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I regret that I don't share your enthusiasm for this approach.  Matter 
of fact, I find it somewhat disturbing.

However, what I read is the White House trying to sell a proposal, 
suggesting that opposition to that proposal is generally untruthful 
("Opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little 
inconvenient").  Now they want us to report those offering opposition to 
the government.

I don't see myself as the paranoid type, but reading this brought to 
mind some of the things I have read about 1930s Germany or the old 
Soviet Union.  I wonder if I turn in my neighbors for speaking out 
against govt-sponsored health care, will I get a free pair of jeans?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/

LT

KMATTOX at aol.com wrote:
> The President of the United States has made a request on the White House  
> Blog site  (http://www.trauma.org/index.php/community/list/url/http:list.ftech.net/pipermail/trauma-list/2009-August/_http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/_ 
> (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/) )   that citizens at a grass root level report to him and his associates 
> anything  that they receive, read, or perceive on the Internet relating to 
> Health Care  (Economics) Reform to be "fishy."    
>  
>  
> I for one am delighted with the request from President Obama to  report to 
> him any thing which I perceive from the web, etc. to appear to me to  be 
> "fishy."   This now has provided me and thousands of others a  direct means to 
> communicate directly to him with issues of concern.    I have already used 
> this vehicle 3 times since yesterday to report several items  which I do 
> believe to be "fishy," and I am hopeful that he and his staff, as  well as the 
> Congress, and the professional organizations will  address.    The e-mail 
> adderss he has constructed specifically  for these health issues is 
> _flag at whitehouse.gov_ (mailto:flag at whitehouse.gov) .   
>  
> I must commend this President for his effective use and understanding  of 
> the power and capability of the Internet.    I also must take  him and his 
> staff at their word, that they are truly interested in discovering  those 
> things, not only about health care, but all aspects of our economy and  society 
> which could be improved from this truly grass roots capability and  access 
> to the center of power.  I trust that this will indeed make our  society 
> better.   Would it be that access to health care and a doctor  would be this 
> streamlined, simple, and cost effective.   I for one  will find a great number 
> of opportunities to use this direct access to provide  rapid  communications.
>  
> After my first few direct communications, I have now thought of a number of 
>  areas which I can submit later today via this new wonderful mechanism and 
> those  include disaster, trauma center funding, etc.     With the  millions 
> of e-mails that he is receiving via this mechanism, I do hope he has  time 
> to read and answer each and every one of them.  
>  
> k
>  
>  
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