From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Moore appears to have pissed off the Canadian journalists at Cannes

http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/215801

But he may feel like applying a couple to himself after the mauling he
received yesterday from several Canadian journalists - present company
included - following the film's first viewing at the Cannes Film Festival.
"You Canadians! You used to be so funny!" an exasperated Moore
said at a press conference in the Palais des Festivals.

"You gave us all our best comedians. When did you turn so dark?"

We Canucks were taking issue with the large liberties Sicko takes with the
facts, with its lavish praise for Canada's government-funded medicare
system compared with America's for-profit alternative.

While justifiably demonstrating the evils of an American system where
dollars are the major determinant of the quality of medicare care a person
receives, and where restoring a severed finger could cost an American
$60,000 compared to nothing at all for a Canadian, Sicko makes it seems as
if Canada's socialized medicine is flawless and that Canadians are
satisfied with the status quo.



"Mike N."  wrote in message
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> On Sat, 19 May 2007 16:33:19 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>  wrote:
>
>>At a press conference on Saturday, Moore said, "This film is a call to
>>action. It's also not a partisan film."
>
>   Yeah right, I'll bet it's not partisan.   But in any case, his stuff is
> entertaining enough that I'd watch it.  And it's about time someone stirs
> the pot on health care.    The only scary part is that if lawmakers do
> something, we'll end up with something as useless as the immigration
> reform
> act.
>
>   The end result may not have any more impact that "bowling for
Columbine"
> other than making Charlton Heston look like a nincompoop.

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