tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post6434345532940180791..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko’Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-6541240394618011892007-05-22T10:48:00.000-07:002007-05-22T10:48:00.000-07:00Rottin': Oh yes, Michael Moore will be attacked po...Rottin': Oh yes, Michael Moore will be attacked politically. But what it seem like he's accomplished with "Sicko" is to figure out an entertaining way of presenting a problem that most Americans can relate to <EM>already</EM>, like you say.<BR/><BR/>If his agitprop skills are sharp, and he pulls people into movie theaters... maybe "Sicko" can generate more than just a partisan noise storm.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-86956053088527668632007-05-22T02:56:00.000-07:002007-05-22T02:56:00.000-07:00Is Michael Moore capable of being socially relevan...Is Michael Moore capable of being socially relevant nowadays, though? No matter what revelations this movie contains, Moore will be smeared as a 'leftist' by everyone except those who are already convinced that our health care system needs an overhaul. That's how political discourse works in 2007. After 'Fahrenheit 9/11' came out, I remember hearing people defend Bush's infamous seven-minute Pet Goating with things like "Well, Moore's a liberal,' as if that negated the existence of the footage.<BR/><BR/>I'm impressed that the Fox News guy could see the quality of Moore's film, but is it really news to anyone that health care in the U.S. is unjust and immoral? My brother walked around with a broken wrist for a week once because he had to wait for his paycheck to come in before he could pay his deductible. We all have anecdotes like this, I imagine. <BR/><BR/>I really hope that this movie jump-starts some actual debate on our health care system, but I've lost any hope in the ability of polarizing figures like Moore to affect any real change. He's just too smearable and spinnable at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-80364023483525861182007-05-21T20:05:00.000-07:002007-05-21T20:05:00.000-07:00SJ, I think "Sicko" could have a big impact in the...SJ, I think "Sicko" could have a big impact in the U.S. And I would <EM>not</EM> have thought Moore could make an entertaining agitprop movie about this subject matter.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-51109658784522776772007-05-21T19:26:00.000-07:002007-05-21T19:26:00.000-07:00Thanks for pointing this out, I can't wait to see ...Thanks for pointing this out, I can't wait to see this. It's about time this country adopted universal health care. Though I do have insurance, I can imagine why some people can't afford it...and the thought that they can't get health care just because of insurance is <I>sickening</I>.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245472084190224186noreply@blogger.com