The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
CVille Dem's picture

What Can Working People do to Push the Public Option?

I just got an email from Tom Periello (D - VA), who BTW is not certain what he will back as far as legislation is concerned for Health Care Reform.  He is having a "rally" next Tuesday from 8 am to 9 am about health care reform.  I thought, okay, so who can go to that?  Not me, since I have to be at work at 8 am.  Will it be a bunch of Medicare recipients who have bitten the bullet of fear from the republicans, which is what I see on  most of the tv and internet coverage; people who are comfortable and worried that their coverage will be compromised based on the "Death Panel" rhetoric from the far-right.
I started thinking, "What can we do?"  A book-club member suggested printing out dollar-shaped  flyers, and passing them out whenever you pay for anything:  McDonald's, CVS, the bank, whatever:  Print out a little flyer that  says:  "I support Universal Health Care Reform!"
....and whatever you might want to add.  I think it is a great idea -- talk about grass-roots!  I started doing it yesterday, and got some conversations going.  For all of us who cannot go to rallies and stand up to be counted physically, why not pass out a message to all of those we deal with day to day? 
  The message continues that reform is losing steam.  Show that it isn't true!
Any other ideas?

Bloggers

AM
Ben
Cho
DF
GFS
HSG
MJS
NCD
rha
TJ
Tom
wws