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Article: Right-leaning celebrity alert! Watch the comedian Drew Carey.(CULTURE WATCH)
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- National Review
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- October 22, 2007
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ON the September 18 broadcast of Power of 10, a new game show on CBS, host Drew Carey asked contestant D. J. Burgduff this question: What percentage of Americans are willing to pay higher taxes for the government to provide universal health care? While Burgduff thought it over, Carey performed a comic riff: "Personally, I can't wait for universal health care." Then, in a mocking voice: "From the folks that brought you FEMA, the TSA, the DMV, the IRS, comes universal health care! It's going to be fantastic, to have the government in charge of our health!"
Nobody who watched the program could have mistaken Carey's opinion of socialized medicine: He thinks it's a ...
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Transcript: Drew Carey
Fresh Air (NPR);
September 7, 1998 ;
700+ words
... ... an interview with stand-up comic and TV star Drew Carey. His character on The Drew Carey Show is a variation of his comedy club persona. The TV Drew Carey is a likable, overweight, out-of-shape ...
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