Posted by KaraS on October 8, 2005, at 15:41:35
In reply to Re: the joys of google... » KaraS, posted by Gabbix2 on October 8, 2005, at 0:16:32
> He's incredible, I couldn't imagine hearing him speak! You're so lucky.
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> I remember him from T.V nation, that was a LONG time ago and he was genius. So brilliant and so funny..
> I remember him having gay male can can dancers in front of the Aryan Nations Headquarters .. singing "What the world needs now.. is love sweet love.."
That's brilliant!!! So typical MM.
I think I heard him speak after that TV show but before "Bowling for Columbine" or "Fahrenheit 9/11". He had another TV show "The Awful Truth". On that show I particularly remember him fighting an HMO who refused to pay for a life-saving transplant for a young man (husband and father of a toddler) because they called it "experimental". Moore went with the guy to the HMO's corporate offices. He brought the camera crew along of course. When there he asked them for help in picking out coffins. He also gave them an invitation to the funeral. It was so gutsy and so perfect and also ultimately successful. The HMO was pressured into approving the operation and they also changed their entire policy in regard to transplants.After showing that footage on his show, Moore had the guy stand up in the audience. He had had the surgery and it was very successful. The audience gave him a standing ovation. There wasn't a dry eye in the house.
I love how MM calls the b*stards on their stuff and forces them to account for it.
k
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