Leaked excerpt of Kerry statement: "Every Child Protected" (-Atrios)

[scottxyz]

And we must fight not only against George Bush's extreme policies -- we must also uphold our own values. This is why on the first day Congress is in session next year, I will introduce a bill to provide every child in America with health insurance. And, with your help, that legislation will be accompanied by the support of hundreds of thousands of Americans.

There are more than eight million uninsured children in our nation.

That's eight million reasons for us to stay together and fight for a new direction. It is a disgrace that in the wealthiest nation on earth, eight million children go without health insurance.

Normally, a member of the Senate will first approach other senators and ask them to co-sponsor a bill before it is introduced -- instead, I am turning to you. Imagine the power of a bill co-sponsored by hundreds of thousands of Americans being presented on the floor of the United States Senate. You can make it happen. Sign our "Every Child Protected" pledge today and forward it to your family, friends, and neighbors...


link via Atrios
(qualifies as "news" as much or more so than WaPo & NYT, right?)
http://atrios.blogspot.com/2004/11/self-righteous-versus-scold.html

[Cheswick2.0]

1. good start

and what about us adults? There are 37 million of us.

[MsTryska]

3. you'll have to take that up with the republicans.

i think it's a very good start.


should be interesting to have republicans turn down funding for little babies health.

baby steps people. baby steps. one brick at a time makes a castle.

[noamnety]

6. brilliant strategy

They love using the senate records against people. You're right, "voted against giving children health insurance" will be a good sound bite in 2006 and 2008.

[THUNDER HANDS]

8. yeah right

you can't vote against something if it never comes up for a vote

[fob]

11. Maybe so, but if I were running against a repuke I could say in my ads

that (insert number) children DIED because Tom Delay and (Insert repuke opponents name here) didn't even bother to bring to a vote a bill that would have given these kids healthcare. Who gets to ask a child to be the last child to die for lack of a vote?

Visualize the background images for yourself

I'm fob, and I DON'T APPROVE of the message (my opponent) is sending to OUR children.

[MsTryska]

9. no no no....

"voted against giving children health insure" is too much liek the truth.


perhaps soemthing like:

"voted to make babies sicker"*

"voted FOR the measles"*

"maimed children for life"*



*voted "no" on funding for Children's Healthcare Bill, 8/05

[blm]

12. It will really expose GOP faux morals when they fight against this policy

Great first move.

[Roxy66]

2. The Atrios link goes to a different story....Good snip though

[MsTryska]

5. here's a better link:

http://atrios.blogspot.com/

[mbee]

4. He should have added that it is strange that the party of right to

life thinks we have no right to healthcare!

[Pirate Smile]

7. They are right to birth not right to life.

[elemnopee]

10. Go Kerry!

My respect for John Kerry has only grow.


He should continue to push a progressive agenda using his political presence in spite of hypocritical Republicans.

[JaneDoughnut]

13. Link to petition

http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/everychild.php

I got this in my email this weekend. Are you guys planning on signing the petition?

I do like the idea of having the American public co-sponsor the bill as opposed to business as usual.