Brother, Can You Spare a Few Billion More?
Those poor, beleaguered health insurance honchos would be totally out to sea without the help of Hollywood's best and brightest -- Jon Hamm, Will Ferrell and Olivia Wilde among them -- to launch a dinghy of hope their way in the form of this timely PSA. Down with the public option!Those poor, beleaguered health insurance honchos would be totally out to sea without the help of Hollywood’s best and brightest — Jon Hamm, Will Ferrell and Olivia Wilde among them — to launch a dinghy of hope their way in the form of this timely PSA. Down with the public option! (Hint: This just might be satirical.) –KA
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