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Aug 13, 2009
This came to me via old missionary pals and the daughter of the missionary doctor who cared for me when I was a child in Africa. He has been working for health reforms for many decades~   Kathleen 
Dear friends and family,
 
> Please forgive
> me for sending a mass mailing. It's been a long
> time since I have sent out
> a political e-mail, but this issue is just too
> important.
>
> We now
> have the best chance we've had in a generation to bring
> sanity and compassion to
> our system of paying for health care-- to bring insurance
> coverage to those who
> need it, to end the unfair practices of the health
> insurance companies, and to
> control costs. But those who stand to lose from these
> reforms, the
> companies that are getting rich off the status quo, are
> fighting hard to ruin
> our chances...by spreading the following lies about
> it.
> 
> Most
> of you already know these are lies, but you may know people
> who have been duped
> by the moneyed interests who have been masquerading as a
> grass-roots
> movement. So please either talk to them or forward
> this message to
> them.
> 
> People
> in our country are dying every day for lack of health
> care! America, we
> can do better than that! We must not delay!
>
> Lois
 
>   Top Five Health Care Reform Lies­and How to
> Fight Back
>  
>
> Lie #1: President Obama wants to euthanize your
>   grandma!!!
>
> The truth: These accusations­of "death
> panels" and
>   forced euthanasia­are, of course, flatly untrue. As
> an article from the
>   Associated Press puts it: "No 'death panel'
> in health care bill."4
>   What's the real deal? Reform legislation includes a
> provision, supported by
>   the AARP, to offer senior citizens access to a
> professional medical counselor
>   who will provide them with information on preparing a
> living will and other
>   issues facing older Americans.5
>
> Lie #2: Democrats are going
>   to outlaw private insurance and force you into a
> government plan!!!
>
> The
>   truth: With reform, choices will increase, not decrease.
> Obama's reform plans
>   will create a health insurance exchange, a one-stop
> shopping marketplace for
>   affordable, high-quality insurance options.6
> Included in the
>   exchange is the public health insurance option­a
> nationwide plan with a
>   broad network of providers­that will operate
> alongside private insurance
>   companies, injecting competition into the market to drive
> quality up and costs
>   down.7
>
> If you're happy with your coverage and doctors, you
>   can keep them.8 But the new public plan will
> expand choices to
>   millions of businesses or individuals who choose to opt
> into it, including
>   many who simply can't afford health care now.
>
> Lie #3: President Obama
>   wants to implement Soviet-style rationing!!!
>
> The truth: Health care
>   reform will expand access to high-quality health
> insurance, and give
>   individuals, families, and businesses more choices for
> coverage. Right now,
>   big corporations decide whether to give you coverage,
> what doctors you get to
>   see, and whether a particular procedure or medicine is
> covered­that is
>   rationed care. And a big part of reform is to stop that.
>
>
> Health care
>   reform will do away with some of the most nefarious
> aspects of this rationing:
>   discrimination for pre-existing conditions, insurers that
> cancel coverage when
>   you get sick, gender discrimination, and lifetime and
> yearly limits on
>   coverage.9 And outside of that, as noted
> above, reform will
>   increase insurance options, not force anyone into a
> rationed situation.
>  
>
> Lie #4: Obama is secretly plotting to cut senior
> citizens' Medicare
>   benefits!!!
>
> The truth: Health care reform plans will not reduce
>   Medicare benefits.10 Reform includes savings
> from Medicare that are
>   unrelated to patient care­in fact, the savings comes
> from cutting billions
>   of dollars in overpayments to insurance companies and
> eliminating waste,
>   fraud, and abuse.11
>
> Lie #5: Obama's health care plan will
>   bankrupt America!!!
>
> The truth: We need health care reform now in order
>   to prevent bankruptcy­to control spiraling costs that
> affect individuals,
>   families, small businesses, and the American economy.
>
> Right now, we
>   spend more than $2 trillion dollars a year on health
> care.12 The
>   average family premium is projected to rise to over
> $22,000 in the next
>   decade13­and each year, nearly a million
> people face bankruptcy
>   because of medical expenses.14 Reform, with an
> affordable,
>   high-quality public option that can spur competition, is
> necessary to bring
>   down skyrocketing costs. Also, President Obama's
> reform plans would be fully
>   paid for over 10 years and not add a penny to the
>   deficit.15
We're closer to real health care reform than we've ever been­and the next few weeks will decide whether it happens. We need to make sure the truth about health care reform is spread far and wide to combat right wing lies.
 
Can you forward this email to your friends today? And remember, also post it on Facebook by clicking
here: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51746. And on Twitter, by retweeting: @MoveOn Check out the Top 5 Health Care Lies­and How to Fight Back. http://bit.ly/Bncs5
Thanks for all you do!!!
P.S. Want more? Check out this great new White House
"Reality Check" website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/
Or, this excellent piece from Health Care for America Now
on some of the most outrageous lies: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51729&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=1
 
Sources:
1. "More 'Town Halls Gone Wild': Angry Far Right Protesters Disrupt Events With 'Incomprehensible' Yelling," Think Progress, August 4, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51733&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=2
2. "Fight the smears," Health Care for America NOW, accessed August 10, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51729&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=3
3. "Palin Paints Picture of 'Obama Death Panel' Giving Thumbs Down to Trig," ABC News, August 7, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51728&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=4
4. "No 'death panel' in health care bill," The Associated Press, August 10, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51747&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=5
 
5. "Stop Distorting the Truth about End of Life Care," The Huffington Post, July 24, 2009. 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51730&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=6
 
6. "Reality Check FAQs," WhiteHouse.gov, accessed  August 11, 2009. 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/faq#i1
7. "Why We Need a Public Health-Care Plan," The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51737&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=7
 
8. "Obama: 'If You Like Your Doctor, You Can Keep Your Doctor,'" The Wall Street Journal, 15, 2009. 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51736&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=8
 
9. "Reality Check FAQs," WhiteHouse.gov, accessed  August 10, 2009.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/faq#r1
 
10. "Obama: No reduced Medicare benefits in health care
reform," CNN, July 28,  2009. 
11. "Reality Check FAQs," WhiteHouse.gov, accessed August 10, 2009.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/faq#s1
 
12. "Reality Check FAQs," WhiteHouse.gov, accessed August 10, 2009. 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/faq#c1
 
13. "Premiums Run Amok," Center for American Progress, July 24, 2009. 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51667&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=10

14. "Medical bills prompt more than 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies," CNN, June 5, 2009. 
 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51735&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=11
 
15. "Reality Check FAQs," WhiteHouse.gov, accessed August 10, 2009. 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/faq#c1
 
Sources for the Five Lies:
#1: "A euthanasia mandate," The Washington Times, July 29, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51732&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=12
 #2: "It's Not An Option," Investor's Business Daily, July 15, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51743&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=13
#3: "Rationing Health Care," The Washington Times, April 21, 2009. 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51742&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=14
#4: "60 Plus Ad Is Chock Full Of Misinformation," Media Matters for America, August 8, 2009. 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51734&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=15
 #5: "Obama's 'Public' Health Plan Will Bankrupt the Nation," The National Review, May 13, 2009. 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51744&id=16789-1426814-7gEHEBx&t=16
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TAKING A SABITICAL, okay?
Jun 11, 2007
Dear Good Friends,
I am taking a break from my sites, blogs, & Care2, because my summer is to be spent writing my masters thesis -- and hopefully visiting grandchildren. Completing my masters degree is a major goal and I must focus deeply and finish well. (Hopefully with my 4.0 AGPA intact!) I won't be reading messages & emails daily for awhile. Yet of course I still CARE!! Therefore, I will visit groups when possible, & I ask that messages be kept to the following main issues & petitions:
PEACE; Poverty; Bush & Gang must go; Veterans' services; Native Americans; and, Education reform ideas. You will all remain in my mind & heart! And, hopefully, I can get active again this autumn.
I appreciate everyone of you!!!  Thank you!
Peace & Love,
KathleenR
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PETITION: Leonard Peltier
Mar 5, 2007
Focus: Indigenous Rights
Action Request: Petition
Location: United States
Dear Friends,

Here is the petition to help Leonard Peltier, PLEASE, sign and share it forward!
Mr. Peltier has been especially important to each member of my family. We simply care that he finally gets the justice of freedom!!!

Peace,
KathleenR
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PETITION: Leonard Peltier
Mar 5, 2007
Dear Friends,

Here is the petition to help Leonard Peltier, PLEASE, sign and share it forward!
Mr. Peltier has been especially important to each member of my family. We simply care that he finally gets the justice of freedom!!!

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URGENT: EDU SURVEY for Grad Student
Jan 25, 2007
Dear Friends,
I am working to establish an online academy to help teens and adults be better prepared to seek further education and/or gainful employment. I am also doing related research for my current graduate course.
Therefore, I would appreciate hearing from everyone, ASAP, concerning the following:
1.Would public or private funding be able to fill the needs the best.
2.List 10 basic skills important for such students to gain.
3.Provide any other comments, suggestions, advice, and, opinions.
Thank you!!!
Sincerely,
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Posted: Jan 25, 2007 9:50pm
We Other Native Americans
Jan 15, 2007
I posted a share concerning how I feel Native American, yet haven't found a blood connection.
Well, I've received some flak from some Native American groups, but I also received even more messages who feel as I do. Therefore, I have more to think about. I have felt that genetics over looked important DNA when determining some parts of genes are just "old trash". I mean really, how can they be so sure so soon? Recently, I read a scientific journal which told they ARE now finding out that some of that "trash" isn't trash at all. My own theory has been this: somehow our genes communicate, even memories, to us. Perhaps, folks who feel they had past lives are actually getting such feelings from their ancestors, through genetics. Too often I have discovered years later that somethings I felt drawn to were things "of" my ancestry.

Also, we have watched scientific documentaries about how they now know, through human genome research, that the Indians from northeastern America were at least a quater European -- even before Europeans arrived by ships. It is now known that many Europeans were able to traverse the Atlantic glacier from near Spain to near Virginia. Therefore, the Indians the pilgrims fought may well have been their own distant relatives!

Race, as a division of peoples, did not come into use until the 1500s. Then, eveyone just believed that your race was simply fate, however, it was ancient Greeks who came up with Fate, yet they did not believe in race as we have! Sorting peoples by race is ridiculous, but it's even worse to use for separations. Anthropology can show that being of a "pure race", in these days, is extremely rare!!

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Posted: Jan 15, 2007 12:16pm
We "Other" Native Americans
Jan 11, 2007
We "Other" Native Americans
My husband's maternal grandmother was a Cherokee. He is the one that got those dark handsome looks.
I have loved Indians since I was a toddler, yet wasn't sure why. On a family trip, while in my teens, in North Dakota I had "feeling" of some type of ties to the area. At on point during a drive, Dad got lost, and somehow I knew how to direct him back to our destination. As an adult, I began reading all I could about Native American history, culture, and, legends. When my children were in elementary school, teachers had me as a guest speaker, "The Indian Lady", to help teach more about them. By then, I had also been collecting Native American type statues, prints, artifacts, and books. Years later, I discovered genealogy and, hopeful though I was, I can find no true proof of Indian ancestors. However, I do have direct ancestral grandmother who had been adopted by the Lenni Lenape (Delaware). She'd been captured in near the headwaters of the Potomac River, in 1756. She was brought to the Northwest Territory (Ohio), was adopted and was loved. In 1764, she was returned to her original family by Colonel Boquet. She married and raised a family. When her husband died, however, she went to live with her children who had migrated to Ohio in 1802. She was through regions she'd surely been through before. I've been blessed to visit her grave, and, there was a John Chapman buried nearby. And, I have some theories of how he'd met her before coming here and its how he was first easily welcomed by the Lenni Lenape. While I was exploring genealogy, I returned to finish college, and, "felt" ancestor angels around me. I made all "A"s the first quarter and continued to do well. Now, although a grandma of 10, I nearly have an M.Ed. I'm a life-long advocate for many issues and causes, and, remain dedicated to Native American causes. So far, 3 of our grandsons insist they "feel" they are Indians somehow, too. Recently, I attended one grandson's Thanksgiving party, at the same school my kids attended and where I was The Indian Lady. And...he was an Indian that day. My own children and I often fill in Native American when asked our race. Nearly every branch in our lineages were in this land before it was the United Staes, therefore, we are indeed Native Americans. I feel discriminated against by native groups that insist people must show close blood-relative proof to be considered an American Native. Some thing, like genetics and spirituality (and more), are much deeper than even blood.
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We "Other" Native Americans
Jan 11, 2007
We "Other" Native Americans
My husband's maternal grandmother was a Cherokee. He is the one that got those dark handsome looks.
I have loved Indians since I was a toddler, yet wasn't sure why. On a family trip, while in my teens, in North Dakota I had "feeling" of some type of ties to the area. At on point during a drive, Dad got lost, and somehow I knew how to direct him back to our destination. As an adult, I began reading all I could about Native American history, culture, and, legends. When my children were in elementary school, teachers had me as a guest speaker, "The Indian Lady", to help teach more about them. By then, I had also been collecting Native American type statues, prints, artifacts, and books. Years later, I discovered genealogy and, hopeful though I was, I can find no true proof of Indian ancestors. However, I do have direct ancestral grandmother who had been adopted by the Lenni Lenape (Delaware). She'd been captured in near the headwaters of the Potomac River, in 1756. She was brought to the Northwest Territory (Ohio), was adopted and was loved. In 1764, she was returned to her original family by Colonel Boquet. She married and raised a family. When her husband died, however, she went to live with her children who had migrated to Ohio in 1802. She was through regions she'd surely been through before. I've been blessed to visit her grave, and, there was a John Chapman buried nearby. And, I have some theories of how he'd met her before coming here and its how he was first easily welcomed by the Lenni Lenape. While I was exploring genealogy, I returned to finish college, and, "felt" ancestor angels around me. I made all "A"s the first quarter and continued to do well. Now, although a grandma of 10, I nearly have an M.Ed. I'm a life-long advocate for many issues and causes, and, remain dedicated to Native American causes. So far, 3 of our grandsons insist they "feel" they are Indians somehow, too. Recently, I attended one grandson's Thanksgiving party, at the same school my kids attended and where I was The Indian Lady. And...he was an Indian that day. My own children and I often fill in Native American when asked our race. Nearly every branch in our lineages were in this land before it was the United Staes, therefore, we are indeed Native Americans. I feel discriminated against by native groups that insist people must show close blood-relative proof to be considered an American Native. Some thing, like genetics and spirituality (and more), are much deeper than even blood.
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