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Keith Olbermann and his dad
Keith Olbermann delivered an hour-long “Special Comment” Wednesday night on the urgent need for health care reform. Drawing on his personal experiences with the system, especially the ordeal of his father falling gravely ill and being hospitalized, Olbermann describes a decaying system that is failing to fulfill one of the most important priorities we have as a nation: taking care of our citizens.Olbermann particularly targets the insurance companies, illustrating how their business models are more focused on making money than helping people, which leads to very perverse incentives. The insurance companies are concerned about profit, which is why they’re fighting against health reform. Olbermann concludes, “The insurance companies are at war with America.”
Free clinic in Los Angeles
At the end of the show, Olbermann states that he is going to demonstrate his support for reform by donating money to help the establishment of free clinics in the capital cities of each of the states of the six senators who are blocking reform.Tonight Olbermann announced that he will be donating $50,000 to NAFC for the five state capital cities where free health fairs can be held. Olbermann believes by donating he will accomplish three things. Medical good, humanitarian good, and political good for the entire nation.The Democratic Senators who are dragging their heels on true health care reform are on the Wall of Shame:
U.S. Senator Harry Reid (Democrat -Nevada)
U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (Democrat-Arkansas)
U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (Democrat-Arkansas)
U.S. Senator Max Baucus (Democrat-Montana)
U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (Democrat-Nebraska)
U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (Democrat=Louisiana)
In the clip below, Olberman and Nicole Lamoureux of the National Association of Free Clinics, discuss how Americans can show their support for health reform by supporting the NAFC and its efforts to help all Americans without health care. Watch…
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In a hour long Special Comment, Olbermann explains how the American health care system is broken, and why it’s so important that the government steps in to fix it. Watch the full hour here.
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National Association of Free Clinics
Embrace the selfless individuals at the National Association of Free Clinics and make a statement in support of health reform. Find out what you can do here.
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