The republicans, Dick Armey's groups, Faux news and host of other organizers have the teabaggers geared up for a final push on Capital Hill. Complete with a packed scheduled of congress and senate people to meet, call and cajole. They have a list of people they are targeting on the democratic side to vote against the bill as well.
Talking Points Memo has a copy of the memo sent to the teabaggers with the schedule and names of targeted democrats and other events planned to intimidate and push lawmakers to shoot Health Care down.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmem...
Some of the highlights from the memo:
Thank you for your generous monetary donations last week! If you were unable to get through on Paypal and would like to mail a check you may do so to:
Tea Party Patriots Inc
1025 Rose Creek Drive
Suite 620-322
Woodstock, GA 30189
If you are not able to make a monetary donation, know we still appreciate your phone calls, emails, faxes, organization, and participation in the many Tea Party Patriots protests and events. We are all doing as much as we can and everyone's combined effort is greatly appreciated!!
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In case any of you Kossacks would like to donate - hehehehehe.
Seriously, they are going all out and I will say they are far more organized and energized then we are.
I think back to a year ago and all the passion directed at getting Obama elected and then what? What have we done in the face of these teabagging crazies rising up.
Oh, we have had energy. Energy to bitch. To throw pity parties over a supposed rumor from some unnamed low level staffer - if that source really exists in the first place. Energy to denounce the man we worked so hard to elect.
But, none when it comes to helping him.
None when it comes to standing up to these bullies and their ultimate agenda of taking the man down and installing a thousand year reich of rightwing oppressiveness.
Why has none of us organized and taken the passion of last year, the passion of all the whining, bitching and tearing down now and directing it, like in the campaign, at getting our agenda passed and scaring the opposition into either getting with the program or sitting down. Of showing our lawmakers what we, the majority, really want and that the teabaggers and Faux news do not speak for us or hold the views of the majority of the country?
These are the names of the people the Teabaggers are going after this week:
Friday:
* The vote is expected to take place on the House Floor on Friday or Saturday. We will do our best to keep you updated about any developments without overwhelming your inbox.
* Call your Congressman and your 2 Senators to tell them why you do not want government takeover of health care. Call their local offices and the DC offices.
* Call the local offices and district offices of the targeted Congressmen again today.
Targeted Senators
We are including the DC office phone numbers and fax numbers below in case you would also like to call and fax directly to the Senators. If you fax your letters to: 678-302-5377 we will hand deliver them.
Sen. Michael F Bennet, Colorado
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-5852, DC Fax Number: 202-228-5036
Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska
DC Office Number: 202-224-6551, DC Fax Number: 202-228-0012
Sen. Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-5824, DC Fax Number: 202-224-9735
Sen. Mark Pryor, Arkansas
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-2353, DC Fax Number: 202-228-0908
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-4843, DC Fax Number: 202-228-1371
Sen. Robert Byrd, West Virginia
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-3954, DC Fax Number: 202-228-0002
Sen. Jim Webb, Virginia
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-4024, DC Fax Number: 202-228-6363
Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-2023, DC Fax Number: 202-224-6295
Sen. Jon Tester, Montana
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-2644, DC Fax Number: 202-224-8594
Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-4041, DC Fax Number: 202-224-9750
Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-3004, DC Fax Number: 202-224-2354
Sen. Evan Bayh, Indiana
DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-5623, DC Fax Number: 202-228-1377
PriceWaterhouseCooper released an independent study of the Senate Finance Committee version of the government takeover of health care bill. The study showed that American family's budgets will be severely impacted by the bill and that health insurance premiums will increase dramatically. You may wish to read the study and use this as supporting documentation when you contact the Senators. Additionally, you may find some these resources helpful as well:
Tea Party Patriots Health Care Talking Points
Why Is Tea Party Patriots Focusing on Health Care
Questions to Ask Your Representative About Health Care
Targeted House of Representative Members
Follow the link above for the targeted members of congress as that one is very long.
And read the list of activities they have planned.
We can beat these people. We did a year ago. We can do so again. We need to stop feeling sorry for ourselves, complaining and get off our own pot and start to do some pro active work, even if it is calling and emailing, and not just expect Obama to do everything on our wish list while we sit at home and do nothing.