Right-Wing Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed In Memo: ‘Yell,’ ‘Stand Up And Shout Out,’ ‘Rattle Him’

We cannot afford to sit on the side line and allow those who do not want this country to succeed deter us from our course. Now that the House/Senate is in recess, there is an effort to derail the President's call for health care reform by delay and disruption tactics.

Normally, the recess in Washington offers lawmakers an opportunity to reach out to their constituents in their home states and discuss with them issues of importance. It is also a time that ordinary people have an opportunity to constructively interact with their elected leaders and ask questions, provide feedback and more.

The new strategy of the Republican party sadly is to disrupt these meetings by "‘Yell,’ ‘Stand Up And Shout Out,’ ‘Rattle Him’." Clearly, someone at the helm of the Republican party is not thinking constructively and obviously does not care about the needs of the American people. It is ordinary citizens who suffer from such actions.

Now is the time to stand up and show your support. We cannot allow these individuals to disrupt the process with their negativity. The Republican party's goal is to disrupt the town hall meetings that are often used by lawmakers to host an open dialog with their constituents. Here are a few details that should move us all to action immediately.
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After Bragging ‘Our Effort Is To Slow This Down,’ Sen. Kyl Claims Republicans Are Not Holding Up Health Reform

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), who serves as the Republican whip in the Senate, has been a chief architect of tactics aimed at delaying — and ultimately defeating — health reform.

Speaking with radio show host Hugh Hewitt last month, Kyl stated, “The President has said that if we don’t do [health reform] quickly, it won’t get done at all, and he’s right.” Kyl then added, “Our objective is to slow this down.” He also admitted recently that he revoked Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) authority to negotiate with Democrats on the Finance Committee, even though Grassley is the ranking member. Full Article.

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GOP Health Care Reform Plan: Distract, Delay, Obstruct
by jai2 — published on July 22nd, 2009

The following talking points memo is being circulated within the Republican National Committee in its effort to sabotage health care reform and “Waterloo” the President in the process.

Obama’s plan for health care is deemed an “experiment” and a “risk” that could bankrupt the country and dangerously change the doctor-patient relationship. Full Article.

AND Town Halls Gone Wild

Malking Calls Right-Wing Tea Party Movement A ‘Counter-Insurgency’

This morning, right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin joined the ABC roundtable on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Asked what the conservative opposition strategy is going to be this coming month while Congress is in recess, Malkin said there is a growing “tea party movement — these counterinsurgencies amongst taxpayer rights groups” — that is fomenting opposition to Obama’s health care plan.

Malkin claimed the Obama administration has “vastly underestimated just how grassroots this movement is.” Lawmakers are going to face “townhalls-gone-wild,” she added. Watch it:



Full Article.

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Right-Wing Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed In Memo: ‘Yell,’ ‘Stand Up And Shout Out,’ ‘Rattle Him’

This morning, Politico reported that Democratic members of Congress are increasingly being harassed by “angry, sign-carrying mobs and disruptive behavior” at local town halls. For example, in one incident, right-wing protesters surrounded Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and forced police officers to have to escort him to his car for safety.

This growing phenomenon is often marked by violence and absurdity. Recently, right-wing demonstrators hung Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD) in effigy outside of his office. Missing from the reporting of these stories is the fact that much of these protests are coordinated by public relations firms and lobbyists who have a stake in opposing President Obama’s reforms. Full Article.

Watch for town hall meetings in your district and attend to show your support. Sign up to host a canvass or a phone bank. Be a blogger and set the record straight with the facts. There is something for everyone in our quest for universal health care and more. It does not matter how little or how great amount a time you have, all efforts are greatly appreciated. It is through our united stance -- many in body / one in mind -- that will win the day.

Thank you for all that you do.

Val McCall, State Chair
Organizing for Connecticut


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