[Inspired by a sequence from "A Few Good Men"]
Health Insurance Company (HIC) CEO: You want answers?
Progressive Congressman: I think I'm entitled to them.
HIC CEO: You want answers?
PC: I WANT THE TRUTH!
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HIC CEO: YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! Son, we live in a world that has monopolies. And those monopolies have to be guarded by men with dollars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Speaker? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for the dead people and you curse the insurers. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that 45,000 deaths, while tragic, probably made money. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, makes money... You don't want the truth, because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me in those markets. You need me in those markets.
We use words like "pre-existing condition", "claim denied"... we use these words as the backbone to a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very coverage I promise, then questions me if I didn't provide it! I'd rather you just said "Thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a pen and stand with us. Either way, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE ENTITLED TO!
PC: Do you have death panels?
HIC CEO: (quietly) We do the job you pay us to do.
PC: DO YOU HAVE DEATH PANELS?
HIC CEO: YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT WE DO!!
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UPDATE - If someone has the ability and the actors etc. to make a short video of this, I think it has the potential to go viral and get thousands and thousands of hits.