Mobilizing against Obamacare
Liberty Belle blogger Keli Carender, who organized the first porkulus protest in Seattle back in February that presaged the Tea Party movement, is mobilizing grass-roots activists against the Obama health care takeover.
The Funeral for Health Care will be held on May 30.
More info here.
What are you doing in your neighborhood?
Noteworthy: Seattle was ground zero during the 1994 grass-roots revolt against Hillarycare.
Let history repeat.
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The Right needs to be prepared to combat the victim/anecdote strategy of the Left with its own large stable of counter-examples illustrating the ravages and costs of socialized medicine. Here is what they are up to:
The chance to finally reform our nation’s health care system is here. While Congress moves rapidly to produce a detailed plan, I have made it clear that real reform must uphold three core principles — it must reduce costs, guarantee choice, and ensure quality care for every American.
As we know, challenging the status quo will not be easy. Its defenders will claim our goals are too big, that we should once again settle for half measures and empty talk. Left unanswered, these voices of doubt might yet again derail the comprehensive reform we so badly need. That’s where you come in.
When our opponents spread fear and confusion about the changes we seek, your support for these core principles will show clarity and resolve. When the lobbyists for the status quo tell Congress to hold back, your personal story will give them the courage to press forward.
Join my call: Ask Congress to pass real health care reform in 2009.
After adding your name, please consider sharing your personal story about the importance of health care reform in your life and the lives of those you love.
I will be personally reviewing many of these signatures and stories. If you speak up now, your voice will make a difference.
http://my.barackobama.com/HealthCareOrganizing
American families are watching their premiums rise four times faster than their wages. Spiraling health care costs are shackling America’s businesses, curtailing job growth and slowing the economy at the worst possible time. This has got to change.
I know personal stories can drive that change, because I know how my mother’s experience continues to drive me. She passed away from ovarian cancer a little over a decade ago. And in the last weeks of her life, when she was coming to grips with her own mortality and showing extraordinary courage just to get through each day, she was spending too much time worrying about whether her health insurance would cover her bills. She deserved better. Every American deserves better. And that’s why I will not rest until the dream of health care reform is finally achieved in the United States of America.
Please add your name to join my call. Then share your personal story about why you too will not rest until this job is done.
http://my.barackobama.com/HealthCareOrganizing
Last November, the American people sent Washington a clear mandate for change. But when the polls close, the true work of citizenship begins. That’s what Organizing for America is all about. Now, in these crucial moments, your voice once again has extraordinary power. I’m counting on you to use it.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama
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There is a good, conservative program to set against Socialized (or Fascistized) health-don’t-care.
Another of America’s unsung heroes!
Great idea. I’m in.
PLEASE watch….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsU7tMSm568
and…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKCWbq18bNk
A good resource is the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
http://www.aapsonline.org/
Wait till people making 50K per year realize they will have to pay Another 2K in taxes so OTHER people have health care. Communism anyone?
He has my condolences on his loss. But, with socialized medicine, she would be worried about whether she crossed her t’s, dotted her i’s, and if she signed form 4219-2R9-4000-6.1-7B. If she didn’t sign it, then it’ll need to be reviewed by the Department of Redundancy Department, whose boss is on vacation this week.
What cracks me up about the left wanting government healthcare is how loud they screamed with indignation over the horrid condtions at Walter-Reed. Who do they think runs the military health care system? It isn’t the private sector or HMO’s it is the very governmemnt they want to put in charge of their health care.
If Walter-Reed was not enough of a wake up call I would urge them to speak to any memeber of the military or better yet a military spouse about their experiences with government run military helath care!
Does anybody else find it disturbing that the president is trying to coordinate special interest groups as grass roots lobbyists to further his agenda?
It is simple. The Federal Government has no business being involved in health care, except for the military and a CDC that is focused solely on medical threats, not the threat of global warming. Period. End of story. Any “conservative plan” is only a compromise with the devil. Health care is NOT a right.
I know, I know….pie in the sky.
Could someone explain why BO’s mother was worrying about her medical bills when her own son was a multi-millionaire? First, he stiffs his own brother, and now his mother too?
She was a typical white person.
Good point, gobison.
Hi gobison I can help you, he wasn’t a millionaire when his mother was dying.
I like your question though – it has that idiotic undercurrent “why wouldn’t a millionaire give his own mother any money”
You belong in the republican party.
What was he then? I’m not a millionaire but would do everything I could for my mother.
His mother died in 1995. When did he get that first book deal? Wasn’t it 1990?
ILMC is wrong again and that’s why she’s in the Democrat party.
I Love My Cuba said:
ILMC prefers that millionaires give their money to welfare frauds and layabouts.
I work 40 hours a week. I have affordable health care – it costs me less than $50 a month; less than $150 for the entire family.
A year or so ago, I had a bad health problem – life threatening. It required 2 separate week-long hospital stays and open heart surgery. Total out-of pocket expenses:
$600.
The care was great – quick, effecient and professional.
Note to Washington: DON’T SCREW WITH MY HEALTH CARE!!!!!
P.S. -
ILMC,
Why wouldn’t a millionaire give his own mother any money?
ANSWER: The millionaire is a liberal democrat. If the millionaire were a conservative and a true Christian, he would do anything and everything he could for his mother – “Honor thy Father and thy Mother”.
And please spare us the Christian bashing. Your posts tell us that you know nothing of Christianity or religion in general, so please do yourself a favor and steer clear of that topic, lest you further your reputation as a completely uninformed fool.
b-cat, his words once again reveal his true character. He can’t lift a finger to help his half-brother, or his auntie, and so it is only natural that he would see his mother’s medical bills as “someone else’s problem” (translation: ours).
jjmurphy: I totally agree. “Reform” to me means getting government out of health care completely! Get rid of the mandates, allow people to purchase their own insurance from whatever company they choose, allow smaller companies to flourish therefore increasing competition, for example. Get government out. Period. That’s reform I can believe in.
How much farther can you beyond proven conclusively and absolutely?
ILMC’s post is actually rather confusing. He/she/it doesn’t really say anything, is wrong about when Obambi began accumulating wealth, and tries to insult republicans but only succeeds at insulting itself. What is he trying to say? If it’s “Hey, I’m an idiot” then he has communicated well.
That’s just funny.
I think what Iloathemyfreedom is trying to say is she would not help her mommy. Kinda hard anyhow when you are hatched under a bridge.
This is what I do 40 hrs a week and have since 1983. Insurance Verification and Authorizations. I work with Hematology, Oncology, NeuroOncology and Stem Cell Transplant children. Once again Americans are not getting all the facts to have an honest discussion and make an informed opinion. As for Lawmakers, this isn’t about coverage for them. It’s about Control. As I have told my Doctors for years, and anyone else who will listen, this is about choice and the American People WANT choice. They also want to be able to take their kids to a Doctor without waiting; to take themselves to a Specialist without a long wait. It is not widely known yet by the Public that saving money and choice are code for limiting access and rationing. Be careful what you wish for America, you just might get it.
Fixed it.
You’re absolutely right.
Please forgive me for feeding the troll. I know better – once you start feeding them, they’ll only attach themselves to you and become a permanent drain.
To quote Humphrey Bogart (as Charlie Alnut):
Nasty, filthy bloodsucking leaches. I hate ‘em.
Yes, its posts do tend to make one’s head spin. That’s the advantage of not having to make sense in order to post a comment.
Thanks.
The facts are not all laid out here. I think most of us here are well informed and agree:
When it comes to the public, you are correct. Most can tell you who won Dancing and Idol and need to be told they need “free” health care because they are too lazy to get the facts and the politicans know it.
Last time I got something free it cost too much.
libertybelle – Thank you. I do want government completely out of health care. My family pays a lot for our healthcare, and we get excellent service. It is our choice!!
Universal healthcare means the end of innovation, excellence, progress, and so much more. I call only call anyone who wants government healthcare a FOOL.
So which is it? Do we, as Obama himself said, have an obligation to take care of the poor and marginalized or is that someone else’s job?
Because, as the saying goes, charity starts at home. And I’m by no means wealthy – although I have a job, pay my bills on time, and have a little in savings so I guess some liberals would define me as a rich capitalist pig – but I not only find the means to give money to charities of my choice, but to help out people in my family who are on hard times – my parents, an uncle and sister-in-law looking for work, my brother. What I can’t do in money, I try to do in time or foodstuffs or donations of clothing/shoes/furniture.
And, from what I can tell, Obama got a $125,000 deal for a book about his life and a $40,000 advance. Dreams of My Father was published in 1995. To date, royalties from the book have earned Obama an estimated $1 million dollars. (Source). So why, again, didn’t he help out? Why couldn’t he help out?
Because he chose not to?
Fine. That’s his choice. We here believe he’s got every right to do with his money as he pleases – he earned it, after all. Just as my donations with my money are my choice.
The problem comes in that Obama has no qualms or problems with telling the rest of us – including those of us making far less than $250,000 – how to spend our money and calling it “charity” or some other euphemism. Which is why his lectures on “redistribution of wealth” and “economic equality” ring hollow and downright hypocritical.
Isn’t Frances “Universal Healthcare” tax closer to 20% for those who work??? That is $10K for someone earning $50K per year!!
I seriously doubt if Obamacare takes into consideration that many younger doctors are way in hock on student loans. God help us if future would-be doctors get discouraged by this vapid plan!
Errah
Now that’s just plain ole funny! LOL
General question – did we ever determine exactly WHAT country ILMC loves? I may have missed it.
Errah
My wife’s a pediatrician and she told that to my daughter who just started her freshman year and wants to be a doc. Fortunately they got that mother daughter thing goin and I don’t think she’ll (my daughter) listen. It’s a good point, but the’ll probably end up importing a bunch of primary care docs from overseas med schools and then socialise the meds schools here. Problem solved, except for the practice insurance issue.
Because we don’t want no sham reform!
The day that every single member of Congress, every single government worker, and the occupant of the Oval Office all terminate their Elitists Medical Plan and become members of the Socialist Healthcare Reform Plan I might give it some thought. They must also promise to not seek any outside medical treatment not offered by Pie In the Sky/Wishful Thinking Medical Plan from any provider, both here and abroad…..
On my soap box, perhaps I should have included those of us informed individuals; like those who contribute here are informed. I thought it would be self-evident and didn’t. My mistake.
Englishqueen01, I do believe Charity begins at home; that caring for those less fortunate are our responsibility. My point was that it is not an either/or scenario that Mr. Obama and the MSM paint. They paint a grand picture of a one size fits all program. Oregon passed a State system some years ago. If you happen to have one of the (?)500 odd Diagnoses they cover, you get treated; if not: T.S.
I think we need to do a personal poll: how many people you/any reader here know will chose a one size fits all shoe? car insurance? health care insurance? It’s tragic how uniformed people are. I had that conversation with one woman. Her answer was she didn’t have time to take the time to do it. My response was if you don’t care to do the research, who will do it for you? She wanted to pass the buck. No, THE STATE cannot take better care of you or your loved ones than you, deadbeats notwithstanding. I had THAT conversation with my Liberal Sister.
fairyfoose:
My comments were directed at ilovemycountry, but we are in agreement. I do not think the government can do the work of charities half as effectively as private organizations, religious groups, and non-profits who benefit from the free-will generosity of people. Especially the wealthy.
I oppose socialized medicine because it will lead to rationing and limited care and some government bean counter denying your treatment because you’re just not worth enough to keep alive.
I am just going with the Dem plan of taxing ones health benefit as income. However this does not cover everything he is paying into health care. There is the 3 % into medicare (another 1500). Plus he is still paying about $10,000 for his OWN healthcare. So that would be a total of about 15K, which is much worse than France.
“… she was spending too much time worrying about whether her health insurance would cover her bills….”
We have only O’s word for that, and we know how important “truth” is to him! Maybe he didn’t help his mother financially because her insurance did cover her bills.
I don’t, hence personally I reject the modern medical monopoly for alternative medicine, unless there is an emergency. I am much more satisfied with the level of my care.
Every time Obama opens his mouth, it makes me realize how much more gravitas the Sham-Wow guy has.
Veteran’s Hospitals will be the first casualties … they will say that they are not needed now since all health care is free.
Perhaps some off thread, but not all the way off because this could loosely be called a “health facility.”
Recently, you guys have discussed “as California goes, so goes the nation.” Do any of us want to follow California to places like this? If you have the stomach for it (fair warning), open this link and see what things are really like in California. They said they were waiting to see if the voters approved more taxes before they tried to clean this up.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_MORGUE_MAGGOTS?SITE=WFAA&TEMPLATE=STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
I think it is apparent that THE ONE was abandoned by BOTH his parents.
I can see why…though I don’t approve…
And, if THE ONE had a decent bone in his body, and was making the average American income…
his mother would have had no worries. He could have “organized” the health-care community that was treating her…
Or speak to any Canadian, or resident of the U.K.
I have heard some good things about the Swiss model, but only just learned about it.
I think the conservative response is going to follow that plan.
Of course, it won’t get any Statist support. Too much freedom goin’ on…
The counter argument is simple and two-pronged. I would urge opponents of government run health care first to point out the obvious failures of other government run enterprises. There are certainly no shortage of examples. From the disastrous foray into steel production in the early 1900′s pre-WWI, to medicare/medicaid, take your pick.
Secondly, in Massachusetts we have the first in the nation mandatory health care legislation, and it hasn’t worked out too well. Mini-Obama, gov. Deval Patrick, moved away from many of his predecessor’s outlines for the original mandate. Even the MNA (Mass. Nurses Association) isn’t wild about the plan because it tremendously increases their workload. Over the past five years, the number of nurses in Massachusetts has stagnated, while the number of Doctors has increased by just 1%.
In short, you can wave a magic wand over 40 million people and give them health care, which is what Obama wants to do, but you simply won’t have enough Doctors and Nurses to provide that care. This leaves us with the staggering costs and enormous waiting lists that have made the European/U.K./Canadien systems so unappealing. Access to a waiting list is NOT access to health care.
As a military retiree, I am covered by government health care. It recently took me five months to get an appointment to have a broken ankle treated. I work with someone who immigrated from cold-war Czechoslovakia. She is terrified at the thought of nationalized health care coming to this country. Where would she flee then?
I work in the Medical review department of a health insurance company. I am looking for a new job right now.
If Obamacare goes through, think of the hundreds of people like me who will lose their jobs soon.
I’ve wondered that myself. Even if he didn’t have a lot of money then, why didn’t he at least help her with the alleged “fighting” she had to do with the insurance companies while she was in her sickbed? Last year while he was campaigning (when isn’t he?) he gave a sob story about how his poor mother, sick in bed with cancer, had to fight with those heartless insurance companies.
I wondered why didn’t Mr. Harvard Lawyer help her? He, of all people should have been able to handle that!
Good son, eh?
Once again everyone:
Who wants a Civil Servant to determine how, when, where and by whom you receive health care?
I’m in Northwestern Europe.
My government appointed Euro Doctor said my knee problem was due to osteoarthritis and handed me a cane – no X ray, no MRI. I flew to the USA, saw the Doctor of my choice, had an X ray and an MRI, was advised that I had torn cartilage that is easily repaired with arthroscopic surgery and that I could schedule the procedure whenever I chose – that same day, even. Total cost, exclusive the procedure? $45
Do you want care that is dolled out by Uncle Sugar or the best care money can buy at a time, place and with a Doctor of your own choosing?
Never, ever buy in to the myth that things are better in Canada, the UK or Europe.
Excellent point, Atheling, and glad to see you back!
Likewise, does anyone know if he provided any sort of support for his maternal grandmother during her illness?
Thanks, DBNinKY:
As for your question, I don’t know… but he did provide the bus under which he threw her!
Great videos, wonder why we never see this type of video on the soup channel news, ya right.
Mite be a good idea to send these vids to our rep.’s and senator’s and remind them if their national health care leaning, WE DON’T NEED OR WANT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE…PERIOD!
By the way IMHO Odopey is one POS.
The Astroturf production is meant to portray all Americans as being for this pure socialism, be there if your city is on the demonstrations list to show them it just isn’t the case!
Oppose the Massing Socialists Armies!
Someone needs to burst the myth that with Obamacare we will be able to emphasize healthy lifestyles which will cut the cost of healthcare. Wait a minute! Whether you die at 90 after a healthy lifestyle of at sixty from an unhealthy lifestyle the end of life is still the expensive part. Cancer , and heart disease is still going to take you out if a stroke doesn’t do it and those last days are always expensive whether you were healthy before or not.
They make you think that if you live a healthy life you will not die of these diseases and will die in your sleep of “old age”. Not true! You will still succumb to the big three. The truth about nationalized care is that they can save money by “limiting care”.