{"id":2397,"date":"2009-10-24T11:09:52","date_gmt":"2009-10-24T15:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2009-10-24T11:19:41","modified_gmt":"2009-10-24T15:19:41","slug":"fighting-the-health-insurance-industry-lobbyists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/2009\/10\/24\/fighting-the-health-insurance-industry-lobbyists\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting the Health Insurance Industry Lobbyists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>I just made a donation to Organizing for America&#8217;s health insurance reform campaign. We&#8217;re entering the final round of the fight for reform, and your support is needed now more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Join me in supporting reform at this crucial moment:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Donate to fight the lobbyists\" href=\"https:\/\/donate.barackobama.com\/finalround\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/donate.barackobama.com\/finalround<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-style:ridge;color:#238E23;border-width:0.3125em;\"\/>\n<p>If you want to understand why we cannnot leave the &#8220;free&#8221; market completely to its own devices, see the post by RichardH,<strong> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"RichardH's Post\" href=\"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=2316\">Rational Irrationality-The real reason that capitalism is so crash-prone<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-style:ridge;color:#238E23;border-width:0.3125em;\"\/>\n<p>This is the letter of explanation I received for the need for the donation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSteven &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Vice President Biden called out the insurance industry&#8217;s escalating war on health reform in a special message to OFA, and asked for your help in fighting back.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, the insurance industry is already stepping up the attack: Reports just leaked from a closed-door meeting where insurance industry lobbyists frantically warned Republican members of Congress that it was not in their interest to &#8220;ever vote for this thing&#8221; and said supporting reform is like &#8220;giving comfort to the enemy.&#8221; USA Today is reporting that groups opposing reform are lobbying at &#8220;a record pace&#8221; &#8212; and the Associated Press notes that they&#8217;ve already spent an astounding $32 million on TV ads this year.<\/p>\n<p>This is what we&#8217;re up against. President Obama, Vice President Biden, and all of us together through OFA are fighting back &#8212; but success depends on having the resources to win.<\/p>\n<p>Can you chip in $25 or more today to power our campaign?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/donate.barackobama.com\/FinalRound<\/p>\n<p>In this fight, the insurance industry has their war chest and insider lobbyists. We have you. I know who I&#8217;m betting on.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s win this thing.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Stewart<br \/>\nDirector<br \/>\nOrganizing for America\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I just made a donation to Organizing for America&#8217;s health insurance reform campaign. We&#8217;re entering the final round of the fight for reform, and your support is needed now more than ever. Join me in supporting reform at this crucial moment: https:\/\/donate.barackobama.com\/finalround Thanks! 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