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Check out our new ad showing the need for Obama's public health care option.
anonymousliberal.com - 5/12/2009
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Opponents of health care reform have begun to
focus their efforts on building opposition to a "public...
option." For those of you unfamiliar with health care policy debates, the phrase "public option" refers to a government health care plan that people ...
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MoveOn launches healthcare TV ad in Montana, Iowa
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MoveOn launches healthcare TV ad in Montana, Iowa MoveOn.org, the liberal grassroots organization, is launching a new add supporting President Obama's healthcare plan. The ad will run in Montana, Iowa and on D.C. cable. The spot is, well, clever. It shows two men in suits ranting about how Obama's healthcare plan could put them out of business. "If Obama's public health insurance option passes, it will be a disaster for us," one character says. The ad makes it look like the men are healthcare executives when (surprise!) it is revealed at the end of the ad that they work in a funeral home. A spokesperson for MoveOn declined to say how much ...
Christina Bellantoni: Gearing up for a health care fight
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
As President Obama looks ahead to pushing health care reform, some Democrats are splitting when it comes to including a public option within the plan.
Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean urged progressives to keep Obama's feet to the fire and demand a public option be included, while key Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has said he's wary about that being politically feasible.
Dean launched a new petition drive to shore up support for the idea, and MoveOn.org is tackling the issue as well in this new ad:
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Republicans on Health Care Reform
Preemptive Karma —
As Told By A Supply Side Economist: | Main | Veep Debate thread May 07, 2009 Republicans on Health Care Reform Republicans are launching a massive misinformation campaign designed to scare YOU into mistakenly thinking that meaningful reform is a Pandora's Box of problems. Don't believe a word of it. This is Terri Schaivo, torture and Iraqi WMD all over again... and brought to you by THE SAME FOLKS. A great way to register your disapproval of the Republicans continued attempts to screw Americans six ways to Sunday would be to donate a few shekels to get this ad on the air . Posted by Kevin at May 7, 2009 ...
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