watch Michael Moore's SiCKO!

[ahab]

but thanx to a group on myspace called Americans Are Brainwashed (http://http://www.myspace.com/americans_are_brainwashed) Heres the full length film:

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and if the code doesnt work then you should be able to view it here (http://bulletin.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bulletin.read&messageID=3739437266&MyToken=24c0b53c-3075-438c-a66a-2f2f837b830e)

[Mujer Libre]

The code is stuffed and the second link just takes me to my myspace home...

[ahab]

you have to have a myspace and sign in before you can view a bullitin for the link

[Mujer Libre]

I do... But it just took me to my homepage- no bulletin?

[coda]

A bootlegged copy of the film must be all over the place then. Check youtube maybe.



http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/06/20/1991/

Published on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 by TruthDig.com
‘SiCKO’: Michael Moore’s Prescription for Change
by Amy Goodman
Michael Moore screened his new film, “SiCKO,” on Father’s Day at a special New York event honoring Sept. 11 first responders. Moore spoke of their heroism and recognized their role in the film. “SiCKO” is about the broken U.S. healthcare system. Case in point: the 9/11 rescue workers.

Their stories of selfless courage, followed by years of creeping, chronic illnesses, from pulmonary fibrosis to cancer to post-traumatic stress, often exacerbated by poor or no health insurance, drive home Moore’s point, that the medical/pharmaceutical industry is failing Americans—not only the 40-plus million Americans with no health insurance, but the 250 million Americans who do have health insurance.

Moore doesn’t like health insurance companies: “They’re the Halliburtons of the health industry. I mean, they really—they get away with murder. They charge whatever they want. There’s no government control. And frankly, we will not really fix our system until we remove these private insurance companies. I mean, they literally have to be eliminated. They cannot be allowed to exist in this country.”

Unable to get care in the U.S., Moore transports the ailing 9/11 heroes to boats just offshore from the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Moore shows clips of congressmen and generals assuring the public that Guantanamo prisoners receive excellent healthcare. Bullhorn in hand, Moore appeals to the Navy for care for the 9/11 responders on board as well. Denied, they make their way to Havana Hospital, where a team of Cuba’s world-renowned doctors administers much-needed treatment. Reggie Cervantes, coughing throughout her interview, is outraged to learn that an inhaler cartridge that she pays &#036;120 for stateside sets her back only five cents in Cuba, and vows to “take back a suitcase full of them.”

The U.S. Treasury Department is investigating Moore for possible violations of the trade embargo against Cuba (he has sent a copy of his film to Canada for safekeeping).
When Moore began his film, he put out a call for stories from his website and received more than 25,000 replies. In addition to neglected patients, Moore heard from hundreds of people within the industry blowing the whistle, like Dr. Linda Peeno. She testified before Congress: “I denied a man a necessary operation that would have saved his life and thus caused his death. No person and no group has held me accountable for this. Because, in fact, what I did was I saved a company a half a million dollars with this.”

Moore knows that people who organize can fight back and win. “SiCKO” is more than a movie; it’s a movement. The release of the film is being coordinated with an unprecedented, sophisticated, grass-roots action campaign. Oprah Winfrey will hold a town-hall meeting on healthcare. YouTube is calling for people to post videos of their healthcare horror stories, and the California Nurses Association is leading a campaign to get 1 million nurses in the U.S. to see the film. Healthcare-Now&#33; is organizing leafleting and petitioning at all 3,000 theaters where “SiCKO” is debuting; Moveon.org and Physicians for a National Health Program are mobilizing. And Moore himself is heading to New Hampshire to challenge the Democratic presidential candidates.

“SiCKO” shows how Hillary Clinton tried to reform the healthcare system as first lady. “She was destroyed as a result of it. I mean, they put out I think well over &#036;100 million to fight her. But to jump ahead here with Hillary, in last year’s Congress, she was the second-largest recipient of health industry money. She may be No. 1 at this point, for all I know. It’s very sad to see … they’re into her pocket, and she’s into their pocket.”

Moore continued: “By the time of the election, by the primaries, I’m sure all the Democrats are going to be using that word: ‘universal’ coverage. Their plans are going to take our tax dollars and put them into the pockets of these insurance companies. We need to cut out the middleman here. The government can run this program.” This is called a single-payer system.

Taking on the multibillion-dollar healthcare industry is all in a day’s work for Michael Moore. After several million people see “SiCKO,” the time just might be right for a prescription for change.

Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now&#33;,” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on 500 stations in North America.

[R_P_A_S]

check it out.. LEGIT LINK&#33;

SiCKO (http://www.ichblog.eu/content/view/1729/1/)

[redcannon]

easily his best film.

[Red Menace]

I cried at the end when they received help from the Cuban doctors. They could have just offered help to their own citizens, but they treated even their "enemies" in a kind and humane manner. It truely shows that communism takes care of its own and any others who seek its help, and without the fucking U.S. media bias.

[redcannon]

Originally posted by Red [email protected] 24, 2007 08:51 pm
I cried at the end when they received help from the Cuban doctors. They could have just offered help to their own citizens, but they treated even their "enemies" in a kind and humane manner. It truely shows that communism takes care of its own and any others who seek its help, and without the fucking U.S. media bias.
well, its not really communism, but i see your point. america really is backward in terms of human compassion. i mean, choosing fingers?

[R_P_A_S]

i love all the soviet/red/socialist/communist mentions in the movie. I also liked it when he showed up at Karl Marx grave. lol

[Pawn Power]

Thanks for the link RAPS&#33;

I thought the movie was Okay. The strength of this film is in the range of people it can reach. Going to Canada and Europe and acting like he simply didn&#39;t understand their heath care system and asking questions in awe is what inavertantly reveals how inane the US system is, as apposed to just showing Americans that got fucked over. You just walk right in? No money involved&#33;? ....Yeah, why can&#39;t we just go to the hospital and get treated? Why do we have to pay? Hopefully these types of questions will be asked by the average viewer. Though I doubt any fundemental change will occure because of the film.

I am intrested in Canadian and English comrades (I don&#39;t think we have many French or Cuban members here) criticisms&#39; of their healther care system, which was shown, without critique, as shining examples of all that is good.