In my first blog post I talked about an article that questioned and compared recent commercials regarding the new heath care plan. I found an article from CNN.com about a top Democrat’s (Max Baucus) effort of removing the public option in order to help please the Republican side. This article focuses on a new television ad from other liberals opposing his idea for new heath care.
The commercial will begin airing this Tuesday in Senator Baucus’s home state of Montana. The ad will feature a Montana farmer that faces over 10,000 dollars in medical expenses because of heart problems. Baucus, who is known as a top Democrat, is trying to come up with a heath care plan to please both sides, yet he faces ads such as this one which are funded by major liberal organizations. Those organizations are, Progressive Change Committee and Democracy for America.
The Montana farmer that is featured in the ad is Bing Perrine and he is questioning what side Baucus is on. Perrine says, “ Senator Baucus, when you take millions of dollars from health and insurance interests that oppose reform, and oppose giving families like mine the choice of a public option, I have to ask: Whose side are you on?”
The Baucus plan has seemed to backfire so far, angering some members of his own party. Senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia have already proposed a version of Baucus’s bill that would include a public option.
The article can be found here: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
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I really like how you show how influential commercials can be in relation to our government. This in particular illustrates how a commercial reveals some public opinion and changes or affects policy being created.
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