OntheWilderSide

IW: Just as amusing as the Obama administration‘s  “Don’t look at the man behind the curtain” stance on Wikileaks is watching Michael Moore’s contortions to use Wikileaks proves that the Bush administration was evil while ignoring that the Obama administration is committing the same atrocities.  In case Moore forgot, Sicko promoted Single-Payer Healthcare.  Bush and Obama opposed it.

So, on January 31, 2008, a State Department official stationed in Havana took a made up story and sent it back to his HQ in Washington. Here’s what they came up with:

XXXXXXXXXXXX stated that Cuban authorities have banned Michael Moore’s documentary, “Sicko,” as being subversive. Although the film’s intent is to discredit the U.S. healthcare system by highlighting the excellence of the Cuban system, he said the regime knows the film is a myth and does not want to risk a popular backlash by showing to Cubans facilities that are clearly not available to the vast majority of them.

Sounds convincing, eh?! There’s only one problem — the entire nation of Cuba was shown the film on national television on April 25, 2008! The Cubans embraced the film so much so it became one of those rare American movies that received a theatrical distribution in Cuba. I personally ensured that a 35mm print got to the Film Institute in Havana. Screenings of ‘Sicko’ were set up in towns all across the country. In Havana, ‘Sicko’ screened at the famed Yara Theater.

via ¡Viva WikiLeaks! SiCKO Was Not Banned in Cuba | MichaelMoore.com.

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