Comments on: OSCAR LEAVES SICKO ON THE WAITING LIST http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:28:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Stuart Browning http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-46109 Stuart Browning Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:57:53 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-46109 "smug, sanctimonious and dishonest" is certainly right. “smug, sanctimonious and dishonest” is certainly right.

]]> By: Rich http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-46013 Rich Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:27:30 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-46013 I think the 93% reflects a certain bias in the media. I think the 93% reflects a certain bias in the media.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-46005 Marc Brown Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:42:19 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-46005 I think the 93% reflects very well those who want decent healthcare reform and the 7% - those who try - but are now failing miserably - to take the vast majority for suckers. I think the 93% reflects very well those who want decent healthcare reform and the 7% - those who try - but are now failing miserably - to take the vast majority for suckers.

]]> By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45969 Catron Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:17:43 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45969 "Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews." Just more proof that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There's_a_sucker_born_every_minute" rel="nofollow">David Hannum</a> was right. “Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews.”

Just more proof that David Hannum was right.

]]> By: Matt Horn http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45963 Matt Horn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:13:41 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45963 Marc, I note you didn't dispute that it was widely debunked. Documentaries should be primarily about information and truth. Mr. Moore gets a big box of FAIL on both counts. Marc, I note you didn’t dispute that it was widely debunked. Documentaries should be primarily about information and truth. Mr. Moore gets a big box of FAIL on both counts.

]]> By: Matt Horn http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45926 Matt Horn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:34:48 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45926 I think that stat is tongue in cheek. I think that stat is tongue in cheek.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45876 Marc Brown Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:55:03 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45876 'Sicko has been named the third-highest grossing documentary in the USA since 1982 excluding concert movies, reality films, and "large-format" documentaries.' 'The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 181 reviews' Referenced sources from Wikipedia. ‘Sicko has been named the third-highest grossing documentary in the USA since 1982 excluding concert movies, reality films, and “large-format” documentaries.’

‘The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 181 reviews’

Referenced sources from Wikipedia.

]]> By: drmatt http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45861 drmatt Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:29:02 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/25/sicko-left-in-the-waiting-room/#comment-45861 I actually enjoy this type of commentary, the problem is that he looses all credibility when he writes "97.4% of all documentaries present America as a scary place" CMON, I watch documentaries on a regular basis and that is just ridiculous. This type of commentary would have a great deal more power and impact if the writer did not feel the need to embelish to make a point!!!!! is that because he actually has a rather weak position? or is he just plain ignorant? I actually enjoy this type of commentary, the problem is that he looses all credibility when he writes “97.4% of all documentaries present America as a scary place” CMON, I watch documentaries on a regular basis and that is just ridiculous. This type of commentary would have a great deal more power and impact if the writer did not feel the need to embelish to make a point!!!!! is that because he actually has a rather weak position? or is he just plain ignorant?

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