The AARP has been widely viewed as bring the in the bag for Obama’s health care “reform” plans.
Maybe not so!
Today, Newsmax reports:
At the town hall in Portsmouth, N.H., Obama said, “We have the AARP onboard because they know this is a good deal for our seniors.” He added, “AARP would not be endorsing a bill if it was undermining Medicare.”
But Tom Nelson, AARP’s chief operating officer, said, “Indications that we have endorsed any of the major healthcare reform bills currently under consideration in Congress are inaccurate.”
It’s good to see that the AARP is listening to its members. I guess the commotion at the town halls isn’t just “right wing radicals” as The Left is trying to paint. It has to include some real people, honestly concerned that this plan is going the wrong way!
A 501 (c) called Health Care for America Now (HCAN) boasts that “its principles for reform are supported by President Obama“. It’s steering committee includes ACORN, AFL-CIO, MoveOn.org, NAACP, National Council of La Raza, National Education Association, and the SEIU.
In case you didn’t notice, this is The Left at its best, with many of these organizations funded by “progressive” George Soros. It’s hard to say that the hand-painted signs at the health care protest are well-funded, right-wing orgaized protests, especially when facing this highly-organized response SWAT team.
Last week, this group issued a memo to its ground forces, detailing (in 2500+ words) how to respond to “right wing activists” and “tea-bagger” protesters who are protesting at Member of Congress and President Obama’s meetings. Tsk, tsk .. we really don’t want freedom of speech if we disagree with it, do we?
It is a very good implementation of many of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals.
The HCAN memo provides tactics to use to thwart everyday Americans who are upset at the sweeping proposals for health care “reform”.
Do they want a debate on the issues? HCAN says:
“Do not debate on their “policy” points. Remember, they are seeking a platform to distort the truth about reform by making health care about abortion, rationing, euthanasia, etc. Rather than try to reply with the truth (which won’t move them anyway) we should respond with our message and at every turn re-focus the agenda on communicating with the Member of Congress.”
Alinsky’ Rule 10 says “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” In other words, if you tell everyone that government health care will be all rosy, maybe people will believe you.
So Obama supports, according to HCAN, grass-roots activists who want to avoid the policy issues and cram down their points of view.
I posted Saul Alinksy’s Rules for Radicals a few days ago.
Here is a perfect example of someone who knows how to use the “rules” to drive a radical agenda. Peter Schiff stays on point, despite the rude and unseemly “host”.
Wow … the President is an activist!
I found “guidance” from the DNC on how to visit my local Senator / Congressman’s office and how to spread the word.
Here we have a website BRANDED under the President’s name that has a feedback web site (my.BarackObama.com/OfficeFeedback) telling us
- The position we should be taking.
I SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT’S HEALTH INSURANCE GUARANTEES
No Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions
No Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays
No Cost -Sharing for Preventive Care
No Dropping of Coverage for Seriously Ill
No Gender Discrimination
No Annual or Lifetime Caps on Coverage
Extended Coverage for Young Adults
Guaranteed Insurance Renewal - Talking points to argue in our politicians office.
THE COST OF INACTION in Maryland
810,000 are uninsured today in Maryland, and 740 Marylanders will lose
their health coverage because of rising costs.
The average family premium in Maryland costs $1,100 more because our
system fails to cover everyone.
Our broken health insurance system will cost the Maryland economy
as much as $3.9 billion this year in productivity losses due to lack of
coverage.
Now someone help me … When was the last time that the President of the United States created guidelines for “community organizing?” and grass roots activism?
Our President is selling hard … not willing to take feedback that is contrary to his agenda .. and willing to mount his brown-shirts to do his bidding.
Very ominous!!
Ok — as promised … let’s look at solutions…
