How do fringe conservative talking points make it into the popular consciousness so quickly?
It was astonishing to watch Obama field questions at recent health care forums. It was clear that
much of the audience had bought into the fear, misinformation and outright lies that are spewing from
the right wing radio wingnuts and Fox News, 24/7.
How is it possible that Obama's mantra; "if you like your doctor and your insurance plan, nothing will change"
has never penetrated the collective consciousness? But, "you will not be able to keep your doctor" or "care will
be rationed and decided by a government bureaucrats" or "old people will not get end of life care" etc is
accepted as fact by a great many Americans as polls are now revealing.
Fear sells and the media and conservative wingnuts exploit it daily. Progressives cannot message the real
fear of unethical insurance companies, out of control drug companies and the lobbyists who control the
congress and strangle any hope of change.
Here we are again ....screaming out loud, pulling hair and turning to Stewart and Colbert for sanity and relief.
It is the same feeling as the pre Iraqi invasion ....helplessness and impending disaster. This distorted, ineffective
and for profit health care legislation that is being leaked will do nothing other than bring Obama and progressives
who have worked a lifetime for real reform, crashing down. We have nothing to fear but the fear mongers who are
taking us down.
Slinkerwink has launched a campaign to petition progressives to resist the Blue Dogs and insist on a public
option. Writing and calling and praying is all that's left.