Sebelius Compares Obamacare To Buying Televisions

Wonder what you would find if you frisked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius?

Answer: She believes health insurance is similar to buying televisions.

Huh?

CNS News reports:

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended the new health care law’s mandate requiring people to purchase insurance, comparing the buying of health insurance to buying televisions.

People access health care regardless of whether they have insurance, said Sebelius on Friday. “What they’re choosing not to do is actually pay for those services,” she said.

“[I]f I don’t have a 27-inch TV for the Super Bowl, I can’t demand on the day of the Super Bowl that somebody deliver that TV because I have a right to it. On the other hand, if I don’t have insurance, I come through the door of an emergency room and get treated and get cared for, and somebody else picks up the tab,” said Sebelius.

Very interesting… I have heard the Obama administration (including Ms. Sebelius) and other liberals compare health insurance to auto insurance, but that argument has been debunked numerous times.

Buying TV’s? Really? Now they are just getting desperate.

Side-Note: A Florida judge could declare Obamacare unconstitutional today. If so, it will definitely cure my case of the Mondays.

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People Who Watch Sports Are Largely Republican

Wonder what you would find if you frisked Democrats and Republicans?

Answer: There’s an ideological divide in what televised competitions members of each Party watch.

Republicans like to watch golf and college football, while Democrats like to watch the NBA and WNBA… Haha, awesome!

National Journal reports:

GOPers are most likely to watch the PGA Tour, college football and NASCAR, according to the study. But if GOP ad buyers want to reach more frequent voters, they should focus on the PGA; golf fans told researchers they were much more likely to vote than NASCAR fans say they are. Meanwhile, Dems hold the largest advantages among basketball fans, both those who watch the NBA and the WNBA. And fans of World Wrestling Entertainment are also much more likely to favor Dems — if they vote. Wrestling fans are less likely to cast ballots than any other sports fans.

Overall, GOPers hold advantages among die-hard fans of most sports, albeit by slimmer margins than golf fans. Those who watch Major League Baseball and the NFL are only slightly more conservative than the average voter, while those who watch college basketball are about 5% more likely to vote with the GOP.

Among the major sports, college football fans say they are most likely to vote, followed closely by MLB aficianados. NFL fans rate with NASCAR fans as less likely voters. Fans of extreme sports, the WWE, monster trucks and soccer — all of whom tend to be younger — are the least likely to vote, according to the survey.

Since I graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s of Art in Advertising, this type of study/information is cool (in my mind). It looks like the GOP has an advantage when it comes to advertising during televised sporting events:

The data is fun to peruse, but it has practical implications as well. Ad buyers should focus on sports programming, according to the analysis. That’s because sports fans are most likely to view events live instead of on a DVR machine, meaning they don’t skip the ads.

Dems tend to watch more TV than GOPers, and they dominate most kinds of programming. That means GOP ad buyers have fewer choices, and sports offer the best opportunity to reach their voters.

Check out the graph displaying sports fans’ voting propensity, and which party they prefer:

I’m curious… Do you think the liberal mainstream media will use this information to fuel the stereotypes that they put on Conservatives and Republicans? Whatever though, I will take NASCAR and Motocross over WEE (pro wrestling) and monster trucks any day!

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Coming Soon: A Possible Palin Travelogue Show For Discovery

Wonder what you would find if you frisked former Governor Sarah Palin and the Discovery Channel?

Answer: They are close to making a deal on a new travelogue show.

The Washington Post reports:

After trying unsuccessfully to sell to the broadcast networks a travelogue series about Alaska that would feature none other than SARAH PALIN, reality-TV king Mark Burnett appears to be in negotiations with Discovery Communications about placing the Palin “reality series” there.

Discovery is expected to announce soon that it’s getting into bed with the former Alaska governor for this limited-run series.

[...]

Earlier this month, Burnett, best known for executive-producing CBS’s “Survivor” and NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” shopped the show around in Los Angeles, with Palin, to the broadcast networks for a reported price of about $1 million an episode, which is a lot of lettuce for a salmon-fishing and moose-skinning travelogue.

The broadcast networks appear to have passed because the show is not called “The Palins,” and it is not about Palin, her unwed daughter Bristol and baby Tripp, her potshot-taking nearly son-in-law Levi, her hot-looking husband Todd, and her baby with Down syndrome whom we all fell in love with during the 2008 presidential race, Trig.

Sorry liberals, as much as you would like to see a reality show based on Sarah Palin, it is not going to happen. Of course, I mean it in the sense that you would just use it to fuel your unintelligent agenda of demonizing anyone with an opposing viewpoint.

Personally, I find this to be a decent career move. Although this will place Palin outside of the political scene for a little while, it should help portray her and Alaska in a positive light that most Americans have not seen before. If a deal is actually finalized, the travelogue should be interesting and I will probably end up DVR’ing it. Let’s just hope it will be under 12 or so episodes, because more than that might be a little too much, haha.

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Vote For Rick Snyder’s Next TV Ad!

Rick For Michigan.

Wonder what you would find if you frisked Rick Snyder’s latest political advertisements?

Answer: You are able to vote for the next one!

RickForMichigan.com reports:

Rick Snyder is running for Governor of Michigan and wants you to have a voice in his campaign, just as he wants the citizens of Michigan to have a role in shaping priorities for state government. Our next campaign ad will be going on the air next week and we want you to decide which ad to run.

[...]

The contest expires on Monday, February 22nd at 12:00 noon ET.

Using the hype he received for his Super Bowl advertisement, it is clear that Rick Snyder is not wasting anytime getting his message out to the people around the great state of Michigan. In order to get voters engaged to his campaign website, Snyder setup an innovative way for individuals to sign up, earn points, and vote for which advertisement they like best. If you would like to vote for your favorite advertisement, click the button below:

Side-Note: Personally, I enjoyed the “Superman” advertisement the best.

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What!? Chris Matthews Destroys Rep. Grayson (D-FL) Over Reconciliation

Ouch!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked MSNBC’s Chris Matthew when he was interviewing Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)?

Answer: Surprisingly, Chris Matthews did not hold back any punches.

Whaa…!?!?!?

What is this world coming to!? A staunch liberal attacking another staunch liberal on a really staunch liberal cable television news network? If you watched the video I posted above you better cherish it, because this is some rare footage you might never see again.

Side-Note: Rep. Grayson (D-FL) probably thought this was going to be a calm interview with a fellow staunch liberal… Think again sir! It appears MSNBC is not as cozy as Rep. Grayson thought. Poor little Congressman.

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Funny: Jack Bauer From The Show 24 Interrogates Santa Claus!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked Jack Bauer from the television show 24?

Answer: Apparently he has a beef to settle with Santa Claus.

HAHA! What an amazing and funny video!

Props to the Rebel Viral Team.

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Study: Yup, FOX News Channel IS Fair & Balanced

 

Wonder what you would find if you frisked FOX News’ political coverage?

Answer: Study shows it’s fair and balanced.

Hmm… Who would of thought? After all, that is the FOX News Channel’s slogan. The Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) and Robert Lichter from Forbes enlightens us:

The CMPA study compares ABC, CBS (CBS - news - people ) and NBC evening news shows and the first half hour of Fox News Channel’s Special Report, which most closely resembles its broadcast news counterparts. (CNN and MSNBC have no comparable flagship evening news show; more on Fox’s polarizing talk shows momentarily.)

So how could Fox have both the most balanced and the most anti-Obama coverage? Simple. It’s because the other networks were all so pro-Obama. CMPA analyzed every soundbite by reporters and nonpartisan sources (excluding representative of the political parties) that evaluated the candidates and their policies. On the three broadcast networks combined, evaluations of Obama were 68% positive and 32% negative, compared to the only 36% positive and 64% negative evaluations of his GOP opponent John McCain.

In fact, Obama received the most favorable coverage CMPA has ever recorded for any presidential candidate since we began tracking election news coverage in 1988. The totals were very similar–within a few percentage points–at all three networks. (These figures exclude comments on the candidates’ prospects in the campaign horse race, which obviously favored Obama.)

Meanwhile, Fox’s Special Reportwas dramatically tougher on Obama, with only 36% favorable vs. 64% unfavorable evaluations during the same time period. But McCain didn’t fare much better, garnering only 40% favorable comments vs. 60% negative ones. So the broadcast networks gave good marks to one candidate and bad marks to another, while Fox was tough on both–and most balanced overall.

Interesting, huh? But that was during the 2008 election! Lets look at the stats when Barack Obama became president:

It turns out that Fox’s coverage of President Obama has been even more negative than its coverage of candidate Obama: From Inauguration Day to Oct. 10, only 27% of Special Report‘s comments on the president were favorable. That sounds like proof positive of Fox’s negative intentions. But if Fox hasn’t lost its anti-Obama edge, it has certainly lost its distinctiveness. During the same period only 35% of the evaluations on ABC, CBS, and NBC were positive. So from the administration’s point of view, Fox’s coverage has gone from being the worst of all to merely the worst among equals.

Ouch… That’s got to suck for all you liberals out there that just LOVE to attack FOX News. Granted, you will still just brush these studies off your shoulder, ignore the facts, and continue to do what you do best: demonize. But what about past presidential administrations (especially Bush’s)? Here you go:

Moreover, distressing as it may seem to a president used to unusually friendly coverage, this negativity is surprisingly normal. CMPA’s earlier studies found that the broadcast networks gave almost identically negative coverage to George W. Bush (37% positive), Bill Clinton (34% positive) and Ronald Reagan (37% positive) during their first seven months in office.

FOX News Channel: Fair & Balanced? It appears so. Sorry liberals!

Side-Note: Remember, this doesn’t include FNC’s (right-leaning) opinion news shows such as Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, etc. Sorry, I had to point that out AGAIN, because I know some of you will be tempted to leave a comment bringing up those programs while attempting to make an argument.

Carry on.

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Is ABC’s New Show ‘V’ Based On Obama?

Wonder what you would find if you frisked ABC’s new television show V?

Answer: Could it be based on President Obama?

Whoa now! Is the media getting a little too obsessed with President Obama? Haha, of course! But maybe not when it comes to ABC’s new television show V, which premieres tonight at 8pm/7c.

Check out this review/summary and see what you think:

Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.

The news media swoons in admiration — one simpering anchorman even shouts at a reporter who asks a tough question: “Why don’t you show some respect?!!” The public is likewise smitten, except for a few nut cases who circulate batty rumors on the Internet about the leader’s origins and intentions. The leader, undismayed, offers assurances that are soothing, if also just a tiny bit condescending: “Embracing change is never easy.”

Who is this starting to sound like? Haha, don’t worry it gets even better:

[...] Oh, wait – did I mention the leader is secretly a totalitarian space lizard who’s come here to eat us?

Welcome to ABC’s V, the final, the most fascinating and bound to be the most controversial new show of the fall television season. Nominally a rousing sci-fi space opera about alien invaders bent on the conquest (and digestion) of all humanity, it’s also a barbed commentary on Obamamania that will infuriate the president’s supporters and delight his detractors.

The aliens — who quickly become known as Vs, for visitors — quickly enthrall their wide-eyed human hosts with their futuristic technology (they set up a chain of medical clinics and promise “to provide medical services to all”) and their mushy we’re-all-brothers political rhetoric, the latter tinged with faint reproach.

The aliens promise universal health-care for everyone??? Hmm… Very interesting. Sounds pretty ‘hopenchangey’ if you ask me. I will have to check out this show on Hulu another night since there will be election coverage on all night!

Side-Note: Maybe the ‘birthers’ have something to go on now. Instead of not being an American born citizen… Is it possible President Obama is from outerspace!? Haha.

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News Corp (Owner Of Fox News) Interested In Buying NBC?

Wonder what you would find if you frisked General Electric – the parent company to NBC/Universal?

Answer: With billions in debt, GE is looking for a way to make money.

I know! I know! I may of put up the ‘sold’ sign a little early, but with GE’s humongous debt and NBC/MSNBC’s awful ratings… I think it’s inevitable. Oh no! Poor Obama’s liberal think tank/television network! Reuters reports:

Comcast is in talks with NBC Universal’s parent company GE to buy a controlling stake in the joint venture that has broadcast and cable channels as well as movies and theme parks.

The new NBC Universal is expected to be able generate enough cash to pay down $9 billion in debt that would be added to its books as part of the deal, and purchase the rest of the company from GE.

Hmm… Is there any other companies trying to snatch up this deal? You betcha:

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWSA.O) and John Malone’s Liberty Media Corp (LINTA.O) are also interested in NBC Universal, though neither has approached GE so far, CNBC reported, citing sources.

News Corp, which owns the Fox cable network and local TV stations, had been seen as a less likely bidder, analysts have said, because taking a stake in NBC might raise antitrust concerns with the U.S. government.

Oh snap! Could the parent company of Fox News actually takeover NBC and MSNBC!? Hmm… Lets not get too excited. After all, I’m sure Eric Holder and his cronies would use all of their powers imaginable to preserve their liberal think tank/television network/propaganda machine. Haha, what do you think?

Either way… NBC and MSNBC have been sliding downhill in the ratings faster than an avalanche without the laws of friction. If ANY company is willing to purchase them, do you really think that they’ll keep the channels’ current programing??? If they want to make money, absolutely not.

Side-Note: Hey GE, karma is a bia, isn’t it? This is what you get for playing in the same sandbox as Iran.

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