Pushing the Public Option
  • October 21, 2009

Pushing the Public Option

Pushing the Public Option

It never hurts to get a sexy movie star on board. In this amusing new ad created by MoveOn.org, Heather Graham stars as the Public Option, showing how she’ll force the lazy, bloated private insurance companies to get back in the game and compete for business. After all, competition is as American as apple pie. Featuring actor Peter Coyote as the narrator.

Call Congress today at 202-224-3121 and demand a public health insurance option.

Peter Rothberg
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It never hurts to get a sexy movie star on board. In this amusing new ad created by MoveOn.org, Heather Graham stars as the Public Option, showing how she’ll force the lazy, bloated private insurance companies to get back in the game and compete for business. After all, competition is as American as apple pie. Featuring actor Peter Coyote as the narrator.

Call Congress today at 202-224-3121 and demand a public health insurance option.

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