Millions of Americans enjoy caroling during the Christmas season. As it turns out, the people at the left-wing activist group MoveOn.org like caroling, too — just not in the traditional way. On Christmas Eve, MoveOn sent out a video of the MoveOn Council in Minneapolis-St. Paul singing a hearty version of “Jingle Bells, with somewhat different words:
Health care’s out of reach
The cost is way too high
And if we cannot pay
They’ll simply let us die
Insurance sets the rules
And caps the care we seek
The time has come for change, you know
It’s happening this week
Oh!
We can’t wait
We can’t wait
We can’t wait at all
Health care now for everyone
Listen to our call
Rich and poor
Young and old
Black and red and white
A public option for us all
Hear our song tonight!
MoveOn has “councils” in several cities. MoveOn’s leaders describe the councils as “local teams of committed members who go beyond email to organize hard-hitting events in their community.” In the case of this hard-hitting event, the “health care-oling” was introduced by Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison — “a progressive champion who is standing strong for real health care reform” — but lest you think it was an entirely Minnesota affair, MoveOn says the lyrics are the work of the local chapter in Jefferson County, Washington.
