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Fired Up! Missouri:  President Bartlet Supports Health Care Reform

The Political Carnival:  VIDEO: President and First Lady Bartlet ask, "Hey Congress, which side are you on?"

Liberal Values:  Bartlets Urge Support For Health Care Reform Bill

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À quand la 8ème saison ? Bartlett for America :) http://bit.ly/1Pwqfv 27 days ago

Check this video out: Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing want you to call your Member of Congress http://bit.ly/1Pwqfv 29 days ago

Martin Sheen & Stockard Channing ask you to call Congress http://bit.ly/1Pwqfv 1-877-264-HCAN (4226) #p2 #hcr 29 days ago

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Healthcare advocates seek 'West Wing' actors' help
Home/News — Now stumping for healthcare reform: two actors readers might instantly recognize as "The West Wing's" President Jed Bartlett and first lady Abbey Bartlett. In the advertisement, sponsored by Health Care for America Now, Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing (albeit not in character) ask voters to call their congressmen and urge them to support Democrats' healthcare bill, which is scheduled to come to a vote Saturday. "Now we can finally fix healthcare once and for all," Sheen says, describing the plan's promise for reform. "And you can make it happen. Take action today," adds Channing. Politics aside, there's an interesting pop culture parallel here: ...

Healthcare reform advocates get a boost from 'West Wing's' first couple in new ad
Home/News — Now stumping for healthcare reform: two actors readers might instantly recognize as the stars of the Washington drama "West Wing" --President Jed Bartlett and first lady Abbey Bartlett. In the advertisement, sponsored by Health Care for America Now, Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing (albeit not in character) ask voters to call their congressmen and urge them to support Democrats' healthcare bill, which is scheduled to come to a vote Saturday. "Now we can finally fix healthcare once and for all," Sheen says, describing the plan's promise for reform. "And you can make it happen. Take action today," adds Channing. Politics aside, there's an interesting ...

Healthcare advocates seek 'West Wing' actors' help
News — Now stumping for healthcare reform: two narrators readers might instantly recognize as The West Wing's former President Josiah Bartlett and First Lady Abigail Bartlett. In the advertisement, sponsored by Health Care for America Now, Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing (albeit not in character) ask voters to call their congressmen and urge them to support Democrats' healthcare bill, which is scheduled to come to a vote on Saturday. "Now we can finally fix healthcare once and for all," Sheen says, describing the plan's promise for reform. "And you can make it happen. Take action today," adds Channing. Politics aside, there's an interesting pop culture ...

West Wing Stars: Call Your Congressman Today (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — A (fake) former president and first lady promoted health care reform in a new ad from Health Care for America Now. Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing, known for playing The West Wing's President Jed Barlett and First Lady Abbey Barlett, tell viewers, "Now we can finally fix health care once and for all." They also echo President Obama's message that if "you like your insurance, you can keep it." The stars ask voters to call their congressmen to urge them to support health care reform: "You can make it happen. Take action today." The Hill points out that President Bartlett supported a kind of single-payer health care system ...

President Bartlet Supports Health Care Reform
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VIDEO: President and First Lady Bartlet ask, "Hey Congress, which side are you on?"
The Political Carnival — By GottaLaff This came with an e-mail I just got. Here's an excerpt: While playing the President, Mr. Sheen and his "wife," Ms. Channing, regretted not being able to pass health care reform. Now, we have a once-in-a-lifetime chance. The best part? We're going to pass it for real, not on TV. Click here to watch Mr. Sheen and Ms. Channing's video message to you, and then call your Representative and urge them to vote YES on health care reform tomorrow. The House vote tomorrow is the first of the big votes on health reform. When they pass this ...

Bartlets Urge Support For Health Care Reform Bill
Liberal Values — Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing who played President Jed Bartlet and First Lady Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing, urge support for passage of the health care reform bill (video above). ...