Stacking the Deck for Obama Care in the 5th District: Email to District Voters Urging them to Contact Rep. Tsongas to support Obama’s Health Care Plan

An email is being sent to voters in the Massachusetts 5th District urging them to contact their representative and support the Obama Health Care Plan. The Email, sent from Organizing for America (BarackObama.com) implies that those who oppose the plan (you, me, your brother, sister, neighbor) are members of special interest groups. This is beyond insulting. Expect the end result of these emails to show up in the local and national broadcasts any day now. Those who do call, buying into this hook, line and sinker, will be those “American’s who wholeheartedly support the President” – In a word, manufactured propaganda.

The entire text of the email below:

To those who feel a bit differently, you may want to contact that Representative and give a point of view - be sure to mention you are calling about the email received from
Organizing America. You may also urge Ms. Tsongas in Massachusetts 5th to keep her plans for her meeting tomorrow at the City Hall in Chelmsford (she has changed that location once already: prior to the Town Hall it was to be at the Market Basket).

From: Mitch Stewart, BarackObama.com

To:

Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:23 PM

Subject: Beating the scare tactics



Members of Congress have been home for just a few days, and they're already facing increased pressure from insurance companies, special interests, and partisan attack organizations that are spending millions to block health insurance reform.

These groups are using scare tactics and spreading smears about the President's plan for reform, trying to incite constituents into lashing out at their representatives and disrupting their events.

The goal of these disruptions is for a few people to get a lot of media attention and hijack the entire public discourse. If they succeed, all Americans -- Democrats, Republicans, and Independents -- will continue to struggle under the broken status quo.

It's up to us to show Congress that those loudly opposing reform are a tiny minority being stirred up by special interests, and that a huge majority strongly supports enacting real health insurance reform in 2009.

Your representative, Niki Tsongas, has been fighting hard for real health insurance reform. Can you call the local office in Acton? Let the person who answers know that you're a constituent. Then tell them: "Thanks for working to enact real health insurance reform this year. Voters like me support your efforts."

According to our records, you live in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district. Please call:

Rep. Niki Tsongas at 978-263-1951.

Once you've made your call, click here to report it.

(Not your representative? Click here to look yours up.)

Calling should only take a few minutes, but it's a huge help. These local offices serve as the main connection between a member of Congress and voters in the district. And with representatives home on recess, the staff there are in daily contact with your member, keeping them updated on how many calls they receive that are for or against reform.

Once you've called, please tell us. Knowing how many calls are coming in from all around the country will help us better plan our campaign -- and help us show that the American people overwhelmingly want health insurance reform this year. Let us know you called:

http://my.barackobama.com/districtcall1?district=MA5&postal_code=1720

Thanks,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America