Organizing for America | Wisconsin for Obama

By Gene - Nov 29th, 2009 at 10:49 am EST

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Giving the European reluctance to robustly support the NATO mission in Afghanistan, one has to ask why the United States continues to have thousands of troops in Europe.

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Copenhagen

By Gene - Nov 25th, 2009 at 7:27 pm EST

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It is good that President Obama decided to attend the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen. Yes, his opponents will grumble that he's neglecting "more important" domestic issues. They don't understand that climate issues affect the globe's long-term existence -- what could be more important. Besides, unlike many, he can chew gum and walk at the same time.

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Procedural Vote

By Gene - Nov 20th, 2009 at 5:18 pm EST

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I am looking forward to Saturday's procedural vote on health care reform in the Senate. It appears there will be the 60 votes needed.

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Seeds of Change Planted

By Gene - Nov 18th, 2009 at 5:59 pm EST

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Just 10 months into his presidency, folks on the left complain President Obama is not doing enough and folks on the right complain he is doing too much. The change we need and voted for just 12 months ago was never going to happen quickly. President Obama has planted the seeds -let’s nourish and tend to these things and watch them grow and mature. The 24-hour news cycle has created a need for instant gratification. The ever-present talking heads on radio and cable television thrive on controversy. They’re not willing to talk about – and for the most part are not capable of explaining – the details or complexities of policy changes. So take a breath and relax. If you want to help advance the Obama change agenda, write or call your Member of Congress and Senators. Tell them we need health care reform, education reform, energy technology programs and the other items President Obama has outlined to provide for the long-term needs of this country.

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Successful Asian Trip

By Gene - Nov 17th, 2009 at 1:31 pm EST

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President Obama's Asian trip has been a success to date.

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One Step Closer

By Gene - Nov 8th, 2009 at 8:41 am EST

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The House has passed a health insurance reform bill. Certainly, this is an historic step. But it is only one step. It is now up to the Senate to act. I remain hopeful that comprehensive health insurance reform will be enacted by year's end.

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Endorsements

By Gene - Nov 6th, 2009 at 3:46 pm EST

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The AARP and AMA endorsements will, hopefully, help when the House votes Saturday on health care/insurance reform.

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From a Distance

By Gene - Nov 3rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm EST

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President Obama will be in Madison tomorrow to talk education reform. Unfortunately, the closest I will get to the president will be watching from my office window as Air Force One flies in and out.

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Get out in Front, Mr. President

By Gene - Oct 30th, 2009 at 7:36 pm EDT

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I don't know what President Obama is doing behind the scenes, but it seems to me that he ought to more out front in supporting specific aspects of the respective House and Senate health reform bills, especially as it deals with the public option.

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President Obama is Coming to Madison

By Gene - Oct 28th, 2009 at 6:00 pm EDT

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President Obama is coming to my adopted hometown, Madison WI, next week to talk education policy. Hopefully it will be a public event so I can attend. More hopefully, I'd like to get my photo with the president since he wasn't able to meet with volunteers after his February 2008 Madison event.

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Outta Here

By Gene - Oct 27th, 2009 at 6:07 pm EDT

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So, Senator Lieberman says he'll vote with the Republicans to filibuster a health care reform bill which contains a public option. Leader Reid should be very clear with Lieberman that such a vote would be a ticket out of the Democratic caucus.

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Opt Out Option

By Gene - Oct 26th, 2009 at 6:03 pm EDT

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the health care reform bill going to the Senate will include an opt-out public option. That's a significant step. Now Senator Reid needs to get those 60 votes needed to prevent and filibuster.

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Victory is Near

By Gene - Oct 24th, 2009 at 5:09 pm EDT

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Unlike some of my friends, I believe the Obama administration has managed health care reform legislation very well. They gave republicans the opportunity to be defined as the party of no and the friend of the big health insurance lobby. He let them use their own rope to hang themselves. Now we're close to victory. The legislation is not likely to be perfect, but it will certainly give hope to millions and it will serve as a solid base for future improvements.

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Pick-Me-Up

By Gene - Oct 16th, 2009 at 2:11 pm EDT

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For those who haven't done so, go to the White House site at www.whitehouse.gov and read President Obama's remarks from the Democratic fundraiser in San Francisco. It is a real pick-me-up.

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2016 Olympics

By Gene - Oct 1st, 2009 at 9:44 pm EDT

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Good luck in Copenhagen, Mr. President. Hosting the 2016 Olympic Games would be great for Chicago, its northern neighbors in Wisconsin, and the United States of America.

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Focus on Positive

By Gene - Sep 12th, 2009 at 7:57 pm EDT

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There's a fine line between calling out Joe Wilson for his boorish behavior and turning him into a folk hero of the lunatic fringe right. The media exposure has garnered him hundreds of thousands of dollars. Unfortunately, the media has taken the time to help explain the president's health care proposal to the American people. Yes, there are some complexities in the details, but the overriding points of emphasis are simple enough if the media would focus a bit more on the positive.

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PLEASE READ THIS NOW AND ACT! WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE WITH HEALTHCARE!

By Marcia Riquelme - Sep 8th, 2009 at 4:31 pm EDT

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URGENTLY Needed: Your calls Right away! to President and reps. in support of the HealthCare Reform Public Plan or even Single Payor: (see why this is critical in bottom segment of this notice) NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU HAVE CALLED OR WRITTEN PREVIOUSLY, PLEASE SEE REASON FOR THIS REQUEST AT END OF THIS EMAIL-- IT EXPLAINS WHY I'M MAKING THIS 'ASK'. Also please contact your whole emai list and get others working on this immediately! time is of the essence!

Please call :WhiteHouse Comment Switchboard: 1-202-456-1111
TAMMY BALDWIN:MADISON: 258-9800D.C. OFFICE: 202-225-2906tHERB KOHL:MADISON: 264-5338D.C. OFFICE: 202-224-5653
RUSS FEINGOLD:MADISON OFFICE: 828-1200D.C. OFFICE: 202-224-5323
REASON: TODAY CONGRESSIONAL FOLKS WILL BE 'COUNTING REQUESTS' FROM CONSTITUENTS TO DETERMINE IF THE SHOUTING ANTI-HEALTHCARE REFORM FOLKS REPRESENT A TRUE MOVEMENT OR ARE JUST SMALL but LOUD FRINGE GROUPS.They will be MEASURING THE NUMBERS OF SUPPORTERS, by CALLS, LETTERS, EMAILS, AND THIS MEASUREMENT has to INVALIDATE OR SHOW SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER 'HEFT' AND SHEER NUMBERS of the ANTI-REFORM GROUPS COMPARED TO US! IF THE ANTI-REFORM GROUPS HAVE 'CHIMED IN' WITH REALISTIC NUMERICAL CLOUT across the nation, in COMPARISON WITH THE POSITIVE SUPPORTERS, THEN THE CONGRESS AND SENATE WILL HAVE TO take them SERIOUSLY, but there is still a chance that our sheet numbers can PULL DOWN the IMPORTANCE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT --- WE CAN DERAIL THE ANTI-REFORM FOLKS BY OUT CALLING AND WRITING THEM!! --
THIS COMES FROM A DISCOVERY I LEARNED WHILE LISTENING ANALYSIS BY THE D.C. PRESS INSIDERS(in prep for President's Speech Weds. night) D.C. PRESS CORPS WHO HAVE ASKED RETURNING LEGISLATORS WHAT WILL DETERMINE THE CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE TO THE More Progressive aspects of the HealthCare Reform Legislation.
So WE STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSCORE OUR REQUESTS AND SWING THINGS INTO OUR CORNER--- BUT WE NEED TO FLOOD THEIR SWITCHBOARDS WITH CALLS, FLOOD THEIR EMAIL, AND any other way we can communicate!

THIS COMES FROM AN ANALYSIS BY THE D.C. PRESS INSIDERS WHO HAVE ASKED WHAT WILL DETERMINE THE CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE TO THE More Progressive aspects of the HealthCare Reform Legislation.

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March for Healthcare

By Joe Brothers - Sep 5th, 2009 at 11:55 pm EDT

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Minnesota's March for Healthcare - in conjuction with the nationwide movement of marches on Sunday, September 13 to demand real healthcare reform.

In cooperation with TakeActionMN

Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 12 noon

Phillips Park

1530 E. Franklin Ave.

Minneapolis, MN

Speakers:

Congressman Keith Ellison

John Marty, State Senator and Candidate for Governor

Reverend Grant Stevenson

Erin Murphy, State Representative

For more information visit www.march4healthcare.com

email: mnhealthcarereform@gmail.com

[This event is not sponsored or affiliated with Organizing for America. It is a truly grassroots action at its most powerful! and finest!]

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State of Health/Insurance Reform

By Gene - Sep 2nd, 2009 at 6:01 pm EDT

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I'm already looking forward to President Obama's health care/insurance reform speech to Congress next Wednesday.

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Disreputable Statements

By Gene - Aug 28th, 2009 at 11:43 am EDT

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Now we've got Republican members of Congress joking about Obama tags (hunting licenses), calling for "the great white hope", and praising self-identifying terrorists. This has got to stop. Frankly, these people bring disrepute to the Congress and they should be brought before the ethics committee and sanctioned.

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