Sicko.... Michael Moore
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I'd like to see it I like MM for the most part.
I'd like to see it I like MM for the most part.
I saw portions of Sicko during research for my biography Citizen Moore (RDR Books). Michael's new film puts the national health care debate on the front burner and should make an important contribution in states that are moving ahead quickly to reform health care delivery. The national picture is far more complicated becasue that is where the lobbyists put much of their effort, convincing both parties that partial remedies are better than a complete overhaul. What's great about Sicko is that it shows why America has fallen behind on health care in many crucial areas such as infant mortality. It's true that other nations have plenty of problems delivering health care. But what I like about Sicko is that it opens up the debate beyond the usual spokespeople, publicisits, lobbyists and trade associations and lets lay people have their say. Their views are fascinating and show why we need to listen to the patients, as well as the HMOs. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have all the answers to this problem. It's up to all of us to get involved at the state and national level.
Roger Rapoport
roger@rdrbooks.com
Re: Sicko.... Michael Moore
" Sicko " an incisive diagosis of U.S. health care..... :thumbsup: http://www.reuters.com/article/revie...1?pageNumber=2
here's an e-mail I got this morning you know Michael says Oprah should run for president:
Michael Moore on Oprah Tuesday
Michael Moore will appear on Oprah tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5, and will present, for the first time on television, scenes from his new film, "Sicko." Oprah will interview Michael about the movie and the attention it's receiving before its release (opening day everywhere is June 29). The theme of Oprah's show is the one film you must see this summer -- "Sicko" -- and the one book you must read (Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"). Oprah loved Michael's film and wants to make health care for all one of her main missions this year.
So set your recorders for Oprah tomorrow, Tuesday!
Hey! We're ahead of Slovenia! :houra:Originally Posted by mared
barrrrhhh, more about universal healthcare. 1 word "disasterous"
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If he puts his personal bias into the movie, then it's a waste of time and a disservice to Americans. see: Fahrenheit 911...the last so called "documentary" he made.
Yeah, I'm a conservative, but I'm not some Bush apologist...far from it. However that "film" was little more than liberal propoganda.
I hope this one will do some good though.
I'm going to watch it, and give him the benefit of the doubt.
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On Oprah, she could win the Presidency in a LANDSLIDE victory IMO. She's got the vote of EVERY woman in America, and probably every black person in America. That's a pretty good start. She's level headed, and makes pretty good sense of most issues.
I'd probably vote for her, but she might be a little far left for my taste.
I'm pretty far too the right on fiscal issues, crime and punishment, and other things, but more towards the left on some social issues.
Anyway, I'd love to get fired up about this one, but I can't help but roll my eyes...
In our "Policies and Politics" class, we'd watched part of a movie (forgot what one, though) that showed the desparity of who gets what kind of coverage.
The discussion quickly (!) moved on to the number of premature births, especially the really early ones. When is it futile?
'Cat'
[QUOTE=Aaron C.;43504]If he puts his personal bias into the movie, then it's a waste of time and a disservice to Americans. see: Fahrenheit 911...the last so called "documentary" he made.
Yeah, I'm a conservative, but I'm not some Bush apologist...far from it. However that "film" was little more than liberal propoganda.
I hope this one will do some good though.
I'm going to watch it, and give him the benefit of the doubt.
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I don't know that it was personal bias or the bias of lots of persons.
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