'my father asked me to kill him'

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I like Keith Olbermann. He's a passionate guy, and his dad has been very sick for a long time. His point all through the health care debate has been that everybody should have the right to the same level care that his dad gets, regardless of whether they can afford to pay for it, or if they can afford to pay for private insurance. He thinks health care is a basic human right, and I agree.

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Just as I was going to find the link for today's hour long 'Special Comment' by Keith Olbermann, I got this email from Caitlin:

It's long, but thoughtful; and I found it politically entertaining enough to watch it twice.

Olbermann: Health care as basic as life itself

Oct. 7: In a Special Comment Hour, Countdown's Keith Olbermann points out that there is no higher human priority than health and therefore no more basic government responsibility than ensuring the care of its citizens.