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DEL.ICIO.USIn which we help Rosalynn Carter rig an election
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Happy Thanksgiving, people.
We’re passing on a request from Thomas Bates, co-founder of Democrats Work — a partisan but do-gooding organization that Bates started with Jason Carter, grandson of the former president.
Bates forwarded an e-mail that Rosalynn Carter has written, asking Georgians to help Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus win a new, million-dollar MRI.
You’ll recall the hospital was destroyed by a tornado last March.
Insurance will cover much but not all of the rebuilding. By coincidence, Siemens Medical Solutions is hosting a contest to give away an MRI to one hospital in the U.S.
The former First Lady wants the machine to go to Americus, and is pointing people to this web site, where a popular vote is being tabulated.
“Right now, we are in first place, but the second place hospital is just outside of Buffalo, an area with a much larger population than southwest Georgia,” Mrs. Carter wrote.
“You will see that many hospitals, including other great hospitals in Georgia, have posted videos. Many of them are deserving, but I hope you will take the two minutes to hear our story and help us.”
“You can vote once a day, every day. Please vote often and forward this message to your family and friends asking them to do the same. The last day to vote is December 31st.”
Note to Republicans: It occurs to us that there are still certain offices in this region of Georgia you haven’t conquered yet. This might be an opportunity to win some brownie points.
Comments
By billfrancisco
November 22, 2007 6:41 AM | Link to this
It’s official insanity can be passed from husband to wife.
By Eric
November 22, 2007 8:04 AM | Link to this
In memory of the late Gail Hooks,a member of the Hospital’s Board, I am proud to vote for Sumter Hospital and will forward this to family and friends.
By Jerry
November 22, 2007 8:41 AM | Link to this
The insanity would be NOT SUPPORTING your local hospital. Thank you Mrs. Carter and a huge thanks to everyone voting for Sumter Regional Hospital at http://www.winanmri.com/
By Thankful for SRH
November 22, 2007 9:29 AM | Link to this
I am SO proud to be a Georgian, and prouder still that such a graceful former First Lady is still as involved as she ever was with raising awareness of Sumter Regional Hospital to a higher level. Thank you for reminding people everywhere, Mrs. Carter, that there is a community that is still devastated by the March 1st tornado, and we need all the help we can get to return health care to this economically-deprived portion of Georgia.
Please vote, everyone…and please pass along this URL to all of your friends and family, so that they can vote, too. Many people would be very thankful for your help.
Happy Holidays!