Get Ready for a Tea Party Surge
Activists taking their message to Capitol Hill
By MATTHEW STAWARZ
Updated 9:16 AM EDT, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Some are calling it a surge. Others say it's a storm. Whatever you want to call it, know this: the Tea Party movement is headed to D.C. today to oppose health care reform.
The Heartland Institute said it is holding a rally "to kill Obamacare" at Taft Park at 10 a.m., with numerous speakers, including Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.).
All of this is just a build-up to a much bigger Tea Party event in D.C. next month. A Tax Day Tea Party will be held April 15 at the Washington Monument from 7-10 p.m.
But if you're not into tea, elephants might be more to your liking. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's elephant parade will stroll through Capitol Hill this afternoon.
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Get-Ready-For-The-Health-Care-Storm-87777742.html
Actor Jon Voight, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and Dr. Milton Wolf, Obama's Second Cousin, Will Speak in Opposition to Obamacare at the 'Code Red' Rally in Washington, D.C. This Saturday at Noon
WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actor Jon Voight, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and Dr. Milton Wolf, President Obama's second cousin, will speak at the "Code Red" rally to oppose Obamacare this Saturday at noon in Washington, D.C. The rally will take place on Capitol Hill at Upper Senate Park, which is located at 200 New Jersey Avenue, NW, at the intersection of Constitution Avenue, New Jersey Avenue, and Delaware Avenue.
The rally is the latest action of the "Take the Town Halls to Washington" project, and is hosted by the American Grassroots Coalition. It is sponsored by over two dozen grassroots Tea Party organizations, including the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition.
I am totally against the healthcare and new taxes myself. Maybe more are wising up, but it might be too late.
It is so sad, that these people just don't seem to get it. The flashy hot button words that they use, are completely false. They are fighting against a Politician and a Political Party, not the health of their fellow Americans. It saddens me that many can't see that.
It's so easy to look down on the less fortunate, when you're not one of them. This is so not a Political Affiliation issue. I wish the Party system would just disappear, so that we could get out of our own way.
People seem to forget that it is no longer just the slackers that are asking for help right now. So many people are out of work, and are currently uninsured for the very first time in their lives, and people are seriously fighting against making sure they get it? What about their children, the millions of uninsured children and babies, and unborn are we forgetting about right now? Just so that we can prove that our Political Party is right? It's insane, and ridiculous, and it just pisses me off!
Quoting Gretchen2876:
It is so sad, that these people just don't seem to get it. The flashy hot button words that they use, are completely false. They are fighting against a Politician and a Political Party, not the health of their fellow Americans. It saddens me that many can't see that.
It's so easy to look down on the less fortunate, when you're not one of them. This is so not a Political Affiliation issue. I wish the Party system would just disappear, so that we could get out of our own way.
People seem to forget that it is no longer just the slackers that are asking for help right now. So many people are out of work, and are currently uninsured for the very first time in their lives, and people are seriously fighting against making sure they get it? What about their children, the millions of uninsured children and babies, and unborn are we forgetting about right now? Just so that we can prove that our Political Party is right? It's insane, and ridiculous, and it just pisses me off!
Very well said. Seems what's best for the people means nothing, it's all about winning or at least beating the other side. Sad.
Thank God......it's Friday!!!
Right on Gretchen!!!!!
Quoting Gretchen2876:It is so sad, that these people just don't seem to get it. The flashy hot button words that they use, are completely false. They are fighting against a Politician and a Political Party, not the health of their fellow Americans. It saddens me that many can't see that.
It's so easy to look down on the less fortunate, when you're not one of them. This is so not a Political Affiliation issue. I wish the Party system would just disappear, so that we could get out of our own way.
People seem to forget that it is no longer just the slackers that are asking for help right now. So many people are out of work, and are currently uninsured for the very first time in their lives, and people are seriously fighting against making sure they get it? What about their children, the millions of uninsured children and babies, and unborn are we forgetting about right now? Just so that we can prove that our Political Party is right? It's insane, and ridiculous, and it just pisses me off!
The only people that are going to see any immediate provisions are children Blonde. This bill will make sure that children are not denied insurance because of preexisting conditions. It will also allow parents to keep children on their insurance until they turn 26. The medicaid expansion will not even go into effect until 2016 or later. There can be a lot of changes once this initial bill passes. For once think about the children Blonde and not about your hatred for our President. This is about making their future healthier and better.
Quoting 1bluediamond:
The only people that are going to see any immediate provisions are children Blonde. This bill will make sure that children are not denied insurance because of preexisting conditions. It will also allow parents to keep children on their insurance until they turn 26. The medicaid expansion will not even go into effect until 2016 or later. There can be a lot of changes once this initial bill passes. For once think about the children Blonde and not about your hatred for our President. This is about making their future healthier and better.
You want to hear something funny? Our INSURANCE COMPANY denied our oldest childs 9 month well visit as a pre-existing condition. So, in their eyes, the fact that he was born, was pre-existing. So ya, the Insurance companys are just wonderful! LMAO
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