I just un-subscribed from OFA

[Melissa G]

I was feeling pretty frustrated by the health care insurance giveaway and the war and.....

Anyway, I decided to tell someone and OFA was in my inbox, so I unsubscribed and told them why.
Feel free to write your own note. Maybe if enough of us do it someone may notice.



I am un subscribing because I feel sold out on the public option, the war and a woman's right to choose. This was not what was promised during the campaign.
What happened to universal health care with no individual mandates? What happened to lowering premiums by 2500 dollars for a family of 4? What happened to the govt negotiating drug prices?
What happened to respect for people like Howard Dean who helped put President Obama in the White House? What happened to caring about all those promises to all those voters who worked so hard for change we could believe in?
Yes, I know this is better than McCain/Palin, but it was also supposed to be better than just the dratted DLC norm.

[thunder rising]

1. OFA is Obama for America and not a Pro-Democratic Organization

I found that out at an organizing meeting. Now, they want to charge $60 for the opportunity to learn how to carry Obama water.

[Melissa G]

2. Most of my concerns listed were about campaign promises

I used this excellent thread to jog my memory.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7280831&mesg_id=7280831

[mistertrickster]

3. Amen, Sister. I tried to send them an e-mail, but it bounced. So I sent one

to WhiteHouse.gov instead.

I don't care to hear their crap anymore.

Prove it with deeds, then I'll believe it.

[Melissa G]

4. Good for you!

I hear I was just characterized on a tweet as an (ex) Obama supporter. Not necessarily the case. I am an EX OFA subscriber though and they should not ask me for money right now.

http://twitter.com/peterdaou

Edit to say emails to the OFA email addy will bounce but unsubscribe notes do not. I know this because I previously tried to complain to them before I unsubscribed.

[Melissa G]

5. I guess the president heard us...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/?wpisrc=newsletter

Obama rejects criticism on health legislation

Exclusive interview | President challenges critics to identify any "gap" between what he campaigned on and what Congress is on the verge of passing.

Scott Wilson | 2:38 p.m. ET

[Hell Hath No Fury]

6. I did last week --

and let them know why loud and clear. Felt good. :)

[Melissa G]

7. They still have not unsubscibed me at OFA

so I sent them another message...

Please unsubscribe me because you are not paying attention to these important issues!!!
This is an excerpt from an email from from Move on...


Five Critical Flaws in the Senate Health Care Bill

The Senate bill would:

#1—Deny Americans the choice of a public option. In contrast, the House bill contains a national public option, the key to real competition, greater choice, and lower costs.1

#2—Leave insurance unaffordable for some lower income and working people. Both bills require virtually all Americans to buy insurance. But even with the subsidies provided, some families could have to pay up to 20% of their income on health care expenses.2

#3—Impose dangerous restrictions on women's reproductive health care. Unfortunately, both bills do this and the House provision is worse. Both versions would be a dangerous step and neither should be in the final bill.3

#4—Tax American workers' health coverage to pay for reform. The Senate would pay for part of reform by taxing the hard-won benefits packages of some working Americans. The House, on the other hand, pays for reform with a small surcharge on only the wealthiest Americans—a far better approach.4

#5—Allow insurance companies to remain exempt from anti-trust laws. Under current law, insurance companies are actually exempt from laws designed to prevent monopolies and price-gouging. The House bill would fix this, but the Senate bill leaves it in place.5

Of course, these aren't the only problems with the bill. Most glaringly, both the Senate and House bill would leave millions uninsured,6 a far cry from the vision of universal coverage so many of us have fought for. That remains a long-term goal.

But these five things need to be fixed immediately—and we need to spread the word to make sure House and Senate leadership and the White House get the message we're counting on them to craft a final bill with these key fixes.