You’ve seen “The Sick Cents” movie trailer.
You’ve seen ”The Sick Cents” movie poster.
Before you watch the flick, starring the lovely and talented Melody Tally, why not read the e-mail interview I did with the movie’s creator, Mr. Glenn Troy Morton? Mr. Morton just wants to make some minor reforms to the American health care system, like obliterating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replacing it with something that actually works.
Sounds like a plan to me.
When not portraying the nefarious Dr. ObamaCare, Mr. Morton is actually a mild-mannered guy with a lot of insights into the mess we’ve gotten into, as well as some ideas about how to get back to some kind of sanity when it comes to our medical care.
KingShamus: First of all, how did you get THE Herman Cain to get struck by lightning and turned into a crispy skeleton?
Glenn Troy Morton: He was speaking at a Tea Party Rally in public. He didn’t pose for it or anything 
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He saw me when I was there. Pointed to me and nodded in my direction. That was such an awesome day. We got mobbed while we were there, and the reaction was mostly positive, even though The Gateway Pundit thought we were nutty. Everyone saw Dr. Obamacare with the film crew: a filmmaker AND guy from the Occupy movement holding up a 4ft. x5ft. sign with Dr. Obamacare’s face on it. No one knew Mr. Cain was down to his last 9-9-9 ).
KS: Hey, a fortuitous bit of good luck is never a bad thing. What was your initial inspiration for Doctor Obamacare? What made you go to the horror movie route?
GTM: Honestly? God. Sounds corny, I know. But the idea came to me in a way that felt alive, and right., and powerful…so I didn’t question it. I just followed my faith and put trust in God that it would work.
I have been trying to get attention from politicians and media for over a year to let them know there is a better way than Obamacare. Over 600 media outlets, gave a packet to 5 different Republican Presidential candidates, and even handed my book to a White House employee after trying to contact the White house 4 different times. Squadoosh!
I thought, initially, that Obamacare was just a bad attempt with good intentions; I learned throughout this process WHY that’s not true. So many politicians are surrounded by people who want to leverage power for personal gain that elected officials never get told the truth, and there is no way for an average citizen with a better idea to break through.
Remember the Mortgage crisis? So many said “Why were those BAD brokers writing no-documentation loans. They are all greedy and evil”. Now that I’ve been trying so hard, for so long, I know why: there is no room for real people to have influence in politics except by being in large movements and, when they are, there are still agendas to overcome. I tried, and I tried harder than anyone I know. I still am, because this is bigger than me.
Most don’t really want better solutions; they want ABSOLUTION. Winning the argument, instead of winning their freedom. Thank GOD for Citizens United…
KS: See, I don’t think it’s corny at all. I think using the vibe of a horror movie makes a lot of sense given how awful O-Care is gonna be. As much as you clearly dislike ObamaCare, were you an Obama supporter in 2008?
GTM: Voted for Obama in 2008, and Clinton before that. In fact, though I was registered independent my whole life until Obamacare (which changed me into a Republican forever. Every Republican in Congress stood to the side and elected not to commandeer your money, and they deserve support from all of us for standing by our side), I was a pretty reliable Democratic vote.
Except Ron Paul, of course. He is still the only Presidential candidate I’ve ever given a dollar.
That’s why I’m glad it’s me trying to do this. Republican and Democratic CITIZENS really aren’t far apart politically; it’s the people who make money by dramatizing differences who keep us from working together.
As a combat veteran, I approached this like a military operation: planning, strategy, reconnaissance, intel gathering, etc. What I noticed is a disconnect between what we see online and on TV and how we live our lives in the real world. No one calls their gay co-worker names, or their conservative friend racist, in person.
I thought I could be a bridge. That’s why the SuperPAC is named Occupy Obamacare: both terms were made popular by opposite sides of our political spectrum. We likely have the only campaign commercial in existence featured on both Breitbart AND Occupythe99%. How great is that? It is by design.
No one wants Obamacare; they just haven’t heard yet how to reduce costs and increase access to care. When they read Passing Obamacare, they will know how and that it’s easy to do. I only used 120 pages, and a third of that is bad jokes )
Well…and a make-out session between me, Obama, Michelle Bachmann, and Sarah Palin. Creative license )
KS: Hottest. Creative Licence. Ever.
Also–120 pages? So you’re saying you don’t need an unreadable doorstop to reform health care? How can this be? ;-p
You mentioned before about Citizens United. Why is that Supreme Court decision so important?
GTM: 1) If I had known about you before…you could have been the 5th. Or holding the camera. So many possibilities ;o)
2) The reason our health care costs are so high is because the Patient/Insured and the paying customer are not the same. Doctors are paid by insurance companies, and charge for every single thing no matter how insignificant (like filling out your forms. Yes, they charge for that. Procedure code 99201, if I recall). Employers pay for insurance, and employees don’t have a choice except the one given by employers.
Because both providers and insurance taps into large pots of money, they charge too much for what they do. Every business in America is has a natural limit: the ability of it’s customers to afford products/services. If they exceed that limit, they go out of business. That’s a big reason why Obamacare is so bad: it allows insurance companies to exceed it by giving them use of the IRS to TAKE money from people who could not AFFORD what they sell, and each penalty is indexed to an accelerator, so will increase forever. Who can say “no” to the IRS? That’s why giving free money to the insurance “pool” increases costs, not reduces them. Since Obamacare, increases higher than in our history. Premiums are now set to double in 7 years.
3) Citizens United did a very important thing: it removed the monopoly politicians had on campaign contributions. In fact, as a SuperPAC, I can collect MORE money, from MORE sources, than they can. All I need is the mic (donations), and the politicians who voted for Obamacare will run for the exits. They can’t hold a debate with me on health insurance; I’ve been feeding my family by knowing more about insurance than my competitors for over 15 years. if they’d like to try…I’ll make time ;o)
That’s why they try to make Citizens United out to be a bad thing. Yes, corporations can put their money where they want and drive the onversation. SO CAN WE, and we have more money than they do collectively.
We always said that citizens should have more influence than corporations to our political system. Now we do, if we don’t screw it up. Aptly named: Citizens United.
KS: Would It be fair to say that the Citizens United has given you a greater ability to make things like “Sick Cents”?
GTM: Theoretically, but this is the first time it’s had a role, so people aren’t used to it yet.
When a politician asks for money, we give it because we want that person to take a job that will benefit us. However, I’m not asking for a job; I’m asking for your attention so you can reduce how much you pay for insurance by thousands a year and increase access to medical care. It’s a bigger goal than 1 person getting elected, so getting people to believe it’s possible is the highest hurdle.
Our goal is to reduce every politician who voted for Obamacare 10% in the polls by November. The fact that they are all Democrats makes it much easier to identify those who turned so sharply against the American people. If we do that, we can pass a constitutional amendment, which is the only thing that can overturn a Supreme Court decision.
The other reason to do that is to demonstrate power and control to our elected officials, so they never do anything like this again. We have to remember that Obamacare, in the womb, was a Republican idea. Gives a different flavor to the pro-life movement, huh? LOL.
If we only vote for PEOPLE, and not LEGISLATION, they will never act in our best interest because communication has changed, and we must change with it.
When I was a kid, the news was at 5, 6, and 11, and followed the same format: bad news, bad news, bad news…weather, sports…good news. Now Obama is telling me that Republicans are evil and against women, blacks, and gays on the phone in my pocket. And, by the way, can I give him $3 )
No average person can keep track of it all, so it’s easy to obscure the truth when it comes time to vote. Remember Obamacare was supposed to reduce the deficit, cost of insurance, and let you keep the plan you have? They still say that now, and it sounds stupid considering the MOUNTAIN of evidence to the contrary. Yet, look how many still believe it. Even Harvard grads still say it’s true )
If we really want to take our country back, instead of protesting forever and losing rights all along the way, we should create SuperPAC’s around every area where we know the government is not acting in our best interest, and attack until they do what the American people want.
It’s in our hands now if we just believe we can do it. There is nothing in our way at all thanks to Citizens United.
KS: What did you learn about the creative process from making “Sick Cents”?
GTM: Trust God and your gut. I’ve never written a book, given a speech, written and produced videos…anything…before taking on this mission. Never even tried. How they turn out is really not known to me until it happens. The Herman Cain video? Came to me in about 5 seconds; I just went with it. I feel like an observer sometimes, just with better tickets ) And to see the outcome, and to be so inspired by it, is just amazing. I wish I could say I was some kind of latent creative mind or something…but I must give all credit to God. There is really no other way to explain it that sounds true to me.
But, if you try to do something with all your might, and you trust God to help you overcome obstacles and show you a way to win, you will. Not to say we’ve won anything yet; most people still don’t know what a better solution to Obamacare is and why it’s better, but out path is clear now. As long as people donate, we will produce videos every 2-3 weeks between now and Halloween (and THAT video is gonna change the game forever. I never wanted it to be Halloween so bad ), and each one will educate the public on WHY Obamacare is so bad, who voted for it, or what a better solution would be. We will drive the narrative, and use current Democratic talking points and turn them against Obamacare. Wait until you see how the “war on women” is portrayed in “The Sick Cents”!
I got the idea from School House Rock commercials from the 70′s…it’s how I learned to brush my teeth, about conjunctions, and how a bill becomes a law. I was a latchkey kid )
The videos will also follow 3 rules:
1) Verifiable TRUTH only, 2) never say anything bad about any person, 3) Reference to God in everything.
If we keep to that formula, and can maintain funding until Halloween, America will win a better healthcare solution, and more respect from our elected officials than we’ve ever had. Halloween is only 1 week before the election (which was another reason for Dr. Obamacare, BTW), and everyone will know who voted for Obamacare on that day. Until then, there will be about 12 more videos after this one, with each one being more and more sinister ). The intent is to develop a following (I can’t wait for the next episode of True Blood, for example). Using TV strategy for campaign commercial purposes.
KS: After all the work that you’ve put into “The Sick Cents”, do you see yourself as a filmmaker or are you an activist?
GTM: Well, I enjoy film, but the real talent behind what you see is Dan Cortes of Mosaiah Entertainment. I provide ideas, direction, script writing, and nuance. He turns all that into magic, and the outcome is always better than I imagined. I wish I knew what he knows ) Finding him was an answer to a prayer: I had tried another filmmaker before him, it didn’t work out, and I was at an impasse. I put an ad on Craigslist, he was the first one that responded, and was much more in line with the vision I had for Dr. Obamacare. Wonderful how that turned out )
I’m only an activist because the Democrats passed Obamacare, putting in jeopardy the earnings capability of my children and future grandchildren forever. You mess with my kids, and I’m coming after you…and to WIN, not just prove a point. That’s why politicians should have more respect for the American people. I’ve met tons of guys/gals JUST LIKE ME on this journey. Many of them read your blog, I’m sure )
I’m the same as most everyone else, except for one thing: I’m committed. I have to be if we are to win a better solution.
KS: If you had to guess, do you think the Supreme Court is going to strike down ObamaCare or are the Republicans going to have to put in the work and repeal it?
GTM: I think so, but a court is only a referee calling balls and strikes. They aren’t playing the game, so can’t affect a better solution. Right now, Congress is trying to figure out CONSTITUTIONAL ways to give insurance companies more of our money. They can just tax more, after all. Without actually solving the problem, more people will become bankrupt (number 1 cause of bankruptcy in America? Medical bills.) and die prematurely due to lack of access to affordable health care. They have no vision. When there is no vision in government, the rights of the people perish.
KS: How important was it for you to not just criticize ObamaCare, but to have a health care reform plan of your own?
GTM: If I only disagreed with Obamacare, but had nothing better to offer, I would be a fool for putting so much of my personal savings, time, and relationships on the line. If you only knew how hard it is to make big changes in your life like that. Almost all of my friends and family lean liberal and, when you create a character that looks like a Zombie version of Obama, they assume you’ve gone mad or been brainwashed by right-wing racist crazy people who want to destroy America ) I’m sure they are planning an intervention as we speak, and I’m not kidding…
If you understand insurance and how it affects the health care marketplace, you’ll know exactly why Obamacare doesn’t work and how to fix the problem. When you read Passing Obamacare, 90 minutes later you will be like “WHY didn’t we hear about this kind of solution before?” It’s so easy a caveman could do it, and it does reduce premiums substantially and increase access to healthcare. The only reason we haven’t heard about it is that only high-level executive opinions are considered worthy by our government. No one who works in the kitchen where the meal is prepared is ever consulted except when they ask for money or a vote. Hopefully that will change through our efforts.
KS: Can you foresee a time when independent filmmakers can simply bypass Hollywood, make their flicks through alternative funding and use the internet to distribute their movies?
GTM: Yes. Easily. Once the average person can go online on their giant screen TV’s, with the same picture/sound quality…game over ) 3-5 years tops, though going to the movies is still a unique experience that will likely survive. Even the best song download doesn’t compare to a concert.
KS: Of all the aspects of this project–writing, acting, casting, art direction, scheduling, etc–which was the biggest challenge?
GTM: Getting people to believe that the average person can force our government to behave. BY FAR the hardest part; creating has been easy. So many people buy the notion that we are not powerful or important as individuals. I’ve heard so many times: “Who are you? No one cares about what you think! How can a lowly person like you fix such a complicated problem?” So many lack faith in themselves and what they are capable of with God’s support.
It’s the same reason normal people don’t enter politics. Think about it: had I tweeted my junk in a previous life (ummm….nevermind ), or even had bad credit once, I would be painted as NOT GOOD ENOUGH to be in politics. Of course, those people know what it’s like in the real world, where people fall and get back up. The kind of people who might have said “Government being able to commandeer our money? HELL NO!”…LOL. When we stop looking for perfection, or someone who has to be BETTER THAN US to win in politics…and start looking for passion, integrity, and intelligence, then we will get the representation we deserve.
Until then, we get people who are excellent at obscuring the truth about themselves and, by extension, about everything else.
KS: You’ve nailed the subject of socialized medicine. When this is all said and done, do you think you’d take on another political film project?
GTM: After this? I’m going to take a nice, long vacation. This is, by far, the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do, and I would love to wake up one day and not think “Must…STOP….OBAMACARE!!!” LOL! Actually, I love everything I’ve done during this project. Filming, writing, giving speeches…creating. I never knew I could do any of it, so I think I’ll keep my options open and see what happens. I will say that I’ve heard from a TON of conservative filmmakers that Hollywood shuts them out. If I can help there, I would be honored. There should not be a political litmus test for a great idea. Maybe instead of Hollywood being the center of the film making universe, a southern city with glitz and glamour like Miami can step up to the plate and fill the void. Lord knows, there are enough people there who want to be in front of the camera!
KS: Big thanks to the one and only Dr. ObamaCare aka Glenn Troy Morton for giving me some of his time.
You can watch “The Sick Cents” either by
going here or
by going here. Also, keep watching his stuff. As Mr. Morton mentioned, he’s gonna keep rolling out episodes all year long till Election Day.
So yeah, go check it out. Citizen-driven activism and a horror movie? Admit it, you’d totally see this flick.
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