Read it here first!

Let's guess how many letters to the editor from "concerned ctizens" read verbatim like this one over the next few days

Dear MoveOn member,

Right-wing mobs aren't just disrupting congressional town halls—their outlandish lies are now making their way into mainstream news coverage, too.   

We need to set the record straight. The majority of Americans support real health care reform. And no wonder, given the incredible cost of inaction.

In Connecticut alone, 100 people lose their coverage every day. And for those with insurance, yearly premiums will hit $24,480 in a few years if we don't act.

We can't let right-wing extremists ruin the biggest opportunity in a generation to get real reform. Can you send a quick letter to the editor of The New Haven Register—or another local paper—about the urgent need in Connecticut for Congress to pass health care reform with a real public option?  

Click here:

http://pol.moveon.org/lte?campaign_id=116&id=16803-9234983-y3OtbFx&t=3

Our tool makes writing a letter really simple. You can send the letter right from our website—it only takes a few minutes.

If you've never written a letter to the editor before, now is the time to send your first. The letters page is one of the most widely read—and most important—in local newspapers. Members of Congress and their staffs read it to understand how their constituents are feeling. And since members are all home in the district this month—and paying close attention to the health care debate in particular—your letter will make an even bigger impact.  

Here are some talking points specific to Connecticut you can use in your letter:

• We can't afford to wait for reform: Each day, 100 people in Connecticut lose their health care coverage. And without reform, those who still have insurance will see their yearly premiums go up by $10,134 in the next decade—to a staggering $24,480.

• Reform with a real public option is key to expanding coverage: Under current legislation, which includes a strong public health insurance option, 261,000 people in Connecticut—and 37 million Americans nationwide1—will gain coverage by 2019.

• A real public health insurance option is crucial to lowering costs: With premiums projected to hit $24,480, we need to get costs down. By spurring competition, a public plan will help bring down out-of-control costs2 for individuals, families, and small businesses.

Can you send a letter to the editor of The New Haven Register, or another local newspaper, as part of our "Real Voices for Change" campaign? Just click here to get started:  

http://pol.moveon.org/lte?campaign_id=116&id=16803-9234983-y3OtbFx&t=4

Thanks for all you do.

–Nita, Kat, Eli, Wes, and the rest of the team

I love it when these folks get the sense they aren't making any headway.  And, hello, if the single payer people need to keep Rosa DeLauro and Chris Murphy in line things are even more dire for that side than I thought.

Of course, I don't expect the dullards in the press to notice that they are getting astroturfed, big time.