Comments on: Accountability Now Targets Jim Cooper for Primary Challenge http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:57:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Knoxville http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983991 Knoxville Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:10:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983991 <p>I’ve read more about Rep Cooper, his views, his record, his district, and his ties to companies that have bankrolled his campaigns.</p> <p>CONGRESSMAN JIM COOPER DEFINITELY SHOULD FACE A REAL PRIMARY CHALLENGE NEXT YEAR!</p> I’ve read more about Rep Cooper, his views, his record, his district, and his ties to companies that have bankrolled his campaigns.

CONGRESSMAN JIM COOPER DEFINITELY SHOULD FACE A REAL PRIMARY CHALLENGE NEXT YEAR!

]]> By: Knoxville http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983978 Knoxville Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:35:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983978 <p>I’m happy to say that I contributed!! When will that ad start running? Also, I’d like to thank Rachel Maddow of MSNBC for informing me about FDL and about this campaign to tell Lincoln and Ross to ACT LIKE DEMOCRATS!</p> I’m happy to say that I contributed!! When will that ad start running? Also, I’d like to thank Rachel Maddow of MSNBC for informing me about FDL and about this campaign to tell Lincoln and Ross to ACT LIKE DEMOCRATS!

]]> By: Knoxville http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983977 Knoxville Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:27:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983977 <p>I strongly support FDL and the ActBlue ad to tell Arkansas Democratic Sen Blanche Lincoln and Rep Mike Ross to stop doing the bidding of the insurance industry. I gave money to help run the ad and wrote letters to both Sen Lincoln and Rep Ross. (In fact, I’d happily share the letter I faxed to Rep Ross today with anyone who might be interested in faxing him a letter too!)</p> <p>But, Jane, I’m not sure I get this new call to oppose Tennessee Rep Jim Cooper. I just read “Cooper’s Most Frequently Asked Questions on Health Reform” at his website. It looks like he supports in principle a public option along the lines of Sen Schumer’s proposal, but has concerns about it not being deficit neutral.</p> <p>Based on the way President Obama has described the way a public option would be run and paid for, I don’t agree with Rep Cooper’s concern and I think he’s missing the point about why a public option is necessary to get costs down and to make insurance companies treat their customers more fairly. But I think his concern is legitimate. I understand why he would be supporting a different bill for now as a result of his current concerns. And I think his voice can be constructive in producing a good bill.</p> <p>Sorry Jane and all FDLers. I just don’t see in Rep Cooper a sellout who is doing the bidding of the worst elements of the health care industry. And I don’t think that the criterion you have cited as meeting Accountability Now’s criteria for a primary challenge to oppose Rep Cooper (i.e. that President Obama won 56% of Cooper’s district) is enough of a reason to start recruiting candidates to run against him in a Democratic primary next year. If you start calling out any Democrat who has a sincere difference of opinion based on nothing more than what percentage of his or her constituents voted for President Obama, you will marginalize FDL far too much to make a serious impact in the future.</p> <p>I’m just not with you on this one yet.</p> I strongly support FDL and the ActBlue ad to tell Arkansas Democratic Sen Blanche Lincoln and Rep Mike Ross to stop doing the bidding of the insurance industry. I gave money to help run the ad and wrote letters to both Sen Lincoln and Rep Ross. (In fact, I’d happily share the letter I faxed to Rep Ross today with anyone who might be interested in faxing him a letter too!)

But, Jane, I’m not sure I get this new call to oppose Tennessee Rep Jim Cooper. I just read “Cooper’s Most Frequently Asked Questions on Health Reform” at his website. It looks like he supports in principle a public option along the lines of Sen Schumer’s proposal, but has concerns about it not being deficit neutral.

Based on the way President Obama has described the way a public option would be run and paid for, I don’t agree with Rep Cooper’s concern and I think he’s missing the point about why a public option is necessary to get costs down and to make insurance companies treat their customers more fairly. But I think his concern is legitimate. I understand why he would be supporting a different bill for now as a result of his current concerns. And I think his voice can be constructive in producing a good bill.

Sorry Jane and all FDLers. I just don’t see in Rep Cooper a sellout who is doing the bidding of the worst elements of the health care industry. And I don’t think that the criterion you have cited as meeting Accountability Now’s criteria for a primary challenge to oppose Rep Cooper (i.e. that President Obama won 56% of Cooper’s district) is enough of a reason to start recruiting candidates to run against him in a Democratic primary next year. If you start calling out any Democrat who has a sincere difference of opinion based on nothing more than what percentage of his or her constituents voted for President Obama, you will marginalize FDL far too much to make a serious impact in the future.

I’m just not with you on this one yet.

]]> By: tbau http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983937 tbau Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:31:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983937 <p>you can bet obama will throw his full support behind cooper. guaranteed. yeah, obama is THAT guy.</p> you can bet obama will throw his full support behind cooper. guaranteed. yeah, obama is THAT guy.

]]> By: boloboffin http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983893 boloboffin Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:20:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983893 <p>He acts like this because he wants to run for Senator one day.</p> He acts like this because he wants to run for Senator one day.

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983891 Cujo359 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:14:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983891 <p>Speaking of accountability, the <a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/arkansaspublicoption" rel="nofollow">Lincoln/Ross Act Like Democrats campaign</a> has hit its goal.</p> Speaking of accountability, the Lincoln/Ross Act Like Democrats campaign has hit its goal.

]]> By: Sparkatus http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983879 Sparkatus Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:03:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983879 <p>Got to love those accountability moments.</p> Got to love those accountability moments.

]]> By: omarty http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983859 omarty Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:22:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983859 <p>I live in his District. Many email and phone calls about paying $420.00 a month with a $2,500.00 Deductible for 80 % with Blue Bend over the Cross you will need the Shield i cannot continue to do and asking him to support single payer insurance to no avail. Then ask him to just support the Democrats so we can move forward nothing. Last email said if i had wanted a Republican in office i would have voted for one. The Democrats have to find someone to run against him if he doesn’t git in line and dance with the people who brought you to the party.</p> I live in his District. Many email and phone calls about paying $420.00 a month with a $2,500.00 Deductible for 80 % with Blue Bend over the Cross you will need the Shield i cannot continue to do and asking him to support single payer insurance to no avail. Then ask him to just support the Democrats so we can move forward nothing. Last email said if i had wanted a Republican in office i would have voted for one. The Democrats have to find someone to run against him if he doesn’t git in line and dance with the people who brought you to the party.

]]> By: solerso http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983853 solerso Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:44:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983853 <p>LOL love it. except Rahm is with Badzino.</p> LOL love it. except Rahm is with Badzino.

]]> By: solerso http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983850 solerso Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:39:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/25/accountability-now-targets-jim-cooper-for-primary-challenge/#comment-1983850 <p>GIBSON is in nashville. They moved there from Kalamazoo Mich. in 1975, to get out from paying union workers.</p> GIBSON is in nashville. They moved there from Kalamazoo Mich. in 1975, to get out from paying union workers.

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