Day Four: On a Roll On the Road!

Well ladies and gents’ this is our fifth blog post for the tour and all I can say is that our experience gets better by the day! We spent our morning in Monroe getting people involved in our campaign and we received more signatures than any other stop. We had people of every race, color, and creed asking how they can get involved in the Campaign for Responsible Health Reform. There was also a great article written about our stop in Alexandria that you can read here:

http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20090813/NEWS01/908130317/1002

Furthermore we received a GREAT testimonial from a citizen of Monroe that actually lived in Europe who saw first-hand the result of government ran healthcare. Here’s the video:



KNOE Channel 8 News in Monroe also did an interview with Devin and I today that you can see on their website, www.knoe.com. We also did interviews with the Ruston Daily Leader and Minden Press-Herald on our way to Shreveport, so keep an eye out for those.

FROM DEVIN

As David mentioned, we had a very eventful day today in Monroe and the following press stops. As we go along we seem to gain more and more traction; I can’t begin to describe how enthused this makes us. It’s great to see the increasing responsiveness we’re getting from the constituents. But I can only hope that our message sticks with them and they communicate the same to their friends and relatives. What we’re doing only really matters if the people we see spread the word. We’re relatively fortunate here in Louisiana that our representatives in Washington are on the same page. Many other folks aren’t so lucky. So for all you non-Louisianans out there reading our blog, GET INVOLVED!!! If you’re out there, leave a comment, let us know how we can help you get mobilized.