Barack Obama : This is the moment

[TheCoxwain]

This is the moment our movement was built for.

For one month, the fight for health insurance reform leaves the backrooms of Washington, D.C., and returns to communities across America. Throughout August, members of Congress are back home, where the hands they shake and the voices they hear will not belong to lobbyists, but to people like you.

Home is where we're strongest. We didn't win last year's election together at a committee hearing in D.C. We won it on the doorsteps and the phone lines, at the softball games and the town meetings, and in every part of this great country where people gather to talk about what matters most. And if you're willing to step up once again, that's exactly where we're going to win this historic campaign for the guaranteed, affordable health insurance that every American deserves.

There are those who profit from the status quo, or see this debate as a political game, and they will stop at nothing to block reform. They are filling the airwaves and the internet with outrageous falsehoods to scare people into opposing change. And some people, not surprisingly, are getting pretty nervous. So we've got to get out there, fight lies with truth, and set the record straight.

That's why Organizing for America is putting together thousands of events this month where you can reach out to neighbors, show your support, and make certain your members of Congress know that you're counting on them to act.

But these canvasses, town halls, and gatherings only make a difference if you turn up to knock on doors, share your views, and show your support. So here's what I need from you:

Can you commit to join at least one event in your community this month?

In politics, there's a rule that says when you ask people to get involved, always tell them it'll be easy. Well, let's be honest here: Passing comprehensive health insurance reform will not be easy. Every President since Harry Truman has talked about it, and the most powerful and experienced lobbyists in Washington stand in the way.

But every day we don't act, Americans watch their premiums rise three times faster than wages, small businesses and families are pushed towards bankruptcy, and 14,000 people lose their coverage entirely. The cost of inaction is simply too much for the people of this nation to bear.

So yes, fixing this crisis will not be easy. Our opponents will attack us every day for daring to try. It will require time, and hard work, and there will be days when we don't know if we have anything more to give. But there comes a moment when we all have to choose between doing what's easy, and doing what's right.

This is one of those times. And moments like this are what this movement was built for. So, are you ready?

Please commit now to taking at least one action in your community this month to build support for health insurance reform:

http://my.barackobama.com/CommitAugust

Let's seize this moment and win this historic victory for our economy, our health and our families.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama



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I have registered for a local event .. we need all your help to beat back the tea party thugs

[liberal N proud]

1. I had a phone call about his several weeks ago

Wanting me to fill a similar role as what I had in the campaign last year.

[elehhhhna]

2. We gave him a MANDATE. Glad he's series about it, to! 1!!!

[Hutzpa]

3. K&R

:kick:

[monmouth]

4. I've got my "Senior Housing" building covered. Most of them don't

believe for a second that POTUS wants them to die and all of that other garbage the other side is spewing. Seniors tend to be lazy and would rather be uninformed than to do a little research or get the hell off of Faux "news." I told them Faux would kill them before anything else would, it got a good laugh. There's almost 200 residents here, many, many repugs and O'Reilly fans. My work lies before me and I embrace the task...Who said that?

[goclark]

6. I'm sending it to everyone on my email list thanks!

[Bluenorthwest]

5. When he says 'our families' he means some families

and mine is not included, in fact it is expressly excluded from all forms of the bill seen so far. So it might be good for some people, but not for others. Do not expect those others to be carriers of your water. Change that discriminatory language, and you can call me Gunga Din.

[Cha]

7. Got mine, too..thanks for posting

it!

[grantcart]

8. kick

[NYC_SKP]

9. My congressman, McNerney. Called yesterday to ask me to write LTTEs on HCR.

And I happily obliged.

His office of course, no Jerry himself. :P

Recommended!

[GivePeaceAchance]

10. That's the way to do it than shout people down, just a civilized door to door chat and an urge to...

contact their representatives. I think the elderly are the ones that most need convincing and have their fears calming.

[masuki bance]

11. Which health reform bill are we to be building support for?

Does it have a public option? How about a co-op? Employer mandate, individual mandate? What taxes will be raised?


etc, etc...

[paulk]

14. that's the main question, isn't it?

"health reform" is such a general statement, I want specifics before I sign on to anything...

[sundancekid]

12. and, when one person stands up ... going way back to MLK:

Martin Luther King Jr. once said,

"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period was not the strident clamor of the bad people,
but the appalling silence of the good people."

LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD - we know how to do it without being the BROOKS BROTHERS BALLISTIC BAGMEN (Florida 2000 or now)

[NYC_SKP]

13. Here's a kick...