Wednesday, October 7, 2009

The Young Invincibles



Above you'll find a video sponsored by The Young Invincibles

The mission of this organization is to get 18-34 year olds (those who often go without health insurance because of a variety of reasons such as low paying or non-paying entry level jobs or internships, aging out of parental health insurance coverage, and of course the sense that they (we--I'm still in that demographic for the interim) are INVINCIBLE) involved in the healthcare debate.

I was starting to feel seriously depressed about how far down the crazy hole this debate (and the horrible media coverage accompanying it) got. I'm starting to feel an upswing.

Check out this MSNBC video in which Betsey McCaughey is taken to task by the host for her blatant disregard for answering questions (Jon Stewart on the Daily Show also called her out for outright lying about the text of the bills by bringing out a printed copy and asking her to read from the sections she cites as evidence for "Death Panels"). These take-downs are crucial, but they also beg the question: why are outright liars and loons given media attention in the first place?


1 comment:

  1. Everyone loves a crazy. But I agree crazy should be in "reality" tv and not on CSPAN 2.

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