
Healthcare Warrior Slinkerwink is getting married tonight at 7:30 cst.
She’s registered over at Big Orange and tells us all EXACTLY what she wants for a wedding present:
thanks! Please make phone calls for me while I’m gone !
That’s right firedogs, no dithering over the iRoomba, the latest Cuisinart, or 400 count Egyptian Cotton linen, Slinky wants you to
Pick Up The Damn Phone: Call these Reps local offices, find out where they’ll be for August (she gives you a script !)
Fill In The Recess Tracker Tool
Attend An Event Bring a friend,your cell phone, or other video recording equipment! Provide pushback on the incredibly well financed/organized teabagging hordes (slinky shows you the way!)
Fill In the Report Back tool :tell ‘em how it went
Fer chrissakes firedogs, do I even need to point out this woman is calling you to action on her wedding day ?!?!?!
anyone loosely following her work here at the Lake or over at Big Orange understands this is completely within character for this authentic fierce advocate.
I’m serious–stop blogging at the computer and get OUT into these town hall events being hosted by your Democratic lawmaker!
This truly is the fight of our political lives – Jane, NYCeve, Slinky and others have made it soooo easy for all of us to do our part – as documented everywhere (check out the Doggett video in Slinky’s diary)the opposition is well funded and organized to scare Healthcare off the national agenda for a generation -
Make The Calls, Track ‘Em Down, Show Up, Support, Pushback, and Report Back !!
oh, and just in case you need more justification:
"A small part of the reason why I’m getting married is because I can’t afford COBRA insurance at the rate it’s going, and would rather be on my fiance’s health insurance in case something happens to me, but there’s no guarantee whether his insurance will be good for me even though it’s good for him.
It’s a crapshoot either way, which is precisely why I’m asking you guys to call these Democratic lawmakers to find out about these events so you can attend them and let them know they’ve got your support"
ya wouldn’t wanna disappoint a gal on her wedding day would ya ?? – Give her and your country the gift that lasts a lifetime !!!



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please read Slinky’s diary –
take a peek at the concern trolling, foot-dragging, contrarian jackassery she and others in this fight have to put up with. she deserves a lovely gift – and one we can all afford to give
mad congratulations to the Bride and Groom – wishing you both a lifetime of happiness and affordable, accessible Healthcare – mwaaaah Slinky !
wooT!
Congratulations slinkerwink!1
thanks for letting us know cbl, now I’ll have to cry.
*searches pocket for handkerchief*
Pick up the phone folks!
Bautiful diary, beautiful slink, beautiful day.
Happy Wedding day slink! We love you.
Southern CA firedogs – what is up with Congr Becerra ?!?!? his office just told me there are no scheduled public events for August
really ??
can some L.A./Hollywood dfh call and pressure ??
I filled out the information for Pete Stark’s town halls on 8/15 – he’s holding 3 of them, starting at 9am in Fremont, 10:30am in San Leandro, Noon in Alameda. If anyone lives in CA-13 and wants to go with me, send me an email at (my handle) AT mindspring dot com
Then I copied and pasted pertinent info from Slinkerwink’s diary about the crazies coming to disrupt them into the email form on his web site. Now I am picking up the phone to warn them personally.
Thanks and I am wishing the happy couple the best for today and always.
congrats, Slink! In your honor, I’ve begun compiling all known appearances for Oregon Representatives at Loaded Orygun.
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I am a first-time responer to this website (as opposed to those folks who run into fires and other hazardous dangers all the time). I am from also from Oregon and your wedding story touched my heart While it is very difficult for me to express anything personal online, when I saw the “headlne” and read about the “gift registry”, I did my best. I sent emails to Rachel, Keith and MSNBC regading any number of things that have pissed me off recently. I contacted family members I have been estranged from recently, and I thank you for reminding me what love is about.
thank you ! and welcome to Delurkville
thanks for calling torridjoe !!
are you familiar with the call out to state/local blogs ?
FDL Action: State Bloggers, we want your help !
Do you have any outreach to rural coast range community? We are no all on HWY 20.
check out his blog (click on the link) and then check his blogroll to see if you can find a local blog. check your local newspaper to see if there is a progressive friendly political blog (usually found under ‘Opinion’) and whatever you do, don’t be shy about commenting at his place
cbl2, Do you know of a link which lists where the teabaggers will be organizing against senators and congresscritters while home this month?
Thanks..
And Congrats Slinkerwink!
Howdy Eureka !
have meant to google that all day – wondering why the crazies know where and when to find the critters but we don’t. putting on the HazMat suit and heading over to Armey’s place, see what I can find
Debfriday – welcome to Firedoglake.
You are a brave soul and a patriot.. thanks.. I will check back.
I rarely call Peter DeFazio because it doesn’t seem necessary most of the time. (I do try to say “thanks” now and then). Ron Wyden’s office, however, always tells me that they know my story on health care and really don’t want to hear it again. My brother and my husband were both diagnosed with cancer with a month of each other. My brother is a teacher in the public school system == my husband was a View Nam veteran (2 tours). My brother had health insurance. My husband did not. They had different cancers. The prognisis was different. One would probaby live. The other would probably not. In the last few weeks of my husband’s life, my brother would give me his nausea medicine for my husband (even though it cost my brother$40.00 per pill even with his insurance) because he is kind. Is that what we have come to? Scamminng nausea medicine?
Big thanks to SW for all the work, and big congrats on the event. Love is good. *wave*
aint nothin like love.
fattah’s office refused to tell me abotu any events, although they suggested there will be private events.
…private events
there’s some big hopey-changey lovefest at Martha’s Vineyard in late August – . . .meanwhile, Don Hoyer has taken 30 of these chickenshits to Israel with him – all courtesy of AIEF (arm of AIPAC)
here’s a link for the Martha’s Vineyard event
http://politicalpartytime.org/party/11086/
ES,
am finding lots of info on Rick Scott’s pages and Teaparty Patriots