Video: And now, an important message from celebrities on ObamaCare
posted at 4:10 pm on September 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
People I recognized in this video: Ferrell, the schmuck from “Mad Men,” and, tragically, Tom Lennon and Ben Garant of the late, great “Reno 911!” Thank goodness in hindsight that it was canceled this summer; the thought of having to boycott it over these two cutting an ad for one of the filthiest, most unprincipled left-wing PACs in Washington fills me with sadness.
As always with these spot-the-celebrity political spots, it’s boring and three times longer than it needs to be simply in order to accommodate everyone involved with sufficient camera time. Not one in 10 of you will make it all the way through, but as an incentive to get you to try, you’ll discover that (a) apparently 80 percent of America is gung ho for the public option, which is news to me and to the dozens of Blue Dogs terrified of what’ll happen to them next year if they vote for this sinkhole, and (b) people who make millions churning out one unwatchable piece of bilge after another inexplicably feel no shame in accusing insurance executives of being overpaid. Happy viewing.
Update (Ed): Here’s Will Farrell’s pay from a few of his movies, courtesy of IMDB:
Salary
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006): $20,000,000
- Bewitched (2005): $20,000,000
- Kicking & Screaming (2005): $20,000,000
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004): $7,000,000
No one who pocketed $20 million for any movie, let alone Bewitched and Talladega Nights, has any room to talk about overpaid execs.
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45% of real doctors are against ObamaCare. But 100% of TV doctors with a free afternoon to be in a web video are for it!
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
I didn’t recognize that one brunette on there. I recognized everyone else. Reno 911 guys, Turk, ER’s Sam from the crappiest era of ER, and of course Will Ferrell with the pubic hair fro. Anyone else?
NathanG on September 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Alinsky’s Rule 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”
Having actors – i.e. so-called “adults” who never matured out of playing “house” and “cops-n-robbers” – lecture Americans on anything is ridiculous…and thus, present a perfect target for ridicule.
The answer to this crap is to film a commerical that mimics the lighting, tone, etc….but with real experts, like doctors.
Something like this:
“Hi. I’m not a professional actor – like Will Ferrel. I’m a professional doctor – who actually knows what he’s talking about.”
Easy to do and devastating.
rvastar on September 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Quote from Kid Rock.
TXMomof3 on September 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM
“Is there anything celebrities don’t know?” -Homer Simpson.
Akzed on September 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
And I’d much prefer Paris to the current occupant. and I’m dead serious. At least she has some capatalist genes in her, unlike the radical liar.
And, yeah, she’s right shiny, that one.
TXUS on September 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
less cowbell
JohnBissell on September 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Let’s apply this rhetoric to the enterprise in which these actors engage…
anybody up for an expose of their lifestyles while they pollute the minds of American youth and collect obscene paychecks?
The irony is rich.
Linnea on September 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
I did make it all the way through…and…
it sucks.
therightscoop on September 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
The Mad Man guy went to John Burroughs Prep in STL. where last year’s Prom invite had a “satan” theme. Here are some excerpts:
“ Calling all Sinners
We request your presence in Hell
Let the sin begin
Continue the sin @ after Prom” “
What do yo expect?
flyoverland on September 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
very clever… :-)
D2Boston on September 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
I’m not going to be able to stay away from Mad Men. I’m hooked. I need help.
The last episode with the riding mower and the clueless Brits was the best one yet.
Maybe I will just close my eyes when Draper is in a scene.
faraway on September 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Donald Faison: If my kid falls off his bike and breaks his leg will he have to pay for it, out of his allowance?
NO IDIOT, IF IT’S YOUR KID, YOUR THE PARENT MORON, YOU PAY FOR IT!
Jeff from WI on September 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
She would have quite the incentive to kill the death tax.
WashJeff on September 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM
We need legislation to cap the salaries of actors.
Or a 99.999% tax on everything they make above 250K.
soundingboard on September 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM
You know, with all the money and effort these retards spend trying to foist unpopular and destructive excuses for “policy” on the populace, they could have fed every child in Africa years ago.
Talk about a waste of time, money and energy.
Good Lt on September 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM
“He’s finished as an ad man.”
“What do you mean?”
“He lost a foot. The doctor said he’ll never golf again.”
Akzed on September 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Is that seriously in the video????
WashJeff on September 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Those fools better not sign organ donor cards, that video could be used as proof of brain death.
darktood on September 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
You racist. /s
portlandon on September 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
I am sure California will have tax rates like that soon enough.
WashJeff on September 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Actors don’t have a clue who or what they are…That’s why they are always trying to be someone else.
belad on September 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
The problem is, IMHO he’s the best.
LastRick on September 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
When will the investigation to “look into” this be? Like they did with Humana?
Bladerunner1701 on September 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Hey, I recognized the guy from Heros. The guy who said the vid wasn’t employing sarcasm looked familiar. Which one was Will Farrell?
Dusty on September 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
a$$-$phincters say what?
As if I care.
Unfortunately, I guess those voters who live & die by Star magazine will vote as to what these cretins mandate
Badger40 on September 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
I wonder if Will Ferell would like to be publicly demonized and targeted by government for making millions upon millions of dollars off of a movie that flops?
gwelf on September 22, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Eh, separate the actor from the activist.
“The Hunt for Red October” is still a must watch movie for me if I encounter it while channel surfing, even though Baldwin doesn’t rate high on my list of favorite actors.
Bishop on September 22, 2009 at 4:40 PM
I have got to branch out from Fox News. I have never seen Mad Men.
TXMomof3 on September 22, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Mr. Faison has had the same mustache since Clueless. I swear it!
NathanG on September 22, 2009 at 4:40 PM
“Right after he got his foot in the door”
portlandon on September 22, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Ahh… that’s beautiful.
Actually, I lived through this episode in real life (not the mower)
faraway on September 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
The source? None other than the deep, dark recesses of Obama’s fevered brain… The One believes that 80% of Americans *should* favor it, so his idiotic minions believe that 80% of Americans *do* favor it.
jana on September 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Hey sherry, it’s time to get up!
thomasaur on September 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
OT: You have got to see this! Glenn Beck has this video made by a Greenpeace dope (and funded by the Tides Foundation) who is on an anti-capitalism rant & the video that debunks all that she says.
Remember, this is a video that is being played in over 7,000 schools and churches and is being used to indoctrinate our children.
mizflame98 on September 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Honestly, that is one of the worst commercials I have ever seen.
Stupid.
Anyway, they’re losing their appeal to most sane people. They are rude arrogant snobs, just like THEIR president.
stenwin77 on September 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Roger’s heartless.
Akzed on September 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Yeah, I made it to the 49 second mark before I stopped it. If you’re wh0re yourself out for Obama, at least be funny.
Doughboy on September 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
And isn’t he politically on the conservative side?
Badger40 on September 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Zach Braff and Donald Faison are on a health care kick along with Rock The Vote. Rock the Vote has been hitting people hard on the Health Care issue.
BohicaTwentyTwo on September 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Sorry, I had to quit before the 1:00 minute mark. My brain was starting to melt.
I wonder how many minds were changed by this bit of stupidity.
Filecchio on September 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Really? Do tell. You have one minute and I’m out the door.
Akzed on September 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
The last thing we need is for citizens to seek political guidance from from our nation’s entertainers.
jjrakman on September 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
I always laughed that they cast that traitorous coward as Jack Ryan. Talk about total opposites.
Jeff from WI on September 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
She’s Linda Cardellini. One of the protagonists in “Grandma’s Boy,” an Adam Sandler stoner/gamer movie. Pretty funny actually.
pfamis on September 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
who’s the chick on the left?
she’s hot.
LtE126 on September 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
I believe so. He seems to have a little sense anyway.
TXMomof3 on September 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
While this is sort of off topic, does anybody know of any good conservative shows on TV? Since Reno 911 and King of the Hill went off, I just don’t have a favorite anymore!
NathanG on September 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Ferrell’s the only one I recognize. I have no idea who the other idiots are.
greggriffith on September 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Don’t feel bad. Neither have I.
Of course, I only get 1 channel-now I get none.
My TV antenna got plowed over in the wind yesterday.
Badger40 on September 22, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Yep. Forgot her name. She was also a voice on The Goode Family, but, yeah, she’s another smarmy liberal jerkwad.
NathanG on September 22, 2009 at 4:45 PM
See:
pfamis on September 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Mad Men and Sons of Anarchy are good on the “cables”. Although Sons is now fighting a White Supremacist gang – of course.
faraway on September 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
LOL. Yeah, but that John Deere Mower just gave his mooching position at the firm a “bail-out” he desperately needed.
“My name isn’t on that chart”- Roger Sterling.
“Oh…that is an oversight…”- Footless guy.
portlandon on September 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
“He barely has a leg to stand on.”
MadisonConservative on September 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Poor sheeple.
If the majority of Hollywood knew how the majority of Americans felt about them, they’d be ashamed of themselves. Then again, that would require having a conscience, eh?
I think moderates and conservatives have wisened up and are learning to spot “lies” and “acting”. Hence the tanking of the 0′s ratings.
Yellowdog12 on September 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
I could not survive without Fox News. You must be made of some pretty stern stuff. At least you have internet access.
TXMomof3 on September 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Bwahahahahahaha!
Well played sir.
Brilliant. Why no response? ;-)
Abby Adams on September 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Watch em all.
Thank me latah.
Akzed on September 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Man, I couldn’t do without TV. I’d be just fine without cable though. In fact, I wish we could get rid of it. It costs 60 dollars plus a month. Sigh….I used to be such an avid reader. Too much TV and Internet…..No turning back.
NathanG on September 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
A really pretty, hot, smarmy liberal jerkwad.
pfamis on September 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
She was in Freaks and Geeks, so I’m willing to forgive this one transgression. But she’s on thin ice. I tolerated Janeane Garafalo’s antics for years because she was on The Ben Stiller Show, but I’d finally had enough with her after the tea party remarks.
Doughboy on September 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
British owners sent a numbskull over to run the US business. Actually, this happened with an Australian company also.
faraway on September 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
I made it through the whole video…whats this feeling I feel?
FontanaConservative on September 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Name and shame:
Terry_Dyne on September 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
I wonder why Ferrell didn’t mention this little linky..?
Seven Percent Solution on September 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
As wierd as he is, I actually like him.
So does my cowboy husband.
Badger40 on September 22, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Football.
The rules are enforced (somewhat) fairly for everyone, it’s a level-playing field and you advance the ball on merit.
NoDonkey on September 22, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Baby, you have too much time on your hands. We need to find you something better to do.
TXMomof3 on September 22, 2009 at 4:49 PM
It was irritating me that I couldn’t place who the girl is at 1:35. I checked the credits and it’s Linda Cardellini. I recognized her from the cast of Freaks and Geeks which was one of the best television shows ever and I was truly upset when it got cancelled.
Too bad she’s apparently all left-wing-rabid-dog. Oh well.
Niere on September 22, 2009 at 4:50 PM
80%? Really?
Lying liars!!!
Each of these tools is far more overpaid than the insurance execs that they malign. And it’s NOT FUNNY!
Will Ferrell… you’re the worst.
edgehead on September 22, 2009 at 4:51 PM
I agree. If we could just get Fox News on cable and that’s it, I’d be satisfied. I did without it for 3 years, so I relished it when we finally got it on Dish Network. Do yall have Dish Network or DirectTV or something else?
NathanG on September 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
You. Have. Got. To. Watch. This. Show.
Seriously, I watch very little TV, but this show is great and the setting, clothing etc is so authentic. Rent the first 2 seasons, you’ll thank me.
And Joe Hamm is HOT!
Knucklehead on September 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
an excellent pick by you
Jeff from WI on September 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Yes you have. They’re also called Czars.
TXUS on September 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Yeah, you’re prob’ly right.
But more than likely they’ll exempt
actorsperformance artistswhores.soundingboard on September 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
When does the one expounding the US Post office come out?
Useful idiots doing all they know how.
Hening on September 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Wasn’t she on ER as a nurse with the bratty son who ran away?
portlandon on September 22, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Obama plays the Mad Marxist
faraway on September 22, 2009 at 4:53 PM
I saw hotties in the video
then i realized what they were doing and they weren’t so hot.
blatantblue on September 22, 2009 at 4:54 PM
I really think all actors should donate 100% of their salaries to those of us who can’t act…. in the true spirit of “from each according to his ability to each according to need.”
itsacookbook on September 22, 2009 at 4:54 PM
BeerGogglesPolitiGoggles.portlandon on September 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Who in their right mind gives a rat’s backside what that idiot Ferrell or that two-bit actor Hamm think or believe? Only Obama’s parasitic constituents will succumb to this leftist propaganda.
rplat on September 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Allahpundit, you’re such a RINO. How dare you ridicule these conservative actors and their conservative public option!
DaveS on September 22, 2009 at 4:56 PM
She may look great-but then some other guy just has to put up with her $hit.
Badger40 on September 22, 2009 at 4:56 PM
We have Dish. I watch Fox from the time I get home until I go to bed. Well, it is on, I may not be watching.
TXMomof3 on September 22, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Best line is about 1 minute into it by Will Ferrell.
I immediately thought, “Cash for Clunkers.”
Conservative in NOVA on September 22, 2009 at 4:57 PM
New Bumper Sticker –
Celebrities who couldn’t even graduate college support ObamaCare! Like, u should 2!
Good Lt on September 22, 2009 at 4:58 PM
jumping in waaaay late here
I’ve mentioned this another thread, please please stop using cowbell references with these a**hats. As a proud MSU bulldog I find it offensive. Say ‘artificial noisemaker’ instead. Dammit.
meoky on September 22, 2009 at 4:58 PM
Though off the field, the teams have socialized revenue sharing, draft welfare for the weakest teams and price controls via a salary cap. Good product on the field, except for Lions fans.
dedalus on September 22, 2009 at 4:58 PM
Sorry I can’t help you–I stopped watching ER around the time Julianna Marguiles left. It was a great show for a while but when the intro to nearly every episode was “this is the ER you can-not-miss” I called it quits.
Niere on September 22, 2009 at 4:59 PM
I won’t even watch it. Why bother. I have absolutely no interest in anything they have to say. This is why I detest “actors”. Talk about self-important.
sgtstogie on September 22, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Are we ready to stop idolizing these boneheads and put our money where our mouth is? Let’s let Hollywood beg for a bailout. Spend time with your kids outside. Read a book. Pick up a new hobby.
Think about it. Movies, sitcoms and dramas for the most part are about other people living their lives. Why don’t we live our own and maybe, just maybe we might get to know our neighbor.
shick on September 22, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Yeah, a lot of hotties in Hollyweird. Used to visit quite a lot. But I will dare anyone to find a single one of them with their nag feature disengaged.
TXUS on September 22, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Ok… I only recognised two people on that prop bit.
I also loved the “small zoo” part. Tell that to Micheal Jackson. I’m sure he’d get a laugh out of that…
CynicalOptimist on September 22, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Yeah, it’s kind of great that the guys who spent 6 years mocking cops as morons want me to defer to government authority.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 5:03 PM
ER was cancelled. The series finale wasn’t bad, to tell the truth. But that was because it focused on all of the old, classic cast members. I stopped watching it in 2004. It started to suck then.
NathanG on September 22, 2009 at 5:03 PM
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