1.3K views Sep 2009
A satirical political ad defends health insurance executives, mocking their profits, claim denials, and opposition to healthcare reform while urging viewers to protect them.
0:00 Exclusive. 0:04 Something terrible is happening. 0:05 Something terrible is happening. 0:07 Something terrible is happening. 0:08 Something terrible is happening. 0:10 Health insurance executives are getting a bad rap. 0:13 As the healthcare debate heats up, 0:14 We need to remember who the real victims are. 0:17 Health insurance executives. 0:18 People are saying a lot of mean things about health insurance companies and their executives, and it's got to stop. 0:26 These great businessmen are American heroes. 0:29 So why is Obama trying to reform healthcare when insurance companies are doing just fine making billions of dollars of profit? 0:36 Obama, why? 0:37 Insurance companies need our support because they keep our selfish priorities in check when we can't. 0:42 Please, doctor, my daughter's dying. She needs medication. 0:46 Think about somebody else for once. 0:48 If my kid falls off his bike and breaks his leg, he should have to pay that money out of pocket, out of his allowance. 0:54 How else is he going to learn not to fall off that bike? 0:57 And insurance companies are detail oriented enough to deny claims for things like typos. 1:03 If you spell something wrong, do you really deserve surgery? 1:07 I don't think so. 1:08 80% of the American public support the public plan because it would give quality care people can actually afford. 1:13 But when you think about it, who's really supporting it other than 80% of the American people? 1:20 And the public option would make insurance companies lower their prices and give better service in order to compete. 1:26 What's so American about competition? 1:28 But health insurance companies are huge. 1:31 They need to make big profits so they can afford to give their employees health insurance. 1:35 Believe me, that stuff's not cheap. 1:37 It makes sense. 1:38 Insurance company CEOs have a right to their American dream. 1:42 And it's 5 houses. 1:43 A private plane. 1:44 500 million dollars in your pocket. 1:46 And a mini zoo in your backyard for exotic animals like a white tiger and pygmy horses. 1:51 Insurance companies offer you variety. 1:53 They can change the price and terms of your plan at any time or stop covering you altogether. 1:57 Do you want to get rid of those options? 1:59 So join us in the fight to protect our insurance company profits. 2:03 They've looked out for our best interests for so long. 2:06 Now we should look out for theirs. 2:08 And I'm not being sarcastic, not at all. 2:16 MoveOn.org Political Action is responsible for the content of this advertisement. 
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