Fight Back Against the Right

Health Care for America Now ^ | 8/10/2009 | Health Care for America Now

[VinceASA]

We are closer to passing health care reform than we've ever been in the history of this country, and the opposition knows it. The small, lobbyist-funded right-wing is trying to scare Members of Congress and the American public away from supporting health care reform. We can't let fear win - America has been at the mercy of the insurance industry from too long. We need health care reform now, and we can't wait any longer.

You can help fight back against these right-wing disrupters. Follow the steps below to attend events in your area and get trained on how to deal with disruptions, intimidation, and name-calling at the events.

With a little energy, planning, and knowledge, we can fight back against the right-wing and win health care for all!

[VinceASA]

I think they really believe the stuff they are spewing.

Take a moment and read the article this links to. It lists counter-tactics they want to deploy.

[Libloather]

Is there something bad about ‘Fighting Back Against the Wrong?’

[Sarah Barracuda]

How about FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE SOCIALIST PIG..I like that one better

[the invisib1e hand]

Is this a joke?

Our Steering Committee includes: ACORN, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, Americans United for Change, Campaign for America’s Future, Center for American Progress Action Fund, Campaign for Community Change, Children’s Defense Fund Action Council, Communications Workers of America, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), MoveOn.org, NAACP, National Council of La Raza, National Education Association, National Women’s Law Center, SEIU, UFCW, USAction, Women's Voices, Women's Vote and Working America.

"Our Membership List:"

Our Coalition Updated - July 31, 2009

National Organizations
9 to 5, National Association of Working Women
Abundant Children and Family Services
ACORN*
Adventists Community Services
AFL-CIO*
AFT*
AIDS in Action
Alliance for Retired Americans
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Nursing
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Family Voices
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees*
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
American Medical Student Association
American Nurses Association
Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
Americans United for Change*
AskSlim.org
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Association for Better Insulation
Black Women’s Health Imperative
Brave New Films
Bus Federation
Cafemom.com
Campaign for America’s Future*
Campus Progress Action
CareTALK
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
Center for American Progress Action Fund*
Campaign for Community Change*
Center for Rural Affairs
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Center for Social and Economic Justice
Child Advocate Network
Children’s Defense Fund Action Council
Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare
Commonweal Institute
Communications Workers of America (CWA)*
Community Action Partnership
Community Service Society
Clergy Strategic Alliances, LLC
CREDO Mobile
Democracia Ahora
Democracy for America
Direct Care Alliance
Eagle Medical Services
Future Majority
Gamaliel
Generational Alliance
Health Care for the 21st Century Consulting
Healthcare United
HIV Medicine Association
Holman Healthcare Consulting
Hope for Hepatitis C
Human Rights Campaign
International Federation of Black Prides, Inc.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)*
Jobs With Justice
Latinos for National Health Insurance
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
MDI Imported Car Service, Inc
Moms for Universal Health Care on cafemom.com
MoveOn.org*
Muscular Dystrophy Foundation for Independent Living
My Rural America (Action Fund)
NAACP*
National Abortion Federation
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
National Alliance of Professional Psychology Providers
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives
National Association of School-Based Health Care
National Association for State Community Services Programs
National Association of Hepatitis Task Forces
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Beauty Culturists’ League, Inc.
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
National Coalition for LGBT Health
National Community Action Foundation
National Consumers League
National Council of Urban Indian Health
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of La Raza*
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
National Education Association*
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
National Institute for Reproductive Health
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
National Minority Quality Forum
National Partnership for Women and Families
National Physicians Alliance
National Women’s Health Network
National Women’s Law Center*
Northwest Federation of Community Organizations
Out with Cancer, Inc
Paint Lick Family Clinic, Inc
PHI/Health Care for Health Care Workers
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Progressive Action Network
Progress Now
Progressive Future
Progressive States Network
Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Rock the Vote
Roosevelt Institution
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Service Employees International Union*
Single Stop USA
Sister Song Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
The Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust
The Healthcare Coverage Post
The League of Young Voters
OWL -The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
True Majority
Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN)
Union for Reform Judaism
United Food and Commercial Workers*
United Professionals
USAction*
USPIRG
Votehealthcare.org
White Crane Billing Solutions
Women's Health Foundation
Woman’s National Democratic Club
Women’s Universal Health Initiative
Women’s Voices for the Earth
Women’s Voices. Women Vote.*
Working America*
Working Families Win
Work Place Fairness
YWCA – Young Women’s Christian Association

[yankeebulldog]

I didn’t see anything in there about SEIU union thugs beating black conservative men, must be in another script.

Let them think this is a small, funded by insurance company group. Phone calls, faxes and letters to the congress critters will show otherwise. The fact we outnumber them about 4 to 1 at least at the town halls is a good side issue, in favor of us.

Keep it up, they’re already ready to throw in the towl at DU... The key to winning is to take away the other sides will to fight, the nutroots really want the “public option” government funded side. Take that away and they evaporate, takes the will right out of them. We haven’t won yet, but we’re getting there. Keep it up!

[AmericanInTokyo]

Thanks for the G-2 intelligence on the enemy. About what I expected. Still, good to know their modus operandi and get into their brains and tactics.

I would say, if they show up these events where they are outnumbered 5 to 1, and they think they are going to start some violence and mixing it up, well then, they are for sure going to be regrettably shouting "HEALTH CARE NOW!"

We are peaceful, normal people. But we will not be assaulted or attacked. They have another think coming if they think they can repeat St. Louis.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Nearly all the usual suspects.

[SuziQ]

The small, lobbyist-funded right-wing is trying to scare Members of Congress and the American public away from supporting health care reform.

And who, pray tell, is the funding source behind "Health Care for Americans Now"?

[peeps36]

This jackass doesn't want us at the mercy of insurance companies but is happy to be at the mercy of bureaucrats and the government. This person has lost touch with reality if they think only the far right opposes government controlling health care. Maybe they should step out of their liberal bubble and go speak to the common citizen before they open their mouths.

[Illinois is a Red State]

IMAGINE how deranged you’d have to be to SUPPORT socialism and gov’t takeover of all your rights and freedoms... what would you even think from day to day? Trick question, if you couldn’t think, what would it be like to be a socialist for a day.. actually scratch that I don’t even want to know, I just want them the h*ll out of my country...

[Jim Noble]

we can fight back against the right-wing and win health care for all!

Change is coming, motherf***ers.

[SuziQ]

Oh, OK, I see the group is nothing but a newly formed mouthpiece for the usual liberal suspects.

[Sarah Barracuda]

we can fight back against the right-wing and win health care for all!

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They should change that statement to “Let’s get health care to all the illegals so they can vote Democrat in 2012”

[bitt]

haha! “small”! “funded”! haha!!

Our republican leaders don’t even support us! bwaahahaha!!!!

[Texas Fossil]

They are playing an organized selective confrontation exchange on Twitter.

Some of them have the ability to remove damaging tweets of those they engage.

They communicate among themselves as to strategy, and give support.

Very often extremely foul language in their posts.

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Examples:

Missing Tweets (ObamaBots appear to be removing tweets)
Monday, August 10, 2009 20:41:14 · 2 of 3
Texas Fossil to Texas Fossil

This magicked away:

TX_1@Cody_K Grade President Obama (CNN) http://reportcard.cnn.com/ Shows 52% nationwide D&F

TX_1#obama Grade President Obama (CNN) http://reportcard.cnn.com/ Shows 52% nationwide D&F

TX_1@Cody_K Grade President Obama (CNN) http://reportcard.cnn.com/ Shows 52% nationwide D&F (previous post vanished)

TX_1@Cody_K How did you selectively make my previous posts go away, without a trace?

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There were others that disappeared with other users yesterday.

Unsettling.

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Apparent leader-

RT @EileenLeft: Here’s a real whack job...you should all block, read his pages, he’s attacking lots of us...@ ridosworld. LOVE IT!about 4 hours ago from web

@EileenLeft don’t compare town hall dissent to the KKK. It makes you look like a f***ing (edited out) idiot.about 4 hours ago from web in reply to EileenLeft

[the invisib1e hand]

all the usual suspects

I guess we all thought the same thing.

I posted it...I'm not sure why -- it's so long. I guess maybe I thought the website looked really hokey and such details might be taken down at any time.

[SaintDismas]

I just can’t bring myself to go over to the DU—are you serious?

[SaintDismas]

I just can’t bring myself to go over to the DU—are you serious?

[SaintDismas]

Dag Nabbit—this never happens to me, I kept getting a Proxy Server error or some such thing, what the heck.

[downtownconservative]

Funny how they use the term “ideologue” so smuggly in reference to freedom loving folks. Do these people really think they can create an alternative reality. I think not. The truth is that the folks don’t like the concept of government run health care. End of story!