Hundreds of reviewers, representing every political persuasion, agree that SiCKO presents a simplistic and distorted picture of American health care. Moreover, writers as diverse in their world views as Kurt Loder and Larry Elder have decried its absurdly flattering depiction of the Cuban, Canadian, and British health care systems.
The only thing more execrable than the […]
Sally Pipes appears in Michael Moore’s health care schlockumentary and she takes exception to its flattering portrayal of Canadian health care:
Moore put me, fleetingly, into “Sicko” as an example of an American who doesn’t understand the Canadian health care system. He couldn’t be more wrong. I’ve personally endured the creeping disaster of Canadian health care.
Pipes’ […]
As I have written here and here, the only thing more disingenuous than SiCKO is the coverage it has received from the establishment media. A particularly egregious case in point is CNN’s faux analysis of Moore’s schlockumentary:
Our team investigated some of the claims put forth in his film. We found that his numbers were mostly […]
Peter Barry Chowka has produced a mordant follow up to his prevous review of Michael Moore’s schlockumentary. Here’e a taste:
Michael Moore has described his new film Sicko as a “comedy,” but there’s nothing funny about it. With its radical prescription for the takeover of all of American health care by the federal government, it’s more […]
It would appear that I’m a soulless minion of the “health care industrial complex.” That is, at any rate, the thrust of various comments I have received in response to my posts on Michael Moore and his new schlockumentary, SiCKO. The following question from “Jed” is typical:
Hey! I’m wondering, if I make a website like […]
Every time I think the coverage of SiCKO by the establishment media can’t get any more clueless, some “journalist” proves me wrong. This time, my illusions were shattered by Clarence Page’s fawning review:
Moore became famous in his past documentary essays for his gonzo on-camera attempts to embarrass the rich, powerful or simply stupid. This time […]
As I have discussed here, the media and some Lefty front groups wish to create the impression that nurses in general share Michael Moore’s view of American health care. Not only does this misrepresent the position of most American nurses, it conflicts with the views of many who actually work in the socialized systems that […]
Stuart Browning and Ezra Klein appeared on Kudlow & Co to discuss SiCKO. It was an interesting juxtaposition of communication styles: Browning’s straightforward discussion of the film versus Klein’s fretful attempts to change the subject. A typical example of the latter involved Klein’s gratuitous lurch to the VA:
Rand corporation ranked VA highest on quality. The […]
It would appear that Ingrid Newkirk, of PETA, is concerned about Michael Moore’s health:
Although we think that your film could actually help reform America’s sorely inadequate health care system, there’s an elephant in the room, and it is you. With all due respect, no one can help but notice that a weighty health issue is […]
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Posted 24 June 2007
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The man who actually coined the phrase, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” was a 19th century con artist named Joseph Bessimer. “Paper Collar Joe,” as he was known to the police, would surely have recognized a soul mate in Michael Moore. For, when it comes to what Joe called “bilking the rubes,” Moore is […]
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Posted 23 June 2007
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