Before I go to the Friday event calendar, health care hero, his name is Rep. Bob Filner, and he represents the 51st CD in California.
The heroes at Democracy for America were at his office earlier today to record this very stirring and passionate statement.
Listen to Representative Filner's words. Here's a rough transcript of some of what he said.
" For all DFA members:
. . .but you can't just sit back and wait for us to do the job. The forces of reaction, the status quo and inertia are very strong. You can't just wait for us to do it, if necessary in the streets. We have to demand healthcare reform . . .it's time for DFA to be back into action and on the streets."
Goddamit thanks to you, God bless every last one of you, we've reached a Whip Count Milestone, 15 down 25 to go.
PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR WHIPPING. WHIPPING IS WORKING!
This is Democracy, dear friends. The paid thugs and fake protestors are nauseating black background noise.
Let's talk about on the ground realities in the great State of California. In the Golden State, with the fifth largest economy in the world, basic healthcare remains a privilege. And as you make your calls, and attend town meeting and take on the brain dead paid disrupters, this is who you're fighting for.
DOCTORS ACTING BRAVELY: THE MEDICAL UNDERGROUND IN THE UNITED STATES
Yesterday, I received a call from Laura, an old family friend. She lives in California. She knows that I have devoted the last several years of my life to fighting this battle to guarantee affordable healthcare to all Americans.
She said, "Eve, when this is over, will Kathy be eligible for insurance, do you think she be able to get care?"
Before I get to Kathy, I beg you to look at the vital medical services that have been cut by MediCal, the California program for low income American. This is a fucking catastrophe, Mr. Schwartzennegger, living in his 50,000 square foot Brentwood mansion!
Returning to Laura, she has some real skin in the healthcare game. And sadly, what we're seeing play out (no pun intended), across our great nation is for many, a sick game against the American people. Laura has a daughter who was diagnosed some time ago with hepatitis C. Her daughter is an uninsured American. In the largest state in our great Democracy, this American citizen does not have access to healthcare. And no, the high risk pool in California is essentially worthless and unaffordable.
So what does her mother do? She has insurance, and she has a few friendly doctors, who will see her daughter and either not charge or charge a nominal fee. Or sometimes (fuck you, you miserable insurance company bastards)the kindly doctor will do an expensive blood test for Kathy (the daughter), and put her mother's name on it. They give my friend prescriptions she she fills for her daughter. I obviously don't know what medications a hepatitis C patient in remission takes, but I have asked how they evade the brutal eye of the insurance company.
They do this by taking the prescription to the local Rite Aid which sells generics at a very reasonable price. If her daughter needs more than a generic, the doctor searches for something which will not identify the mother as a hepatitis C patient and the prescription gets filled for the mother who has insurance--fuck you again, scum insurer. But people need to survive and I'd wager what I am telling you is commonplace.
This is healthcare in the richest country on the planet.
COMPLETE TOWNHALL EVENT CALENDAR
HERE'S A LINK TO FDL CAMPAIGN SILO WHICH HAS THE COMPLETE TOWNHALL EVENT CALENDAR
FRIDAY EVENTS - FRIDAY EVENTS - FRIDAY EVENTS - FRIDAY EVENTS
THE PLAN GOING FORWARD IS TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GET YOU A LIST OF EVENTS A DAY OR SO IN ADVANCE SO YOU CAN TRY AND BE PRESENT IF YOU LIVE CLOSE BY.
WHEN YOU ATTEND AN EVENT, PLEASE USE THIS FORM TO REPORT WHAT HAPPENED, VIDEOS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED!
IF YOU KNOW OF AN EVENT THAT'S NOT YET ON OUR LIST, PLEASE USE THIS FORM TO TELL US ABOUT IT.
<tbody> Friday, August 7 |
8am - 9:30am | Polis, Jared | Boulder | CO | 2680 Broadway Street, | Create Event | #PolisCO |
8:30am - 9:30am | Schrader, Kurt | Newport | OR | Red Door Cafe, Ste A, 34 S Coast Hwy | Create Event | #SchraderOR |
10:30am - 11:30am | Larsen, Rick | Everett | WA | Everett Comm. College Baker Hall, Rm. 120 | Create Event | #LarsenWA |
10:45am - 11:45am | Welch, Peter | Vergennes | VT | Dairy Show Barn Addison County Field Days | Create Event | #WelchVT |
4pm - 5pm | Murphy, Scott | Granville | NY | Slate Valley Museum 17 Water Street | Create Event | #MurphyNY |
4pm - 6pm | Watson, Diane | Los Angeles | CA | 4322 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angelos, CA, 90010 | Create Event | #WatsonCA |
6pm - 8pm | Perriello, Tom | Halifax County | VA | Halifax High School (Auditorium Balcony) 310 High School Circle | Create Event | #PerrielloVA |
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