Celebrities Ban Together For Public Service Announcement Spoof On Health Insurance Companies
Will Ferrell, Thomas Lennon (Lt. Jim Dangle on Reno 911), and Don Faison (Kirk from Scrubs) and a host of other celebs got together to convey their message against the super rich health care executives by starring in this Public Service Announcement (spoof video) which was listed on Funny Or Die.
It was sponsored by MoveOn.Org which started out in 1988 as an email group and blossomed, well, more like exploded. As of 2009, MoveOn has a membership of 5.2 million, with 20 full-time and 20 part-time staffers. Not too shabby!
Wikipedia says MoveOn.Org is:
An American non-profit progressive, liberal public policy advocacy group and political action committee which has raised millions of dollars for candidates of the Democratic Party in the United States. Formed in response to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton,it has been cited in some accounts as a factor which helped propel the Democratic Party to power in the 2006 midterm elections.
This video received two million views in two days! It’s funny stuff!
Examiner.com wrote:
Celebrity PSA video about Obama’s health insurance plan gets 2 million views in 2 days.
With celebrities like Will Ferrell, John Hamm and Donald Faison opening the video with a “Something terrible is happening” chant.“Health insurance executives are getting a bad rap,” Will Ferrell explains, dead pan.
“We need to remember who the real victims are,” Donald Faison, best known for his role in Clueless, says.
John Hamm fades into the viral video in black and white and explains: “Health insurance executives.”
A variety of stars then go on to explain in fits of sarcasm that if their little boy falls off his bike, he should pay for it himself and stop whining.
The US is in a complete tug of war over the skyrocketing health care costs and Obama’s plans to fix it. This video is a refreshing and funny look at just how wrong it is to keep padding the pockets of these health insurance companies.
I wish there were more PSA announcements that would show just how ridiculous it is to not support a total change in the health care system.
Obama may not have all the answers right now. Hell, he has been in office for less than a year, and I am not saying everything he does will go right, but people are expecting miracles right off the bat in a very short time. They seem to have a very short memory of the mess that was left behind. The US citizens’ impatience totally boggles my mind.
My wish is for Democrats and Republicans to ban together and fix what has been so wrong for so long.
Oh to dream…
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Yea – they do have some great sound bites don’t they?
LESS government is what we need. Not a larger government with more restrictions. The government is horribly inefficient and a public health option would destroy the insurance system. Think it sucks having to pay 500 bucks to see a doctor about your broken leg a day after you broke it? Wait til’ you have to wait 3 months to see the doctor for free!
Comment by Grimscythe — September 29, 2009 @ 8:38 am
really Grimscythe…you took your name from World of Warcraft?
Comment by dwade — September 29, 2009 @ 9:08 am
Just a minor point, Faison plays Turk on Scrubs, not Kirk.
Comment by a non a moose — September 29, 2009 @ 11:03 am
Are they going to donate their own money to pay for it? If so, it will be free AND we won’t have to wait for it. Better than giving money to Co$!
Comment by Jim — September 29, 2009 @ 1:34 pm