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Jimmy Kimmel DESTROYS Bill Cassidy Obamacare Repeal Bill In Amazing Tirade Calling Cassidy A LIAR!
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8:34Now PlayingJimmy Kimmel DESTROYS Bill Cassidy Obamacare Repeal Bill In Amazing Tirade Calling Cassidy A LIAR!
Jimmy Kimmel becomes thorn in the GOP's side. Republicans racing against the clock to repeal ObamaCare are fighting against Democrats, angry patient advocates and a who’s-who of health industry groups. Yet one of the most formidable opponents they face is an unlikely wild card: the comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
Kimmel, the late-night host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” program, has emerged as the public face of the resistance to the GOP’s effort to pass an ObamaCare repeal bill. The late-night host is accusing the Republicans — particularly Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a physician who helped craft the bill — of threatening to steal health care from millions of Americans. And he’s using his own family’s health-care nightmare to drive the charges home, arguing that his infant son, Billy, born with a congenital heart defect requiring extensive care, would be among those to lose coverage under the Republicans’ bill. Cassidy in May vowed not to support any repeal proposal that failed to protect patients with pre-existing conditions from a loss of coverage or skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs — a standard he coined “the Jimmy Kimmel test.” Kimmel hasn’t forgotten the promise. He’s lashed out at Cassidy for authoring a bill the comedian says flouts the senator’s own standard. “On health care, Cassidy flunks his own ‘Jimmy Kimmel test,’ ” Kimmel tweeted on Monday. He’s since followed up with late-night monologues emphasizing the point.
For the Democrats, Kimmel is something of a godsend: a popular TV personality willing to use his public platform to protect former President Obama’s signature law. And they’re milking his celebrity for all its worth, issuing a slew of statements invoking him.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday launched a digital ad campaign targeting 12 Republican senators for supporting an effort that they say fails the “Kimmel test.”
“Anytime you have a popular public figure able to tell a genuine emotional story it's powerful,” said a former Democratic leadership aide. “In this case, Kimmel has a enormous platform to speak from and a message that is hard to dismiss as partisan. He's not speaking as a liberal or a conservative. He's speaking as a father who has had to personally deal with something that everyone can relate to.” It is hardly unusual for entertainment superstars to dive into partisan politics. Jane Fonda tapped her celebrity to become among the most outspoken — and controversial — opponents of the Vietnam War. MoveOn.org routinely taps Hollywood stars to promote its liberal fundraising efforts. And the Emmy Awards show, aired this week, was chock-full of Trump references and a large bulk of the prizes went to politically charged shows like “Veep,” “Saturday Night Live” and John Oliver’s weekly program on HBO.
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