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Michael Moore and SICKO in Seattle last night

I attended the Seattle showing last night of Michael Moore's new documentary SiCKO.
The movie follows Moore's usual m.o. of showing the hypocrisy, mixing comedy and heartfelt drama, while delivering a point: this time that America's health care is sick, full of corruption and desperately needing change. Moore then addressed the crowd following the credits

The movie followed the similar script that Moore used in Fahrenheit 911, Bowling for Columbine, and Roger and Me. Moore is at times the principal actor, he makes some corporate CEO's and elected politicians look like the incompetent, greedy assholes that they probably are, though there seemed to be less "stunts" in this movie. There were times I laughed out loud in the movie. Moore has a comedian's touch and used outtakes of GW Bush speeches and his own sarcastic wit to make a point. Moore tugs at the heartstrings too, slowing the pace and letting your emotions connect with those on the screen who are affected by this broken system of health care that is America 2007. If you did not leave the movie all riled up and wanting to go punch a CEO of one of the health care companies then you are either one of the CEO's of the health care companies or a better man than I, cause I was enraged.

But really this is nothing new. I have been fighting for affordable health care for several years now and know all these stories. In fact, there was a lot that Moore left out. But how many anecdotes can you have in two hours? And one of my complaints with the movie is that Moore did not necessarily offer a solution. He just offered up a way of telling this story. And thank God he did, because for two hours millions of people will see this and think about it. They may even make it into the issue in the 2008 elections.

Following the movie, Moore engaged in a Q & A with the audience for about 45 minutes. He commented on his former affection for Hillary Clinton but her war votes and weakness for donations from pharmaceutical and HMO lobbyists has convinced Moore she is not worthy of his endorsement. He ten commented that he has not endorsed anyone for president but talked for a while about Al Gore's correct stances on the war, health care and the environment which, in my eyes, amounted to a de facto endorsement for Al, if he should run.

A few asked "What can we do?" and Moore offered up to join an organization that is fighting for affordable health care. Without putting words into his mouth, he also alluded to that people will come together to find a solution, almost apologetically. Well Moore isn't the leader and doesn't need to be. He is the jester that made us laugh and care. He provided a very artistic way to look at America's biggest domestic crisis. But I am still wanting a leader, a solution.

After digesting this movie overnight, I think it will make an impact. Probably not the impact that everyone thinks it will. The corporate offices of Humana and Kaiser Permanente will probably not burn to the ground in a revolt that even the French would be proud of. Moore will be labeled a leftist commie pinko and every spin machine will be turning this into a fantasy of left-wing propaganda rather than what it is: two hours of really good questions that probably won't get answered. And I don't see any of the Republican leadership addressing these questions and certainly not the likes of Clinton, Obama, Reid, Pelosi or even Edwards. One thought I had was "As much as I like Moore, but knowing his reputation, what if this documentary had been made by someone like Oprah or Tom Hanks?"

This movie won't launch a needed revolution regarding health care, but I think it will push the agenda and we need to thank Michael Moore for that.

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... these folks? Or this proposal? Has he ever lifted a finger for this guy who created WA's Basic Health Plan as a state legislator and has introduced single-payer legislation in each of the past ten Congresses?

by RonK Seattle on Fri Jun 15, 2007 at 08:48:19 PM PST

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<> Political Operative

'<>' = 'not equal to' in some programming / scripting languages.

Moore is a movie maker - in the process of advertising / promoting his movie ...

movies which are very political, ESPECIALLY for our USA population of sheep raised to think that being upfront about money, power, and politics is ... POLITICAL!!

(oh, the horror, the horror ...)

it seems kind of natural for us to want him to do what too many of our spineless, worthless 'leaders' won't do.

IF he were a gifted political operative, or had hired one, while attempting to be political leader,

then he would have found out in Seattle who the players are and he would have mentioned them and he would have had them on the stage with him

and and and  ... BUT

c'mon! the guy is a movie maker.

I sounds like the movie is pretty dam good.

NOW. IF with moore's movie and and and who knows what the hell else,

IF we the peeee-ons are able to get congress to do more than kiss the asses and line the pockets of the criminal enterprises known as big pharma and the ... ha ha ha... 'health' insurance enterprises,

IF we get that critical mass again

LIKE WE HAD IN 1992! 15 years ago!

ARE we gonna get sold down the river,
get sold a bill a goods,
get sold a bunch of lame ass excuses from Hillary or one of the hillary clones in the democratic  ................ ha ha ha

'leadership' AGAIN??

I hope moore's movie is the catalyst - why not ?!

reality sure as hell isn't getting the chewing-their-cud-sheep usa peee-ons off their stupid lazy asses, and too many Dem 'leaders' are living large selling us out, so, I'll take any catalyst which works.

However, I hope this time the torch get passed to a new generation,

sick of excuses,
sick of excuse makers,
sick of liars, crooks, and

sick of political wimps.

unlike lots of you political types who think we

should be positive and happy and ... ha ha ha ha ha ... supportive ... ha ha ha ha !!

the reality of money and power is

we ain't got health coverage cuz we will NOT say

YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED,
YOU ARE FIRED,
YOU WON'T BE DOGCATCHER!

UNLESS YOU FIX THIS GO$$AM MESS THAT YOU WERE HIRED TO FIX.

Robert Murphy
PCO 1392.

http://www.liemail.com/BambooGrassroots.html

by rmdSeaBos on Sat Jun 16, 2007 at 07:48:00 AM PST

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