The hoopla around Michael Moore's latest documentary, SiCKO, continues to stir weeks after the film's initial release. Luckily, as Moore knows better than most, there's no such thing as bad publicity.
Shortly before a recent interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, the network ran a report by Dr. Sanjay Gupta claiming
that "No matter how much Moore fudged the facts — and he did fudge some facts — there is one thing everyone can agree on: the (health care) system here should be far better."
The report lead to an enraged debate between Moore and Blitzer as well as a debate with Gupta on Larry King Live later that week.
Moore then told the network "I'm about to become your worst nightmare."
CNN responded by admitting to a few errors in their report, but also went on to state, "It's ironic that someone who has made a career out of holding powerful interests accountable is so sensitive to having his own work held up to the light by impartial journalists, as we did in our examination of SiCKO."
Moore now says he will move on. Maybe he should consider Cuba?
Reuters reports that Cuba's reaction to SiCKO is quite the opposite, as it has given Cuba its best publicity since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.
"Michael Moore spurred more interest in our health system than the 40-odd years we have spent providing health to our people," said Dr. Jaime Davis, who provided free check-ups and treatment to Moore's group.
"Moore is showing the reality of the Cuban health system and that a very positive message for us," Davis said.