The Fight Against Death From A Voice Of Reason

October 7 Keith Olbermann Comment about Health Care Reform. It's the fight against death.

Keith Olbermann's special comment of October 7 got personal. He experienced firsthand and personally the broken system we call Health Care. The difficulties he went through with his ailing Father were unexpected to Keith even though he was well aware of others' (especially those without insurance) suffering under this system. But he had money, isn't that enough in Capitalistic America to protect you from becoming a victim of the Health and Insurance Industrys gluttony?

Yes indeed, as Olbermann earnestly commented, money had saved his father from needless suffering and loss of dignity. This made Keith even more compassionate to the plight of those who have no leverage. His money did afford some of the best attention by medical personnel thus making him even more aware of, how those with no health insurance must endure the lack of self-respect to which a society without responsiveness will put them through.

Having empathy and concern for others can be a misfortune because there is so little one can do to help the forgotten ones. That's the way the Insurance Industry would like those who can't afford their high premiums to become... FORGOTTEN.

It's only people with a platform such as Mr. Olbermann, who can bring to light the outrageous greed in this country where bottom-line is more revered than humaneness. I guess if they could just get rid of those who can't line their pockets, they would do so but since we are a nation of laws all they can do is lie, mislead and spend exuberant amounts of money lobbying their status quo.

Thank all that is good, for Keith Olbermann, he is the guiding light to benevolent thinking of which we all, Conservatives and Liberals alike, can follow, if you happen to possess a heart. He truly is A VOICE OF REASON. thinkingblue

The video will give you some of the highlights of Keith Obermann's hour long commentary on Health Care Reform.

You can view the whole segment here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33213245/

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[thethinkingblue]

Thanks for commenting. Too many Youtube members comments are so incoherent and full of hate. I am grateful when now and then someone posts something with forethought. I feel the same way about Keith's comment of Oct 7th. My eyes were so full of tears I could hardly watch. Trying to put forth a video of this comment was just as difficult. No matter how many times I watched while editing, tears would well up. For some unknown reason Republicans seem to lack empathy, I wish I knew why.

[headdonkeys]

@MsWanderer1 His dad also invested his trust in him to make the right decision which at the time he believed to be to keep him alive. His father lived another few months and was able to spend time without pain and enjoy life again. As if others don't speak for their audience as a whole as well? Imagine what the government would be like if Congressmen and Senators didn't speak out. Yet you criticize him for doing so?

[MsWanderer1]

Keith Olbermann's father wanted to die; his son failed him and yet he believes he can speak for the rest us! He needs to STFU and speak only for himself! I think MSNBC simply got tired of his bull shit an terminated him!

[heavydny86]

I watched the entire hour. Olbermann is right up there with Obama as one of the great orators of our time. Carefully choosing every word and putting together an amazingly informative and touching hour of opinion and truth. I've been following this debate closely, but something about the way Keith described it made me see the human element of it in a new light. I was almost brought to tears thinking about how selfishly others view healthcare reform, seeing it solely in ideological terms.