Teaparties and town meetings

[Patriot]

Get IT all out there and organized.

[monster]

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/

[FisherKing]

"...If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov"

Hi there,
I'm not with Uncle Salmon this one.
I think health care is floundering and the cost figures appear to be a load of carp.
Don't get me started.


* African glass catfish
* African lungfish
* aholehole (Hey! That was really there. Check Wikipedia)
* airbreathing catfish
* airsac catfish
* Alaska blackfish
* Albacore
* Alewife
* Alfonsino
* Algae eater
* alligatorfish
* Amago
* American sole
* Amur pike
* Anchovy
* Anemonefish
* Angelfish (disambiguation)
o Freshwater angelfish
o Marine angelfish
o Angel shark
o Anglemouth
o Atlantic spadefish
* Angler
* Angler catfish
* Anglerfish
* Antarctic cod
* Antarctic dragonfish
* Antarctic icefish
* Antenna codlet
* Arapaima
* Archerfish
* Arctic char
* Armored catfish
* Armored gurnard
* Armored searobin
* Armorhead
* Armorhead catfish
* Arowana
* Arrowtooth eel
* Aruana
* Asian carps
* Asiatic glassfish
* Atka mackerel
* Atlantic cod
* Atlantic eel
* Atlantic herring
* Atlantic salmon
* Atlantic saury
* Atlantic silverside
* Atlantic trout
* Australasian salmon
* Australian grayling
* Australian herring
* Australian lungfish
* Australian prowfish
* Ayu

B

* Baikal oilfish
* Bala shark
* ballan wrasse
* bamboo shark
* banded killifish
* bandfish
* bango
* bangu
* banjo catfish
* barb
* barbel
* barbeled dragonfish
* barbeled houndshark
* barbelless catfish
* barfish
* barracuda
* barracudina
* barramundi
* barred danio
* barreleye
* basking shark
* bass
* basslet
* batfish
* bat ray
* beachsalmon
* beaked salmon
* beaked sandfish
* beardfish
* beluga sturgeon
* bengal danio
* bent-tooth
* betta
* bichir
* bigeye
* bigeye squaretail
* bighead carp
* bigmouth buffalo
* bigscale
* bigscale fish
* bigscale pomfret
* billfish
* bitterling
* black angelfish
* black bass
* black dragonfish
* blackchin
* blackfish
* blacktip reef shark
* black mackerel
* black pickerel
* black prickleback
* black scalyfin
* black sea bass
* black scabbardfish
* blacksmelt
* black swallower
* black tetra
* black triggerfish
* bleak
* blenny
* blind goby
* blind shark
* blue catfish
* blue danio
* blue-redstripe danio
* blue eye
* bluefin tuna
* bluefish
* bluegill
* blue gourami
* blue shark
* blue triggerfish
* blue whiting
* bluntnose knifefish
* bluntnose minnow
* boafish
* boarfish
* bobtail snipe eel
* bocaccio
* boga
* Bombay duck
* bonefish
* bonito
* bonnetmouth
* bonytail chub
* bonytongue
* bottlenose
* bowfin
* boxfish
* bramble shark
* bream
* bristlemouth
* bristlenose catfish
* broadband dogfish
* brook lamprey
* brook trout
* brotula
* brown trout
* buffalofish
* bullhead
* bullhead shark
* bull shark
* bull trout
* burbot
* buri
* burma danio
* burrowing goby
* butterfish
* butterfly ray
* butterflyfish

C

* California flyingfish
* California halibut
* California smoothtongue
* canary rockfish
* candiru
* candlefish
* capelin
* cardinalfish
* carp
* carpetshark
* carpsucker
* catalufa
* catfish
* catla
* cat shark
* cavefish
* Celebes rainbowfish
* central mudminnow
* cepalin
* chain pickerel
* channel bass
* channel catfish
* char
* cherry salmon
* chimaera
* Chinook salmon
* Cherubfish
* chub
* chubsucker
* chum salmon
* cichlid
* cisco
* climbing catfish
* climbing gourami
* climbing perch
* clingfish
* clownfish
* clown loach
* clown triggerfish
* cobbler
* cobia
* cod
* cod icefish
* codlet
* codling
* coelacanth
* coffinfish
* coho salmon
* coley
* collared carpetshark
* collared dogfish
* Colorado squawfish
* combfish
* combtail gourami
* combtooth blenny
* common carp
* common tunny
* conger eel
* convict blenny
* convict cichlid
* cookie-cutter shark
* coolie loach
* cornetfish
* cowfish
* cownose ray
* cow shark
* crappie
* creek chub
* crestfish
* crevice kelpfish
* croaker
* crocodile icefish
* crocodile shark
* crucian carp
* cuchia
* cuckoo wrasse
* cusk-eel
* cuskfish
* cutlassfish
* cutthroat eel
* cutthroat trout

D

* dab
* dace
* daggertooth pike conger
* damselfish
* danio
* darter
* dartfish
* dealfish
* Death Valley pupfish
* deep sea anglerfish
* deep sea bonefish
* deep sea eel
* deep sea smelt
* deepwater cardinalfish
* deepwater flathead
* deepwater stingray
* delta smelt
* demoiselle
* denticle herring
* desert pupfish
* Devario
* devil ray
* discus
* diver: New Zealand sand diver or Long-finned sand diver
* dogfish
* dogfish shark
* dogteeth tetra
* dojo loach
* Dolly Varden trout
* dorab
* dorado
* dory
* dottyback
* dragonet
* dragonfish
* dragon goby
* driftfish
* driftwood catfish
* drum (fish)
* duckbill
* duckbilled barracudina
* duckbill eel
* dusky grouper
* dwarf gourami
* dwarf loach

E

* eagle ray
* earthworm eel
* eel
* eelblenny
* eel cod
* eel-goby
* eelpout
* eeltail catfish
* elasmobranch
* electric catfish
* electric eel
* electric knifefish
* electric ray
* electric stargazer
* elephantfish
* elephantnose fish
* elver
* emperor
* emperor angelfish
* emperor bream
* escolar
* eucla cod
* eulachon
* European chub
* European eel
* European flounder
* European minnow
* European perch

F

* false brotula
* false cat shark
* false moray
* false trevally
* fangtooth
* fathead sculpin
* featherback
* featherfin knifefish
* fierasfer
* filefish
* finback cat shark
* fingerfish
* fire bar danio
* firefish
* flabby whalefish
* flagblenny
* flagfin
* flagfish
* flagtail
* flashlight fish
* flatfish
* flathead
* flathead catfish
* flat loach
* flier
* flounder
* flying characin
* flying gurnard
* flyingfish
* footballfish
* forehead brooder
* four-eyed fish
* french angelfish
* freshwater eel
* freshwater flyingfish
* freshwater hatchetfish
* freshwater herring
* freshwater shark
* frigate mackerel
* frilled shark
* frogfish
* frogmouth catfish
* fusilier fish

G

* galjoen fish
* Ganges shark
* gar
* garden eel
* garibaldi
* garpike
* ghost flathead
* ghost carp
* ghost knifefish
* ghost pipefish
* ghoul
* giant danio
* giant gourami
* giant sea bass
* giant wels
* gianttail
* gibberfish
* Gila trout
* gizzard shad
* glass catfish
* glassfish
* glass knifefish
* glowlight danio
* goatfish
* goblin shark
* goby
* golden dojo
* golden loach
* golden shiner
* golden trout
* goldeye
* goldfish
* goldspotted killifish
* gombessa
* goosefish
* gopher rockfish
* gouramie
* grass carp
* graveldiver
* gray eel-catfish
* grayling
* gray mullet
* gray reef shark
* great white shark
* green swordtail
* greeneye
* greenling
* grenadier
* grideye
* ground shark
* grouper
* grunion
* grunt
* grunter
* grunt sculpin
* gudgeon
* guitarfish
* gulf menhaden
* gulper eel
* gulper
* gunnel
* guppy
* gurnard

H

* haddock
* hagfish
* hairtail
* hake
* half-gill
* halfbeak
* halfmoon
* halibut
* halosaur
* hamlet
* hammerhead shark
* Hammerjaw
* handfish
* hardhead catfish
* harelip sucker
* hatchetfish
* hawkfish
* herring
* herring smelt
* hillstream loach
* hog sucker
* hoki
* horn shark
* horsefish
* houndshark
* huchen
* humuhumu-nukunuku-apua‘a
* hussar

I

* icefish
* ide
* ilisha
* inanga
* inconnu
* Indian mul

J

* jack
* jackfish
* Jack Dempsey
* Japanese eel
* jawfish
* jellynose fish
* jewelfish
* jewel tetra
* jewfish
* john dory

K

* Kafue pike
* kahawai
* kaluga
* kanyu
* kelp perch
* kelpfish
* kirigoldfish
* king of herring
* Kingfish
* king-of-the-salmon
* kissing gourami
* knifefish
* knifejaw
* koi
* kokanee
* kokopu
* kuhli loach
* kappy

L

* labyrinth fish
* ladyfish
* lagena
* lake chub
* lake trout
* lake whitefish
* lampfish
* lamprey
* lancetfish
* lanternfish
* large-eye bream
* largemouth bass
* largenose fish
* leaffish
* leatherjacket
* lefteye flounder
* lemon shark
* lenok
* leopard danio
* lightfish
* lighthousefish
* limia
* lined sole
* ling
* ling cod
* lionfish
* livebearer
* lizardfish
* loach
* loach catfish
* loach goby
* loach minnow
* longfin
* longfin dragonfish
* longfin escolar
* longfin smelt
* long-finned char
* long-finned pike
* longjaw mudsucker
* longneck eel
* longnose chimaera
* longnose dace
* longnose lancetfish
* longnose sucker
* longnose whiptail catfish
* long-whiskered catfish
* lookdown catfish
* loosejaw
* Lost River sucker
* louvar
* loweye catfish
* luminous hake
* luderick
* luminous hake
* lumpsucker
* lungfish
* lyretail

M

* mackerel
* mackerel shark
* madtom
* mahi-mahi
* mahseer
* mail-cheeked fish
* mako shark
* manefish
* man-of-war fish
* Manta Ray
* marblefish
* marine hatchetfish
* marlin
* masu salmon
* medaka
* medusafish
* megamouth shark
* menhaden
* merluccid hake
* Mexican blind cavefish
* Mexican golden trout
* midshipman
* milkfish
* minnow
* Modoc sucker
* mojarra
* mola
* molly
* monkeyface prickleback
* monkfish
* mooneye
* moonfish
* Moorish idol
* mora
* moray eel
* morid cod
* morwong
* Moses sole
* mosquitofish
* mosshead warbonnet
* mouthbrooder
* Mozambique tilapia
* mrigal
* mud catfish (mud cat)
* mudfish
* mudminnow
* mud minnow
* mudskipper
* mudsucker
* mullet
* mummichog
* murray cod
* muskellunge
* mustache triggerfish
* mustard eel

N

* naked-back knifefish
* nase
* needlefish
* neon tetra
* New World rivuline
* New Zealand smelt
* nibbler
* noodlefish
* North American darter
* North American freshwater catfish
* North Pacific daggertooth
* northern anchovy
* northern clingfish
* northern lampfish
* northern pearleye
* northern pike
* northern sea robin
* northern squawfish
* northern Stargazer
* Norwegian Atlantic salmon
* nurseryfish
* nurse shark

O

* oarfish
* ocean perch
* ocean sunfish
* oceanic flyingfish
* oceanic whitetip shark
* oilfish
* oldwife
* Old World knifefish
* Old World rivuline
* olive flounder
* opaleye
* orange roughy
* orangespine unicorn fish
* orangestriped triggerfish
* orbicular batfish
* orbicular velvetfish
* Oregon chub
* Oriental loach
* Owens pupfish

P

* Pacific albacore
* Pacific argentine
* Pacific cod
* Pacific hake
* Pacific herring
* Pacific lamprey
* Pacific salmon
* Pacific saury
* Pacific trout
* Pacific viperfish
* paddlefish
* panga
* paperbone
* paradise fish
* parasitic catfish
* parrotfish
* peacock flounder
* peamouth
* pearleye
* pearlfish
* pearl danio
* pearl perch
* pejerrey
* peladillo
* pelagic cod
* pelican eel
* pelican gulper
* pencil catfish
* pencilfish
* pencilsmelt
* perch
* Peter's elephantnose fish
* pickerel
* pigfish
* pike characid
* pike conger
* pike eel
* pike
* pikeblenny
* pikehead
* pikeperch
* pilchard
* pilot fish
* pineconefish
* pink salmon
* píntano
* pipefish
* piranha
* pirarucu
* pirate perch
* plaice
* platy
* platyfish
* pleco
* plownose chimaera
* plunderfish
* poacher
* pollyfish
* pollock
* pomfret
* pompano
* pompano dolphinfish
* ponyfish
* poolfish
* popeye catafula
* porbeagle shark
* porcupinefish
* porgy
* Port Jackson shark
* powen
* priapumfish
* prickleback
* pricklefish
* prickly shark
* prowfish
* pufferfish
* pumpkinseed
* pupfish
* pygmy sunfish

Q

* queen danio
* queen parrotfish
* queen triggerfish
* quillback
* quillfish

R

* rabbitfish
* raccoon butterfly fish
* ragfish
* rainbow trout
* rainbowfish
* rasbora
* ratfish
* rattail
* ray
* razorback sucker
* razorfish
* red snapper
* redfin perch
* redfish
* redhorse sucker
* redlip blenny
* redmouth whalefish
* redside
* redtooth triggerfish
* red velvetfish
* red whalefish
* reedfish
* reef triggerfish
* regal whiptail catfish
* remora
* requiem shark
* ribbon eel
* ribbon sawtail fish
* ribbonbearer
* ribbonfish
* rice eel
* ricefish
* ridgehead
* riffle dace
* righteye flounder
* Rio Grande perch
* river loach
* river shark
* river stingray
* rivuline
* roach
* roanoke bass
* rock bass
* rock beauty
* rock cod
* rocket danio
* rockfish
* rockling
* rockweed gunnel
* rohu
* ronquil
* roosterfish
* ropefish
* rough pomfret
* rough scad
* rough sculpin
* roughy
* roundhead
* round herring
* round stingray
* round whitefish
* rudd
* rudderfish
* ruffe
* Russian sturgeon

S

* sabalo
* sabertooth
* saber-toothed blenny
* sabertooth fish
* sablefish
* Sacramento blackfish
* Sacramento splittail
* sailback scorpionfish
* sailbearer
* sailfin silverside
* sailfish
* salamanderfish
* salmon
* salmon shark
* sandbar shark
* sandburrower
* sand dab
* sanddiver
* sand eel
* sandfish
* sand goby
* sand knifefish
* sand lance
* sandperch
* sandroller
* sand stargazer
* sand tiger
* sand tilefish
* sarcastic fringehead
* sardine
* sargassum fish
* sauger
* saury
* sawfish
* saw shark
* sawtooth eel
* scabbard fish
* scaleless black dragonfish
* scaly dragonfish
* scat
* scissor-tail rasbora
* scorpionfish
* sculpin
* scup
* scythe butterfish
* sea bass
* sea catfish
* sea chub
* seadevil
* seadragon
* seahorse
* sea lamprey
* seamoth
* sea raven
* searobin
* sea snail
* sea toad
* Sevan trout
* seatrout
* sergeant major
* shad
* shark
* sharksucker
* sharpnose pufferfish
* sheatfish
* sheepshead
* sheepshead minnow
* shell-ear
* shiner
* shortnose chimaera
* shortnose greeneye
* shortnose sucker
* shovelnose sturgeon
* shrimpfish
* Siamese fighting fish
* sillago
* silver carp
* silver dollar
* silver driftfish
* silver hake
* silverside
* sind danio
* sixgill ray
* sixgill shark
* skate
* skilfish
* skipjack tuna
* skipping goby
* slender barracudina
* slender mola
* slender snipe eel
* sleeper
* sleeper shark
* slickhead
* slimehead
* slimy mackerel
* slimy sculpin
* slipmouth
* smalleye squaretail
* smalltooth sawfish
* smelt
* smelt-whiting
* smooth dogfish
* smoothtongue
* snailfish
* snake eel
* snakehead
* snake mackerel
* snake mudhead
* snapper
* snipe eel
* snipefish
* snoek
* snook
* snubnose eel
* snubnose parasitic eel
* soapfish
* sockeye salmon
* soldierfish
* sole
* South American darter
* South American Lungfish
* sora goldfish
* southern flounder
* southern grayling
* southern hake
* southern sandfish
* southern smelt
* spadefish
* spaghetti eel
* Spanish mackerel
* spearfish
* speckled trout
* spiderfish
* spikefish
* spinefoot
* spiny-back
* spiny basslet
* spiny dogfish
* spiny dwarf catfish
* spiny eel
* spinyfin
* splitfin
* spookfish
* spotted danio
* spotted dogfish
* sprat
* springfish
* squarehead catfish
* squaretail
* squawfish
* squeaker
* squirrelfish
* staghorn sculpin
* stargazer
* starry flounder
* steelhead
* stickleback
* stingfish
* stingray
* stonecat
* stonefish
* stoneroller minnow
* straptail
* stream catfish
* streamer fish
* striped bass
* striped burrfish
* sturgeon
* sucker
* suckermouth armored catfish
* summer flounder
* Sundaland noodlefish
* sunfish (opah)
* sunfish (mola mola)
* surf sardine
* surfperch
* surgeonfish
* swallower
* swamp-eel
* swampfish
* sweeper
* swordfish
* swordtail
* Steve fish

T

* tadpole cod
* tadpole fish
* tailor
* taimen
* tang
* tapetail
* tarpon
* tarwhine
* telescopefish
* temperate bass
* temperate ocean-bass
* temperate perch
* tench
* tenpounder
* tenuis
* tetra
* thorny catfish
* thornfish
* thornyhead
* threadfin
* threadfin bream
* threadsail
* threadtail
* three spot gourami
* threespine stickleback
* three-toothed puffer
* thresher shark
* tidewater goby
* tiger barb
* tigerperch
* tiger shark
* tiger shovelnose catfish
* tilapia
* tilefish
* titan triggerfish
* toadfish
* tommy ruff
* tompot blenny
* tonguefish
* tope
* topminnow
* torpedo
* torrent catfish
* torrent fish
* trahira
* treefish
* trevally
* triggerfish
* triplefin blenny
* triplespine
* tripletail
* tripod fish
* trout
* trout cod
* trout-perch
* trumpeter
* trumpetfish
* trunkfish
* tubeblenny
* tube-eye
* tube-snout
* tubeshoulder
* tui chub
* tuna
* turbot
* turkeyfish

U

* unicornfish
* upside-down catfish

V

* velvet-belly shark
* velvet catfish
* velvetfish
* vendace
* vimba
* viperfish

W

* wahoo
* walking catfish
* wallago
* walleye
* walleye pollock
* walu
* warbonnet
* warmouth
* warty angler
* waryfish
* wasp fish
* weasel shark
* weatherfish
* weever
* weeverfish
* wels catfish
* whale catfish
* whalefish
* whale shark
* whiff
* whiptail gulper
* whitebait
* white croaker
* whitefish
* white marlin
* white shark
* whitetip reef shark
* whiting
* wobbegong
* wolf-eel
* wolffish
* wolf-herring
* woody sculpin
* worm eel
* wormfish
* wrasse
* wrymouth

X

* x-ray tetra

Y

* yellow-and-black triplefin
* yellowbanded perch
* yellow bass
* yellow-edged moray
* yellow-eye mullet
* yellowhead jawfish
* yellowfin croaker
* yellowfin cutthroat trout
* yellowfin grouper
* yellowfin pike
* yellowfin surgeonfish
* yellowfin tuna
* yellow jack
* yellowmargin triggerfish
* yellow moray
* yellow perch
* yellowtail
* yellowtail amberjack
* yellowtail barracuda
* yellowtail clownfish
* yellowtail horse mackerel
* yellowtail kingfish
* yellowtail snapper
* yellow tang
* yellow weaver

Z

* zander
* zebra bullhead shark
* zebra danio
* zebrafish
* zebra lionfish
* zebra loach
* zebra oto
* zebra pleco
* zebra shark
* zebra tilapia
* ziege
* zingel

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freshwater_aquarium_fish_species

[Bill Collier]

Greetings, sir, I pray for your health and that God may grant you peace and wisdom.

I am writing to you at this email address because of a post at the White House blog that, frankly, sir, has me a bit concerned.

I am certain that you are committed to freedom and liberty and do not intend on decreasing the level of freedom or the participation of citizens in the process of deciding public policy for our nation, even if that might mean that some of your initiatives have to be scaled back or simply abandoned.

Some might, however, question your commitment to freedom and the participation of citizens in the decision making process and this is why I am writing, respectfully, in the hope of seeing a happy resolution to what I hope is merely a poorly stated appeal for help in support of your health care initiative.

I understand you are asking people, through your staff, to email flag@whitehouse.gov to report people who oppose your health care plan, even though, Mr. President, you have NOT actually sent out a specific proposal and there are multiple different proposals.

Your appeal, which I sincerely fear is a call for informants (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Ar ... rn-Things/) was cloaked in what seems to some, myself included, doublespeak, and to my mind this appeal carries the implication that the White House wants to capture the names of opponents, which has a potentially chilling effect on open debate.

As part of this appeal, you tell your readers, basically, that people who are citing video of yourself calling for a single payer system and detailing an incrementalist approach ‘liars’, something that is both impolite and, frankly, juvenile and beneath contempt. Those statements were made by you, Mr. President. If indeed you are opposed to a single payer plan and have changed your mind, it is useful to you, and citizens who may even support you but for this perception, to clear this matter up rather than blaming others for a reasonable and logical assumption based on what you actually said.

Mr. President, facts ARE stubborn things and unless or until you publicly disavow a single payer system and actually ANNOUNCE and put in print YOUR health care proposal, it is only reasonable to think that all those things you have said are still on the table and part of your overall plan. If, however, you want a single payer system, please tell us and put in writing what your plan is so that we can have a civil discourse.

Mr. President, are you willing to state what your plan is then publicly disavow any plan that involves single payer plans in any fashion?

Further, Mr. President, would you be willing to solemnly swear that the minute you propose or even SIGN any bill that includes a single player plan or a precursor thereto that you will resign your office? Are you willing, sir, to resign your office if the implementation of your plan results in anything more than a 10% decrease in the number of people enrolled in private plans within 4 years after whatever bill is passed?

Please be advised, Mr. President, I will not be monitored: I oppose what some refer to as ‘Obamacare’ on the basis of my conviction that the Federal Power has no business sticking its nose in such things, a point of view that I sincerely believe is consistent with the original intent of our Founders. I respect that you feel differently and read that differently, but to dismiss our point of view with juvenile and petty name-calling that is clearly beneath contempt and that is simply not professional is a reflection on the content of your character that will not turn Americans against those who oppose state-run or regulated and managed health care by ANY name.

I am NOT afraid to stand up for my convictions, I respect you and your office, and I rightfully and justly demand that you and your staff respect me and my office, the office of “elector”, one of your 300 million “bosses”.

I respectfully request that you stop asking people to become informants, please spend a few minutes and re-read your constitution which you swore to uphold, and which is a condition of your tenure which must be adhered to.

I am enclosing a copy of this email to my member of Congress, my Senators, and my Governor as well as any local media and asking them to investigate WHY the White House is trying to capture names of opponents and asking people to inform on opponents.

If your office is seeking to obtain names of people who oppose your plan and to engage other Americans as informants or agents I would, and I am sure many others would, consider this to be a SERIOUS offense against the Bill of Rights if indeed your objective here is to do this, so, with this in mind, sir, please cease and desist and respect even those who oppose you in a civil and fair manner.

I pray that this communication is seen as a friendly appeal for a quick and amicable resolution of my concerns or, at worse, a friendly rebuke, if you will, due to what is clearly impolite behavior that is beneath of the dignity of the Presidency or the White House.

May you continue to be in good health and good spirits as you lead our free nation of free and sovereign citizens who wish you, and America, Godspeed within the reasonable constraints of liberty, justice, and our Constitution.

Yours in service to the Republic,

Bill Collier,
By the Grace of God, Citizen and Elector, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, The United States of America
Marysville PA

PS I have BCC’d this to other individuals and hope that they, too, stand up by name and without fear, knowing that your White House, Mr. President, would never seek to in any way censure or persecute in any manner any citizen for simply questioning your policies or conduct: I am sure you will agree with me that the best way to dispel such myths is to reply in a cordial and civil manner to such citizens, even your loyal opposition.

[Grant]

Hi
This seems fishy to me
Sounds like an organized conspiracy to deny these people characterized as "radical right-wingers "
their first amendment free speech rights.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Justin Ruben, MoveOn.org Political Action <moveon-help@list.moveon.org>
Date: Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Subject: This is getting ugly



Dear MoveOn member,

It's getting ugly out there.

All across the country, right-wing extremists are disrupting congressional town-hall meetings with venomous attacks on President Obama's plans for health care and clean energy.

* Last night in Tampa, Florida, a town hall meeting erupted into violence, with the police being called to break up fist fights and shoving matches.1
* A Texas Democrat was shouted down by right-wing hecklers, many of whom admitted they didn't even live in his district.2
* One North Carolina representative announced he wouldn't be holding any town-hall meetings after his office began receiving death threats.3
* And in Maryland, protesters hung a Democratic congressman in effigy to oppose health-care reform.4

We've got a plan to fight back against these radical right-wingers. We've hired skilled grassroots organizers who are working with thousands of local volunteers to show Congress that ordinary Americans continue to support President Obama's agenda for change. And we're building new online tools to track events across the country and make sure MoveOn members turn out at each one.

But we need to scale up our efforts quickly to make sure this plan works. To really swing into action during this month's congressional recess, we need to raise at least $250,000 immediately. Can you chip in $25 to support our work?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/august.ht ... B86XVx&t=1
If the shouts of the right-wing mobs are the only voices our senators and representatives hear over the recess, we'll have a hard time passing health care and clean energy legislation.

That's why we're launching our Heat Up Congress campaign so quickly to fight back, using new technology to implement rapid response town hall turnout, organizing personal phone calls from small business leaders and donors to their representatives, running new ads, and activating an energized network of on-the-ground organizers and volunteers.

This month could decide the future of health care and clean energy in America—and we're already one week in. If you've been sitting on the sidelines, now's the time to get involved. Talk to your neighbors, go to a town hall meeting—and today, please chip in $25 to support our work:

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/august.ht ... B86XVx&t=2

Thanks for all you do.

–Justin, Matt, Nita, Kat and the rest of the team

Sources:
1. "Tampa Town Hall On Health Care Reform Disrupted By Violence," The Huffington Post, August 6, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51727&id=1675 ... B86XVx&t=3

2. "Local Fox Reporter Attends Town Hall And Finds 'Some Attendees Admit They Don't Live In The District,'" Think Progress, August 4, 2009
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/04/gen ... -townhall/

3. "Dem Congressman's Office: His Life Has Been Threatened Over Health Care Bill," Talking Points Memo, August 5, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51724&id=1675 ... B86XVx&t=4

4. "The Danger Over the Right's Anger," Politico, August 3, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51726&id=1675 ... B86XVx&t=5

Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our 5 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here.
PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org/. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. This email was sent to Grant Schaefer on August 7, 2009. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. To remove yourself from this list, click here.

[monitor]

WASHINGTON --
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124960979368413295.html
Top Obama aides promised Senate Democrats that the White House would defend them on health care if opponents attack, part of an organized effort to arm Democrats as they head out of town for the August break.

At a closed-door meeting Thursday with senators, White House senior adviser David Axelrod presented polling data that he said showed the administration's new message focused on consumer protections was effective, particularly with swing voters.

And White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina said Democratic senators who are attacked for supporting the health-care bill can count on the White House to help organize local doctors, nurses, religious leaders and others to come to their defense.

"If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard," Mr. Messina told senators, according to two people in the room.

[monitor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kxaGfClPws
Six people were arrested outside the Russ Carnahan town hall event on Thursday after thugs attacked tea party protesters.

Missourah Blog wrote this about the incident:

What I can tell is that a guy walking 10-20 feet ahead of us said to the guys in purple shirts (SEIU members, as I understand) "you attacked him!" and "you're going to jail!"

The guy who said he was attacked (light brown short sleeve collared shirt) said he was just out there selling something (I think "Don't Tread on Me" flags).

One black conservative was seriously hurt outside the event.
The Post-Dispatch reported:

St. Louis County police say six people were arrested. Two of those were arrested on suspicion of assault, one of resisting arrest and three on suspicion of committing peace disturbances. Carnahan was gone when the ruckus started.

Kenneth Gladney, a 38-year-old conservative activist from St. Louis, said he was attacked by some of those arrested as he handed out yellow flags with “Don't tread on me” printed on them. He spoke to the Post-Dispatch from the emergency room of the St. John's Mercy Medical Center, where he said he was waiting to be treated for injuries to his knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face that he suffered in the attack. Gladney, who is black, said one of his attackers, also a black man, used a racial slur against him before the attack started.

“It just seems there's no freedom of speech without being attacked,” he said.

Carnahan reserved a section at the event for union supporters.
He blocked the 1,000 tea party protesters from entering the event and even had his supporters enter in a side door.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTXBOgPCh9w&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgatewaypundit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Ftea-party-protesters-attacked-1-man.html&feature=player_embedded

Kenneth Gladney, 38, a conservative activist from St. Louis, said he was attacked by some of those arrested as he handed out yellow flags with "Don't tread on me" printed on them. He spoke to the Post-Dispatch from the emergency room at St. John's Mercy Medical Center, where he said he was awaiting treatment for injuries to his knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face. Gladney, who is black, said one of his attackers, also a black man, used a racial slur against him before the attack.

"It just seems there's no freedom of speech without being attacked," he said.

Members of the local Tea Party Coalition, a movement that has emerged to counter Obama's policies, had urged their members to attend Carnahan's forum, which in turn spurred Democrats to establish a strong presence.

Inside the gathering, while speakers stuck to aging issues, they were often interrupted by yells from audience members who wanted to shift the focus to health care.

"This isn't even close to civil," said Steve Belosi, 52, of Lake Saint Louis, commenting on the crowd. "The rudeness was beyond compare."

Added Joyce Flecke, 70, of south St. Louis County: "A complete waste of time."

Other recent Carnahan appearances, including one earlier this week on the Cash for Clunkers program, have drawn similar protests. And last week, hundreds turned out to voice their opinions on reforms to the staff of Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.

Carnahan issued a statement after the Thursday night's forum, saying: "Sadly we've seen stories about disrupters around the country, and we have a handful of them here in Missouri. Instead of participating in a civil debate, they have mobilized with special interests in Washington who have lined their pockets by overcharging Americans for a broken health care system."

The St. Louis protests are part of the increasingly vocal debate across the country.

In the week since the House began its break, several town hall-style meetings have been disrupted by demonstrators. These episodes have drawn widespread media attention, and Republicans have seized on them as well as polls showing a decline in support for Obama and his agenda as evidence that public support is lacking for his signature legislation.

Energized conservative activists have vowed to fight Obama's policies.

The president wants to use the government's clout to subsidize coverage for millions now uninsured, regulate insurance companies more closely and attempt to slow the rise of medical costs.

The protesters insist they're part of a ground-level movement that represents real frustration with government spending and growth.

In Denver on Thursday, about 250 people on all sides of the health care debate waved signs and shouted slogans in front of the Stout Street Clinic as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured the medical clinic for the homeless.

"Just say no!" yelled those demonstrating against health care reform.

"Yes we can!" shouted back those who support Obama's plan.

The Republican Party says it's not behind the protests, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada scoffed at the notion that the protesters reflect grass-roots sentiment. He held up a piece of artificial turf during a session with reporters.

"These are nothing more than destructive efforts to interrupt a debate that we should have, and are having," Reid said. "They are doing this because they don't have any better ideas. They have no interest in letting the negotiators, even though few in number, negotiate. It's really simple: They're taking their cues from talk show hosts, Internet rumor-mongerers ... and insurance rackets."

Republicans answered.

"All the polls show there is serious concern, if not outright opposition, to the president's health care plan," said Antonia Ferrier, spokeswoman for House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio. "Democrats are ginning up this cynical shell game."