Got this from the dims today........
You may have seen it: An angry mob in Texas carrying fake tombstones with Rep. Lloyd Doggett’s name on it. Signs with an “SS” symbol on it calling Obama a Nazi. A cardboard version of Rep. Frank Kratovil hanged in effigy outside his district office by “Teabaggers” in Maryland.
The Right-Wing Scream Machine is back.
Who are they? So-called “Birthers” who think President Obama’s birth certificate is a fake. “Teabaggers” who don’t want to pay taxes for schools, police, or roads. And they’re backed up by insurance industry and right-wing funded front groups who are encouraging Republicans to disrupt healthcare townhalls anyway they can throughout August.
Their goal isn’t to debate or get their voices heard. Their goal is to stop any kind of civil dialogue.
That’s not how we enact thoughtful reform. It’s important that we aren’t drawn into their divisive tactics and discredit our broad-based bipartisan support for real reform. And it’s up to us to make sure they don’t drown out America’s support for the choice of a public healthcare option.
Will you join me in taking the high road and sign the Public Option Action Pledge?
ADD YOUR NAME AND SPREAD THE WORD NOW
As reported by TalkingPointsMemo, here’s an outline of their tactics from a recently circulated right-wing plan:
“pack the hall... spread out” to make their numbers seem more significant, and to “rock-the-boat early in the Rep’s presentation...to yell out and challenge the Rep’s statements early... to rattle him, get him off his prepared script and agenda...stand up and shout and sit right back down.”
In response, I’ve signed the Public Option Action Pledge.
Will you join me?
SIGN THE PUBLIC OPTION ACTION PLEDGE RIGHT NOW
It’s going to be a long, hot August. But we’re going to keep our cool and represent the 76% of Americans who support one of President Obama’s top priorities — a public health insurance option.
Working together, we’ll beat the Right-Wing Scream Machine and pass healthcare reform that gives America a choice.
Thank you for everything you do.
-Jim
Jim Dean, Chair
Democracy for America
James H. "Jim" Dean is chair of Democracy for America (DFA), the nation's largest political action committee based in Burlington, Vermont.
DFA was founded in 2004 after the presidential campaign of Dean's brother, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean. Jim Dean has raised money, given speeches, and organized for DFA in his home state of Connecticut Connecticut.
Jim Dean frequently appears on various media outlets and programs, including “Meet the Press, and "Air America Radio."
76% WTF?
Sure, I support “reform”.
It ain’t working now. Get rid of it.
That’s the only kind of reform I support.
Those morons. This isn’t really about health care reform because reform implies fixing something that is broke, and the government isn’t trying to fix Medicare and Medicaid. This is about imposing a new, draconian system of control on us in the name of health care.
Anyone else think these are 'false flag' operations? These sound like Leftists Pretending to be Tea Party protesters, not geniune Tea Party types. Effigies, nooses, this is all the left's signature stuff. What's next giant puppets?
I call BS on this !
(long,hot August)
They better get on it...There’s only 25 more days in August and the summer has been cool in much of the US this summer(sarc)!