Just in time for the election season, the Obama administration will be piping propaganda directly into grandma's house ― and you'll foot the bill! Reportedly, the "initial cost" will be about $1 million: $3.2 million:
Actor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Barack Obama's health care law to seniors in a cable television ad paid for by Medicare.
The TV star - whose role as sheriff of Mayberry made him an enduring symbol of small-town American values - tells seniors that "good things are coming" under the health care overhaul...
Medicare says the national ad is not political, but part of its outreach to educate seniors about new benefits available next year. The ad is slated to run on channels seniors watch, such as the Weather Channel, CNN, Hallmark and Lifetime, at an initial cost of $700,000.
Here's the propaganda piece:
"We're gonna shove ObamaCare up your rear end, and you're gonna like it!"
Poor Andy looks tired. Why can't they just let an old guy enjoy his retirement?
Will you head on over to YouTube and give this one a thumbs down? If you leave a comment, choose your words carefully. My acerbic comment was apparently rejected by our benevolent betters at CMSHHSgov.
Hat tip: Steven's World
Andy Griffith circa 1965 (or 1958)
Updates...
- TWS: For shame, Mr. Griffith. For shame.
- Weasel Zippers: GOP Senators to Sebelius: Cease and Desist on the Andy of Mayberry ad
- FactCheck.org: Mayberry Misleads on Medicare
- Government Wasted $3.2 Million on Misleading Andy Griffith Obamacare Ads
