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I’ll be on Rachel Maddow tonight at 9pm ET to talk about our whip count and fundraising effort — jh
We went out to the FDL list this morning and together with our partners have raised $67,939 for progressive members of Congress who agree to draw a line in the sand over a public plan.
While the teabaggers got all the media attention, we’ve been working diligently with local bloggers in the districts of progressive members of Congress who were in safe Democratic seats, asking them to vote against any bill that did not have a strong public plan. No co-ops, no triggers. We wanted 40 of them to stick together and block health care reform from passing until there was a strong public option.
If others arrogantly assumed they could give the farm away to the AMA, AHIP, the hospitals and PhRMA and then jam it on progressives at the last minute and call them "fucking stupid" if they resisted, they were wrong.
Now that they have made the commitment in sufficient numbers to stop a bad bill from passing, the challenge is going to be holding progressives while they get strong-armed to vote for a compromised bill. Promises of district pork, funding for pet project, influence and downright threats are very persuasive. A fundraising effort like this sends a very clear message that this one matters. We’re watching, and if somewone says they "support" a public plan, they can’t cast a vote for some crappy Blue Dog/Senate Finance and think they can get away with it.
This one won’t go down the memory hole. Thanks to everyone who put an exclamation point at the end of that sentiment with their contribution.
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w00T!
Jane should be on at the top of the hour.
Just FYI everyone – the House Democrats just had their weekly Caucus Call and the news is really good. Huffington Post has just posted the report but I have placed a brief run down below but the whole story is worth a read.
No one would speak out against the Public Plan and no one would speak in favor of a CO-OP. In fact, all members that spoke were in favor of a Robust Public Option. Consequently, there is seems to be complete unity on the House Side in favor of a robust public plan.
The best news was David Obey spoke about what he has learned about CO-OPs and said they are worthless and he can’t justify them financially. On the other hand, an analysis of Public Plans he could and they have saved as much as 67% for individuals in IL.
Obey is a bad ass with numbers and is highly respected in both Chambers.
Is it considered bad form if jane hugs rachel? I wanna hug them both, but I could live vicariously if i could watch it on my teevee.
That is, if Jane is really going to mention the fundraising efforts on Rachel’s show…., yes?
This is great.
Taking the tools away from the lackies and actually using them.
Go get’em Jane.
kick some butt ..go jane ..
i can only send a check or paypal this month,credit cards maxed…ill send check
jane, you’ve been incredible on EVERY issue since I first came here to the lake
I also do not believe the democcrats have a clue how many fewer would have been elected had you not been here lighting the fire on this lake
by the way, please go on with that “the public option IS the compromise”, that is BRILLIANT
thanx for being here, this country needed you when you got here and continues
please live blog,me no have msnbc
We are almost at 70K
Saint Jane!
by the way, try to get in with a dig against the “anti socialism” with things like, “these people must hate the police, the fire dept, and our armed forces since they are ALL tax funded government programs
you might even get in “”money” is a tax funded and government provided so I guess these people don’t like money either”
you will be the talk of the town
OK, Jane’s up now
what are they saying?
oh goody Elliott will tell us
JANE!!! Wearing Iranian green again to boot!
She’s talking about the multitudes of progressives showing up at member’s offices and also making calls
Maddow
are you giving them (congresscritters) a lesson in leadership?
i had a rally at the weekly market and handed out 850 brochures,(with pals)
“Hear! Hear!”
To your entire post.
People want a public plan so they can pay reasonable prices.
The public wants this, the President campaigned on it.
teehee
Watching you now, Jane. With tears in my eyes. This is so amazing, and you’ve been a remarkable leader and voice. Thank you, and my next step (once you’re done!) is a donation.
awesome!!
Progressives have to vote their districts!
i need to post it to youtube
Oh shucks, she didn’t mention the Act Blue fund raiser—or did I miss it?
but the URL is ever present. Hopefully folks will come here with the fund raiser front paged.
So strange to have someone on who knows what they are talking about.
Great. We’ve got momentum through all the hard work and money.
I’ll throw out a suggestion that to keep this going, we should brainstorm some additional activities in addition to the ones we’ve been doing so far.
Can FDL start organizing meet-ups in districts represented by Blew Dogs? How about Single-payer informational community meetings in those districts? There must be readers here that could and are willing to try some things like this. With Jane getting bigger and bigger gigs in BigMedia, the timing might be just right to start more of this sort of activity.
More FDL house parties all over? They don’t have to be big to start. Just need people to start communicating message clearly to their co-workers, friends, and family. It starts to snowball. Basically, a lot of the stuff that Obama used so effectively during the campaign. It allows you to bypass the BigMedia filter in many ways.
We need to start reaching people outside our usual sphere of influence to make this more sustainable over the long-term. No matter happens this Fall, the next step will be to get single-payer on the map, and when rational “independents” start hearing the fact about single-payer, they warm up to it.
Other ideas on how to do this?
I didn’t think it was possible but Jane gets more outstanding with every appearance. Just fantastic job.
Jane: You knocked it right out of the park on Rachel’s show. Brava!
we used to be organizing google groups in states, but that dropped by the wayside about 2 years ago. We had people in 44 states signed up.
hell of a close, jane! great, great work.
Wow! It just doesn’t get any better than that. Ten minutes of Jane with Rachel talking about success in getting the Progressives to draw a line in the sand.
Thank you again, Jane for all of your hard work on the Whip Count. It is paying off incredibly well.
Elliot, please do–haven’t seen it yet.
we went to local Sat.market,i hired a guitar/banjo singer,and a violin ,bluegrass duo
I taught them THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND…we gave out cheaply made brochures to 850 people in 5 hrs
JANE!
You’re beautiful! You’re wonderful! You and Rachel are the Dream Team!
Gorgeous!
Guess I wasn’t the only one who emailed Rachel last night:
Way to knock ‘em dead, Jane! Speaking truth even to Rachel on industry bailouts.
Mwah!
FunnyWheelieDiva
all but $71k now!!
I’m re-playing it on the DVR. Need to see it again.
I just saw Jane on Rachel’s show and she was great. ALL Democratic Reps and Senators AND the President need to stand up to these NO ON EVERYTHING Republicans and pass a healthcare bill without them. They never gave Dems an inch when Bush was President, so scr*w them.
Rachel’s political metaphor theater:
Pizza ordering. From Blago Pizza!
Fork! That was funny!
FWDiva
Oooo…I like that. I imagine the site leaders are swamped with current activities, so are there people here who could manage something like that?
(I’m not in a position to take on more at this moment unfortunately, or I’d be volunteering)
Right on!
There ought to be some way on the Act Blue page that you could designate your contribution to go to a “fund manager” so that the money could be targeted, next cycle, to candidates that need it. For example, I’d otherwise check off my local reps, Barbara Lee and Lynn Woolsey (Pelosi’s my actual rep), but they’re guaranteed to win. I’d love to reward them, but I’d love even more to save a progressive seat that might otherwise be lost.
Nice job Jane…..
Keep up the pressure; you speak for many of us who never have the option to have our voices heard.
Gee, I resemble that commentor. Welcome to the lake.
What if we all just got suckered?
What if the plan was to get us all fired up to defend the public option by dog whistling us into action — knowing the left would go ballistic?
Now Obama can go back to the a-holes in the Senate and say “See? I tried it your way… now the public option’s gotta be there.”
12 dimension chess at it’s finest.
there was a beta of a web site for organizing action by states, by cong districts and by issues. It never made it past beta unfortunately. It would have been awesome had it gone ahead. Don’t know what snuffed it.
March on Washington for healthcare reform on Sept. 13th. Pass it along. The people united cannot be defeated.
Yes. Jane of Arc.
Unions will not support any dems who do not vote for PO
Seconded.
Pitch perfect.
more MSNBC COOLNESS
Big Ed VS Benator
http://theplumline.whorunsgov……lic-opion/
I’m on-board with that. I’ll volunteer my place for any Denver firepups who wish to meet up.
And I think that the FDL Event Widget could be cloned and modified for local meetups of progressives to meet locally, who are “geoblog-ically” different.
For instance, Sirota ain’t here at FDL, but he’s at OopenLeft (as well as other places) but physically in Denver.
Thanks. I missed that.
Jane, you represent us with such knowledge and class. Makes me very proud. Keep it up – we’re winning.
Jane! You are my new hero! As a small business owner, this is so important to me and my 12 employees! Thank you for leading the charge. Awesome job with Rachel! (now I can sleep soundly tonight!)
I know it sounds like ass kissing, but you’re right.
She’s really hitting her stride and looks more comfortable each time.
That ain’t bein suckered. Win baby win, by any means.
All I can say is, “Wow.” Never before have my views been so well-articulated. I’m a new FDL devotee, and Jane’s appearance on Rachel is what brought me here!
just saw you on tv wow what a beauty
you have the face of an angel :-)
love your ideas but you are working with demos
they are spineless have always been spineless and will continue to be spineless
the repubs take them to the woodshed often like health care reform
all of wash needs cleaned out
the swamp must be drained
health care reform and our unwinable wars should be proof of the need to drain the swamp in wash
and change the consitution to term limits for congress
capitalism must self destruct as it is doing now
you are fighting a losing battle jane but love your ideas
peace to an imperialist country? karma will not allow that
americans wake up and sign up as an independent voter
give up on the demos they only talk like they have a spine to appease their followers
they like all in wash are bought and paid for by corp fascism.
“Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty which are embodied in one maxim: the fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate” Bertrand Russell.
russel knew more than 99% of amerians
An old fart in Denver here. Ready
Patron Saint of Health Reform
THE LAKE=LOURDES………*g*
Welcome. Jane does good work !
If we got suckered by this ultimate chess everyone keeps discussing, then why has Obama betrayed his base on so many core issues? Where’s the fu**in leadership?
As Howard put it today on NPR, why the hell do we need the Rethugs? We earned the right to jam meaningful healthcare right down the conservative throat. Do I see this as chess or Rahmitus?
Welcome! Hope you enjoy it.
That’s exactly what I was thinking about the widget. Thanks for stepping up!!
THANK YOU!!!!
Your appearance on Rachel Maddow was powerful. Thanks for holding their feet to the fire. After 37 years of political activism, what I saw tonight is EXACTLY what I thought I was voting for last November.
HORSE HOCKEY!
There’s no reason we should have fought so hard to hold the President’s feet to the fire. We Forking elected the forkin’ forker. He should forking listen.
11-teen dimensional chess my lily white A$$ets
FWDiva
Eli’s up at the mother ship
Money vs People
Eli is upstairs at the Mothership!
Money Vs. People
Well played.
Would someone please put up Jane and Rachel; I can’t stay up late enough for MSNBC to update Rachel’s site to August 18th.
keep this one on top—new people coming and we want them to add to the fund raiser!
Hear, hear! She is simply fantastic!
The show will be rerun after Olberman who is up again next.
Are you tired of worrying about losing everything you have if you get a catastrophic illness or have a disabling accident? I am!! How many of you are worried about the profits of your insurance company(like those “concerned citizens” at the town hall meetings)? Who are these “Blue Dog” Democrats?
Talk about Trojan Horses!! Remember them in 2010!! Vote them out in the primaries!! It’s not gonna kill us if everyone of us are afforded guarantied health coverage…it will save us in the long run!
Hello Jane,
Thank you, not for your appearance on Maddow tonight – rather for the work you established months ago to fight this in an honest and steady manner.
I hope this fight is won, and its proven that a few trillion dollars and some gun waving fools is not enough to obsfucate the truth in the USA (be it the greatest nation in the world, or something close).
I was reminded watching the new MSNBC show (6pm ET, that Ed political guy, not to equate him with anyone here) that one thing I can never “forgive/forget” non-progressives for – is not holding their own party to account. No cult of personality and party here. Bush could have slain puppies and 23 – 45% of the USA would abide by him (even if it was their puppy, since some day they might get a chance to slay puppies, or rule the world, or whatever their fantasy may be).
With such a clear majority and so many issues to tackle right now its a moment that is closely watched and should be historic (for good or bad; at least meaning that this is a time that will be studied…by historians and manipulators).
Thank you for not being one of these paid stooges of the right or left that will abandon progress for the sake of a steak dinner and a fancy bottle of wine.
I hope some day that myself and everyone on this site will be able to donate (and feel good financially and morally (that the pols are not laughing at us as we send them money, much like the C-street fools that will forever be with us)).
Above and beyond that I hope that some day fear and greed do not rule, that money does not buy and sell ideals, that we cast aside this game that “the people” do not deserve the truth, and that as a people we have access to truth and transparancy and make choices that move everyone forward. Democracy will run aground when we continue make choices based on lies.
I do think its time that you and your peers in grass roots organize a 10 million person march on the state capitols of the USA. Prove that yelling and waving guns (with a few trillion in buisness fronting things) is not democracy. We are just 9 month after wearing a “Obama 2008″ tshirt would have gotten a person booted from a town hall or rally – and now its OK for the media to front stories based on “grassroots” dissent from gun-totters. We can not go to a place where yelling and gun waving is the only option. Please do not make us wait another 100 years for a true mandate backed up by POTUS, Congress, and Senate (sure the SCOUTS and Bush lawyers are going to screw labor for capitol for the next 20 years anyway).
Many Thanks,
gleex
Couldn’t agree more.
I just think these people are smart enough to know our side would go ballistic at any hint of dropping the public option.
So, instead of asking for help in defending the public option (which would have resulted in lukewarm efforts at best) they take the other path and piss everybody off to get the job done, which also buys a few days control of the airwaves to boot.
Bruce
ThisLand is Your Land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..8;index=15
We’ve got to start bringing in new people to this movement. I’d encourage people to invite friends and relatives to these events who aren’t necessarily your average FDL reader, so they can see how we’re not so bad and don’t bite, unlike the BigMedia stereotype of us. Jane seems to doing a lot to bust up that perception as well with her appearances.
Single-payer is next!
Isn’t that what “make us” means?
Jane,
Excellent job on Rachel. I think that’s the best you’ve been on any show EVER. Just when we need it too. Hope you keep appearing on these shows!
FunnyD, I often feel the same way, why don’t we get what we thought we voted for, etc.
Frustrating, ain’t it.
But here’s the scoop, IF ya believe the 12th Dimension Chess Theory.
1) There’s NO way an Obama, or any Dem, can counter the system as is and change it, just cuz we elected them.
2) Same thing with House, and Senate.
3) What’s REQUIRED is a MASSIVE and SUSTAINED public outcry the likes only seen in our anti war daze/Vietnam.
4) So Obama’s strategy is to goad, prod, enrage and cajole us. He keeps saying it.
5) He said it during the campaign, he’s said it constantly in his Presidency. “Make Me Do It”.
6) We’re making him do it. He’s up against The Corporate Feudalists, The War Machine of the MIC, a COMPLETELY compromised government including DOJ, DOD, and more.
So, I’m not sure I BUY this theory, but it’s sure better than believing everyday, up and down like a yo yo, that we’re being sold out again.
Do we keep feet to fire!?!?!?!?
Effin eh you betcha, or we get NOTHING!
Have we gotten SOMETHING from the feets to fires?
YES!!!!!!!
Will we get more?
It’s in our hands, and our hands alone to help Obama succeed.
Can we continue to lean on, scare, intimidate and demonstrate to the Dem’s Elected that we’ll fundraise, campaign and elect someone else more progressive if they screw us over? If we don’t, we lose, that’s easy to see.
So, it’s a long drawn out battle this war to reclaim a more centrist place for our country as its swung so far right and we’ve lost ability to enrichen the middle class and provide for upward mobility for the lower classes.
It’s a long fight, FunnyD, to get what what we all think is RIGHT for the masses. And the 1% will battle us all the way to keep what they have taken.
Now, enough of this we elected him why ain’t he doin it . . . he IS doing it, he needs help, he can’t do it alone, and I’m glad he’s actually still HERE to do it . . . . this man’s marked by many, and they are NOT all from the ignorant right wing, they come from the 1% who stand to lose a lot of clout on these issues.
And healthcare is the first one.
We win this one, EFCA, DADT, DOMA, Jobs Works, and more are likely coming in soon.
Not to mention reform of the banking and financial sectors. REAL reform.
So hang in there FunnyD . . . and I hope you got a LOT of piss, vinegar, verve and fight left in ya, cuz we’ll all be needing it. *G*
/MyNorskeImitation
*G*
Excellent Job Jane! A real GI Jane !!
You spoke so well and to the point. You were simply brilliant.
I don’t know if you’re married, partnered, or what, but I just wanted to say that you’re a real cutey too :) What can I say, I’m a sucker for brains and beauty. Great job, great site.
Is Fire, Dog, Lake like Rock, Paper, Scissors?
You and Raven, bingo.
Thanks for makin it simple for others.
I question the theory of Dimensional Chess at times, but it seems to be in play once again.
On We Hope!
Here’s the video of Jane’s Appearance.
I knew I’d take incoming over this point of view, but I’m a big boy and can handle it.
I’m not totally convinced of my hypothesis either, but as I watched Jane and Rachel, and thought about the letter the progressives wrote in the House, it just seemed too naive to think the White House didn’t see all this outrage coming.
If you accept that view, then it’s not a stretch to believe they’re actually happy progressives are outraged and therefore getting the cameras off the gun toting nutbag birthers.
*G*
See — now your “12 dimensional chess” genius is coming out!
No, she did not. I find it odd. I wonder why not?
Hi…I’m a FDL nOOb. I tried to see how to adjust my timezone, but I’m failing. Could someone tell me how to add 3 hours to timestamps without having to use my fingers? Thx.
Wow. Thanks Elliott.
IGBOBLAB.
(I’m Gonna Bust Out Bawlin Like A Baby)
Wow.
That was spectacular!
WOOT!
Beautifully done JH. Just caught the youtube.
And thanks to whoever uploaded this eve.
man do I wish I could think so clearly.
What a strategic thinker she is, just incredible.
From tomorrow’s NYT:
Democrats Seem Set to Go Alone on a Health Bill
page A1
Agreed, but we are not making Obama do it. 1 – 10 million people marching on state capitols will get it done.
What this has really shown (granted through the media lens) is that people don’t care about war, health care, and heck even the economy when we bleed 10 trillion dollars+ in weath to criminals.
People are to busy trying to survive and or watch TV as per design.
http://www.newsmax.com/headlin…..49269.html
THIS MARCH MUST BE FOUGHT AGAINST
thanks
I just saw the video, and Jane was the most inspiring voice I’ve heard all day…make that all week (and last week, too).
The public option (or single-payer) is an absolute must. I was so happy to hear that at least 60 representatives are truly representing us.
Only $70K????
Ask George Soros for some more $$$.
You did that already, right?
Sure, it can be as simplistic as that if you want to SEE it like that.
I can’t argue that, it’s your lens, your eyes, as the viewer.
Me, I don’t see it as simple as that.
I DO seen the need for people to be engaged, and it takes having stuff taken away from them to become angry and THAT engaged to fight to get it back.
We’re just warming up on being angry and engaged, I think.
I think before we get back regulations on banks/finans, jobs, restored general civil rights for all, a lessening of the war front, and more attention of developing ourselves at home with jobs, education and better infrastructure to serve the masses we’ll be in the streets, by the millions.
I don’t think we’ve seen the WORST of the economy, and as it worsens, all other matters will fall by the wayside.
And to FIX unemployment and create jobs will take fixing all the other shit’s that’s wrong.
And I believe we’ll have millions in the streets for that.
It would be nice to hope we don’t HAVE to take to the streets again, it would be nice that our elected offals once they learn we won’t go away this time WOULD begin shaping the change we need.
We’ll see. Time always tells.
For now, I have some hope . . . . on we hope.
You had to teach them This Land Is Your Land?
I’m disappointed. But I hope they really rang out the last verse…
Well done. I was doing the terrorist fistbump with the ceiling. You were really on.
Kick ass and take names, Jane!! Democracy at work.
Jane back on in re-runs!
Just saw you on Rachel, Jane. Beautifully and powerfully articulated. I liked it so much, I rushed to the site and registered. Geez, where’ve I been?
Oh my starbursts!
That was fantastic, Jane! Next stop, Press the Meat?
You’re a Natural Born (wingnut talking point) Killer!
Well, you’re here now and needed here. Let’s rock.
Any body seen free dog lake?
That made me laugh.
I worked for Dave Obey when he first began in Congress. [He took a long-time Republican seat that had been occupied by Mel Laird, when Laird moved up to Sec. of Defense under Nixon. Man, the letters we used to get from those “loyal,” crazy Republican constituents!]
I know that some have issues with him because he’s been a little “snippy” as a result of the criticism he’s taken. But he’s a REALLY good guy, who’s survived through Nixon, Reagan & both Bush administrations. He works incredibly hard, he cares deeply for labor and the folks in his district, and I’m sure he’ll do the right thing on health care — despite the heavy “leaning” I’m sure he’s getting from Rahm & Obama.
Thanks for a very inspirational post Larue.
I’m not sure that Obama plays chess, but I know he plays poker. And in poker we call 3rd and 4th and 12th level thinking the “Meta-Game”.
A good poker player will make information bets (to gain info), teaser bets (to antagonize), blocking bets (to block a larger bet), and set traps to name a few of the higher level tactics (I’m not gonna give up all the secrets). And of course there is standard bluffing when you have squadoodle (nothing). I don’t think Obama is bluffing b/c, far from having nothing, he has Aces in the hole with 59/60 senate seats, a house majority, Pelosi and Reconciliation.
I’ve read that Obama plays a very conservative poker style known as “Tight Aggressive” (TAG), rarely overplaying his hand, and usually ending up with most of the chips. A TAG will wait to enter a pot with a strong hand and then play that hand very aggressively. Another mark of an excellent player is that they can switch up styles in response to their opponents playing style. Sometimes it pays to play “Loose & Aggressive” (LAG) when your opponent is playing TAG.
Obama is playing high stakes political poker, and his hand is still very strong.
George Washington played poker, Truman played poker, so did JFK, and LBJ, and even the righties Nixon and Harding.
Poker, btw, is a game of skill. It is not gambling in the lottery/slot machine sense. Rep. Barney Frank HR2267 & Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) S1597 have introduced legislation to protect Poker from right-wing attempts to outlaw all forms of online gaming. The link there goes to the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) which is also a robust grassroots effort with over a million members. PPA could use our Progressive support.
Bush signed the Safe Ports Act to which the anti-online gaming UIGEA legislation was attached by Bill Frist & John Kyl in conference late at night. The UIGEA makes it illegal for American banks to process financial transactions with online gaming entities. Poker is under attack. Please help to keep one of America’s favorite pastimes Free.
Can you say “Off on a tangent”? Sorry. Shuffle Up & Deal, Barack.
this is in less than a day. How much did sarah raise to retire her debt? I forgot…
Went over to sarahPAC to look but they must have gotten embarassed and took it down.
Ya know Mr. Vice President, that’s a very informative comment. I knew the O-man was a poker player, but did not know that game to that level of detail you explained. Thanks and will keep this in mind in future moves by the President.
Welcome.
hey Bargain, how are ya?
been thinking of you lately.
are you in CO? NM? AZ?
might be headed out that way in the near future.
lol…it took the Kossacks a bit longer to comment on my Spanish nombre.
I’m not the VP though, but I do sometimes stick mi pie en mi boca too…lol.
As long as you’re not tomaring my pelo, we’re all good, Joseph.
A couple other political/poker analogies/moves are the squeeze and isolation plays, which I just attempted (the isolation, i.e., limiting opponents in the pot to one). The opponent (villain) was stubborn (known as a donkey), however, and s/he shoved all-in with a worse hand and sucked out. It happens. It’s the only chance the righties have (sucking out), if BHO plays his cards right.
Just saw you on Rachel, Jane, and you were great! Thanks so much for helping us come back to the Liberal fold. (I would say progressive but I have a few differences. But not here!)
Thumbs up, Jane. You’re a strong woman. Thank you so much.
- Madam Deb
PS: Starting to like MSNBC/Rachel far more than CNN (and Creepy Lou)
When I saw Jane tonight on Rachel it was the first time in months that my hope got re-sparked! I believe we can get back on track with strong leaders, good suggestions and places to speak out for what we put Obama in office for. Thank you for reminding me that there is still time to turn this around!
number 3 nailed it
the vietnam protest was due to the draft
not the vietnamese we killed
most americans never lost a minutes sleep over the vietnamese we killed
we are the worst of the worst with our wars for profits
the price we will pay
no health care reform and bankruptcy
and a nation so deep in debt it will fail
I know what you mean – I’m a Big Fan now too, and late to the party!
Kick butt, JH!
I found the website after watching Jane tonight. LOVED what she had to say! She said exactly what I believe to be true. Oh yeh, I made my contribution too! Hopefully, everyone new to your site will do the same.
you have to raise money for them to vote a certain way??????
kiss health care real reform goodbye
the jr senator has been taken to joe’s woodshed so he can beat him up
if you look close and do lots of research into the mysteries of life you will see the diffence between a repub and a demo
the repub is very selfish and the demo is meek
it is a new soul old soul thing
it is like the demos and repubs live on two different planets
few will understand my words very few
have you noticed how the repubs are more religious than the demos
christianity died on the cross
repubs dont care about those suffering without health insurance
That’s good news, but we should really push the reset button and go back to Single Payer. Why the hell not? We gave that house away before the hard work got started.
Now that the Re-nuts have given us Carte Blanche with Health Care Reform, they won’t vote for it anyway, why worry about if they “demonize it” later?
Also Obama needs to stop putting out fires (To the Vets in Az “Nobody is going to take your care away”) and instead set some of his own under his own party.
Passing a Super Strong Public Option IS a backdoor into Single Payer, how foolish are you to think that its not? When you scream bargain or “free” or “up to 50% off” in America, how many people show up?
Health Insurance would be no different. Cut people’s premiums by 75% and they would jump for joy.
Instead of reducing the size of Government enough to “drown it in a bathtub”, why not reduce HMO’s profits enough to drown in a sink?
You think the majority of Americans give two shits about how many Iraqis we’ve blown up?
Unlike Western Europe, Americans are largely disconnected from War, which is why we don’t mind doing it so often. If there was a draft, holy hell there would be no wars, too unpopular.
With all the mis-information provided by our Right leaning media, look how many easily lead people joined up to fight an enemy they know nothing about?
Now almost decade later people are finally feeling this was the WRONG thing to do. Maybe once we finally get out of the sandboxes our thirst for war mongering will have been quenched and we can set about closing bases and cutting our military in half….
Jane, you are XLNT!
Wrong response, I say let’s give the Republicans great health care too. They may hate progressives but even they will recognize a good thing when it bites them in the ass. All good Republicans can turn down Health Care, Social Security and Medicare for the greater good and uphold their “standards”.
JANE! You were GREAT on Rachel! Hope to see you on MSNBC regularly!
In honor of a friend who has cancer I contributed $10.00 from my SSD check. Judy thinks national health care and public option are dead. She also believes big insurance and big piggy pharma hold the cure for cancer but won’t tell the public so they make a profit on people like her. Actually I believe they have found the cure too and its not the Kanzius machine.
Today I did about twenty copy and pastes and links to DKos, FDL, Huffington and medical research trying to get her to believe she has a real chance to live. Judy is one of those 65-70 year olds that hangs onto her Medicare for dear life but keeps thinking we’ve lost this fight. I wish fervently someone would get the people of the 16th district of Ohio to wake up.
To Jane, to all here, thank you.
Oh boy you think like I do: the Repigs will change their minds when it bites them in the ass.
EVERYBODY? GOT TEETH?
TY Old Oilfield Hand.
Ditto here too.
Has it occurred to anyone that most of this fight by liberals has been headed by women? Jane Hamsher, Eve Gittelson. I don’t know all of them but its almost a feminist thing (No, I’m NOT complaining- I’m happy!)
Sorry Dr Steve…