Mocking Zach Galifianakis Is a Good Way to Pitch a Healthcare Website
Barack Obama's pitch for Healthcare.gov was either the most forced part of his appearance on Between Two Ferns or the best joke, depending on who you ask. Either way, it did what it was intended to do, driving traffic to the health insurance marketplace.
The video of the President of the United States and Zach Galifianakis casually insulting one another was the top referrer to Healthcare.gov on Tuesday.
Funnyordie video has 11 million views. http://t.co/a7HUExG0vg traffic for yesterday was up almost 40% from Monday.
— Tara McGuinness (@HealthCareTara) March 12, 2014
Sure, Bill O'Reilly may whine that Abe Lincoln wouldn't have done it, but can anyone really say what Lincoln would have been capable of if he had sat through two Hangover sequels?
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