Jul 25 2007Michael Moore Hates Homos. Er, HMOs
Michael Moore was on Hardball the other day, and, surprise surprise, he wore a hat. He also had some interesting advice for people having trouble with their health insurance providers:
MATTHEWS: If they're right now having a problem with their HMO, and they're not getting treatment for something they think is important, is it best to call their congressperson? What do they do to make sure the kind of thing that happened in your movie happens to them?
MOORE: Actually, what I tell people is, if you're having trouble right now with your insurance company, and they won't pay for something, go ahead and use my name, just say...
MATTHEWS: Say Michael Moore has been talking to me?
MOORE: Say that I'm coming, that you have talked to me personally. You have my permission to do that. In fact, at the end of this week, on my Web site, I'm going have a little like Sicko insurance card you can download, print it out, laminate it, and take it in and say that you're now part of my team, and that we're going to put you on the DVD if you don't help my child. And, so, I give blanket permission to anybody who wants to do that. Carry your Sicko card with you. And, actually, I got this idea because a number of people have already gone ahead and done it.
MATTHEWS: The guy did it in the movie.
MOORE: He did it in the movie.
MATTHEWS: Yes. Without your permission.
MOORE: And he just said, 'Michael Moore is coming'. I never met the guy. The guy just went ahead and said, 'Michael Moore is doing this film.' And, like a week later, the insurance company said, 'OK, we will pay for your daughter's ear operation.'
MATTHEWS: God, there's nothing like a little blackmail. (LAUGHTER)
I offer a similar service to anyone who's in an argument with someone who likes Entourage. They'll be all like, "But dude, it's got hot chicks on it and it's hella tight!" Instead of trying to argue with them, just hand them a card with my picture on it and say "Watch your back, motherf***er." Then let me know where they live and I will take a dump on their lawn.
Reader Comments
1. ryan - July 25, 2007 2:10 PM
Entourage is hella tight, stfu
2. bdarbs - July 25, 2007 2:18 PM
Me: "Entourage sucks."
Pretty Much any Douche Bag I Work With: "What? No way."
Me: "Seriously. It's fluff. The writing is horrible. Nothing of consequence ever happens. If I wanted to see groups of guys acting like that, I'd cruise the Jersey shore."
PMADBIWW: "No way bro, you're just jealous."
Me: "You're right. I wish I was white trash who glommed onto my inexplicably famous friend and milked it for all it was worth. Oh, to have such a dignity-free lifestyle!"
PMADBIWW: "Whatever. That shit's tight. It's about Hollywood and stuff."
Me: "Exactly. Who cares? As if Hollywood needs another reason to suck itself off. Did you fucking see the Oscars this year? It was a Clooney speech away from turning into an auditorium full of people 69-ing each other. Who needs another half-hour Hollywood hand-job?"
PMADBIWW: "..."
Me: "Seriously. It sucks."
PMADBIWW: "...N...nuh uh."
Logic has no effect on these people. I weep for our future.
3. Joh - July 25, 2007 3:12 PM
I like Entourage, you prick. Now come and take a dump on my lawn, but while you're at it I'm going to shoot you in the face. Don't believe me? I did it to an old man once and HE was my friend!
4. Dick Cheney - July 25, 2007 3:14 PM
Man, this comment above would have been funny if your comment form didn't remember my info and had posted "Dick Cheney" as the name. Now I'm feeling a little bit retarded. Yay for me.
5. Vince - July 25, 2007 3:28 PM
Joh
Consider your lawn dumped upon. Bullets to the face just give me a hard on. On the plus side, I shit miracle grow.
6. russ - July 25, 2007 10:51 PM
I love entourage, but I don't like any of the characters. I thought that was the point. Then again, I'm Australian and don't have to deal with people who are actually like that.
7. bdarbs - July 26, 2007 12:50 PM
I'm moving to Australia.
8. Cash - July 26, 2007 2:47 PM
He hates HMO's? The hell does he think Federally Managed Healthcare is going to be like then? Does this clown even realize that he says one thing, and then says the exact opposite shortly after? He spent a good chunk of time bashing the VA in his previous movie too, and now he wants me to pay 10 bucks to watch him tell me how great the VA's big brother would be for two hours?
If he's so concerned about the rising costs of healthcare, why doesn't he go after the trial lawyers and their frivalous lawsuits that do little to improve quality of care, but raise the cost of care for everyone? He could also put out a health awareness doc too, because frankly I'm tired of my premiums going up because some people can't stop smoking 4 packs a day while chowing down on a super sized big Mac and riding their motorcycles down the center line without a helmet. He could also take all the proceeds from this film and donate it to Red Cross, or even the local free clinic down the street from his mansion. That might require direct action though, which is something he is incapable of doing as he's too busy telling others what to do in that annoyingly whiney voice.
9. Eric Ginsberg - July 27, 2007 10:22 AM
It's not blackmail if you're simply letting someone know that what they're doing will be exposed. Blackmail is, "I'll tell your wife you're cheating on her if you don't help me." This is, "I'll let people know you're not helping me if you don't help me."