Posted by Jim Lindgren:
Obama Grassroots Planning Health Care Parties.
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_05_24-2009_05_30.shtml#1243378168
David Plouffe, Obama's former campaign manager, sent me this email:
James --
Remember this date: Saturday, June 6th, 2009. We will look back on
that day as the moment when the fight for real health care reform
began in your neighborhood -- perhaps even in your own living room.
On June 6th, in thousands of homes across the country, we'll gather
to launch our grassroots campaign for health care. We'll watch a
special message from the President. We'll build the teams and draw
up the plans for winning health care reform the same way we won the
election: Building support one block, one neighbor, one
conversation at a time. And we'll put those plans into action.
These kickoffs are so crucial that President Obama will join
confirmed hosts and attendees on a live conference call.
Sign up today to host or attend a Health Care Organizing Kickoff.
There's no prior experience required. We'll send you the details
for dialing into the President's call and provide you everything
you need to make your meeting a success.
After the election, people gathered at over 9,000 meetings across
every state to set priorities for health care reform. Our voices
were heard. Now the race is on to make sure Congress produces a
plan that reflects the President's call for reduced costs,
guaranteed choice, and quality care for all.
To make that happen, we need to build a groundswell of support in
every district and every state, and we have no time to lose. All
summer we'll be reaching out to our neighbors, knocking on doors,
serving in our communities, and building a grassroots network
strong enough to win.
These gatherings on June 6th are just the beginning of a battle
between those who fought and believe in change and those who would
protect a broken status quo. The stakes for our country could not
be greater.
Some call this strategy pie-in-the-sky. They say we'll never have
enough volunteers to make a real impact; that you need insiders and
Washington lobbyists to make a difference. But you and I know
firsthand how wrong they are. Starting June 6th, it's once again
time to show this country how bottom-up change is done.
Please sign up today to host or attend a kickoff near you.
http://my.barackobama.com/HCkickoff
These kickoffs will be both effective and fun. You'll meet
likeminded supporters in your neighborhood, share stories, enjoy
good company and a shared mission, and know that no matter what
this effort requires of us, if we work together we'll be ready to
face it and persevere.
I look forward to joining you and the President to chart our
course.
David Plouffe Organizing for America
P.S. -- This week, President Obama asked us to send in our personal
health care stories. Hundreds of thousands of people have already
responded, and the stories are simply incredible. Here are just few
that help remind us what we're fighting for: I am a single parent
and have lost my teaching job effective in June. I'm scared to
death because my son has a serious pre-existing condition
(Neurofibromatosis) and can't go without medical insurance.
However, my employer has just informed me that continuing my family
coverage under COBRA will cost $1,400.00 a month! That's a house
payment for me. Or three times my car payment! How can I keep my
family covered without going under financially?
--Cathy -- Apple Valley, Minnesota
Since I lost my job in 2006, I have had no health insurance. After
paying for insurance through my employer for 30 years, I have no
major medical. But now that I am approaching 60, I may need
insurance more than ever. I have not had a mammogram for three
years because it would be too stressful to find anything
suspicious. Risky but true.
--Kathy -- Macon, Georgia
My husband isn't getting enough hours at his job to qualify for
health insurance so we have been looking around for a provider. He
has a pre-existing health condition (non-epileptic seizures) and he
is being denied left and right. We don't make a lot of money, about
$23,000/year and we can't afford to not have insurance, in case he
needs to go to the doctor. And it looks like we can't afford to
have it either. We are stuck.
--Amanda -- Pasadena, California
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