama's speech "is still being debated in the West Wing." * That means there's still time -- we have one week to persuade Obama to do the right thing.
Can you sign this petition to President Obama today? Click here.
Then, please forward this to others. Again, we have until Wednesday, September 9. Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- Adam Green, Stephanie Taylor, Michael Snook, Evan Miller, Andrew Perez, and the PCCC team
* Source: "Under fire, President Obama shifts strategy." Politico, Sept. 1, 2009.
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Ban idiots today. Or at least mark them as spam.
Liberals and their silly online petitions...lol!
this is just Obama asking for ‘cover’ to once again fight for the public option.
They will supposedly get so much fake support he will come to congress askign for it. They think they’ll get momentum back doing it. And getting people behind Obama to get it done.
Sick socialist Alinskys.
this is not silly. he can get on TV and say,i have millions of letters,emails,what have you,from Americans that want a public choice. theres that bogus 76% number that want public choice being thrown around. I don’t put anything past him to put the option back in play.
No it’s not silly ha-ha. It’s like children playing with a live grenade their dad brought home from WWII — it’s that kind of silly. Deadly silly.
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