After posting yesterday a post by MoveOn.org noted that Dawn, the person who’s website gave me the idea for the pill bottle drive, is doing so herself!  That’s wonderful news because she is actually heading to Washington DC to talk to the insurance companies herself.  That being the case I will be shipping all the bottles I get to her instead via overnight mail right before her trip.

This is all about solidarity after all, right?

-A

…but there are no cheap solutions any longer.

We need to stay on message but we can’t just talk.  The message needs to be framed in a way those in charge will see.  Something a little more substantial than pixels.

The health care debate is everywhere and every side has come down to its core values, be those fiscal responsibility, compassion for the sick or total obstructionism.  Republicans and Democrats have their talking points, some good and bad on both sides, but the real fight is between the health care industry and the people it purports to serve.  Now let’s be fair, by ‘health care industry’ I mean insurance companies and their subsidiaries.  Hospitals, clinics, doctors, nurses and medical aides of every professional stripe are doing the best they can with a flawed system.

I want to help.  I desperately want to do my part.  After seeing Dawn’s story and reading her blog at length, a blog you can find at http://www.itcouldhappentoanyone.com/ , an image on her home page gave me an idea.  It’s something so silly it just might make a difference…

So this is what I want to do.

I want everyone who reads this to get a piece of paper and write your thoughts on health care, for or against as long as they are YOUR thoughts.  Then fold it up and put it in a pill bottle.  Any pill bottle, over the counter or prescription.  Please black out vital details on the label if it is prescription or remove the label altogether.  Do this anonymously or leave your name.  Names will have more impact but do what you are comfortable with; that’s all I am asking.

Then send it to me at the address below.  When I’ve got enough for a mailing box I’ll ship it to the public relations head of CIGNA.  If I get enough for two or more boxes I’ll ship to other companies.  Humana’s second on my list.

They need to hear us.  Maybe if we send out messages to them in the overpriced shells of Big Pharma they’ll take notice.

August Hahn, 9007 Pegasus Pointe Drive, Apartment 4, Louisville KY, 40219

Thank you for your attention and your assistance.

-A

If you’re reading this, you’re likely going to vote for Omaba.  Not exactly rocket science on that assumption.

BUT even if you aren’t, that’s okay.  I don’t really care who you vote for as long as you VOTE.

Please.  It’s a right.  Use it or lose it.

-August

…that really prove what a terrible person you’ve become.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1108/Obama_knocks_Cheney_vote.html

Check it out and wince along with me.

-August

I think this next bit speaks for itself and it does so using the eloquent writing style of formerly staunch Republican Christopher Buckley.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama/

One thing to note. After writing this and weathering serious flack for it from his workplace, Buckley offered to resign from the National Review. The periodical accepted his offer quickly and now Buckly can no longer write for the paper his family founded.

Gotta love that famous Republican forgiveness… oh wait…

-August

I have actively tried to avoid direct links to the Obama campaign pages. While I am not at all hiding my preference in this election, I would rather provide you confirmed, fact-checked information over rumors and propaganda. Call me crazy, but I’d really rather just tell you the truth.

That said, this video NEEDS to be seen.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/keatingvideo

Please take the time to watch it.

Thank you,
-August

So McCain, on his own and without being asked to do so, has decided that the candidates should just drop everything and run to Washington. The ostensible reason? To do all they can to help with the current financial crisis.

The real reason? Well, it may not be a coincidence that this move would mean the upcoming debate gets canceled and possibly rescheduled.

One has to wonder… what is McCain afraid of?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13853.html

-A

So the Palin camp doesn’t feel confident enough in her performance with foriegn dignitaries to let the press watch her meetings?  What should that say about how we’re supposed to feel?

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/09/sarah_palins_mediafree_zone.html

This is some scary, Orwellian information-denial, folks. I urge you to follow that link.

How can I be expected to vote for someone I am not being allowed to even know?

-A

I very much appreciate this video and I think you will too. Take a few minutes from your day and give it a listen. It’s clear, straight forward and educates without insulting.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yGIqGaWZOo0&sdig=1

Take care,
-A

In this country of ours, a male politician involved in a sex scandal is not exactly unheard of.

Unfortunately, neither is the woman involved ‘disappearing’. We owe it to each other to give a damn where people are, especially when their absence is so fortuitous for people who might otherwise have to answer for their alleged misdeeds.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/20/vicki-iseman-who-is-mcca_n_87692.html

Lake Chappaquiddick, anyone?

-A