Start Your Engines

We gotta be ready this time. We gotta do this. Say it with me now:

“Enough!”

This person norabb said it well this morning at the orange but it scrolled off. He included several good media links and addy’s.  I sure hope to see the entire Rec List over there today with nothing but this. And then some.

(I can dream, can’t I?)

The right wing has a message machine that always seems to work better than ours.  They have surely already written their attack pieces against President Obama’s big speech tonight.  I propose that we all have our own support message ready to go immediately after the speech.

UPDATE (11:40AM):  Here’s an ACTION call out from the ever vigilant slinkerwink.

UPDATE #2, 12:20PM, from tahoebasha3′s comment below (thanks!):

Here is another action that can be taken tonight, right after the speech:

   After the speech, Jarrett and Axelrod will return to the airwaves. And as part of the White House new-media strategy, Communications Director Anita Dunn will go on www.whitehouse.gov right afterward to engage with online viewers through a live video chat, responding to reactions and questions received via Facebook and Twitter.

UPDATE #3, 12:24PM,: here’s a comment from nyceve in slinkerwink’s GOS Diary:

Jane Hamsher and I  are heading to Capitol Hill, where we will be distributing the petitions all of you turned into reality (a 50,000 plus signature reality) to at least three progressive members of Congress.

So far, we’ve got appointments Pete Stark, Keith Ellison, and Raul Grijalva (sorry for my bad spelling). Now let me tell you guys something, a trip to Capitol Hill is special, when when you’re with Jane Hamsher, it’s memorable.

Then, we’ll be watching the President at 8PM.  Whatever he says, I want all of you to know, this battle is far, far from over, and you can take it to the bank.

And I thought Lawrence O’Donnell made some excellent points on tv last night…

And… see copy of FDL’s email from Jane below…

Do you have 3 minutes this morning?

I need you to call your member of Congress this morning and ask them to oppose any health care plan without a strong public option.

Call this number and ask to speak with your Representative: (202) 224-3121

When you’re done, please click here to let us know you called.

Why is this so urgent?

Over the weekend, Max Baucus, the Senate “Democrat” holding up health care reform for the insurance industry, came out with his health care reform plan.  Frankly, it’s garbage – no public option, no big reforms.

Baucus’s bill actually forces low- to middle-income American to buy “junk” insurance they can’t afford to use, amounting to a giant transfer of wealth to the insurance industry.

Real health care reform must include a public option.  Anything else is an insurance industry bailout.

With President Obama speaking to Congress tomorrow night, we need to make that message heard loud and clear.

Call your Representative now: (202) 224-3121

When you’re done, please click here to let us know you called.

Thanks for all you do.

Take care,

Jane Hamsher

I’m not in a good mood. I’ve run out of patience. I’m tired of hearing and reading all the blah blah blahs. I’ve got both wrists in casts and can’t do much, so I’m asking you to Be My Hands. I’m not too skilled at composing BarnBurner Orange Diaries, even with two good hands!, so I’m asking you to Be My Voice. I kind of suck at ACTION items, so I’m asking you to help me push myself, and everyone, to push back…. Be My Strength.

We all need to open the floodgates. Today. Tonight. Tomorrow.

Blast the blogosphere, news places, and media with our demand for sanity in HCR. REGARDLESS of which way Prez Obama blows tonight, be ready.

Set.

Blast off!

Come on, lend me a hand here. All ye rabblerousers, get busy!!

Yell louder! Push harder! Make it so.