By Michael Dorausch, D.C.
Michael Moore was recently on CNN to talk about his latest film “SICKO” and you can view the segment via youtube.
Before CNN host Wolf Blitzer allowed Michael Moore to speak, CNN aired a four minute pre-recorded segment called a “Sicko Reality Check” where chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, went over some of the facts Michael Moore presented in the film.
The four-minute fact checking segment begins with what I would consider a classic manipulation technique. Seek first to establish credibility, then shred your opponent. Using this manipulative technique, a person establishes a believable position by concluding that a big fact checks out, thus giving the viewer the feeling that the reporter is unbiased and all information following will be factual.
The medical correspondent questions whether all the facts check out. “Keeping them honest” the CNN report starts out “with the biggie” that the US is ranked number 37 out of 191 countries by the World Health Organization (WHO).
After the position is established that the WHO information is factual, the segment changes gears to a skeptical position and questions some other facts presented in the film. After four minutes of ripping Michael Moore, basically suggesting he fudged some of the facts in his film, CNN host Wolf Blitzer invites Michael Moore to the live broadcast.
Watching the video you can see Moore appears rather uncomfortable. He begins by stating that the report was so biased that he can’t imagine what pharmaceutical company ads will be coming up during the break. Moore questions CNNs bias and wishes they would tell the American people the truth. You can watch the entire video segment on youtube.
On Michael Moore’s website they were quick to post source information for every “fudged” fact that the CNN correspondent spoke of. Watch the video segment then open Michael Moore’s page in a new tab: SiCKO’ Truth Squad Sets CNN Straight
Whose information is more factual? You will have to decide for yourself.
About the WHO report: “The main message from this report is that the health and well-being of people around the world depend critically on the performance of the health systems that serve them. Yet there is wide variation in performance, even among countries with similar levels of income and health expenditure. It is essential for decision makers to understand the underlying reasons so that system performance, and hence the health of populations, can be improved.” – WHO Director-General Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland
If you’re thinking any of this universal healthcare stuff is going to be good for people wanting to be healthy, forget it. In my opinion, the universal healthcare models being presented are just another way to pay for a failed medically dominated system, we shouldn’t be supporting in the first place.
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