Obama health care pitch to 1,000 rabbis

[Pat K]

WASHINGTON--President Obama held a conference call Wednesday with more than 1,000 rabbis--from all the major movements-- to pitch his health care plans in order to shore up flagging Congressional support, hoping to influence their High Holiday sermons. Later in the day, at about 5:30 p.m., Obama and Domestic Policy Chief Melody Barnes hosted a mega conference call sponsored by Faith in Public Life, Christian-oriented group, Faith in Public Life (I say this based on looking at the clergy affiliations on the board) with 140,000 people on the line.

It's part of a coordinated outreach effort to faith based groups as make passing the Democratic health plan a moral imperative.


Gee I thought this was the party that was so Keene on keeping a wall between church and state.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/08/obama_health_care_pitch_to_rab.html