Huckabee leads rally to try to change Nelson's mind (on health care vote)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Robynn Tysver

The health-care reform bill expected to win passage in the U.S. Senate is an attack on “liberty” in America, said Mike Huckabee, a former Republican presidential candidate from Arkansas.

Huckabee was the star of the show at an Omaha rally held Sunday against President Obama's health care initiative. He opposes the mandate in the bill that will require all Americans to have insurance.

Huckabee said in an interview prior to the rally that the bill requires Americans to “put their liberty in the hands of government.”

About 1,800 people packed the lower level of the Omaha Music Hall for the rally. Many of them said they came to show their disappointment with Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, who is providing Obama the crucial 60th vote to get the bill passed.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20091220/NEWS01/712209849

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FULL story AND video at link.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2009



> TODAY: Nebraskans to Phone Bank in Support of Sen. Nelson and for Health
> Insurance Reform
>
>
> Organizing for America to Hold Phone Banks in Omaha
>
>
>
> As the U.S. Senate continues the health insurance reform debate in
> Washington, Nebraskans who support health insurance reform will be
> gathering across from the Omaha Music Hall this afternoon Sunday,
> December 20 at 1:30pm to voice their support for Sen. Ben Nelson and
> health insurance reform.
>
> Organizing for America, a grassroots project of the Democratic National
> Committee dedicated to supporting the President's agenda for change,
> will hold its phone bank while former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and
> those who oppose providing thousands of Nebraskans and millions of
> Americans who currently are without health insurance access to quality,
> affordable health care rally to stop health insurance reform.
>
> The health insurance system is broken -- tens of millions of Americans
> don't have insurance and 14,000 more lose their coverage every single
> day. But now, after months of debate, reform is closer than ever to
> passing. In November, the U.S. House of Representatives passed landmark
> legislation - The Affordable Health Care for America Act.
>
> And now, the Senate is debating The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
> which would extend coverage to 31 million Americans while protecting
> those who have coverage from unfair insurance industry practices, like
> denying coverage because of a pre-existing condition or canceling
> someone's coverage when they get sick.
>
> Organizing for America is committed to supporting President Obama's
> agenda for change at the grassroots level. Since June, more than 2.3
> million people have taken part in OFA's health reform campaign and have
> organized more than 23,000 events in all 50 states and every
> congressional district in support of health insurance reform. On October
> 20, OFA helped to generate more than 315,000 calls to Congress in a
> single day, more than three times the initial goal.
>

>
> Who: Organizing for America
>
> When: Today-Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 1:30pm
>
> Where: 17th and Chicago Streets, Omaha, NE
>(Parking lot directly across from the entrance from the Omaha Music Hall)

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DNC Contact:

Derrick L. Plummer, 202-246-4506



Nebraska Contact:

Timothy Anderson, Nebraska State Director
Organizing for America
402.547.9632
[e-mail]
NE.BarackObama.com

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Ah, what an excellent example of Christ's love. Way to go, Mike.

:sarcasm: :eyes:

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Maybe he'll pardon Nelson for his sins.

:sarcasm:

[bluestateguy]

3. Mike Huckabee is known for his very leeeeeinent stance on crime

He threw his weight around to pardon murderers and rapists



We just can't Mike Huckabee on crime. He's too liberal on crime.

[customerserviceguy]

8. You hit the nail

Hucksterbee's just trying to look relevant again, oblivious to the fact that one of his pardons freed a man who shot four cops in cold blood a few weeks ago in a donut shop in Washington State.

[CLANG]

4. FUMH

[husky92]

5. Huckabee and others are total asses...

I've had it with these obstructionists. Nelson, Lieberman, Landrieu, and all the Republicans. Where the hell is their conscience and compassion for the American public. All of them come up with reasons why they can't vote yes on healthcare reform. Every time I read posts on this site or watch TV, there is some person/persons with a reason they want to filibuster or vote NO. What the hell do they want. You mean to tell me there are no people in Oklahoma who need a hand with their healthcare? Or in Louisiana...or Maine...or Nebraska? WTF.

Instead we get these loony teabaggers or their likes out there protesting. Where the hell are the protests by people who want this healthcare reform passed? No one had problems getting anti-war rallies in the 60s and 70s and now those who want reform have ti sit on the sidelines while these knucklehead teabaggers, who have a collective IQ of about 85, push their agenda. It is sad.

[RainDog]

6. Huckabee positioning himself for a presidential run. Grandstand it, baby!

wouldn't it be great to have a president that believes the bible is a literal document - that doesn't believe in evolution?

:eyes:

[customerserviceguy]

9. The fundies can have all that and more

with Caribou Barbie. If he's stupid enough to run again in Iowa, he'll find that he's in the cross-hairs of her moose rifle!

[marshall]

7. Does the Huckster and followers have enough money to raise Reid's bid?

It's all about money in the end. If they don't have money to back up their cause they might as well forget it.

[Joe Bacon]

10. GOD TO MIKE...You listening, Mike????

Shut the Fuck up! :rofl:

[damntexdem]

11. Hucksterbee doesn't seem to have caught on:

one has to BRIBE Sen. Noisome.