FTFA "On Thursday night, Mayor Jean Quan had hoped to speak to Occupy Oakland but left because she would have had to wait in line, said her attorney, Dan Siegel."

She doesn't seem to get that her career is at stake here. I suppose that's to be expected given that the media has portrayed the occupiers as the lunatic fringe.

/99%

Occupy Oakland says, "Um, that's okay, we're cool".

BUT DON'T YOU DARE CALL CHRIS CHRISTIE FAT

I misread the headline. I thought Michael Moore was going to eat the Occupy Oakland protestors for lunch.

whew!

EnviroDude: I misread the headline. I thought Michael Moore was going to eat the Occupy Oakland protestors for lunch.

whew!

No, he was going to eat Oakland for lunch. That's what he thought "occupy Oakland" meant.

Hobodeluxe: I'll bet half the people here calling Mike fat are as big as he is.

Nope, opposite of the nerd spectrum, too skinny. It's not that he's fat but he has that obnoxious "fat person attitude" that makes him annoying.

He is going to Ocuppy all of Oakland with his meaty girth. LOLZ... fart noise.

Hey, has anybody here mentioned that he's fat?

/I bet he eats a lot, too!

Mugato: Hobodeluxe: I'll bet half the people here calling Mike fat are as big as he is.

Nope, opposite of the nerd spectrum, too skinny. It's not that he's fat but he has that obnoxious "fat person attitude" that makes him annoying.

Fat person attitude? What does that even mean?

Edsel: IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE MICHAEL MOORE IS FAT AND WILL COME EAT ALL THE FOOD

The hack filmmaker isn't exactly going to be able to lend them any credibility.

CalamitousCrasher: FlashHarry: BUT DON'T YOU DARE CALL CHRIS CHRISTIE FAT

Ohhh.. what are the chances we can get a Christie - Moore sumo match to happen? I would PPV that shiat, for sure.

/if I still had cable, that is


I wish celebrity death match was still on.

FlashHarry: BUT DON'T YOU DARE CALL CHRIS CHRISTIE FAT

Mugato: It's not that he's fat but he has that obnoxious "fat person attitude"

What the hell is a "fat person attitude?"

Like skinny people never have an attitude?

Or do you mean "fat people should not have attitudes and it annoys me when they pretend that they deserve to be paid attention to, as if they were normal people or something."

LasersHurt: I hate to do this, but I can't pass it up, so no hard feelings:

You sound fat.

Yeah, I knew that was coming. But I had no idea it was going to be you.

Et tu, LasersHurt? Then fall Lando. With a fat thud.

Non-evil Monkey: For example in Sicko he didn't address the any potential flaws of a single payer system (mainly if you are turned down by the government for whatever reason, you are pretty much screwed).

He plays fast and loose with stats (my biggest complaint) but I think he is generally very honest. He has never claimed to be an unbiased journalist. He makes documentaries supporting his position.

You raise an interesting example in Sicko however. What you are talking about is a myth so I wouldn't expect him to explore. There is nothing to explore.

If you believed the right-wing media in the US, they would have you believe that we are refusing treatment to old people and babies for economic reasons which is just a blatant lie. His job isn't to give equal time to right wing propaganda, its to counter their ridiculous claims IMHO.

I am always shocked to hear what some Americans believe is happening with the health care system in Canada. It is like science fiction or something.

Canada has longer wait times for elective procedures, better health outcomes in general and exactly the same cancer survival rate as Americans at half the cost. No one in Canada is ever denied a non-experimental procedure if it is something they need. Also, they are never denied any treatment on economic/financial grounds. The only way you can present this side of the argument, is to say that it is blatantly false.