Eric Odom
Eric Odom is a 29 year old conservative activist, blogger and partner in the online media firm Strategic Activism LLC. Odom organized a counter-protest to a rally held in Chicago on August 4, 2009, to support efforts to reform the health care system in the U.S.
Odom started the "DontGo Movement" to oppose government regulation of the energy industry. As of August 2009, the DontGo movement is being taken over by the American Liberty Alliance, of which Eric Odom is the Executive Director. Most of the links on the DontGo movement web site now forward to the Web site of the American Liberty Alliance. Odom has ahd the Twitter tag #dontgo. [1]
Activism opposing health care reform
In an article in Chicago Tribune, Odom said he fears efforts to reform health care will "strip away his provider choices" and add to the federal deficit. Odom said "We basically feel the legislation being pushed through [is] very dangerous ... We are really pushing for everybody to take a deep breath and really look at what we're getting into and not just jump into something ... that's going to cost us for years to come."[2][3]
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External resources
- Eric Odom's DontGo Movement blog page: http://www.dontgomovement.com/blog/2009/05/10/the-dontgo-movement-is-moving-on/
References
- ↑ Eric Odom The DontGo Movement is “Moving On” Blog. May 10, 2009. Accessed August 14, 2009
- ↑ Monique Garcia Chicago Democratic leaders rally supporters for health-care reform Chicago Tribune. August 5, 2009
- ↑ Eric Odom About Eric Odom Blog. Accessed August 14, 2009