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To: Brumar89 who wrote (320216)	8/18/2009 12:38:09 PM
From: Oral Roberts	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793743

Can't understand why a single senior would stay with them.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (320216)	8/18/2009 3:06:21 PM
From: miraje	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793743

CBS News has learned that up to 60,000 people have cancelled their AARP memberships since July 1, angered over the group’s position on health care. I wish I could quit, but their lefty statist policies dissuaded me from ever joining AARP in the first place..

To: Brumar89 who wrote (320216)	8/18/2009 4:21:37 PM
From: KLP	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793743

American Seniors Association vs. AARP: Seniors have a choice August 17, 10:00 PM • Robbin Swad - Miami City Buzz Examiner examiner.com [KLP Note: The American Seniors Association server must be swamped….I couldn't get in, but won't give up. Here's their website and the link to getting a 2/1 if we send in our torn up AARP card! Heheheheh…Gladly!] americanseniors.org Amidst recent controversy over what is perceived as support by AARP for Obama's health care reform-- a new player has emerged on the scene and they are ready to serve disgruntled seniors. According to the American Seniors Association website, ASA is "looking out for seniors by fighting a health care reform bill that will cost upward of $1.8 trillion over the next 10 years and cuts in Medicare of $500 billion." The Atlanta-based American Seniors Association describes itself as a conservative grassroots advocacy organization whose mission is to "provide seniors with the choices, information, and services they need to live healthier, wealthier lives." Additionally, in direct reference to the current health care debate, ASA has specified that it "wants seniors to live longer, more fulfilling years of life-- not an 'end of life' continuum that this bill suggests." And just to show they mean business, ASA has posted the following offer on their website: *"The American Seniors Association (ASA) invites any American Association of Retired Persons member to mail us your torn AARP card and receive a 2 year- for- 1 year membership with ASA."* Over the past few weeks, AARP's position on current health care reform proposals have been conflicted, in the very least. On August 11th, President Obama, in a nationally televised town hall meeting on health care claimed the support of AARP for his health care plan, only to be followed by an immediate press release from AARP stating they had no official position of support for current health care reform. Tom Nelson, AARP's chief operating officer, said, "Indications that we have endorsed any of the major health care reform bills currently under consideration in Congress are inaccurate.'" However, as Miami City Buzz Examiner demonstrated in a recent post entitled, Health Care Reform Bill: Is AARP sending a confusing message to seniors?, the information presented on AARP's website included enough statements and clarifications which hardly could be interpreted as a lack of support from AARP. Apparently, the controversy over health care and AARP's position has caused quite a few seniors to declare that they have had enough. According to a report relesded today by The Associated Press: "About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a health care overhaul, a spokesman for the organization said Monday. The membership loss suggests dissatisfaction on the part of AARP members at a time when many senior citizens are concerned about proposed cuts to Medicare providers to help pay for making health care available for all. But spokesman Drew Nannis said it wasn't unusual for the powerful, 40 million-strong senior citizens' lobby to shed members in droves when it's advocating on a controversial issue... The approximately 60,000 number represents members who specifically cited AARP's stance on the health overhaul debate in canceling their membership between July 1 and mid-August, Nannis said." American Seniors Association has pronounced Florida as having one of the largest senior populations of any state in the nation and senior citizens as being "the most important voting bloc in the state". Representing hundreds of thousands of seniors nationwide, the American Seniors Association is making it possible for those seniors with dissenting voices to now be heard. AP Photo/Ed Andrieski Other Popular Articles: --Ronald Reagan speaks out against socialized medicine (audio) --Is AARP sending a confusing message to seniors? --Obama Health Care logo-- the latest and strangest controversy in Health Care Reform? --Miami student calls out Obama girls in ads targeting healthier school lunches --Post office closings: change is on its way with the US Postal Service --Harley-Davidson dealer, Bruce Rossmeyer accident report: what really happened? --Cash for Clunkers Program 2009 --Climate Change ________________________________________ Copyright 2009 Examiner.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Author Robbin Swad is an Examiner from Miami. You can see Robbin's articles at: "http://www.Examiner.com/x-6722-Miami-City-Buzz-Examiner"