KILROY HEALTHCARE PROTEST PLANNED
Hello Tea Partiers…
Do you know where you’re going to be at 11:30 am this Tuesday? We hope it’s 1299 Olentangy River Road, near 5th Avenue by the River, at Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy’s office, because we need to make her very aware that Americans won’t tolerate what she’s planning to do.
Are we are 100% awake and 100% committed in OUR position against socialized medicine? Seriously? I know somedays I seem more committed to making sure I DVR and watch Beck than actually “doing” something to stop all this madness.
Let’s face the facts…The Progressive are committed and smelling victory! We must beat back the collapse of our system against those enemies who are salivating at its ruin. Are we doing everything in our power to prove to future generations that we DID NOT FAIL them at this crucial hour in our nation’s history?
We each must heed the battle-cry: NOT ON MY WATCH!
We will be joining forces with Americans For Prosperity and protesting outside Representative Mary Jo Kilroy’s office this coming Tuesday at 11:30am for about 60-90 minutes. We do not expect the congresswoman to be in town, but we hope to reach her through the media, through her staff on hand at the office, and hopefully through calls from those who witness our protest and take action themselves.
We have very concrete goals for this protest.
1. We need to remind all pedestrians and motorists who work or live in her district that a vote is approaching and they must contact her and voice opposition immediately.
2. We need for Ms. Kilroy to understand that:
- It is American to disagree on policy, but this Senate bill was bought and paid for on the back of the tax payers and is fraught with corruption. She needs to have no fingerprints on its passage.
- Should she vote for its passage this single act will be the never-ending fuel to throw her out of office. All offices… forever.
3. We need to show the media that we are back for more in 2010 and that our voice will continue to grow and counter the special interest lobbyists and unions that are destroying our freedoms for their profit!
We need to be very focused with regard to our messaging. Instead of attacking Socialized Medicine in general, we need to make a clear connection between Ms. Kilroy and this Bill. Should she vote for it’s passage this must be the albatross around her neck for the rest of her very short political life… which will undoubtedly be remembered for the rest of her natural life.
Sign Suggestions:
I will be there in spirit,unfortunetly I could’nt get the day off. Go get her!!!!
I’m there! I’m certain we can make it perfectly clear to Ms. Kilroy that if she votes in favor of this health care fiasco, then the next time she goes to D.C. will be as a tourist and NOT a representative.
I could use a ride – coming from NW side, near Dublin. I would love to go – was at the 9/12/09 rally in DC. contact me at zioness54@yahoo.com
I will be at the Killory Health Care rally on Tuesday morning.
I will only be able to drive by and honk my support! I will be sure to give the office a call to urge her to vote no!
Kilroy’s voice mail box is full in the “voice your opinion on health care” selection at her office. Figures. See you at the rally. We have to make her listen one way or another.
Just got back and we had about 2x the people than the other side had. It was about 4 to 5 blocks long of people with signs of KILL THE BILL!! Lets hope they listen to us! Kathleen
I was @ the rally today and it was great!!! Made me feel good that there are so many people who think the way I do! I think the office staff @ Mary Jo Kilroy’s office heard us! We were pretty loud…..and we were respectful and law abiding protesters. Loved seeing so much RED!!
Boo to the SEIU purple shirts!!!!
I was at the rally for about 90 minutes. My first “political action.” I thought it was fantastic. The opponents of Reform were well behaved, polite and fired up. The SEIU thugs were trying to provoke opponents, but we didn’t take the bait. I felt so proud of all of those who showed up and let their voices be heard. I guess that many are like me, in that they are activists due to Obama’s far left agenda. I can’t wait for the day that we can spend our time on other priorities in our lives. For now, defeating the likes of Kilroy, Brown and Obama has to be priority #1.
Great Showing at the Rally today!! Keep up the good work.
Steven I sent you some pics to share on the website. If anyone else was there… post em’ up!!
Really Peg, you and your sick little group find it ok to berate that man with parkinsons. Really? You think that makes you look what? Patriotic? American? One with evil?
You people make me sick and you lost. Now go away
Talk about socialised medicine ? Are we communists here in Australia, we have medicare that covers everyone, and if you want faster care for non urgent problems you can insure with Insurance companies.
France has the best Health system in the world and Oz is 32 in the same list, the USA is 37….(out of 190 countries)
http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
I will respect your right to disagree, however, the behavior of the “gentlemen” toward the man with Parkinson’s was totally despicable. “By their deeds you shall know them.”
I was there! It was freakin awesome!
We outnumbered the opposition at least 8 to 1.
The public support was through the roof!
Pray & take action so that this crap load of a bill doesn’t pass!
http://www.zazzle.com/go_buckeyes*
I fully support Pres. Obama’s health-care reform agenda and I urge Rep. Kilroy to vote “YES” on passage of the health-care reform bills now in Congress. You people are selfish, mean, cruel, uninformed, unpatriotic, delusional, and un-American. May God help your petty, wicked little souls. Go Obama!
God Bless Pres. Obama and God Bless America! I support the Democrats’ efforts to reform our broken health-care system. It is the American and Christian thing to do. You tea-baggers are mean-spirited, petty, anger-driven, uninformed, un-American, unpatriotic, compassion-less fools. You are a disgrace and shame our nation. May God have mercy on your tight, cruel and spiteful souls.
you have a great deal to be proud of – mocking a man with Parkinson\\\\\\\’s disease. I\\\\\\\’ve had Parkinson\\\\\\\’s for 14 years and it ruins your life. Like his sign said \\\\"It might be you\\\\".
Real class!!
All of you must completely understand the current bill up for passage. There is no “public option”, except that people too poor to buy health care at all even with tax credits would probably be added to the Medicaid rolls, which would give them minimal care. Even now, they aren’t turned away for emergency care; so this only changes the way their care is paid for. The main provisions of the bill keep insurance companies from denying insurance to people with pre-existing conditions or from charging the more, and require most people to be insured, with those who can’t afford insurance receiving government help. We require everyone to carry auto insurance to be responsible for their own auto liability, so why not require everyone to be responsible for their own health care costs when possible?
There will always be a segment of society that either temporarily or permanently cannot care for itself. Providing a safety net to this population is the act of a Christian society; and the act of a country that is great. It’s what has separated us from countries like India who have people living and dying on the streets. I am pained to see so many people who care only for themselves and not for their brothers and sisters less fortunate.
In the post above, I meant to say completely MISunderstand. Sorry.
I was at the ralley, too. You cannot turn Obamacare into a help your brother issue as mush as you would like it to be. The workers have been providing for the others as long as I have been alive. There are ways to improve Medicad, tort reform, drug cost and insurance pooling for better rates for the poor or unemployed. We do not need to turn this country into the United American Socialist Republic. You progressives are going to wake up and find your country is gone and you now live in France or Greece. God help our grandkids. Try posting on the HufPo or Move-On-Org.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that both Soc Sec & Medicare are/will be broke. I am retired and paid into both for my entire life. Socialism does not work, you run out of workers. One last thing, you are going to win and Obamacare will be the law of the land and we will pay. I would like for one of the Libs to tell me who determines what is a \\"RIGHT\\" vs a \\"Want\\"? You talk about us going to Church, this country could use a little GOD back in government! I really think after 50 years of work I have a \\"RIGHT\\" to a beach house in Key West (Not going to happen\\".
I am a conservative and oppose this healthcare legislation. I have contacted my legislators and would like to get more involved with the Tea Party movement. But I was very upset to see and read about the behavior of the individuals who were chastising the man with Parkinson’s at the rally at Kilroy’s office!! What a HORRIBLE impression this gives people about conservative-minded folks! The majority of us would never do that, but the liberals will key in on antics like that and the media will exploit it to help them. Aren’t you morons who did this smart enough to know that you are hurting our cause and making it harder to fight socialism in the USA?? (Not to mention that it was just really mean spirited and cruel?). I will not go to rallies if this is the way people will be acting. I will just participate with my vote and calling legislators. Shame on any Tea Party followers who act like jerks! We don’t need your “help.”
Well this section got a few more comments.
I saw the gentleman that purportedly claimed to have Parkinsons Disease, walking around the \"for health care side\" He sat down in front of me at one point across the driveway with his sign … I didn\’t see anyone talking to him. He just sat there. Why didn\’t the dispatch interview him? why didn\’t they \"get his story\"? why are we just seeing the \"anti-health care\" gets in his face…and trust me there were plenty of \"pro-gov\’t health care\" spewing more vile things than what the \"Dispatch\" video shows. Obviously there are always 2 sides to every story…which is why I stopped buying the Dispatch a couple of years ago.
Not giving the public the \"full\" story is a chronic issue with them.
As a nurse I have worked with many people with Parkinsons disease
( particularly when I was in nursing school) It is a sad and devastating disease displayed by uncontrolled movement and shaking of the body that eventually leads to a bedridden life and then death.
My casual observation did not see this man with the usual \"parkinsons\" tremors, he walked fine and other than his sign stating he had Parkinsons I wouldn\’t have noticed it.
Perhaps he was faking it…maybe he has the beginning stages….whatever the truth…you will never get it because the Dispatch, in there attempt at just showing the behaviors of one side and not the despicable behaviors of the other side…. wouldn\’t report it.
Typical Dispatch propaganda…and why they are a dying newspaper. If you currently get the dispatch… I\’de dump it and save yourself $20.00/month.
As for the gentleman who claimed to have Parkinsons disease…What IS your story? Why do you need the government public option? Where is your family to help you? Do you have a Church home that could offer you assistance? What can we as a community do to help?
@ Phil.
Here you go…another reason why W.H.O rankings are biased and skewed.
World Health Organization ranking biased, not reliable
by Bob Weeks on July 13, 2009
in Health care
A letter in the Wichita Eagle written by Brad Beachy of Wichita makes the case for “so-called socialized medicine” to be brought to the United States. Part of Beachy’s argument relies on a ranking produced by the World Health Organization. That ranking has a number of problems.
The ranking Beachy refers to was produced in 2000, and hasn’t been updated since then. So it’s getting a little old. Worse than that, it contains a number of techniques and biases that work against countries that rely on markets instead of government to provide health care.
A recent paper from the Cato Institute provides some useful analysis of the World Health Organization rankings. (See WHO’s FoolingWho? TheWorld Health Organization’s Problematic Ranking of Health Care Systems)
For example, there are two sets of rankings. As the Cato report explains: “One ranking claims to measure “overall attainment” (OA) while another claims to measure “overall performance” (OP). These two indices are constructed from the same underlying data, but the OP index is adjusted to reflect a country’s performance relative to how well it theoretically could have performed.”
Using the OP rankings, the United States is number 37. But using the OA rankings, the United States is 15.
25% of a country’s ranking is based on “financial fairness,” which is determined by looking at the “dispersion in the percentage of household income spent on health care.” As the reports says “The FF factor is not an objective measure of health attainment, but rather reflects a value judgment that rich people should pay more for health care, even if they consume the same amount.”
The report notes this introduces a bias against countries that rely on market mechanisms for paying for health care.
There’s another problem with FF, too: “Put more simply, the FF penalizes a country because some households are especially likely to become impoverished from health costs—but it also penalizes a country because some households are especially unlikely to become impoverished from health costs. In short, the FF factor can cause a country’s rank to suffer because of desirable outcomes.”
The Cato study goes on to document additional problems with the WHO ranking. Problems with the rankings were noticed earlier, too. An earlier analysis of this report from Cato (We’re Number 37 in Health Care! concluded this:
Overall, the WHO rankings’ mathematical formulations serve only to distract attention from the authors’ underlying distaste for individual choice in health care. The report largely ignores the extraordinary benefits the American marketplace brings to health care worldwide, such as new drugs, advanced diagnostic instruments such as MRIs and CAT scans, and lifesaving therapies for cancer and heart-disease patients. Under a WHO-style health care system, lifesaving research and innovation would be stifled and individual choice would be discarded in favor of collective control. Bureaucrats would decide who receives care — and who does not — on the basis of statistical tallies that devalue the lives of the elderly, the disabled and the chronically ill.
By contrast, a free-market health care system upholds the right of every person to make his own decisions. Patients are given choices, not issued numbers, and doctors are freed from impersonal “expert panels” dictating what care they can and cannot provide. The WHO’s idea of government-provided universal health care is a fantasy that masks a system of dangerous, formula-based rationing. If you value your health, don’t trust the WHO.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/bp/bp101.pdf
If you had any honor, you would encourage the “gentlemen” (I use the term loosely) who taunted the former OU Professor with Parkinson’s to apologize and do public penance.
Great post can you recommend any forums to join?
We were never contacted once by any media for our comment on this incident. The reason? The men were holding AFP signs — who was the co-sponsoring agency. The national director for THAT agency was on national tv (hardball). So we shall continue on… and we’re growing LARGER ……. bye bye libs.
Honor? Backroom deals with Drug Companies, special offers to unions, Million dollar bribes to senators, strong arm tactics — unprecendented procedures. If you had any honor, you’d lead Obama’s impeachment. We’ll deal with your ilk in November.
You should issue a statement distancing yourselves from the cowardly scum who harassed the gentleman with Parkinson’s disease. People like that are an utter disgrace to your movement.
No individual or small group of individuals represent the Tea Party Movement. Should Obama issue a statement every time an American does, or says, something stupid? The National Director of American’s For Prosperity (co-sponsors of the Kilroy rally) issued a national statement on Hardball. One of the men was carrying an AFP sign. I was never contacted, nor should I have been. This was between 3 Americans at a heated political rally — and most definitely set up to create a video file like the one released.