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Diary 9/26/2009 at 12:37 PM EDT H4'ed 9/26/09

Will Ferrell Mocks Health Insurance CEO Profits in New Video

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Earlier this week Will Ferrell and MoveOn.org released a new TV ad as a mock public service announcement bemoaning the tough times that insurance company executives are going through. The video highlights how the real victim is not the selfish American people who want affordable and quality health care coverage but rather the insurance executives who are having their profits threatened by health care reform.

The following segment on the Keith Olbermann show featured the new TV ad produced by Will Ferrell and MoveOn.org

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