and from dallas, mike gallagher, syndicated radio talk show host. very successful one as well. both of you guys are not fans of president obama. but, something has happened in the last last three weeks that is really extraordinary. because, the debate over health care, over who should serve in government, ie van jones, over political corruption, acorn. has been driven solely by fox news and by conservative talk radio. the mainstream media had no part in it, at all. so the power now is shifted to us and to talk radio. i'm worried though, gallagher that there may be overkill on the way. because, once you get a taste of power like that, you get high ratings, it's almost like a drug you have got to have more and more and more. you see what i'm talking about here? >> yeah. but it's more than ratings, bill. it's not a ratings driven thing. for us, it's ideology, it's a mission, it's a cause, it's a calling. you are right, the last few weeks have been extraordinary. i think back to the time when rush limbaugh exploded on the national scene and rush himself would kid about the fact tha

. in surpassing that goal, mike and mike gallagher showed they could unify thousands of americans and convince them they can form this petition. i am pleased to have him make some remarks. mike? >> thank you. this is a terrific day for american voices, because talk radio has played a big role in fighting back. and we decided as the summer began that this could be the summer of the american voice, and the summer when millions of americans would be heard. and to collect one million plus signatures over a couple months period of time is a pretty extraordinary position -- response to the way democrats envisioned health care reform. we fought hard, we interest vide a lot of people, and through my radio show's nc. a, this is the result. where again the summer of tea parties and opposition and the spirit of american voices was heard. and despite what the president may or may not say, the people have been represented by this amazing health care petition. the largest petition ever presented to the congress in the history of the united states. we're very proud of that. we're proud of what we ha

now i'm pleased to introduce mike gallagher of the salem radio network. mike has been with us since the very beginning back in late may. seems a long time ago. but because of mike, the free our health care now petition reached its first goal of 50,000 signatures. we thought we had done very well and maybe it wasn't going to get better, but of course, we've come a long way. since surpassing that goal, mike in the mike gallagher show have communicated relentlessly educating thousands of americans and encouraging them to voice their concerns about health care, health care. without mike, the free our health care now petition would not be what it is today. and i'm pleased to have him make some remarks. mike? >> thank you, governor. appreciate it. thank you. this is a terrific day for american voices because talk radio has played a big role in fighting back. and we decided as the summer began that this could be the summer of the american voice and the summer when millions of americans would be heard and to collect 1.3 million plus signatures over a couple of mon

now i'm pleased to introduce mike gallagher of the salem radio network. th us from the very beginning back in late may. seems a long time ago but because of mike the free our health care now petition reached its first goal of 50,000 signatures. we thought we had done very well and maybe it wasn't going to get better but of course we've come a long way. since passing that goal, mike and the mike gallagher show have communicated relentlessly, educating thousands of americans and encouraging them to voice their concerns about health care. without mike, the free our health care now petition would not be what it is today and i'm pleased to have him make some remarks. mike. >> thank you, i appreciate it. thank you. this is a terrific day for american voices because talk radio has played a big role in fighting back and we decided as the summer began that this could be the summer of the american voice and the summer when millions of americans would be heard and to collect 1.3 million-plus signatures over a couple of months' time is a pretty extraordinary achieveme

so to hugh hewitt and mike gallagher, we say thank you, not only to the american public, but for bringing this message so loud and clear to washington, d.c. we get it. thank you. i'd like to at this time if i could to introduce one of the leading idea makers in the united states congress. he's a republican from arizona, my dear friend, john chadic. >> thank you, pete. i want to begin by thank you governor du pont and thanking dr. john goodman. he's been in the trenches of this fight for years and the work he's done has made this effort possible. this is a unique moment in american history. it's a unique moment because the people are actually speaking out and making their voices heard over 1 million of them took the time to read this petition, to understand the health care debate in america and to speak out. and as mike pence said, the question now is, is washington listening? now, let me make one thing clear, you may have been told that health care is complicated. and you may say to yourself, what does free our health care now mean? it means one thing. one thing that will change health ca

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