Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Special Commentary by Keith Olbermann - His Dad and the Health Care System
Hi everyone -
Tonight I was on the computer and half-heartedly listening to another one of Keith Olbermann's special comments. Again, most of the time, I think he's a little over the top. And yes, I could almost compare him on a bad day to Glenn Beck on on a good day - except well, I just don't care for all the blithering that Beck does.
Tonight, like one other night that he did a special comment on his father's illness and the state of our country's health care crisis, I found myself getting choked up. I looked over at my fiance, and he was all teary-eyed as well.
Now, before all you conservatists jump on the bandwagon, take it for what it was about. He's emotional - he's probably losing his dad - it's raw emotion. But, it's far from being wrong. It's very important to have these conversations with your family members so you know what they'd want in a time like this. His dad's been fighting for his life for months and Keith has been by his side. On the emotional family front, I'm sure it's been hard.
But I must say, I do love a story told by a family going through the broken health care system. Kind of ironic that he says he's spent more out of pocket money for his dad's care than the insurance has paid for. Kind of sad isn't it - that he can afford it - unlike most Americans.
Listen and watch here if you like and take it to heart while the Health Care Summit is going on tomorrow and we listen to all the B.S. that we're bound to hear. I do love transparency - let's see who shows their asses more.
Have a great night.
Tonight I was on the computer and half-heartedly listening to another one of Keith Olbermann's special comments. Again, most of the time, I think he's a little over the top. And yes, I could almost compare him on a bad day to Glenn Beck on on a good day - except well, I just don't care for all the blithering that Beck does.
Tonight, like one other night that he did a special comment on his father's illness and the state of our country's health care crisis, I found myself getting choked up. I looked over at my fiance, and he was all teary-eyed as well.
Now, before all you conservatists jump on the bandwagon, take it for what it was about. He's emotional - he's probably losing his dad - it's raw emotion. But, it's far from being wrong. It's very important to have these conversations with your family members so you know what they'd want in a time like this. His dad's been fighting for his life for months and Keith has been by his side. On the emotional family front, I'm sure it's been hard.
But I must say, I do love a story told by a family going through the broken health care system. Kind of ironic that he says he's spent more out of pocket money for his dad's care than the insurance has paid for. Kind of sad isn't it - that he can afford it - unlike most Americans.
Listen and watch here if you like and take it to heart while the Health Care Summit is going on tomorrow and we listen to all the B.S. that we're bound to hear. I do love transparency - let's see who shows their asses more.
Have a great night.
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