Tag: Health Care Reform
Memorable Moments During The Speech
I’m going to tell you straight out that I thought that was one of the best speeches I’ve seen Obama give. He had a lot of goals to accomplish in the speech: reassure the wavering leftwing, make the case for reform, position himself as sensible and centrist, knock down misinformation and make the case for […]
Sign The Petition
I got this email from Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake. Please sign the petition if you haven’t already. The more signatures we can get, the better. We need to let Congress know that paranoid teabaggers are the minority and not the majority. Today at 5pm is the deadline to add your name to our petition asking […]
Obama’s Labor Day Speech
President Obama gave a speech in Cincinnati for Labor Day. He gives us a little preview of some of the things he may talk about in his Wednesday speech before Congress. I have to admit that it’s promising. I’ve excerpted part of the speech about health care reform. You can read the whole transcript at […]
Al Franken, Wingnut Slayer
Senator Al Franken talks down some teabaggers in Minnesota. Republicans really underestimate the effectiveness of Sen. Franken. I think he’s going to be a great senator if this video is any evidence of his effectiveness.
Amazing
Yesterday a message started going viral on facebook and twitter. This was the message: No one should die because they cannot afford healthcare. No one should go broke because they get sick, and no one should be tied to a job because of pre-existing condition. If you agree, please post this as your status for […]
Health Care Action: Contact The White House
Yesterday the White House announced that President Obama would address a joint session of Congress on September 9. In the address, President Obama will outline the specifics of what he expects for a health care reform bill. This is a very important address – it will determine the parameters of the final bill in Congress. […]
President Obama To Address A Joint Session Of Congress
It’s about friggin’ time! President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on September 9. The topic of the address will be health care reform. After plans for the session had been reported, Reid and Pelosi released a letter of invitation to the president: “Our nation is closer than ever to achieving health insurance […]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins, Great White Dope
Kansas Rep. Lynn “Great White Hope” Jenkins is in the news again. This time it’s for her thoughtful and compassionate response to an uninsured constituent. In this clip, taken at a July town hall meeting, Jenkins is confronted by a constituent named Elizabeth Smith — a full-time waitress with two young kids. Smith’s employer doesn’t […]
Tom Carper’s Office: Public Option is a Fall Back?
So what is Tom Carper’s position on Public Option Health Care? A friend of mine just called up Senator Carper’s office, and inquired whether Carper (who claims that he “doesn’t oppose” the public option, a weaselly double-negative) would support a public option plan that was “available on day one”. Why is this important? In the […]
This Is Why We Need Health Care Reform
Daily Kos points us to this story from a blog called Thus Spake Zuska. My sister is a member of the fitness club where that shooting took place. It was just chance that she was not there, and not in that fitness class, the night the shooting took place. My gratefulness for her safety has […]
Tom Coburn, Mr. Sensitive
Senator Tom Coburn is a man of compassion. Watch what he tells a constituent with serious problems with health care: No, Senator Coburn, people like you are the problem.
Thoughts On Mike Castle’s Townhall
Delaware Dem and I attended Mike Castle’s townhall yesterday. You can read this thread for a play-by-play of what happened. My impression is that Castle delivered two opposing messages: the need for reform and slow down what’s the hurry. The eyebrow raising moment of the night is when Castle said in his opening that he […]
Liveblogging Castle’s Townhall Meeting
Delaware Dem and I are here. There’s a big turnout of pro-reform people. No one looks angry yet. Plus, Mike Protack is here. Castle speaking… Why are people so excited? Because everyone has an interest in health care. Castle says this is his third live townhall + 3 telephone townhalls. Lots of police here – […]
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