Posted on 08/10/2009 1:38:39 PM PDT by mdittmar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 10, 2009
Contact
AARP Media Relations, 202-434-2560, media@aarp.org
Multimillion-Dollar AARP Campaign Busts the Myths of the Health Care Debate
Campaign couples power of 40 million members, reach of national ad blitz
WASHINGTON—This week, AARP will launch the next phase of its Health Action Now campaign with a multimillion-dollar national advertising and grassroots push to ensure every American has a choice of doctor and dependable, affordable health insurance. The Association’s paid advertising—available online now—will run nationally on television, locally on radio, in print publications and online. AARP activists will also be in action in every state to ensure every member of Congress knows the 50-plus community wants action to fix what’s wrong with health care and preserve what’s right.
AARP’s advertising campaign will bust the myths some are spreading to frighten Americans, including false assertions that fixing the health care system will lead to rationed health care, a government takeover or even euthanasia.
“We won’t stand idle when opponents of health care reform attempt to scare or mislead the American people—and older Americans in particular—about what fixing the system really means,” said AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond. “The truth is we need to fix health care, whether it’s ensuring affordable coverage for Americans age 50 to 64 or improving benefits for people in Medicare. It’s time for the public to get the real facts.”
AARP will combine this effort with grassroots action by millions of volunteers and activists. AARP members will visit their representatives and senators in their district offices and attend events in support of health care reform. The Association will also host more than 80 events across the country, including dozens of town hall meetings with legislators and community leaders.
LeaMond added: “The opponents of reform will stop at nothing to derail the process and protect their own vested interests—even if it means misleading older Americans. We’re here to make sure everyone knows the facts and not the myths.”
One of AARP’s new print ads reads: “Special interest groups are trying to block progress on health care reform using myths and scare tactics. Like the myth that health care reform will give the government the power to make life-and-death decisions for everyone. That’s simply false. The fact is, no one, including the government or your insurance company, will be given power to make life-and-death decisions for anyone regardless of their age. Those decisions will be made by you, your doctor and your family.”
This round of advertising is scheduled to run through mid-September in national outlets and in select local markets. Television advertisements will appear on networks including CBS, Fox News Channel, Lifetime and MSNBC, while online ads will appear on web sites including CNN.com and ABCNews.com, as well as social networking sites.
To view the ads or to get more information about AARP’s Health Action Now campaign, please visit www.healthactionnow.org.
You gotta remember to put “Mega Barf” alert in there.
They could spend $10 million and buy all the PR in the world, but it will never wash away the stain of AARP telling seniors to sit down and shut up, all caught on video.
I guess AARP is too senile to realize that ALL of The First Thug’s promises have really short expiration dates. I can only pray that AARP members are cancelling their memberships in record numbers.
With the reaction they have already received, it is hard to believe they have not backed away from this losing debate.
For any organizations to support the legislation, they must have the final copy of the bill, right?
So, let us see what’s in the bill!!!
Otherwise, this entire scheme is a scam.
How can they run an ad campaign supporting Obamacare when noone even knows what it is? That is a breach of trust that is unbelievable and I urge everyone to quit AARP.
the AARP needs to be the one euthanized. What a travesty.
We need a public awareness campaign to not join this wayward organization.
Same here. I can't wait for them to start harassing me with mailers so that I can pleasantly tell them to go roast in Hell with that Devil in the White Hut that they sold their collective souls to.
Immigration...healthcare...ALL the same enforcers....
SEIU & AARP....FYI
“AARP does not operate a PAC, but its employees gave candidates, committees and parties $53,200, with Democrats receiving 90 percent of that.”
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/02/special-interests-to-listen-ca.html
SEIU & AARP...joined at the hip and helping write amnesty/healthcare legislation.
AARP uses your dollars to fund the likes of:
MALDEF - Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund
AARP says: “”Anybody who looks at immigration has to look at aging,” says Harry R. Moody, director of academic affairs at AARP. “First, immigration affects the age structure of society” by adding younger members to the population, he says. “Second, the people who do hands-on care work are immigrants. Look at our nursing homes! We have an image of people picking tomatoes — that’s not the whole story. Immigrants are the front-line caregivers.”
http://www.maldef.org/truthinimmigration/camarota_asks_how_many_americans09072008/index.html
& http://www.americanpatrol.com/MALDEF/Contributors-2002-2003.html (Fannie Mae gives to them, too!)
AARP also contributes to LULAC
La Raza
http://www.nclr.org/section/awards
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/03/the-left-wing-mortgage-counseling-racket/
And from AARP’s ‘Latino’ magazine....
http://www.aarpsegundajuventud.org/english/presence/index.html
Meet AARP’s New CEO: A. Barry Rand
A. Barry Rand, chairman of the Board of Trustees at Howard University and a nationally recognized agent for social change, has been tapped as AARP’s new chief executive officer. He will become the organization’s first African American CEO when he assumes the position in April.
AARP Welcomes Jacob Lozada
AARP Board member Jacob Lozada gives AARP Segunda Juventud readers his perspective on issues facing U.S. Hispanics and how he hopes to boost AARP’s profile in his native Puerto Rico.
AND AARP works hand in hand with the SEIU. They are the ones formulating the legislation that the dems are pushing.
“– AARP, Business Roundtable and SEIU, which together represent more than 50 million Americans, today took another groundbreaking step for their “Divided We Fail” group by jointly delivering endorsed principles for health information technology (IT) legislation to Congress.
http://www.businessroundtable.org/press_release/aarp_business_roundtable_and_seiu_deliver_end
I dropped out of AARP ten or so years ago because of its unadulterated support of all things liberal. I urge every AARP member to do the same. Go to www.60plus.org. No, I have no financial interest in any switch - I’m jsut a member.
well -—
the AARP is a scam!
I understand people are dropping out of AARP by the thousands. Doesn’t say much for AARP. They are a political organization anyway.
AARP is double-crossing their members, IMO.
Some one should sue them since the organization was formed to help seniors.
This ain’t help!!!!
They sent me a renewal and I wrote NEVER!! on it and sent it back. Told them they should not be supporting NObama dealth care.
There just has to be someone in AARP who can actually read. They should be READING the bill.
SHAME ON THEM.
Have you read the posts on their site? If not, do so.
Thanks for your post and info! I am going to use it on a blog against AARP which I detest with a Passion!
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