Public Option Annie Video
AHIP is the powerful insurance lobby that spends 5 million dollars a week trying to kill health care reform. Billionaires for Wealthcare is a grassroots network looking to stop them - with song.
• AHIP and other insurance and HMO interests spend nearly $5 million per week undermining real health care reform, including a public option.
• AHIP has resorted to out-right lying and scare tactics to block health care reform. They sent letters that lie to seniors about what health care reform means for Medicare, and they issued a report on the costs of health care reform legislation that is so misleading even the reports embarrassed authors distanced themselves from the way AHIP used their work.
• Every year, 45,000 people die because they cant get access to the health care they need. Yet AHIP continues to stand in the way of health care reform that would provide coverage to millions of Americans because the industry is more concerned with protecting profits than saving lives.
Tell your Representative to Support the Public Option:
http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/publicoption
Lyrics to "Public Option Annie"
(to the tune of "Tomorrow" from Annie)
SINGER #1
No, thank you!
FOR KILLING THE PUBLIC OPTION
AND BLOCKING ANY HOPES OF ITS ADOPTION
THANK YOU, SIR!
SINGER #2
Sure,
BUT WHAT ABOUT COMPETITION?
IT'S AN OLD AMERICAN TRADITION
OR SO I'VE HEARD?
SINGER #1
Meh.
SINGER #3
WHEN OLYMPIA SNOWE
SAID NO,
IT CROAKED
Right?
SINGER #2
NO, THE OPTION'S NOT DEAD
SINGER #3
OR RED!
SINGER #1
EXPLAIN!
Who let these hippies in here?
SINGERS #2 AND #3, and CHORUS MEMBERS
IF WE GET A PUB-
LIC OPTION
WE CAN SNIFF OUT WASTE
JUST LIKE A DACHSUND
COSTS COME DOWN!
SINGER #1
Hey, those "costs" are my profits!
SINGERS #2 AND #3, and CHORUS MEMBERS
THE OPTION
THE OPTION
THE PUBLIC WANTS OPTIONS
WITHOUT IT,
IT'S A GIVEAWAY
SINGER #1
Exactly. To us. Am I in the right room?
THE OPTION
THE OPTION
THE PUBLIC WANTS AN OPTION
SINGERS #2 AND #3, and CHORUS MEMBERS
OR REFORM IS A CORP'RATE GIVE-A-WAY!
SINGER #1
Well, I've heard enough - my helicopter is parked in a handicap space.
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TAMARLANE: OK that's what I thought. Those are the one's , mostly homeless, dying of hepatitis C, AIDS and alcoholism. Pretty much uninsurable. Dregs of the earth. Would die even if they had insurance.
NoVotesForJoe: Two failing and bankrupt socialist programs...not a smart way to advance your argument in favor of another massive government plan. Please cite the source that supports your claim that 78% of Americans support a government takeover of the healthcare system. Rasmussen's latest poll shows support for the Pelosi plan to be 42%.
monkeyfelo: @tamarlane Jesus would be proud of you.
NotEasilyRegimented: Jesus loves you.
Champraves311: Polls in the last month say that between 50-60% of Americans are for the the public option. Less then 40% of Americans are for Obama's healthcare IF IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PUBLIC OPTION. The 78% of Americans that the other youtube user cites is the support for the Senate public option which allows State's the option to opt-out.
mrdymaxion: @TAMARLANE "Pretty much uninsurable" - under *your* rules... or those of heartless, for-profit insurance companies. Everyone is "insurable." The question is merely whether it is a smart risk according to the actuarial tables. One day, you and I will also die. I hope that we won't be considered uninsurable when we need it.
NotEasilyRegimented: I think I am pretty much uninsurable now. At 72 with an abdominal aortic aneurysm I am certain the government would write me off too. Pretending that the government would do better than private insurance and private medical care is stupid. Sort of like pretending that that red meat, that steak, you are preparing to eat just appeared out of the ether It is tradition, not just for America, but for everywhere, you get 8 cell divisions and then you die. I always laugh when I hear how many lives.
NotEasilyRegimented: could have been , or will be '"saved" with national health care is just ridiculous. Lower paid doctors and nurses and care givers, .. Too few of them to provide for the needs of all the people. this whole thing is just a Trojan horse for gaining control over the people, same as in all socialized countries.
barbaradering: Actually, the government does a FANTASTIC job insuring employees. 900,000 people have great healthcare. I merely want access to what the senators and congress have.
barbaradering: I am happy to hear you reject medicare and social security on principle.
barbaradering: Karaline outed you for the moron you are. Deal with it.
barbaradering: There is a thing called separation of church and state. I hope you spend a minute and look it up.
NotEasilyRegimented: barbaradering With whose money? I merely want the same health care provided Ted Kennedy too. And, I would like a gorgeous home on Nob Hill in SF. While you are at it, a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce and an 80' yacht. While we are at it throw in a villa in Spain and a nice bank account, say $200,000,000 would be nice.
NotEasilyRegimented: Not just on principle. On the fact that they are both broke and don't work. They are a burden on society and getting much worse as our population ages.Not only are these two programs bankrupt, but there are too many people cheating in our society to take advantage of both medicare and social security. Freeloaders. Deadbeats. Criminals.
NotEasilyRegimented: Separation of church and state is not a "thing", silly. LOL
barbaradering: I fear for you. The cancer is taking over your brain and your soul is not worth saving.
TAMARLANE: I would have responded sooner, but, it took a while to hack your computer, get your GPS and uncover your account name through your server.Before the cancer ends my life I will sneak up on you and stuff you up your own ass. It should be easy.
BellyButtonQuiz: Pretty song ... beautiful voices ... .... but gov't is going to take control of 1/7 of our economy? omg ..... I really don't want more gov't in my life please Certain things I do like about the health care reform bill, such as doing away with pre-existing condition requirements insurance companies mandate but ... jailing and fining people because they don't purchase something ... ... in America? that's unconstitutional, no matter how you sing/sling it
barbaradering: I said access. that is not entitlement. But thanks for your fantasy.
barbaradering: Looking forward to your efforts, weenie. If you were more intelligent and less angry you wouldn't be 1/2 as funny.
barbaradering: Its amazing how terrible the health care in Canada is...what with the longer life expectancy and better birth rates and all.
NotEasilyRegimented: Gawd you are stoooopid. Can you think of anything else, aside from health care that may contribute to a longer life expectancy? No? LOL And just what the fuck is a "better birth rate"?
NotEasilyRegimented: Let me get this right. More intelligent Less angry would not be as funny???? Is that it? Does that make sense?
barbaradering: the absence of fear that being ill can cause them to go bankrupt?
barbaradering: Yes. I laugh at you because you are an rabid, feral and hysterical in your anger and lack basic reasoning skills. If you were sane and logical, you would not be as entertaining. Good luck with your medical conditions and I am proud of you for saying you reject SS payment and Medicare; take your talk a step further and stop using the service.
Author: BillsForWealthcare; Uploaded: Oct 23, 2009; Duration: 1:59; Views: 46078
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