Dear Michael,

Last night, something big happened.

Mike Snider, the owner of a family restaurant in Ralston, Nebraska whose personal health care story was featured in our latest TV ad, was interviewed on national TV last night.

Check out this clip where MSNBC's Rachel Maddow plays our ad, and asks Mike why health care reform is so important to small-business owners.

As Rachel Maddow said, Mike's personal story "punctured a lot of the myths out there." He's been so effective as a spokesman, he even has Senator Nelson calling him personally.  But we need more Mikes.

Right now, "angry mobs" often on the payroll of the insurance industry are storming town halls, disrupting meetings with representatives, and creating chaos around health care reform.  We need more real voices like Mike's to cut through the noise.

Do you have a health care story to share? We need local spokespeople to speak to reporters and help push back against the mayhem. Your story could even be featured in our next TV ad!

Click here to share your story.

Also, please pass this email to anyone you know who has a compelling health care story to share -- especially any Republicans who support the public option. Let them know that regular voices can make a difference, and urge them to speak up.

This strategy has been incredibly effective so far. Our ad featuring Mike's voice got local and national media attention, and thanks to the support of thousands of people we tripled the number of ads we were able to run in Nebraska. So now we're expanding to more states -- that's why we need more people willing to speak out like Mike.  And we need to do it now, during August recess, as this debate takes shape in each senator's home state.

Thank you, as always, for being a bold progressive.

--Stephanie & the PCCC team

P.S. If you don't want to be a spokesperson, you can still help the cause by signing our open letter to the U.S. Senate in support of the public option.

I thought there have been so many good stories on TPM recently, that some of them would be great additions to this project.   Who knows?  You too, may get on Rachel Madow.  I hope this stays around long enough for folks to see it.