Seth MacFarlane Speaks for Obama, Columbus OH, Oct 2008

Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, speaks to a group of Obama volunteers in Goodale Park in Columbus Ohio on October 6th

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[nhlmrey01]

coming from a liberal european persepctive i find it hard to understand the american resistance to healthcare. here in the UK we have the NHS and its a huge source of national pride - if any government touched it with a cut then there would be an outcry, which is a great thing as it fuels peoples belief in society and generosity. and besides, why would anyone not want free healthcare? a little extra tax and everyone benefits, so why fight it?

[cecilx22]

@nhlmrey01 unfortuantly, they 'why' can be summed up in 2 and a half words: short-sighted greed

[nhlmrey01]

@cecilx22 well i agree, and i could understand that coming from the wealthy, but a lot of poorer people dont want it, and they would be the ones to benefit hugely. totally illogical. but i look at it from a different standpoint of being pro-the welfare state, so i cant really empathise

[cecilx22]

@nhlmrey01 Those who are greedy have used the media to convince them that such a system would be disastrous. They characterize the British national system as a abject failure. Rather than do any research on their own, they just swallow it up.

[cecinid]

"Speaking as someone who is IN that 1%, I can say...we don't NEED a tax break, YOU people do..."

Seth macFarlane is AWESOME.

[Xenabuffyfan]

My God, he's cute. And that voice is just so unbelievably sexy. Such a smooth, strong baritone sound.

[sparkymmilarky]

I love Seth

[LibertyMVR]

God damnit. Seth Macfarlane is so sharp, but I disagreed with everything he advocated here. Keep government out of everyone's lives, not increase their role therein. The other half of this speech is that he is using a loose grasp of historical figures, social tendencies, and economics, intertwined with humor, to sell his "thinly veiled" arguments. Stick to comedy, leave the politics to those already wedged in the muddy doldrums.

[gatersaw]

Move to Canada and stop complaining about our country. These Hamiltonian ideals were defeated 235 years ago. Also stop focusing on fiction and personal defamation. Be objective. Read history. This country is in 6 wars right now costing millions of lives creating thousands of new terrorists at a cost of $1.5trillion/year. Your healthcare costs are skyrocketing because of govt intervention in healthcare. Veterinary care and Chiropractic care are still relatively cheap=no govt intervention

[rmarc11]

I like him less now. Obama sucks huge dick

[Madfoot713]

@TheAlexANGST Nationalizing it?

[TheAlexANGST]

@Madfoot713 That statement, though, actually contradicts what's happened in the Auto industry.

[nhlmrey01]

@packerthe3rd I totally see what you mean but bear in mind in the uk there is also a private system that you can use if you want to pay. I'm thinking more along the lines of many people in the US can't afford to pay for all the great treatments available, and then what happens to them? And I know there is a lot of paper work involved (a friend if mine worked at a GP for a while) and there are problems, there is still the option to have private healthcare so what are you losing?

[packerthe3rd]

And not being able to get certan drugs. the fact is the bill payer decides what drugo to the patient. Im america its easy to pick up certain life saving allegy medicines but in the uk its near impossible most dont even know they exist. simple because the uk government wont fund them. thats the freedom americans are thinking they will loose. to them its not about the money, it about loosing the quality and choice they have had for so long.

[packerthe3rd]

@nhlmrey01 Hi I realy like your comment nhlmrey , the one thing is and I see both sides on this is the american hospitals have much much higher quality of service there. they dont see them as patients but as customers. So if they dont like the way the hospital treats them they can got to another hospital. I love our NHS but since its run by the government its got to deal with all the buerocratic nonsence that goverments in evitably produce. I think the US is scared of things like waiting lists..

[Stevie2Sxc]

I'd vote for Seth for President any day, particularly over Sarah Palin. well, I would if I was an American citizen. but it's the thought that counts