MoveOn.org, the liberal activist group that just yesterday turned 11 years old, has enlisted a few Hollywood actors to deliver a sarcastic attack on the health insurance industry. The faux PSA stars Will Ferrell, Mad Men's Jon Hamm and that guy from Scrubs (I'm not a doctor, I just play one on TV!) giving tongue-in-cheek pleas to protect wealthy health insurance executives from health care reform. "Insurance companies are detail-oriented enough to deny claims for things like typos," snarks Ferrell. "If you spell something wrong, do you really deserve surgery?"

It's hard to see the ad having much of a reach beyond the base of people who already support health care reform. Funny as the ad is, MoveOn + Hollywood actors aren't exactly at the top of Republicans' influence list.

With health care overhaul caught in a legislative crossfire on Capitol Hill, Republicans seem ready to go into overdrive to deep-six any plan that will emerge.

GOP National Committee Chairman Michael Steel has joined that assault , declaring that President Obama's initiative amounts to socialism.

In an interview on CNN, though, Steele couldn't name his own insurance provider -- a statement the Democratic National Committee pounced on and proliferated.

 

But at least he has one, unlike an estimated 46 million Americans or so.

 

 

When he's not saving the world through physics, The Atom has a few things to say about the state of education in the nation's Capitol. As part of a training exercise, young progressive organizers are merging social media with tactics from the Obama campaign to elect one of eight superheroes Mayor of DC (that's the District of Columbia, not DC Comics). Check out the campaign, and vote for your favorite superhero here. Voting runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. As residents of DC, we here at Politics (Un)Seriously just hope that whoever wins has the power to leap large potholes in a single bound.

Obama Girl, that sexy siren from the election who was solely responsible for delivering Barack Obama the male vote, is back. Now she's promoting energy conservation in a catchy tune called 'Save Your Energy.' So fellas, it's time to ditch that Hummer and break out those compact fluorescent light bulbs.

Now we're no scientists here at Politics (Un)Seriously, but we do know one thing for certain: humor is the most important motivator in one's decision-making process. We'll call it the Laugh Law. 'Stand Tall for America,' a group sponsored by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D), is banking on the Laugh Law to get people interested in a bill promoting a universal health care bill. This video is meant to be a humorous teaser to lure you to their web site and learn more about the bill.

This video was sent to us from an advocacy group called "Change to Win" which was created by a group of unions and says its mission is to lobby on behalf of workers for "a paycheck that can support a family, affordable health care, a secure retirement and dignity on the job." It's a pretty funny send-up of those new employee orientation talks that many companies have to greet new workers. And tell us if the CEO's smile doesn't remind you of Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock. The video was produced by American Rights at Work. (Remember, if you want to submit a video, just write to us at cqpolitics2@cq.com, and say why you liked it and include the embed code).