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George II

(67,782 posts)
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 01:34 PM Jun 2017

This is one of the best ways to change legislators' minds:

As a result of this face to face meeting in Washington, Senator Capito is now considering a NO vote.

http://www.upworthy.com/rather-than-yell-at-her-senator-over-health-care-she-showed-her-a-photo-of-her-daughter

Rather than yell at her senator over health care, she showed her a photo of her daughter.

Rev. Janice Hill wasn't planning to go to D.C. last Tuesday, but her daughter's health was so important, she skipped a meeting and got on a bus.

Several hours later, the West Virginia pastor found herself in a meeting with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R), where she showed the lawmaker a photo of her daughter Amy, a cancer survivor, and asked her not to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

"These are real people. My daughter," the nervous Hill said as the senator listened. "And so I just want you to have that in your brain when you look at this."

The encounter was filmed and posted online:

(unfortunately I don't know how to post videos like this, it's at the link above - WELL worth watching)

"The next thing you know, somebody said, 'Girl, it’s gone viral,'" Hill says in an interview.

Hill's conversation with Capito has been watched over 4 million times since it went public on Thursday.

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This is one of the best ways to change legislators' minds: (Original Post) George II Jun 2017 OP
We seem to be making progress. I posted Rev.Hill's viral video Tanuki Jun 2017 #1
Put a face on that statistic! brer cat Jun 2017 #2
Powerful video. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #3
That's the best way to get Cha Jun 2017 #4

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
1. We seem to be making progress. I posted Rev.Hill's viral video
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 01:58 PM
Jun 2017

in a thread last Saturday (see post #11 at link), but several people found the whole thread yawn-worthy.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029249878

brer cat

(24,578 posts)
2. Put a face on that statistic!
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 02:01 PM
Jun 2017

Numbers can be mind numbing to a lot of people, but a child or other person's face is harder to ignore. I love that people with stories are confronting the death panel head on.

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