Comments on: Sicko http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/ Yakkity yak, don't talk back. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:06:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-27058 Peter Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:06:30 +0000 http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/#comment-27058 TERRORIST DOCTORS!!! AHH! BE AFRAID!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! TERRORIST DOCTORS!!! AHH! BE AFRAID!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

]]> By: Kables http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-27056 Kables Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:23:23 +0000 http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/#comment-27056 Holy crap. Holy crap.

]]> By: Peter http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-27055 Peter Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:48:51 +0000 http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/#comment-27055 <p>Sorry I just read this now, but man...</p> <p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ</p> <p>nice. Fox News for the win.</p> <p>Sicko made me want to leave this country and leave it fast. Any guesses on what the odds are that the US will adopt a universal health care plan?</p> Sorry I just read this now, but man…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ

nice. Fox News for the win.

Sicko made me want to leave this country and leave it fast. Any guesses on what the odds are that the US will adopt a universal health care plan?

]]> By: Mark http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-26964 Mark Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:13:37 +0000 http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/#comment-26964 I saw it this past week. I can't add much that hasn't already been said, except that I think that discontent over our health care system has been on a steady boil under the surface of our public discourse for some time now and I think/hope that this film will finally bring a long overdue discussion out into the open. Also, has anyone else picked up on the "Socialized medicine will help the terrorists" meme that the wingnuts have been spreading the last few days? I saw it this past week. I can’t add much that hasn’t already been said, except that I think that discontent over our health care system has been on a steady boil under the surface of our public discourse for some time now and I think/hope that this film will finally bring a long overdue discussion out into the open.

Also, has anyone else picked up on the “Socialized medicine will help the terrorists” meme that the wingnuts have been spreading the last few days?

]]> By: TonjaD http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-26958 TonjaD Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:57:54 +0000 http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/#comment-26958 The movie was both frustrating and upsetting, but sometimes these are the types of emotions we have to experience to wake up. The parts of the movie that especially moved me were the mother of the baby who died of a fever because the hospital wouldn't treat her due to her being under another HMO network and the pain/gratitude that the volunteer 9/11 workers experienced when they were finally treated (for free)by a health care system outside of their own country. We (Boypan, Chris L. and I)also questioned U.S. nurses/doctors ability to allow personal beliefs to affect whether or not a person is treated for their pain. I heard that KB wasn't given pain meds when he was passing a kidney stone in the ER and I was denied pain meds after gall bladder removal surgery while I was passing a stone by a nurse after I asked for the meds by name(I'm not sure if she thought I was faking or if I was a drug addict .). The movie was both frustrating and upsetting, but sometimes these are the types of emotions we have to experience to wake up. The parts of the movie that especially moved me were the mother of the baby who died of a fever because the hospital wouldn’t treat her due to her being under another HMO network and the pain/gratitude that the volunteer 9/11 workers experienced when they were finally treated (for free)by a health care system outside of their own country.
We (Boypan, Chris L. and I)also questioned U.S. nurses/doctors ability to allow personal beliefs to affect whether or not a person is treated for their pain. I heard that KB wasn’t given pain meds when he was passing a kidney stone in the ER and I was denied pain meds after gall bladder removal surgery while I was passing a stone by a nurse after I asked for the meds by name(I’m not sure if she thought I was faking or if I was a drug addict .).

]]> By: Boypan http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-26955 Boypan Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:50:56 +0000 http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/#comment-26955 We went last night. I am so embarrassed to be an American. What is our problem? We went last night. I am so embarrassed to be an American. What is our problem?

]]> By: Kables http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-26942 Kables Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:11:28 +0000 http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/#comment-26942 Some really good discussion going on <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/66354/US-health-care-vs-CanadaEurope" rel="nofollow">Metafilter</a>. Some really good discussion going on Metafilter.

]]> By: bckhough http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-26904 bckhough Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:23:34 +0000 http://a.bunchof.us/2007/07/01/sicko/#comment-26904 Hi KB, Friends invited me to go see it on Saturday, but I passed. I just don't know if I'm up to it right now -- have recently spent too much time in the muck of healthcare in America. I will definitely rent it in a few months. Everyone I talk to says they cried at the movie and I am glad about that. I am tired of documentaries that are all about "snickering" in an elitist way off to the side. People not being able to get the best healthcare that is available - that is messed up. It's messed up and it's intolerable. Reagan. Ugh. (do his policies/actions come up in the movie?) Clinton tried to do something. Tried to make some changes. I look to our next leader - 2008 is getting closer - to really focus on this. I could go on and on, but don't feel right doing that when I have not actually seen the movie. Maybe I'll post on this soon, too. B Hi KB,
Friends invited me to go see it on Saturday, but I passed. I just don’t know if I’m up to it right now — have recently spent too much time in the muck of healthcare in America. I will definitely rent it in a few months. Everyone I talk to says they cried at the movie and I am glad about that. I am tired of documentaries that are all about “snickering” in an elitist way off to the side. People not being able to get the best healthcare that is available – that is messed up. It’s messed up and it’s intolerable. Reagan. Ugh. (do his policies/actions come up in the movie?) Clinton tried to do something. Tried to make some changes. I look to our next leader – 2008 is getting closer – to really focus on this. I could go on and on, but don’t feel right doing that when I have not actually seen the movie. Maybe I’ll post on this soon, too.

B

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