Issue
Based on recent polling data 3 out of every 4 Americans want Health Care Reform, yet the only majority of opinion making the nightly news is those that are against a public option.
The voices of the masses are being drowned out by the yelling, screaming and ranting of the few. We need to be more vocal, more present and louder!
The Idea
Twitter’s trends are being tracked by every major news source now, from CNN to Fox News. Hell even your own state Governor, has people tracking Twitter. So using Twitter as a medium for public discourse, we want to raise the visibility of the issue and express our views on Health Care Reform.
The goal is to make Health Care Reform hit the top of the “Trending Topics” on Twitter and keep it there as long as possible.
Execution
Starting tomorrow August 31st I am urging everyone to log on to Twitter and start tweeting your ass off about Health Care Reform. Tweet about the need for a public option, lowering the costs, a single payer system; whatever it is just tweet.
Related Actions
Along with using Twitter to tweet about Health Care Reform, try the following:
• Email or call your Congressman
• Email or call your Senators
• Email or call your Governor
• Email or call the President
• Write a letter to the editor of your local paper
• Join an action group such as MoveOn.org or True Majority
• Post about the issue on Facebook or MySpace.
How to Reach Your Representatives
The easiest way to reach your congressman is by e-mail or phone. If you need to send a letter through the postal system, the best way to send it is to your representative’s local office. You can find the local office listed in your phone book.
To contact your representatives by phone, call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. Just tell the operator your zip code and she or he will direct you to the appropriate office.
To find your representative’s e-mail or website, visit http://www.house.gov/ and enter your zip code in the upper left hand corner if you don’t know the name. For the Senate it’s http://www.senate.gov/.
You can also find contact information for the President, your Governor and representatives here.
Dear Liberty Abyss,
My name is Barbara O’ Brien and my blogging at The Mahablog, Crooks and Liars, AlterNet, and elsewhere on the progressive political and health blogophere has earned me the notoriety of being a panelist at the Yearly Kos Convention and a featured guest blogger at the Take Back America Conference in Washington, DC.
I’m contacting you because I found your site in a prominent political and health care site search and want to tell you about my newest blogging platform —the public concern of health care. Our shared concerns include health reform, public health, safe workplaces, and asbestos contamination.
To increase awareness on these important issues, my goal is to get a resource link on your site or even allow me to provide a guest posting. Please contact me back, I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Barbara O’ Brien
barbaraobrien@maacenter.org
LET DO IT GET STARED LIKE BLACK EYEPEAS