When a bunch of artists protest - it can be fun, creative - and still make the point.
Republican pollster Bill McInturff (the force behind the 'Harry and Louise' ads in 1994) was the keynote speaker on the final day of AHIP's issues conference.
AHIP is the powerful insurance lobby that spends 5 million dollars a week trying to kill health care reform.
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 that the reports embarrassed the authors who distanced themselves from the way AHIP used their work.
Every year, 45,000 people die because they can't 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.
Here are the lyrics to “Public Option Annie” (sung to the tune of “Tomorrow” from Annie)
I've been humming this all day:
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 people 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!
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