Issue 86
News/Film Review: Michael Moore's Sicko.
Friday marked the release of Michael Moore's newest film Sicko, about the poor health care in America. Unlike many of his previous films, his critisism is nonpartisan in that he criticises not only Republicans who still champion the HMOs and the Democrats who aren't championing universal health care. He contrasts the poor and expensive medical care recieved by several American citizens and the great (in comparison) and free medical treatment offered in other countries (like Canada, Britain, France, and Japan). For example, one man in America sawed off the tops of two of his fingers in an accident and he was given the choice of which finger to reattach (one would cost $12000 and the other $60000; He chose the cheaper one). In Canada, another man lost all five fingers of one hand. He found them all and they were reattached to his hand for no cost to him. Also, it is shown that many of the 9/11 rescue workers gained diseases (physical and mental) as a result of their heroic efforts, which the government will not pay for. Ironically, the prisoners at Gitmo detained after 9/11 are shown to be the only people on U.S. soil with universal health care. With this in mind, Mike brings many of the people seen in the film earlier, including the 9/11 rescue workers in a boat to Cuba. After an unsuccessful attempt to get it from the doctors at Gitmo, they go to the mainland of Cuba, which, while having worse health coverage than the united states, is certainly greater than most third world countries. My favorite part of the film was where Mike showed a man who, at the famous Abbey Road crosswalk, had his shoulder go out while he attempted to cartwheel across the crosswalk, and he only paid £6.65 ($13.36 in our money) for the drugs the hospital gave him.
Band Name of the Day: The Grand Space Inquisitors, from a very loud and tall character from an episode of The Venture Brothers.
Film Idea of the Day: Untitled right now, it is about a prom night from many different perspectives in an Altmanesque manner, including a pregnant teen who goes into labor during the ceremony.
Quote of the Day: "Ignore Me!"
__________Grand Space Inquisitor, "20 Seconds to Midnight", The Venture Brothers
Link of the Day: Sicko gets glowing reviews from a news source notorious for its normally right0wing views.
Friday marked the release of Michael Moore's newest film Sicko, about the poor health care in America. Unlike many of his previous films, his critisism is nonpartisan in that he criticises not only Republicans who still champion the HMOs and the Democrats who aren't championing universal health care. He contrasts the poor and expensive medical care recieved by several American citizens and the great (in comparison) and free medical treatment offered in other countries (like Canada, Britain, France, and Japan). For example, one man in America sawed off the tops of two of his fingers in an accident and he was given the choice of which finger to reattach (one would cost $12000 and the other $60000; He chose the cheaper one). In Canada, another man lost all five fingers of one hand. He found them all and they were reattached to his hand for no cost to him. Also, it is shown that many of the 9/11 rescue workers gained diseases (physical and mental) as a result of their heroic efforts, which the government will not pay for. Ironically, the prisoners at Gitmo detained after 9/11 are shown to be the only people on U.S. soil with universal health care. With this in mind, Mike brings many of the people seen in the film earlier, including the 9/11 rescue workers in a boat to Cuba. After an unsuccessful attempt to get it from the doctors at Gitmo, they go to the mainland of Cuba, which, while having worse health coverage than the united states, is certainly greater than most third world countries. My favorite part of the film was where Mike showed a man who, at the famous Abbey Road crosswalk, had his shoulder go out while he attempted to cartwheel across the crosswalk, and he only paid £6.65 ($13.36 in our money) for the drugs the hospital gave him.
Band Name of the Day: The Grand Space Inquisitors, from a very loud and tall character from an episode of The Venture Brothers.
Film Idea of the Day: Untitled right now, it is about a prom night from many different perspectives in an Altmanesque manner, including a pregnant teen who goes into labor during the ceremony.
Quote of the Day: "Ignore Me!"
__________Grand Space Inquisitor, "20 Seconds to Midnight", The Venture Brothers
Link of the Day: Sicko gets glowing reviews from a news source notorious for its normally right0wing views.
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