ESPN Quickly Cuts Off Arcade Fire's Win Butler When He Mentions Single-Payer Health Care
The Arcade Fire lead singer had the temerity to mention Canada's single-payer system after a celebrity basketball game at the NBA All-Star weekend.
Of course.
Source: Deadspin
Win Butler won the MVP trophy at today’s Celebrity All-Star game in Toronto, and the Arcade Fire frontman used his post-game interview with Sage Steele to suggest that the U.S. could learn a few things from Canada this election year. Steele wasn’t having anything of it, shutting Butler down with a “We’re talking about celebrity stuff, not politics.”
BUTLER: I just wanna say as an election year in the U.S., the U.S. has a lot they can learn from Canada: health care, taking care of people…
STEELE: We’re talking about celebrity stuff, not politics! Congratulations on your MVP!