Health Insurance!
My son sent me a link to this youtube video which I found to be an easy to understand, short and succinct explanation of why we need universal health care.
I posted it in my signature - but someone thought it would be a good idea for me to post it in a diary so that more people could see it.
I wish I knew more about the person who created it, but he goes by the name "engio" and he wrote this description:
A cartoon explanation of why we need a public health insurance option. If you agree that a public option should be part of the health care reform bill, make sure you let your representatives know!...
My son posted this on his facebook and got responses such as "wow, now I actually understand it".
I really think Democrats have done a poor job of explaining exactly what they mean by universal health care, public option or co-ops. Wordy explanations with caveat after caveat just make people's eyes glaze over. Young people, especially, are tuned out, mostly because Democrats seem to be relying on townhalls to get their message out. How many young people have you seen at these townhalls? They also don't watch network or cable news. Where are the young people? They are on youtube and twitter and facebook.
So here's hoping that Democrats will streamline their message, but in the meantime, point any questioners to this video.