Who wants to go to D.C. 9/9 to 9/11 for a pro health care reform march?

Botany

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:03 AM
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Who wants to go to D.C. 9/9 to 9/11 for a pro health care reform march?

Edited on Tue Aug-18-09 09:39 AM by Botany

Can we get 1,000,000? Seems like time we put some #s in the streets.

Demand a public option & work on a single payer system. Why T.F. should insurance
companies get a cut on every dollar spent on health care in the country?

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femmocrat

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:12 AM
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1. Excellent idea -- Is anyone organizing this?

The SEIU bus trip to DC in June wasn't much of a success from what I was told by someone who actually attended. She said it was poorly organized and didn't even make the news.

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Botany

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:23 AM
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2. Is anyone organizing this? ..... We can. (maybe)

Take the idea "viral over the internets?"

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Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:25 AM
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3. You could have a million attend and there's still a good chance it wouldn't make the news

Edited on Tue Aug-18-09 09:37 AM by Phoebe Loosinhouse

In the newspapers the pictures will be small and tight of the sparsest area and will show the silliest sign, the talking heads will reluctantly refer to "thousands" instead of "hundreds of thousands".

Altho, that was the way of covering protests, perhaps with all their coverage of tea-baggers and the like they have unknowingly set new standards for themselves - ha! That would be one good unintended consequence of recent events.

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Botany

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Tue Aug-18-09 10:14 AM
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13. These people might help

http://www.patriotmajority.com/

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jsamuel

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:31 AM
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4. if you want a rally that big, better make it later (end of September?)

Edited on Tue Aug-18-09 09:32 AM by jsamuel

and you will need support from large groups (MoveOn, SEIU, etc.)

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jtrockville

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:58 AM
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12. Mad As Hell Doctors arrive in DC 9/30 - 10/1

Or join them enroute:
http://www.madashelldoctors.com/

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yodermon

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:36 AM
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5. what we *need* is a General Strike, a la France.

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dhpgetsit

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:54 AM
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11. That too.

If you can't make the rally in DC, observe a general strike.
And maybe go to your state capital.

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Berry Cool

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:45 AM
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6. I would go.

Name the date and I will plan to be there.

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jotsy

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:49 AM
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7. How about this...

A group who call themselves MadAsHell Doctors are members of Physicians for a National Health Plan from Oregon who will start a Care A Van trip cross country all the way to D.C. with stops in 20 cities along the way. They're demanding that profit be taken out of health care and in support of HR676, universal health.

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Better Today

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:49 AM
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8. Yeah, like it did any good regarding the anti-Iraq war protests. Wish it would work,

but it will just get ignored like everything else that doesn't help MSM retain their sponsors.

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jsamuel

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:51 AM
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10. i disagree. When was the last time liberals did something like this for something besides war?

We need to be patriotic about something other than war.

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StillHopingForChange

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Tue Aug-18-09 09:51 AM
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9. I'm there...

And anywhere else I can be to make a statement that there is no Health Care reform without a public option.

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Botany

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Tue Aug-18-09 10:15 AM
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14. These people might help

http://www.patriotmajority.com/

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LynneSin

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Tue Aug-18-09 10:16 AM
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15. I hate calling anything thing "Million People

Because if you fall even 1 person short all the networks will cover is how we fell flat on acheiving a million people and very little on the cause itself.

Depending on finances I could be there - it should be interesting.

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DCKit

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Tue Aug-18-09 10:24 AM
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16. Teh Beckerheads are here (in DC) on 9/12.

As long as Glenn Beck doesn't lose his job and the ability to organize from his bully pulpit between now and then.

I'm not even sure they know what they're coming for, aside from a chance to scream out their irrational frustration and anger.

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Botany

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Tue Aug-18-09 10:28 AM
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17. If they get 10,000 there it will be by luck

Although they will cover the massive turn out of "patriots."

maybe the following week????

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adamuu

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:24 AM
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18. MARCH.MARCH.MARCH.MARCH MARCH MARCH

Public Option March in DC on Sept. 13
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=472927&mesg_id=472927

Robert Reich calls for 'march on Washington' in support of public option
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8597675&mesg_id=8597675

Why Haven't We Had An "Illion Man March" For Health Care!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6340871&mesg_id=6340871

Are you willing to walk the walk?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6350058&mesg_id=6350058

When congress returns, it is time to march on DC again.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6335377&mesg_id=6335377

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