President Obama’s prime-time health insurance speech underscored an important point: No American should have to choose between health insurance and paying rent, between health insurance and getting groceries–or getting drunk, getting designer jeans, or protein powder. We hear so much about hardworking Americans who need health insurance, but what about the rest of us? Millions of uninsured Americans could afford health insurance, but it would mean giving up some really cool stuff. Support President Obama’s plan to cover all Americans, because no American should have to choose between health insurance and protein powder. Approximately 1.10 minutes. “Tough Choices” is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Director of Photography is Alex Manning. For more information on the uninsured, go to reason.tv

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Geico spends a fortune on entertaining ads, but their little lizard would quit if he knew how they refuse to pay legitimate claims. After three weeks of their absurd excuses, when I saw their ad showing a rear end collision and their prompt payment, it just lost it. So,I put my own words to their ad. In my case I was rear ended by one of their insured on slow highway traffic . The woman got out of her Ford ranger, appologized, saying “my insurance company will pay for it,” as she gave me a copy of her insurance card, writing down phone and license number. Only then, she off handedly said she had been hit by a car behind her. Problem is absolutely no damage to her car, she never called the cops as he took off, and she showed no physical effect of a car slamming into her, ( State law requires 100% certainty car was “pushed” into car ahead for release from liability) Nevertheless, this story was good enough for Geico, as they are telling me no payment for my smashed car. Not only don’t they care about my legitimate claim, but they don’t care about their customer, who will have to appear in court to defend herself. Insurance fraud, when people who are hit as I was fabricate injury, causes rates to go up for everyone. Geico doesn’t care that fighting someone who was straight with them, sends a message that to get fair treatment, you have to be prepared to build up case by any means. And unless you have injuries enough to attract a contingency lawyer, Geico will screw you over …

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Brian Bilbray debate health insurance reform legislation pending in the House of Representatives, and Rep. Bilbray doesn’t explain why he’d leave 61000 of his constituents (1 out of every ten people in his district) without health insurance.

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A clever “Two Ronnies” skit, probably written by Ronnie Barker himself. He does a good impersonation of an Anglo-Orthodox Jew.

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Make sure to catch Tavis’ interview with Remote Area Medical founder Stan Brock on Friday, August 21. bit.ly About 8000 people with little or no health insurance lined up in Los Angeles to receive free healthcare provided by the nonprofit Remote Area Medical. For more information, see bit.ly Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. www.pbs.org

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More at www.Brasschecktv.com

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The “Mayhem is Coming” campaign of commercials from Allstate Insurance, starring Dean Winters. Two commercials in one, with “Key” and “Deer.”

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Tune in to ALL NEW MythBusters, Wednesdays at 9PM, E/P. For full episodes of MythBusters, check out: go.discovery.com CUT! The MythBusters insurance company steps in to stop filming when Tory Bellici is about to drop onto — and fall off — a truck bed’s treadmill.

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www.pbs.org insurance companies vs. Michael Moore. Bill Moyers interviews former health insurance industry executive Wendell Potter, who left the field after almost 20 years to become a health reform advocate. Check out Potters take on the campaign against Michael Moores film Sicko and tune in to Bill Moyers Journal, Friday, July 10, 2009 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings www.pbs.org for his experiences inside the health insurance industry, their work fighting a public option, and the insurance companies close ties to Washington. The entire interview will be available after broadcast at www.pbs.org

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short and sweet product review

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