Mad As Hell Doctors to Hold Final "White Ribbon Rally" for Single Payer in Washington, D.C. on Sept...(Grannies of Madison and Bob Wickline who...),Health

In keeping with the original intention on the tour, the Mad As Hell Doctors will also conduct what they call a Care-A-Van, lead by their logo-wrapped flagship Winnebago affectionately known to their supporters as 'Winnie.' "We really want people to decorate their vehicles with lots of ribbons," says Dr. Joe Eusterman, fellow Mad As Hell Doctor and Winnie's self-appointed captain. "We want people to have fun with it, the way we have. Be safe, but be imaginative. That's how we'll attract attention. And who knows, a few people might even get some of our MAHD t-shirts if they really impress us."

The Care-A-Van will take place on September 30th, the same day as the White Ribbon Rally, starting in Frederick, MD at 9:30 am with a 10:30am stop in Columbia, MD . From Columbia, the long line of ribbon-decorated cars will press on toward Silver Springs Metro Station. In Silver Springs, the Care-A-Van participants will park their cars and take the Metro to McPherson Square in preparation for their March to Lafayette Park at 3:00pm.

"We're calling the DC event a 'White Ribbon Rally' because one purpose is to launch a new national symbol for the Single Payer Movement - the white ribbon," says Dr. Paul Hochfeld, a Mad As Hell Doctor and one of the group's central organizers. "So we're encouraging attendees to make their own white ribbons and find creative ways to wear them, whether as lapel pins or arm bands or whatever. The point is the same as the Care-A-Van - to have fun and bring it with you."

"But the most important reason for the rally is to make good on the promise we announced when the trip began - to pu
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