The following is a copy of an e-mail I received today and which I wholeheartedly endorse.
YES WE CAN
Louis --
It feels like a new lie about health insurance reform crops up each day. Government taking over all health care? Not true. Euthanasia for seniors? Couldn't be more false. Rationing of care? Reform will stop rationing, not increase it.
These lies create fear and anger, and we're seeing the results around the country. Frightened crowds have flooded town halls, and the office of a Georgia representative was defaced with a swastika.
It's time to set the record straight -- and, more importantly, expose the special interests and partisan attack organizations behind the lies and misinformation.
That's why we created our new "Setting the Record Straight" site. Check out the site today and then spread the word to your friends.
As the site makes clear, these lies are no accident. They're part of a deliberate plot by the special interests who profit from the status quo to kill any reform at all. While Americans watch their paychecks dwindle, their coverage disappear, and their businesses struggle, special interests are trying to scare folks into opposing reform.
Our "Setting the Record Straight" site has all the info you need to fight back, as well as easy ways to get involved in the fight for health insurance reform. We'll be updating it often with new information debunking health care lies, so stop by regularly.
As we learned during the campaign, lies like these can spread like wildfire through viral emails and from friend to friend. The best way to stop them is to arm yourself with the facts -- and make sure your friends and family know the truth.
Check out the site, and share it with everyone you know:
http://my.barackobama.com/record
Thanks,
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America
2 comments:
Louis, Obama has the majority in Congress why can't they just pass the bill and get it done. I too is sick listening to those special interest group trying to killed the bill.
Here in Malaysia health care is free. If you are sick, even foreigner would be treated free at the public hospital. Of course if you have money or insurance you may go to the private hospital/clinic.
Have a nice day anyway.
Hello Idrus,
Your question is perhaps the one that's uppermost in the minds of most people here at the moment.
The short answer is "lobbyists" who corrupt politicians of both parties. They funnel millions of dollars to Republicans and some Democrats. They employ public relations firms highly skilled in manipulating voters and managing politicians.
There are also politicians in both parties who vote according to ideologies, not the common good. There are voters who are guided by slogans rather than sense.
And even though our government is a democracy, there are numerous procedural measures in place that thwart the "one person, one vote" ideal of a democracy.
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