MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Plays With Dolls To Explain Health Care Reform - 07/29/09

[KoKo]

Run time: 02:37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3NQyJGutvs   Posted on YouTube: July 29, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: July 30, 2009 By DU Member: KoKo Views on DU: 1282

 
Dylan on with Ariana Huffington and Dem Spokesperson and dolls (which kept falling apart) to explain the Doctor/Patient relationship with Mr. Insurance Man as the adversary. It belongs on Jon Stewart...

:rofl:

[Crowman1979]

1. You know your pathetic when your start copying Glenn Beck!

[KoKo]

2. Huh?

[nyc 4 Biden]

5. Glenn Beck Plays With Dolls On "The O'Reilly Factor"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/23/glenn-beck-plays-with-dol_n_219873.html

[KoKo]

9. Oh...I missed that on Huff Post. Shamefully I've never watched Glenn Beck..

I just see his rantings posted here and there on DU and the Dem Pundits quotes from him. Thanks for the link.

[unapatriciated]

8. sometimes we need to explain it on their level.

after all isn't it the beck watchers we are trying to reach?

[spin]

3. The end was impressive and summed the problem up. (n/t)

[valerief]

4. I'll bet he grew up with older sisters. Funny stuff. nt

[florida08]

6. ROFL

visuals for the birther impaired..nice

[mlevans]

7. Despite the Beck allusions, that was pretty good.

He put the whole thing in a nutshell, and with genuine humor. And you know, there are a heap of folks out there who really need such a simplified explanation of the problem in order to wrap their minds around it. Thanks for posting.

[Hutzpa]

10. Wouldn't agree more

It really was an excellent description if he does that everyday majority
of American will get it.

[tandot]

11. A lot of people might need it explained in such a simple way to get it

The Republican talking points are pretty simple (e.g., under Obama's plan, older people will be euthanized) and some ignorant folks actually buy it.

[SeeHopeWin]

12. Cool, my 7 year old daughter is going to love this....

[garthranzz]

13. Make it viral!!!

This explains it all - in simple talk!

[SkyDaddy7]

14. I agree!

I think he was making very good points...Although I only saw the video and not the entire discussion.

[mckara]

15. Dylan is Correct

I wish other media folk would focus on patients, too!

[Lifelong Protester]

16. I'm surprised, but this is pretty good, and I would not have thought

Dylan RAtigan to be the 'anti-insurance man' voice after his stint on Fast Money on CNBC, but glad I was wrong.
The guiding principle of the Mayo Clinic, where I have been fortunate enough to see my husband get great care, is "The needs of the PATIENT come first". Doctors their have a salary, no fee for how many procedures they do or treatments they prescribe. The doctors are AVAILABLE, they LISTEN, it is ALL ABOUT THE PATIENT. And the Mayo Clinic is one of the places President Obama keeps mentioning as the model.

I love the term "Patient-driven". Is anyone in the Dem. congress using that? They should.

[KoKo]

17. Kick for the Weekend for those who missed it..

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

18. he's hot and he's funny

while keeping a straight face!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

19. he's hot and he's funny

while keeping a straight face!