Demonstrations in Favor of the Public Option This Week in NYC, LA and Atlanta!

[ihavenobias]

Note: You can watch the video on this if you


By Cenk Uygur

We are organizing street demonstrations in favor of the public option across the country. We are going to ask CNN - Most Trusted Name in News - to accurately tell the American people and the politicians that come on their show that the clear majority of the American people support the public option ( where they totally misrepresented the facts on national support for the public option).

Crazed right-wingers made a very public display of their antipathy toward health care reform earlier in the year. The overwhelming majority of the American population that has been in favor the public option has been called the Silent Majority. It's time to stop being so silent.

So, we're going to go to CNN headquarters in NY, LA and Atlanta on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at 12Noon local time to show that there are people willing to stand up for the public option. Votes are coming up in the Senate and the House. The fate of the public option hangs in the balance right now. If you want the public option, this is the time to fight.

Here are the addresses of the three different locations:

CNN Atlanta

190 Marietta St, NW

Atlanta, GA 30303


CNN New York

10 Columbus Circle

New York, NY 10019


CNN Los Angeles

6430 W Sunset Blvd Ste 300

Los Angeles, CA 90028


Here is the link to the Facebook events where you can see who else is coming and coordinate in your area:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=170078072730

UPDATE: People have been asking about signs. Here are some signs I would love to see. I would just write these numbers, nice and big on the sign and then write the Survey it came from at the bottom. These are all the percentage of Americans who said they wanted the public option:

77% (SurveyUSA 8/20/09)


65% (NY Times/CBS News 9/25/09)


55% (Washington Post/ABC News 9/12/09)


62% (Quinnipiac 8/03/09)


56% (Time 7/28/09)


72% (NY Times/CBS News 6/20/09)


56% (Washington Post/ABC News 10/20/09)


59% (Kaiser Family Foundation 8/11/09)

UPDATE II: I want everyone to know that, of course, the whole TYT crew will be at the LA protest, including me. We will also be taping it for the show.

And if you can tape the NY or Atlanta ones, please let us know in the comments here because we'll reach out to you on how to get that video from you so we can use it on the show. Thanks!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. K&R

It should be one fantastic weekend!

[FiveGoodMen]

2. K&R

Here's hoping the media will be honest in reporting the numbers!

[Cha]

4. HA!

FAT CHANCE.

But, this could be the start of something so productive that they will see the handwriting on the fortress.

[jgraz]

3. Rec #5! Wish I could go.

[Cha]

5. Thanks for the update, ihnb.

Good Luck and Thanks to all those who are going!

[KoKo]

6. Hope all those folks "MAD AS HELL" will show up if they can get to these demonstrations..

I know that folks say: "But the media doesn't cover it ...why should I put myself out there?" I think it's because when you do it...you get to commune with others and uplift your voice into the Millions ALL OVER THE WORLD...who are AWAKENING TO WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO THE "LEAST OF US." I'm religious...and how religious teachings have been bastardized by Wall St. and RW is disgusting.

We are the keepers of ALL OF US! We are responsible for the "least of US" ...and in these times it means from my upbringing that we are ALL OUR FELLOW HUMAN BEING's KEEPERS!

IT'S OUR MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE "COMMUNITY OF BEINGS LIVING ON THIS PLANET!"

DON'T GIVE UP...DON'T LET GO...KEEP THE FAITH OF COMMUNITY EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR...YOU AT LEAST KNOW YOUR INTERNET BUDDIES AND LINKS TO ACTIVIST ACTIONS!

DO NOT EVER GIVE UP!

[Wetzelbill]

7. K and R

[HughMoran]

8. K&R

[OhioChick]

9. K&R n/t

[rhett o rick]

10. k & r 10. nt

[nyc 4 Biden]

11. k&r. I'll be there. n/t

[Turborama]

12. K&R I hope you manage to get a decent crowd and some good video footage comes from it.

[NYC_SKP]

13. K & R! nt

[RubyDuby in GA]

14. Hubby (DUer Bezerko) and I will be going to the Atlanta one.

We'll tape it on our old school video camera and I'll have my blackberry with me for instant footage. We'll also take still shots with the digital camera.

PM me or Bezerko if we can help more.

[pleah]

15. K&R

[lonestarnot]

16. KICK

[Soylent Brice]

17. K&R

[libodem]

18. I wish I could go

I hope everything is well planned and if any permits are needed they were requested. Gotta have that permit to assemble, remember.

[democracy1st]

19. Kick