Pax-salon Mailing List: Fwd: Amber Garlan write in for 4th CD Rep.

[patty (pattypax]

Amber comes to the salon.  I am passing this along because i think it 
makes sense.  For your information to do what you want to do.  patty

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Amber Garlan <agarlan [at] hammclinic.org>
> Date: Thu Oct 16, 2008  8:55:55  AM US/Central
> To: david shove <shove001 [at] tc.umn.edu>, 'patty' 
> <pattypax [at] earthlink.net>, "'Diane J. Peterson'" <birch7 [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "rhodagilman [at] earthlink.net" <rhodagilman [at] earthlink.net>, Amber 
> Garlan <agarlan [at] hammclinic.org>
> Subject: Amber Garlan write in for 4th CD Rep.
>
> Hi Dave, Patty, Rhoda and Diane,
>
>  
>
> Here are the reasons why am running as a write in candidate against 
> Rep. Betty McCollum.
>
>  
>
> We need single payer health care!
>
> •        The U.S. ranks 47th in life expectancy
> •        41st in infant mortality
> •        37th overall in World health Organization ratings
> •        12th among 13 industrialized countries in critical health indicators
>
>  
>
> Rep. Betty McCollum is running unopposed; she is very safe to win 
> re-election.  The safety of her office has led Betty McCollum to be 
> very complacent and inactive about single payer health care.  She has 
> refused to co-sponsor Dennis Kucinich’s single payer bill H.R. 676.  
> She will not listen to her constituents who ask her to please 
> co-sponsor H.R. 676.  MUHCC (Minnesota universal health care 
> coalition) has had many forums about single payer health care, and has 
> invited Rep. Betty McCollum.  MUHCC did meet with aides of Rep. Betty 
> McCollum to discuss single payer health care, and still no action from 
> Rep. McCollum.
>
>  
>
> We have to get the attention of Rep. Betty McCollum!  What is the one 
> way to get a politician’s attention?  Run against them.  The number of 
> write in votes for Amber Garlan will be recorded.  This will let Rep. 
> Betty McCollum know that her constituents are serious about single 
> payer health care, even though she is not.
>
>  
>
> Peace,
>
> Amber “Medicare for all” Garlan
>
>  
>
> Hi again everybody,
>
>  
>
> If you want to edit this, or if I made any mistakes that need to be 
> corrected, please let me know.  The statistics are from Dr. Robert 
> Nesheim, Minnesota Medial Association.  Dr. Nesheim is a member of the 
> Minnesota Medical Association and has written a proposal to have the 
> MMA adopt single payer health care.
>
>  
>
> Peace,
>
> Amber
Remember:  Jesus was a community organizer and Pontius Pilot was a 
governor.