Last week, Rock the Vote released a YouTube video encouraging young people to use sex in the debate over health care reform. The video features Eva Amurri of Californication and Zach Gilford of Friday Night Lights, who advocate flirting, lying, and even withholding sex from people who don’t support current health care reform efforts! The video ends with both actors asking viewers to join them in a pledge to “never, ever f*ck” anyone who opposes Rock the Vote’s stance on health care reform. Here is the video:
The first part of Rock the Vote’s pledge is to a “government for the people.” However, a new poll out today indicates that the people clearly don’t support Obamacare. According to Quinnipiac University, only 38% of Americans support current health care reform efforts, with 56% opposed. Still, Rock the Vote wants young people to sexually manipulate the vast majority of America, even if it contradicts their pledge. Rock the Vote is essentially saying they don’t care what the American People want, they’ll do anything to get their way… much like Senate Democrats.
Over the past week, several Democratic Senators who were “on the fence” regarding health care reform, have sold their votes in exchange for millions in special interest dollars. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, by her own admission received $300 million in a Medicaid deal that benefits only her state. Bill Nelson of Florida got an exemption for 800,000 Sunshine State seniors, who would have seen cuts to their Medicare Advantage. Democrats promised their bill would save money through those cuts… which clearly won’t happen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut wrote-in a $100 million grant to an unnamed medical facility, in an unnamed state. Dodd reportedly admitted writing-in the provision, in hopes that his state would be the recipient.
While absolutely none of this will come as a surprise to YSP readers, many have joked that prostitution is now legal in the U.S. Senate, as countless Senators are whoring-out their vote. Now, Rock the Vote is taking that idea one step further in proposing the use of sex to sway the debate.
This organization claims to be non-partisan, yet their stated mission is to “engage and build the political power of young people in order to achieve progressive change in our country.” They claim to seek a government for the people, yet they don’t care what the people want. Worst of all, they claim to be on the side of young people, while simultaneously asserting that young people are a bunch of sex-crazed morons with no character or resolve. They’re basically saying “young people care more about sex and celebrities than personal convictions; therefore, it’s easy to trick them into supporting Obamacare.” Sorry Rock the Vote, but the young people I know, especially YSP readers, won’t be swayed by cheap sex with some bimbo in Birkenstocks and an Obama t-shirt, who would probably scream “Oh Barack!” anyway. Believe it or not, young people care about more than sex and TV stars.
It’s incredibly sad that young voters are increasingly represented by groups that openly regard them as stupid. YSP is for young people. Rock the Vote, P. Diddy, and most of Hollywood are not.