Passionate plea to pols at summit to give Americans health care help
(NEWSER) - Keith Olbermann made a very personal appeal last night to the pols debating health reform today, speaking for almost 15 minutes about his father’s 6-month medical struggle. “Last Friday night, my father asked me to kill him,” Olbermann began, launching into a recap of the surgeries, infections, and complications that led his dad to the point of mouthing, “Help” and “Stop.” After a conference with the doctor, which led to sedating his dad rather than ending treatment, Olbermann noted that the discussion was what had been maligned as a so-called “death panel.” More»
