and he wants to sell you something...

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/30/1753738/andy-griffiths-new-role-pitching.html

Quote :

"The TV star - whose role as sheriff of Mayberry made him an enduring symbol of small-town American values - tells seniors that "good things are coming" under the health care overhaul, including free preventive checkups and lower-cost prescriptions for Medicare recipients. Medicare says the national ad is not political, but part of its outreach to educate seniors about new benefits available next year. The ad is slated to run on channels seniors watch, such as the Weather Channel, CNN, Hallmark and Lifetime, at an initial cost of $700,000. Not even the 84-year-old Griffith could keep the ad from being pulled into the partisan politics of health care. Said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky: "It's going to take more than slick taxpayer-funded ads to convince skeptical seniors that cutting a half-trillion dollars from Medicare is good for them." But presidential adviser Stephanie Cutter said the law strengthens Medicare by reducing wasteful spending. "Seniors were the target of a major misinformation campaign," she wrote on the White House blog, saying the ads will help correct the record. "

The ad:http://tinyurl.com/22wnrrp

7/30/2010 4:44:48 PM

BRING BACK MATLOCK

7/30/2010 4:46:00 PM

Matlock and Columbo were staples during sick weekdays in High school.

7/30/2010 4:47:49 PM

Quote :

"Medicare with Andy Griffith"

I smell a sitcom!

7/30/2010 4:48:23 PM

7/30/2010 4:50:42 PM

Ouch

7/30/2010 4:51:34 PM

I hate when I hear about someone I thought was dead doing something and then I feel guilty for thinking they were dead.

7/30/2010 4:54:05 PM

^^^ way to fail, failbig

7/30/2010 4:57:14 PM

Somewhere wandering loose around Mayberry is a loaded goat.

7/30/2010 6:08:38 PM