Keith Olbermann - Wendell Potter Apologizes To Michael Moore

[Cryofax]

lol It's tough being conservative on some things and liberal on others. I absolutely support socialized health care. I don't see how a society can consider roads, police, firemen, schools as something we all pay into for the good of all yet we leave health care out and it results in people dying because they can't get care.

[sidrahsiddiqui]

there is something strange the way wendell reacts at the end to mike's question abt bush connection.

[jaker277]

@sidrahsiddiqui listen close you can hear his promter maybe lawyer saying "go ahead"

[sidrahsiddiqui]

@jaker277 For those who don't know what we are talking about, the moment is at 14:50.

But he answered all the questions without any hesitation. he must have talked with the lawyer before. So on this bush question, was he not expecting it that he wanted instruction from the prompter, or was there something else, like a technical problem merely?

[LiarsNightmare]

TURKEY NECK is STILL a SHILL. CIA/MOSSAD/MI-6 MURDERED 3000 AMERICANS ON 911 and subsequently MURDERED the CONSTITUTION. And HE KNOWS IT. Aling with the like of BILL MAHER the ZIO WHORE.

[UnskoolGaming]

Thanks for posting this! It deserves far more than 12K views.  An intimate portrait of the bloody marriage of corporations and political parties and the ugly tactics they deploy to intentionally lie to all of us about who they are and what they are doing--including successfully mediating our perceptions of reality abetted by the anything but neutral, corporate press. I am most grateful to the defector Wendell Potter, who finally & courageously let his conscience win.

[danger0usknowledge]

Sicko was factually correct. IMO, "Capitalism" was 3/4 correct. Part of it was populist left and false. The banks could not be allowed to fail even though they blackmailed Bush. Lehman did and it nearly toppled everything. If you're Ron Paul you can always say "let them fail". If you're holding national office you cannot have a billion ppl out of work worldwide. "Well, it'll happen anyway..." Now it's a matter of maybe it will & very possibly it won't. I'll take the latter.

[srusing2]

Mr. Potter, a PR expert, has a firm understanding of the term "astroturfing". This is nothing more then the insurance industries controlled "leak" of its deceptive practices. Yes, the PR practices of insurance companies should upset you, but how pissed would you be to learn that this "whistleblower" is still involved in PR and this is all part of the ploy. Y the hell would anyone trust this scumfuck.

[85xhenry]

Great video . . . just ask any medical biller and coder about insurance companies and they will tell you that they will do anything not to pay for health services. They are a bunch of thieves and next time it could be YOUR family member that the insurance company denies to pay for his or her health service. This video needs to be made more public.

[givebirthathome]

We desperately need to require media literacy as a basic competency for graduation from high school.

Check out wikipedia for a similar campaign--what the car companies did to Ralph Nader when he exposed their lethal cover-up of safety flaws.

[sashaleone420]

I wish more people would view this. We need a public option. My fellow Americans seem to be so clueless to all the nonsense they r bombarded with by propaganda organizations masquerading as news outlets. Its sad.

[restlys]

Any thoughts on voluntary regulation?

[sailtothemoon123]

Wow. Thats a home run... no sorry. Grand slam! Every journey begins with the first step. America, you went through the civil war. You can do this. You can rebuild. Cut out the cancer now.

[cobdenonline]

If Booth did not kill Lincoln would the north be democrats? If MM did not make all his money off government arts grants, would he still be fat. MM makes more money then his audience. how about a documentary about how to get grants and make low production film that gross millions. How much is MM going to pay for health care over the next 10 years? He is looking like walking death now. I think I will change my mind about being a organ downer. Caus that guy can buy parts for 50 years.

[Andorage]

i love how Wendell says he had to do what he did, and Moore totally lets him off the hook.

Why?

Who is arguing that monetizing sickness is something you have to defend?

i know the comparison is unpopular but the excuse of having to take orders was not accepted when the german soldiers made it.

[MyNameIsBucket]

@Andorage Because Moore is the bigger man, so to speak.

[prixator]

Just .... WOW! And, of course, this video has only 5,000+ views in 3 days, despite it's huge relevance to everyones' lives, while some cute dog video will get 1 million views in less time.

I guess it is true that people get the society, and government, that they deserve.

People, please start paying attention to how you are being manipulated and defrauded without you even noticing it.

[BootBazaar]

@prixator,

According to a Pew Research Center poll, less than half of the people even knew that the GOP had won the house and 38% knew that Boehner was the incoming house speaker. Yep, the people get exactly what they deserve... and boy are they gonna get it by voting the GOP back in. Isn't it comforting to know how well the VOTING population is paying attention? And this is the EASY stuff.... There is no hope for the stupidity in this country. :-(

[Andorage]

while i agree with everything going on here, the conversation is horrible.

[harding10B]

the tea partiers won't neen to spin this some one will just tell them its a commie plot and to ignor it

[seethishardtube]

these are the same corporations who have the repug whores under their payroll

[FollowTheLink]

This is how propaganda works people. A movie comes out with good points and the powers that be create companies and organizations to kill it. They use the same terms repeatedly until they sink in.

[jennie602]

Thank you for posting

[pjt03]

Moore & Potter need to go on more media apperances together.

[chipster190568]

Mr Wendelll yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaah! Congratulations man, nice to see at least one corporate exec has a conscience and is a decent man at heart! Everyone should see this clip, Moore is smeared by those he uncovers as corrupt and evil as some kind of commy socialist loony, but he is a good journalist that opens eyes to brainwashed americans

[BootBazaar]

This video needs more views! EVERYONE who votes in this country needs to see this. It is just disgusting how the insurance industry and the GOP have manipulated America. People, it's time to start sending this link out to all your friends! Send emails, post on facebook, whatever you gotta do to get this message heard by the masses. You know good and well that the GOP brainwashee's won't here this kind of information on Fox, so we need to spoon-feed their medicine to them!

[IllumTheMessage]

Bravo to Olberman for doing this, Potter for blowing the whistle and Moore for TRUTH!

[ginesdepasamonte]

And all this comes out right when the health profiteering industry gets its lemmings back into congress. The book is very well titled.

[allergictoshrubs]

@ginesdepasamonte It's been out there for a long time (before Sicko). But Sicko came out in 2007. Potter began whistleblowing in 2009. It started for him in 2007 when he went to a touring free clinic in VA and saw 100s of people desperate for medical care. He resigned in 2008 and started his powerful journey. Now, if we can just get the tea bagger types to use a neuron or 2, maybe more Americans will start to get a clue and will join in the push for universal health care sans insurance crooks.

[ginesdepasamonte]

@allergictoshrubs Well said!

[maximsmom]

@allergictoshrubs well said!

[acoustic7]

Like many news stories that shine a light on truth, this was first reported on Democracy Now. Kudos to Olbermann whenever he gives Amy Goodman props. Check out Democracy Now, people. democracynow (dot) org. "...the war and peace report."

[suvariboy]

Can't wait to see how the Tea Partiers spin this one out!

[booley]

@suvariboy Did Beck mention this yet?

IF not then this never happened.

Seriously, tea partiers are useful idiots. 

[SocialistLiberal]

@suvariboy If it can't be spun, baggers choose to simply ignore the facts.

[tannersanta]

@suvariboy There is no need for spin, for the teabaggers, EVERYONE on the left, that is for truth, that is for fairness, is a communist, socialist and a fascist.

So there is no hope for a reasonable debate, the baggers have put a foreclosure sing on truth.

They dont wnat truth because they cant handle the truth.

Deep down they know they been scammed by the same people who wave a flag on their face and call themselves patriots.

[pjt03]

This is the kind of behind the scenes look, America needs to fix herself. Thanks for posting. 

[0PsycoDad0]

This´ll go viral !

Very soon...

[DELPHIIII]

This is one of the best pieces I've ever seen on Olbermann. Wow. Just wow.

[richardscrabble]

This is incredibly compelling and powerful. If you think that large corporations work just try to satisfy the demands of the marketplace, this is Must-Watch video.

[PiPeBoMbx]

This is fascinating! Thank you for posting this. We need more people like Wendell Potter stepping forward with information like this.

[Xaxby]

Just goes to show you how brainwashed Americans are that they vote against their own interest. Every time you mention doing something about leveling the playing field they bring the "S" word and start calling you "unamerican".

Even now and then an insider, a person of conscious, will come forth an expose the inner corruption in this counrty and he get villfied and punished. Eg. In the "Red States", where I'm from, Michael Moore is hated????? You just can't help some people.

[downwindspiral]

thanks for the post.

[SuchIsLifeVideos]

@downwindspiral You're very welcome.