Here’s a nifty video from the NRCC (via TechRepublican):
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Texans can be so creative
The Texas A&M chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas found a new way to illustrate what mandated health insurance. According to CampusReform, they have launched an online petition to oppose the “Health Care Draft.”
Their basic message is good because it makes the health care debate more personal for each individual. The health care debate takes on a different meaning when the discussion isn’t about insuring everybody but about the fines and jail time you could serve for not having health insurance.
A site called “Funny or Die” shouldn’t be anywhere near healthcare
This snarky “Save the Insurance Companies” PSA featuring Will Ferrell is a hit, at least in terms of its viewership. .
It’s certainly better than Kicking and Screaming, and it’s makes the point that many on the left are trying to drive home – that insurance companies are greedy leeches who profit from sickness, and that their money should be commandeered to fund publicly administered health insurance plans.
But the Personal Democracy Forum brings up an interesting point about the timing of this video. Released just this week, the intense health care debate is already pretty mature. Sarcasm and oversimplifications can help frame the debate, but they are less effective in moving the debate along.
Much like a tardy Ron Burgundy bursting into the Channel 4 newsroom after spending some time in a glass case of emotion, Will Ferrell may be too late to make his point.
Jim Eltringham 