Democrats plan hundreds of reform rallies

[babylonsister]

Excuse this suspect source, but I imagine they're not making this up~


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26409.html

Democrats plan hundreds of reform rallies

By CHRIS FRATES | 8/25/09 12:43 PM EDT


Faced with a souring public mood on health care reform, Democrats and their supporters are launching a national grassroots push Wednesday to show lawmakers that the majority of Americans still support overhauling the system.

Reform supporters are planning to hold more than 500 events between Wednesday and when lawmakers return to Washington Sept. 8, ranging from neighborhood organized phone banks to professionally staffed rallies with hundreds of people.

The Democratic National Committee and its grassroots arm, Organizing for America, are helping to organize the effort along with the Health Care for America Now, a group pushing to create government-run insurance plan.

“In these last few weeks of recess we want to demonstrate the energy, passion and commitment that the American people have to health insurance reform so that when members return after Labor Day they know that they can turn their attention to getting this done because they have the backing of the American people,” said DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse.

Supporters have their work cut out for them. Many lawmakers were thunderstruck over the August recess by the anger and outrage expressed by their constituents in town hall meetings across the country. And in poll after poll, support for reform has eroded throughout the month.

But Democrats and their allies insist that the majority of Americans still support reform and have organized the grassroots campaign to buck up lawmakers as they get ready to head back to Washington.

A health-insurance-reform-now bus will travel the country starting Wednesday and anchor events in 11 cities: Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver, Des Moines, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Charlotte, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio.

But the talk of broad health insurance reform does not mean that progressives have backed off their push for a government-run insurance option.

“We want members of Congress to get back to work and pass reform that means something. We need affordable care. We need real insurance regulation. And we need a strong public health insurance option,” said HCAN spokeswoman Jacki Schechner. “It’s doable and we expect it to get done now.”

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[elocs]

1. Well, it's about time we were heard.

Maybe they'll remember the last loudest voices the longest.

[sandnsea]

2. Take Action August

I haven't had time to update, but rallies have been planned, and going on, for a while now. The media has rarely reported them, and quite often only reported them in conjunction with the teabaggers who are always a miniscule number in comparison.

http://www.obama-mamas.com/rally-for-healthcare.htm

http://www.obama-mamas.com/blog/?p=358

http://www.obama-mamas.com/blog/?p=351

[OffWithTheirHeads]

7. Planned by whome? Going on where?

I have heard NOTHING!

And being currently unemployed I have the time and the energy and the anger!

[sandnsea]

11. Click The Links. Lots Of Groups. Everywhere. n/t

[Robbien]

3. That's nice and all, but it is too little and way too late

For a whole month the DNC has allowed GOPers to direct the conversation. Now the DNC is going around in a bus on their way back to DC?

Before Dems agreed to the GOPer demand to break for recess the DNC should have gotten organized. GOPers did.

[babylonsister]

5. Why is it too late? Why so defeatist? nt

[mustardman]

6. Wrong!

It's a marathon not a sprint. Also, you DO realize these townhall freakshows only discredited the GOP more don't you? It got the teabaggers out but who cares! They will never change and never accept the results of the election anyways.

[Robbien]

9. They want us to come out in droves for "reform"

"Reform" meaning everyone being required to buy insurance.

With perhaps, maybe, a little bit of "talk" about a public option thrown in to pacify the lefties.

[mustardman]

13. Yea.....so?

[KittyWampus]

10. you don't roll out a new product until September

[mustardman]

4. This is how the Obama election campaign slowly ramped up

You ain't seen nothing yet!

[vinylsolution]

8. At last, the fight-back begins!

And about time, too. Get ready to use your majority power, People!

[Feron]

12. Just a nitpick..

It's HMOs, not HMO's. You don't pluralize words with a possessive.

And yes, that's a major pet peeve of mine.