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November 04, 2009

Civil-Rights Groups Band Together to Push Health-Care Ideas

More than 50 civil-rights groups are joining forces to press for a government-run health plan as Congress considers health-care proposals, says The New York Times.

The campaign, involving organizations that include the venerable NAACP, the National Urban League, and the five-year-old Hip Hop Caucus, will be run out of a Washington “war room.” The groups will use phone banks, rallies, and radio call-in shows in an effort to increase support for a government plan.

Christopher Fleming, an NAACP spokesman, said civil-rights organizations have not coordinated their efforts like this on a piece of legislation since the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

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Comments

1. Government-run health care will bankrupt us, if Obama hasn’t already accomplished that. The NAACP, once venerable, as described, is now venal.

   — Jeff Steele    Nov 4, 04:59 PM    #

2. This is Great!!!!!
   @Jeff – your comment is stupid. The NAACP is like most organizations changing,evolving and moving forward.
   I applaud this effort.

   — ColoredSpirit    Nov 5, 11:51 AM    #

3. ColoredSpirit:

   The reason you perceive the NAACP as moving forward is because you unbuckled yourself from your child safety seat, and are looking out the rear windshield.

   Get back in the car seat and stop using bad words like stupid, and maybe your mommy will get you a Happy Meal for lunch.

   — Jeff Steele    Nov 8, 01:39 AM    #

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