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Well, I believe we do indeed have a leader who took the initiative to bring the Voice of the People directly to DC! He's also utilizing the power of the internet AND other devices of modern technology in order to bring all Americans together, precisely for the purpose of fighting the special interests in DC so we can demand real reform. Not only has it proven to gather Americans from all perspectives together who believe strong reform is needed, but it has begun to snowball in the press and is beginning to attract DC's attention as well!
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All thanks to Dr. Ogan Gurel for his recognition that all we needed was this type of leadership, and for taking the "Walk for Healthcare" a 700 mile walk (~24 miles per day) from Chicago to DC in 30 days, and he just left Pittsburgh. The doctor (who prefers to just go by Ogan) had also been looking for an effective means of becoming active in the reform debate, but also found a lack of the kind of leadership needed to compete with what he had seen as a special interests' takeover of the debate. Ogan knew somebody had to do it, so he did! Ogan isn't taking sides with any particular policy either, because he believes the one thing we can all agree on is the dire need for strong health care reform. He is collecting the health care stories from every American that wants to share them along the way, and he is taking them straight to Congress to be heard. There are very few people that haven't fully embraced this opportunity to have their tragic stories told too; whatever their opinion on reform policy, the expression for serious reform as a necessity has been absolutely unanimous. I think my favorite picture Ogan took, of a sign a supporter had put on the roadside inviting him to stop in for a glass of lemonade, says a lot about our desire to be heard and our appreciation for Ogan's willingness to make it happen.
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Clearly Ogan understands the importance and power of "feet
on the ground" activism, and he has combined the Walk with an incredibly wide
variety of technological features designed for us all to take the journey with
him. No matter what your internet-poison is, he's got your dose!
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Twitter: -http://www.twitter.com/walk4healthcare --( @walk4healthcare )
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/walk4healthcare
Facebook:
Personal page www.facebook.com/ogangurel-
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Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113509038713
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And it gets even BETTER... Throughout each day Ogan's GPS tracking tells us exactly where he is, while the pictures that accompany the updates shows the things he sees, and the people he meets with too! On the website, in what he calls "dispatches" he also tells the stories he has been given full permission to share. All these things combined really do give you the sense of taking the journey with Ogan.
