The E-mail below was sent to me in the last hour by a concerned citizen who is deeply troubled that Congressman Moore has violated privacy rights by sharing contact information with Organizing for America.
This concerned citizen called Congressman Moore’s office on several occasions asking to talk to the Congressman about the health care issue. This concerned citizen filled out the online form asking for dialog about health care reform. This citizen is now confused as to why Organizing for America from a web address baraackobama.com is now sending an invitation for a meeting when a direct request was ignored. This concerned citizen has never asked to receive E-mail from Organizing for America.
Here is the E-mail this concerned citizen received today from Oganizing for America:
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All throughout August, our members of Congress are back in town. Insurance companies and partisan attack groups are stirring up fear with false rumors about the President’s plan, and it’s extremely important that folks like you speak up now.
So we’ve cooked up an easy, powerful way for you to make a big impression: Office Visits for Health Reform.
All this week, OFA members like you will be stopping by local congressional offices to show our support for insurance reform. You can have a quick conversation with the local staff, tell your personal story, or even just drop off a customized flyer and say that reform matters to you.
We’ll provide everything you need: the address, phone number, and open hours for the office, information about how the health care crisis affects your state for you to drop off (with the option of adding your personal story), and a step-by-step guide for your visit.
According to our records, you live near Rep. Dennis Moore’s office in Overland Park, KS.
Sign up now to visit Rep. Dennis Moore’s office in Overland Park this week.
(Not your representative, or think there might be another office that’s easier for you to get to? Click here to find a different office.)
As you’ve probably seen in the news, special interest attack groups are stirring up partisan mobs with lies about health reform, and it’s getting ugly. Across the country, members of Congress who support reform are being shouted down, physically assaulted, hung in effigy, and receiving death threats. We can’t let extremists hijack this debate, or confuse Congress about where the people stand.
Office Visits for Health Reform are our chance to show that the vast majority of American voters know that the cost of inaction is too high to bear, and strongly support passing health reform in 2009.
Don’t worry if you’ve never done anything like this before. The congressional staff is there to listen, and your opinion as a constituent matters a lot. And if you bring a friend, you’ll have more fun and make an even greater impact.
Click below to sign up for an Office Visit for Health Reform:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/officevisit?office=2627&source=20090809
Wherever you live, these visits matter: Many representatives are pushing hard toward reform, and they are taking a lot of heat from special interests. They deserve our thanks and need our support to continue the fight. But those who are still putting insurance companies and partisan point-scoring ahead of their constituents must know that voters are watching — and that we expect better.
Earlier this week, the President wrote that “this is the moment our movement was built for” and asked us all to commit to join at least one event this month. This is the way to answer that call, and rise to the challenge of this moment together.
Thank you for going the extra mile when it matters the most,
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America
Questions:
- Did Congressman Moore share private contact information with Organizing for America instead of directly responding to this concerned citizen?
- How can “Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee” claim that such a mailing is “not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee” but then use the President’s name in their E-mail addresses, info@barackobama.com?
- Why is the Kansas Democratic Party helping to organize meetings with Congressman Moore via Twitter today, when the Congressman refuses to schedule his own meetings with constituents?
MikeNellis: OFA is organizing trips to local Congressional offices for health care reform. Sign up today: http://bit.ly/Deccu #hc09 #p2
Today 01:13 PM
- Why is Congressman Moore afraid to address his constituents directly in any public forum on the stimulus spending, the “Cap and Trade” bill, and on health care reform?
Update (4 PM): There are now reports that Organizing for America is sending invitations for people to schedule meetings with Sam Brownback at his Wichita office.
Update (Aug 12): WARNING: Organizing for America is *NOT* permitted to set up Congressional appointments, RedState, Aug 12, 2009.
Related:
- 1100 Sign Petition for Congressman Dennis Moore to support “Audit the Fed” Bill, Kansas Meadowlark, July 24, 2009.
- Government Health Care Protest at Congressman Dennis Moore’s Office, Kansas Meadowlark, July 18, 2009.
- Congressman Dennis Moore: Congress exempt from FOIA; Declines to release count on “Cap and Trade” calls, Kansas Meadowlark, July 10, 2009.
- Modern Day Patriots protest “Cap and Trade” at Johnson County Courthouse, Kansas Meadowlark, June 28, 2009.
- Protesters shorten Congressman Dennis Moore’s community office hours, Kansas Meadowlark, March 14, 2009.
- 750 in Overland Park brave cold, wind to protest stimulus, pork (photo essay), Kansas Meadowlark, Feb 21, 2009.
Tags: Congressman Dennis Moore, Health Care Reform, Organizing for America, Privacy
