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Actor David Cross To Olbermann: TV "Gets Rid" Of Elderly "Not Contributing Anything" (video)
RealClearPolitics ^ | August 23, 2011 | RealClearPolitics

Posted on 08/23/2011 4:18:47 AM PDT by i88schwartz

Comedian and actor David Cross appeared on Current TV's "Countdown" program Monday evening to promote his upcoming movie and other gigs when the conversation turned to a recent study that watching one hour of television shortens your life by 22 minutes.

Cross was being very serious on how this would benefit his pocket because that would mean he would not have to pay for medical care of the elderly who are "not contributing anything." Keith Olbermann, the host of "Countdown," believes this is a Darwinian idea. Transcript below:

David Cross: "I don't mind, I like the idea -- or I'm comfortable with the idea that TV watchers are having their lives shortened because then you're talking about just hundreds of millions of really elderly people who are just going to watch TV anyway. And that's just a medical care that I'm going to end up having to pay for and they're just watching TV, they're not contributing anything.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: davidcross; euthanasia; fabiansocialists; healthcarerationing; keitholbermann; lifehate; obamacare
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To: Dr. Thorne

Still don’t know who he is, but my gaydar is smoking.


41 posted on 08/23/2011 6:42:57 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: i88schwartz
He's engaged to actress Amber Tamblyn 28

(Joan of Arcadia) seen her with her father Russ.

"When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way......"

42 posted on 08/23/2011 2:01:24 PM PDT by Mila
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