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LOS ANGELES — "Sicko" director Michael Moore jokes that Fidel Castro would be a "ratings grabber" at Sunday night's Academy Awards show. Moore's Oscar-nominated documentary on the health-care industry concludes with a trip to Cuba, where he seeks care for a group of 9/11 responders who have experienced health problems.
They are greeted with open arms at a Havana hospital and given what appears to be top-notch care that they could not get in the United States.
Castro, who is 81 and in poor health, announced his retirement as president of Cuba this week, ending a half-century of autocratic rule.
"I got some great news today because I was trying to figure out how I was going to get Castro into the Oscars and for me he resigns today so he can come to L.A. and go as my guest and perhaps give the acceptance speech," Moore told AP Television on Tuesday night.
"As long as he keeps it under five hours. I'm telling you, that's got to be a ratings grabber. Can you imagine him? Showing up? If I could talk to (Oscar producer) Gil Cates and maybe get Castro in a dance number at the beginning of the show? Great."
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{"commentId":1491135,"authorDomain":"NeoConInCA"}
Why not, Michael? Because Castro is a world criminal, guilty of murdering thousands, suppressing freedom, destroying a culture, actively supporting our enemies, killing U.S. citizens (plane shot down by military fighters in international waters a few years ago), shall I go on? Oh, I see you've gone to eat another Big Mac, Michael.
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#1 - Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:51 PM EST{"commentId":1491749,"authorDomain":"leftist"}
Castro is an un-democratic authoritarian. BUT he has done so much to reduce poverty, provide education, free health care, and a very good standard of living. Murdering thousands???? Do you know what you're talking about?
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{"commentId":1494446,"authorDomain":"jfrank"}
NeoCon
The word "joke" is in there. Sometimes a sense of humor can be good.
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{"commentId":1493603,"authorDomain":"NeoConInCA"}
Leftist, I hope you are being sarcastic, but, if you are not...
Yes, I know what I am talking about as I am the first-generation son of Cuban immigrants. Your comments reflect your lack of knowledge about Cuba and indicate your brainwashing by world media.
Your comments are truly nothing but laughable and sad.
I'd debate you but I don't have hours of spare time as do so many 'viners (well at least the lefties).
Like most Cuban immigrants and their children, we understand the importance and value of hard work and dedication, so I'm going back to work now -- at my job -- in this great country -- that has given so many Cubans the freedom and liberties that Castro, Che and their murdering associates took away in 1959. God bless America.
Here's one (of many) websites for your education... The Real Cuba
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#2 - Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:57 PM EST{"commentId":1494456,"authorDomain":"jfrank"}
Yes us liberals have all of the free time in the world.
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{"commentId":1494504,"authorDomain":"funkybunch"}
When we're not smoking weed and reading Marx.
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{"commentId":1494536,"authorDomain":"Griff69"}
Pass the weed. Keep the Marx
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