Democratic Party

Dear former Governor Palin,

You've spent a great deal of time spreading lies about health reform, and we've had enough. We're calling you out. And since you've spread so much misinformation on Facebook, we've decided to come here to do it.

• A few months ago on Facebook, you claimed health reform would create ‘death panels’ and drive private insurers out of business. Nonpartisan fact check sites and the independent Congressional Budget Office disproved those lies.


• After those lies were debunked, you went to the Wall Street Journal to charge that reform would lead to rationing and – again –‘death panels.’ Your wild claims remained as false as they were on Facebook – and media figures from Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Joe Scarborough have debunked those lies.


• Just days ago, you said reform would raise costs on families and drive up deficits. But the conservative Tax Foundation calls those claims false.

Rising costs are crushing families and crippling small businesses. Reform will rein in costs and, in the long run, cut the deficit. If you want to spread lies on Facebook, we’ll call you out in the very same place.

Sincerely,

Your fellow Americans

P.S. -- Quit making things up!

Republican Bob McDonnell, the GOP candidate for governor in Virginia, has been hiding shockingly extreme views in hopes of convincing voters that he's in the mainstream. But now, the truth has come out.

This weekend, the Washington Post printed a game-changing story about a deeply disturbing blueprint for governing that McDonnell wrote as a 34-year-old man on the cusp of elected office -- a plan he's been working hard to enact ever since.

If voters know about this, they'll turn away from McDonnell's regressive vision for Virginia, but it's up to us to get the word out. Please read the details about McDonnell's blueprint below, and then send this note to every Virginia voter you know.

• The Post reports that McDonnell "described working women and feminists as 'detrimental' to the family" -- and in his writing he describes feminism as one of the "real enemies of the traditional family."


• McDonnell opposed a Supreme Court decision allowing couples to use contraception.


• He has proven in the past that he would prefer to criminalize the medical decisions of women and their doctors, and not allow any medical recourse for the victims of rape and incest -- and this blueprint confirms that stance.


• His blueprint also calls for government to "restrain, punish, and deter" homosexuality.

You can see the Washington Post article here:

http://www.democrats.org/mcdonnell

And you can read McDonnell's full blueprint here:

http://www.democrats.org/blueprint

These devastating revelations make it painfully clear that Bob McDonnell wants to take Virginia backwards. Virginians want and deserve a commonwealth characterized by equality and freedom -- and that is not the Virginia Bob McDonnell is trying to create.

Can you "share" this note with your friends, and then send it to all your Virginian friends now? We have to make sure Virginia voters know the truth.

Friends,

Please read this note and help spread the word by clicking "share" and posting it to your wall.

There's been a lot of media coverage about organized mobs intimidating lawmakers, disrupting town halls, and silencing real discussion about the need for real health insurance reform.

The truth is, it's a sham. These "grassroots protests" are being organized and largely paid for by Washington special interests and insurance companies who are desperate to block reform. They're trying to use lies and fear to break the President and his agenda for change.

Health insurance reform is about our lives, our jobs, and our families -- we can't let distortions and intimidation get in the way. We need to expose these outrageous tactics, and we're counting on you to help. Can you read these "5 facts about the anti-reform mobs" and pass them along to your friends and family?

5 facts about the anti-reform mobs

1. These disruptions are being funded and organized by out-of-district special-interest groups and insurance companies who fear that health insurance reform could help Americans, but hurt their bottom line. A group run by the same folks who made the "Swiftboat" ads against John Kerry is compiling a list of congressional events in August to disrupt. An insurance company coalition has stationed employees in 30 states to track where local lawmakers hold town-hall meetings.

2. People are scared because they are being fed frightening lies. These crowds are being riled up by anti-reform lies being spread by industry front groups that invent smears to tarnish the President's plan and scare voters. But as the President has repeatedly said, health insurance reform will create more health care choices for the American people, not reduce them. If you like your insurance or your doctor, you can keep them, and there is no "government takeover" in any part of any plan supported by the President or Congress.

3. Their actions are getting more extreme. Texas protesters brought signs displaying a tombstone for Rep. Lloyd Doggett and using the "SS" symbol to compare President Obama's policies to Nazism. Maryland Rep. Frank Kratovil was hanged in effigy outside his district office. Rep. Tim Bishop of New York had to be escorted to his car by police after an angry few disrupted his town hall meeting -- and more examples like this come in every day. And they have gone beyond just trying to derail the President's health insurance reform plans, they are trying to "break" the President himself and ruin his Presidency.

4. Their goal is to disrupt and shut down legitimate conversation. Protesters have routinely shouted down representatives trying to engage in constructive dialogue with voters, and done everything they can to intimidate and silence regular people who just want more information. One attack group has even published a manual instructing protesters to "stand up and shout" and try to "rattle" lawmakers to prevent them from talking peacefully with their constituents.

5. Republican leadership is irresponsibly cheering on the thuggish crowds. Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner issued a statement applauding and promoting a video of the disruptions and looking forward to "a long, hot August for Democrats in Congress."

It's time to expose this charade, before it gets more dangerous. Please send these facts to everyone you know.

Once you've shared this note with your friends on Facebook, you can also post the facts on your website or blog, email them to your friends and family, or tweet the following message to your Twitter followers:

5 facts about the anti-health reform mobs: http://bit.ly/YLPzc. Help defend the truth - RT or share on Facebook #hc09

Now, more than ever, we need to stand strong together and defend the truth.