Which of these 20 videos makes the best healthcare-reform ad?
Posted on Tue Nov 3 2009
The e-mails from the Democratic National Committee and MoveOn are hitting the inbox at a furious clip these days. That's fine, though. I can sign some healthcare-reform petitions to try to make sure I live to a ripe(r) old age with my organs and credit intact. Today's call to action is to watch the 20 finalists in the Organizing for America Health Reform Video Challenge and pick the one I think best hits home on the issue. I'm up for that. The user-generated clips range from the frenetic (guy running for his life on a treadmill, sign spinner doing a roadside dance) to the personal (ill people who've lost their coverage or gone into debt to pay their medical bills). Children abound, because nothing says quit your fence-sitting and filibustering like a sweet-faced kid talking about dying. "How to Tell if You Need Health Care Reform" has shades of Rocky and Bullwinkle, which almost tipped the scales in its favor, and others sport a boogeyman, a fake cop and a real graffiti artist. Tough choice! The top 20 came from nearly 1,000 entries, and contest judges, aside from the public, include Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am, actress Kate Walsh, DNC chairman Tim Kaine and and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. The winning entry will air on national TV. I'm leaning toward "Human Instinct," posted above, because it plays the guilt card so well. (It's the most powerful of the bunch, I think.) Voting continues until Friday.
—Posted by T.L. Stanley


