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Donny-

Thanks for your = Monday message about the statists' latest schemes,

i.e. = backing off on the so-called "public option" (which is actually = NOT

an "option" at all, for most people) and then to add it = back later.

Below is a copy of a message that I = also received today.

(I subscribe to a few of these statist = lists, just to keep tabs

on what mischief they are up = to!)

Would you be interested in coming on my = radio show, tomorrow.?

("Long Island Liberty, with BAM" - = Tuesdays at noon on WUSB 90.1 FM, Stony Brook.)

If you (or = someone else suitable) would be available tomorrow, please call = me 

at (631) 924-8680 and we can set things up a for = a live phone interview by telephone,

during the noon = hour.

Yours, in Liberty,

= -/bam/-

Bruce Alan = Martin

Begin forwarded message:

From: = "Jim Dean, Democracy for America" <info@democracyforamerica.com<= /a>>

Date: August 17, 2009 1:36:00 PM = EDT

To: bam@tripodics.com

Subject: = House won't pass Healthcare without a Public = Option

Reply-To: "Jim Dean, Democracy for America" = <info@democracyforamerica.com<= /a>>

=

Bruce = Alan - Over the weekend Health and Human Services Secretary = Kathleen Sebelius said the Obama administration was open to considering = co-ops in a healthcare reform bill. Immediately, insurance-funded media = went on the attack. Some reporters called the public option dead -- = others "off the table". The media is wrong... = again. Let's be clear: A Healthcare bill = without a public option is D.O.A. in the House. = Period. To pass any bill in the House they need at least 218 = votes but 64 House Democrats have stood up and said they will not vote = for a bill without a public option. That means a bill without a public = option would only have 193 votes. It's up to us to make = sure these Democrats stand strong and never back down in the face of = pressure from the insurance industry and insider = Democrats. Will= you join me in thanking Healthcare Heroes like Donna Edwards from = Maryland CD-04 and Chellie Pingree of Maine CD-01 right now? THANK = HEALTHCARE HEROES WHO WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER Should we be surprised that = the media got it wrong? How many times did they count = Obama out when he ran for President? For years, Hillary Clinton was a = fait accompli as the Democratic nominee, yet we all know how that turned = out.  Democrats = nationwide stood up and voted. When the chips were down, we didn't = change our message or back away from fighting to win. We re-doubled our = efforts and we backed the winner all the way into the White = House. That's what we're going to do with our fight for a public = healthcare option. We will not back down. We will stand up and get the = job done. We will, more than ever, re-double our efforts to deliver the = change America needs. ADD YOUR NAME IN SUPPORT OF HEALTHCARE HEROES WHO WILL = NOT BACK DOWN There are 64 House Democrats with the = guts to lead the way. After you add your name, we'll deliver these = signatures to every single Democratic member of the House. We'll make = sure they know who the House Healthcare Leaders are. And we = will support those who stand and deliver real reform. For = those who won't, it will be a strong reminder: if you stand against the = 76% of Americans who want a choice of a public health insurance option, = you will stand alone for re-election. This is a campaign = and right now we are in the dog days of summer. But we're in this for = the long haul. When we're through, we will remember who stood with the = American people. We will remember who stood with the insurance = industry. Don't despair because the media doesn't get it. Take action and get the job = done. Thank you for everything you = do. -Jim Jim Dean, Chair Democracy for America

Democracy for America relies on you and = the people-power of more than one million members to fund the grassroots = organizing and training that delivers progressive change on the issues = that matter. Please Contri= bute Today and = support our mission. Paid for by Democracy for America, http://democracyforamerica.com/ and not authorized by any = candidate. Contributions to Democracy for America are not deductible for = federal income tax purposes. This message was sent to bam@tripodics.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify email preferences = or to unsubscribe from further = communications.

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