OKC Rally for SCHIP

I didn’t make it to the SCHIP rally at the Capital today (I had to take my mother to the doctor). But Mainstream Baptist was there, and in fact Dr. Bruce Prescott, the director, was a speaker. I’m very heartened to see religious leaders and groups around the country, many of them conservative and/or “pro-life” (consistency, imagine that!), be very public about their support for this program and taking Republicans to task for going against the health needs of children.

Anyway, here’s a bit from Dr. Prescott’s speech:

President Bush! You are a multi-millionaire and you raised millions to get elected — yet taxpayers foot the bill for your health care. You have no moral authority to veto health benefits for poor children. You don’t need a safety net. Poor children do.

Mr. President, before God and all these witnesses I implore you — stop sacrificing the health of our poorest children. Stop being so short-sighted. Invest in their future. Their future is our future.

Members of Congress! More than a third of you are millionaires and all of you have raised millions to get elected — yet taxpayers foot the bill for your health care. United States Senators! Almost half of you are millionaires and all of you have raised millions to get elected — yet taxpayers foot the bill for your health care. You have no moral authority to deny equal benefits to the children of the poor. You have a safety net and don’t need one. Poor children need a safety net and don’t have one.

Congressmen Cole, Fallin, Lucas, and Sullivan and Senators Coburn and Inhofe, before God and all these witnesses I implore you – don’t let the President sacrifice the health of our poorest children. We can’t afford to be so short-sighted. Invest in their future. Their future is our future.

Here are some of the news reports on the event, which a lot of media outlets came too, for a change. As sent out by event organizer wonder woman, Darla Jane:

Michael Moore website has Tulsa World article and KSBItv video clip.

KSBItv great video here

Tulsa World: Advocates protest veto of children’s health program

KOKH: Health care advocates protest veto of children’s health program