Special Comment: Health Care

“It’s a matter of life and death.”

I always post Olbermann’s special comments because whether or not I agree with his point, I think impassioned calls that actually employ a vocabulary and have the heft of speeches rather than angry rants are worth watching especially when compared to the screeching of pundits on other programs. I guarantee you that someone who says that Bill O’Reilly and Keith Olbermann are just two sides of the same coin has never sat down and watched a full broadcast of “The O’Reilly Factor” and “Countdown” and then seriously compared the two.

This broadcast-length Special Comment on the state of health care and how important it is that we reform it now will be a sermon to the choir but that doesn’t make it any less of an eloquent or heartfelt sermon. What makes this more than just 43 minutes of agreeing with Olbermann is that he realizes he can’t change the minds of the scared opponents of health care reform who have been brainwashed by conservative talking points nor can he force weak-willed Democrats to provide a serious opposition and actually stand up for what’s right. He asks one thing: to go to this website and donate to the National Association of Free Clinics. Whether your agree with Olbermann or not, I don’t understand why you wouldn’t donate to make a tangible difference that can’t be destroyed by an army of lobbyists or a cadre of politicians.

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