Fred Thompson response to Michael Moore's Sicko Letter

[v19d]

I don't agree with Thompson on Cuba or any other politican for their support of the embargo on Cuba.

[CrazyMunky84]

Well that was stupid. I wonder if he's angry because the hot wife he has that is only married to him for his credit cards is having sex with the pool guy right now.

[andresmadera]

First off... I am more of Righty than a Lefty... but did I watch the same movie as Mr Thompson here??? It sounds to me that he thinks Mr Moore and Castro are buddies. I must have missed the part when they sat down and shared a cigar... BTW Mr Thompson... Why did you take the band off that cigar??? was it Cuban??? I can make wild assumptions too.

[sausag]

Nice Senator, nothing like sticking to the subject!

[PsionNinja]

How about we talk about the other countries with socialized health care like France, Britain, Canada, and Norway?

Only the Righties want to focus on Cuba, and Cuba alone cause it's a poor country ran by dictator.

Get off of Cuba's Dick-

[PistoLP09]

Hi, my name is Fred Thompson and I support lung cancer.

[JohnMichaels20]

i wonder who wrote the script to this

[serendipityuk]

This Senator is a typical American politician, there's no fucking substance behind a single thing he just said. "Ignorance is bliss" for some it appears!

[GentlemenPreferHanes]

What if someone from a different country did a documentary on how friendly Americans are? Would their country-men say, "The next time you go visit your buddy (the devil) george bu$h junior...". Idiots. Michael Moore made a documentary on Health care. H.Care in cuba IS (fact- look it up) better than in the states. "Buddy Castro"? Castro has nothing to do with it you Moran(s).

[jerayneri]

have you ever been to a cuban hospital? you might want to check it out before speaking your mind...

[GentlemenPreferHanes]

hi jerayneri. no we have not; however we do have friends from Cuba that have told us all about it (and we have studied on our own). They did say that Havana is over populated and they of course like the U.S. a lot more, but as far as health care - they miss it like their family. Therefore we speak our mind.

P.S. is anyone 'really' falling for this, "You caught me reading important documents in my office.." thing?

[jerayneri]

cuban health care is bullshit. it's true that it's free, but they can't charge you given that cuba is a "socialist" country. besides, you have to see how deteriorated are the hospitals, the attention you recieve when you go... and you think you don't have to wait long time before getting your operation done?

[jerayneri]

2 cousins of mine had babies, in the same hospital, and they both had to stay longer in the hospital, for some bacteria they caught in the delivery room, or whatever you call it. and guess what? they probably haven't fix it. look, hospitals in cuba are free, but they suck. they're not clean, most of them need a complete makeover. and your friends miss it because they have to pay for it in the satates. tell them to go to canada where's free... seriously, they won't miss it. i don't

[GentlemenPreferHanes]

Guessing that many are missing the point here- and typing that in the most kind way possible. Documentary on Health care. Is the health care system in Cuba (& too many others) better than the u.s. system of health care? Yes -obviously.

Genius Fred T then says, "A mental inst. Micheal, something you should think about." (oh brother!)

There are many 'dirty' hospitals in the U.S. & there surely are in Cuba and many others-

Take Walter Reed for example.

[GentlemenPreferHanes]

And yes- also in agreement on the Canada system!

[Echdrum]

And we totally agree with you on Canada. We have been there many times and may end up moving there just for that reason.

[Waldred54]

Dude, hes saying that he talks about Cuba like its better than us, but if Mike Moore in Cuba talking about how America was better, castro would kill him

[BigOrangeTitan]

Ok kids What does Nicholas Guillen have to do with the movie "Sicko?" Not a damn thing! And people are on here saying "atta boy Fred!". He didn't say anything about the film and some people are patting him on the back.

[lkyl3l]

I love how idiots jump onto any bandwagon which michael moore "commands" them 2...He is without a doubt one of the leading problems this country has to date...Al gore..global warming...mike moore...in ten years there will be more "conspiracy" movies...probably about mike moore's "idiocy"

[mcarter2188]

i gotta agree with u on that 1

[dholt777]

your soooooo scary with your big scary Cuban story where's your Golf clun and where did you get your cigar from you are obciously threatened and perhaps paid off

[Tallacus]

about time some1 stood up to Moore

[jrproca]

This guy needs to do exactly what he told Moore to do.This is an evil guy mark my words.

[ryanski77]

Nixon was right when he called Fred Thompson "Dumb as Hell"

Thompson obviosly cares nothing about content of issues and everything about the "sound bite".

Just a stupid turd. Thompson, WATCH Sicko with your senile pea brain before opening your flacid, un-informed, indifferent, self interested, wrinkly, brain dead face.

[durden007]

michael moore is an idiot. enough said, fred rocks!!!!!

[gail0404]

Let's face it, corporate Amierca hates Michael Moore! Michael is like the Robin Hood of modern America. He brings to light everything the rich want to ignore, honestly now, would health care be such a political issue were it not for Michael Moore???

[naemdx]

continuing.... That's ridiculous and I hope that you Americans can overthrow the current system and get rid of those crooked businessmen and government officials that try to rip you off. Yes, especially those bribed by the healthcare industry. Fred, suck yourself sideways.

[naemdx]

Fred Thompson's attitude is such that should make him a candidate not worth considering in the presidential elections. The health business cannot be privatized because investors don't care. The private health business should exist as well, on the side of a common healthcare plan, but not on its own. If a rich man wants to pay extra for supposedly better services and care, he can go for it. But one cannot just kick a sick man out of hospital and tell them to "take care of yourself".

[MySeizures]

I wish America learns from Norway, how to treat Americans and other human beings better than America does. With out having the heart for the very people who served America all their life time, bluffing about being the richest empire and the super power of the world, won't do any one any good, because empires rise and fall, with grace or with out grace, depending how they treated their own people. See the film, "Sicko", and you will know that IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR AMERICA TO CARE.

[daderone]

that has got 2 be the corniest most hilarious acting i've ever seen. LMAO Fred Thompson.

Castro is Fred Thompson's friend. Didn't you know that? Come on do your homework on these lobbyists...actors...criminals­...what was it he's playing now? politics. lol i double dare u.

[BigOrangeTitan]

"Michael Moore never praised Castro." That doesn't matter to people who's response to Micheal Moore clips is... "Michael Moore is a fat pig!" Just like the fact that Fred never addressed the film won't matter to them either.

[tickertape82]

PRICELESS.

[cdlloyd]

come on Fred, why are you avoiding the real issue here: that we are the only industrialized nation in the world that allows millions of its citizens lives to be ruined because of lack of adequate healthcare. isn't this at least as big as the favorites gay marriage and abortion? makes me ashamed of my country. how can we let the Canadians be better at us in this??

[gimptron2001]

What, did he only watch that one part of the movie? And besides, Michael Moore never, during any part of the movie, praised Castro.

Leave it to some conservative talking head to trivialize a complex and layered issue by focusing on minutia.

[conservativegrunt]

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[Cindy4Paul]

Micheal Moore isn't running for President. Why is Thompson, bothering with a smear campaign against him? Maybe, he doesn't have the balls to go up against Hilary, Obama or Richardon on healthcare. What a cowardice bully for attacking a little guy, supporting liberal views, who not even in the race. Thompson=Weaksauce.

[joetheguy55]

Thompson is responding to a letter from Moore (the one visible in the video). You would also complain if he hadn't responded. If there wasn't a letter in the first place, there would be nothing to respond to.

[rottwielerking]

@Cindy4Paul This man has a lot more balls than you do.

[Paul186]

Who wants to live in Cuba, agreed. That's not the issue.

Millions are being sheep and slaughtered by drug companies.

This goes way back to Thalidomide and that's a downside of British Courts (BTW).

They kept a lock on Journalism while drug companies allowed deformed births.

A congressman can joke..no problem, but help the masses for gawd sakes.

[LuxxxNoir]

This person sonds more like a thug than an elected public servant .

he throws threats at some one whom helped rescue workers for god sakes. We deserve public heath care.But America would do some thing to corrupt it like shove us all on some defunct drug.

[joetheguy55]

LuxxxNoir:

1. I doubt you've ever read the entire Constitution or Declaration of Independence.

2. The fact that you argued in the same breath that the government is not to be trusted and, at the same time, advocate giving them more money and control over another aspect of people's lives is evidence that you do not know what you are talking about, but are instead simply ranting.

[johnso80]

Exactly what Michael Moore wanted. The more conservatives complain about the Cuba shoot, the more publicity the film gets. He probably puts these ridiculous shoots in all his films on purpose just to get more people to watch the films and hear their messages. He did it Bowling for Columbine and did it in Fahrenheit. Pretty ingenious actually, and no different from what Ann Coulter does.

[nohealthcare62]

I HATE THOMPSON .He is Nothing BUT a ACTOR ! He dosent care about anyone ...just his WALLET!

[MyWorldView]

Great acting..

The cigar, the tired drawling voice..

Just perfect.

Nothing to do with health care tough.

[MichealOFlaherty]

To all you Michael Moore and Al Gore fans out there. The prosperity of the USA is based on Capitalism. Why do Doctors become Doctors, not to make minim wage I'm, sure of, Without the privately owned and publicly own Pharmaceutical companies you would not have half as much as you do in you 401K. Get it?

Will Michael Moore or Al Gore give up there Millions for you? .......  NOT

[MichealOFlaherty]

By the way, I'm With Fred!

[MyWorldView]

We have free health care - not very good sometimes, but free. We also have good private health care if you want it. We have more doctors than we know what to do with (in fact our universities are limiting them because there are too many).

We also have 1 month holidays, not 15 days like in the US.

Yes, you have capitalism. So do we. And as for economy.. Europe is currently doing much better than the US.

Unless you are rich yourself, you are being taken advantage of.

[joetheguy55]

MyWorldView,

Italy is a mess.

[LuxxxNoir]

Much Agreed , and american people do not unite , Our government does not care about We the people as our constitution states.They also do not behave like public servants currently.

[nohealthcare62]

YOU ARE AN IDOIT ! A Very SIMPLE PERSON !

[GentlemenPreferHanes]

Why do Doctors become Doctors,-

To help people. To help the sick. To cure.

P.S. The hundreds of Billion$ in the pharmaceutical co's do not effect our 401k at all. Michael Moore and Al Gore HAVE given Millions for bettering peoples lives! And why did you bring Al Gore into this?

[asookie]

So Castro's the bad guy, eh Fred?

What about decades of ILLEGAL CIA abuses? "Overseas assassination attempts [Castro], domestic spying, kidnapping & infiltration of leftist groups, break-ins and theft, opening private mail, wiretaps & surveillance of journalists & "unwitting" tests on U.S. civilians, including drugs"

Besides cheap shots, EXACTLY how did YOU remedy our very real health care crisis during your tenure as Senator - all while enjoying Congress' "best health program money can buy"

[nohealthcare62]

THATS right even GOV> Breneson went to MAYO CLINIC while he KILLED hundreds of People in Tennessee !

[mikofrito]

the usa has so many sick,illiterate people precisely because we don't make healthcare and education priorities.cuba has done wonders with these issues,and that is why you never see a katrina-type catastraphy when they get hit by hurricanes.i only hope moore pointed out that countries like mexico and el salvador also have free healthcare as well,not as good as cuba's but at least it is available to all.if el salvador can do it why can't the usa??talk about pathetic.

[mikofrito]

thompson is good at acting like he knows what he's talking about.the film is about health care,not freedom of association.fred should ask mlk, bobby kennedy and mumia abu jamaal if they have/had freedom of speech.anyone who doesn't accept the fact that cuba has a great healthcare system probably also doesn't acknowledge evolution or global warming.

[anishinaabe]

lol, as he's sucking on a CUBAN CIGAR!!!!

[nohealthcare62]

U got That Right an A Bank Full of Illegal Money from Pay-offs !

[davideley]

Fred: In the interest of full disclosure, who, exactly, are your contributors?

[chris4709]

Like Fred or not he is right. There was a kid growing up who came to America after his father was killed for speaking out against Castro.

[ssgtforce]

Thanks Fred! The Michael Moore's of America hate their own Country!

[l3inaryl3urnout]

no they hate the way they're country is run, because they love their country people dont seem to know the difference anymore

[l3inaryl3urnout]

sorry the punctuation is misleading i meant "no they hate the way they're country is run because they love their country. People dont seem to know the difference anymore

[octopibingo]

Good job, Fred. Straight talk to a crooked man.

Maybe Moore will make a movie someday about how many people risk their lives every year trying to escape Paradiso Cuba.

[jimmyratz]

The United States has planned and orchestrated covert attacks against the sovereign nation of Cuba for allmost fifty years now.

These horrendous atrocities have included the bombing of an Cubana Airlines passenger plane by Cuban-American terrorist Possada Carilles, an C.I.A. operative, which killed all 73 passengers on board back in 1976. The bombing of hotels and other civilian facilities.

[Gypsyjiver2007]

Nice Fred you achieved nothing. Action not jibjab!

[nestafett]

Weird, He gets a letter about the health care system in cuba and he responds by talking about a jailed documentary filmmaker. I got an idea for Mr. Thompson, how bout you stay on the relevant topic instead of diverting attention away from it, or are you afraid?

Castro is a dick, I will agree with you on that. he does alot of horrible things, now that we got that out of the way can we get back to the topic which is health care in cuba vs. the u.s?

[nestafett]

ps

by the way that was a nice little parting shot where you told someone who disagrees with you that they should look into joining a mental institution. classy, you got my vote for prez for sure!

[GentlemenPreferHanes]

Very well said.

[talkshow]

That's a CUBAN cigar he's smoking. No, really.

[joetheguy55]

I believe that Moore's letter said the cigars were Monte Cristos. Just to clarify; the brandname split after Castro took power and cigars by the same name are now made in both Cuba and Dominican Republic. (I am not saying that I know which one of these he has there)

[Bullseye18]

Love the cigar

[johnnyfromcanada]

In GOP we trust.

[mradamhead]

Go Fred. Michael Moore is the king of liars, I hope he has finally met his match. Lies are always exposed at some point.  They can not hide in the dark forever!!! No matter who you are!

[Jesusfreak28532]

Agree with his Political Affiliation or not, this is pretty funny and pure genius from the Thompson Camp

[UTBESUX]

DO YOU SEE THAT CIGAR PEOPLE? That is a Montecristos CUBAN CIGAR! When Fred was interviewed in The Weekly Standard it was noted that he buys and smokes them. HYPOCRITE lying Republican. You politicians make me sick! You try and get votes by attacking Moore when HE took 911 workers to get health care that you have and THEY don't!

[cubicinch103]

Yeah, he took them for a stunt. Moore lies about everything. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets prosecuted. I hope he gets the perp walk!

[slathered]

Thompson just took fat boy to the woodshed.

[cubicinch103]

You got that right. Fatso can't take it. He's already trying to smooze out of an indictment!

[AzraelG]

"Cuba has one of the highest life expectancy rates in the region, with the average citizen living to 76. Cuba's infant mortality rate is just 7/1000 - better than in many American cities. Cuba has the best doctor to patient ratio in the world, while only 10% of annual state spending goes on health. Although clearly Cuba is quite a poor country in terms of GDP it is a very rich country in terms of its health resources" (BBC,com)

[joetheguy55]

AzraelG, however, those numbers are provided by the Cuban government itself. So I dont know if these are numbers that can be trusted.

[AzraelG]

Those numbers have been verified by diferent organizations such as UN, World Bank, UNICEF, the Economist, etc.

[cubicinch103]

Your sniffing GLUE. And it aint thwe good stuff!

[AzraelG]

All those orgs are sniffing glue too or you just want to deny the facts?

[cubicinch103]

AzraelG: What facts? That Cuba has good health care? You can't really beleive that. My drummer is Cuban. He has family there and lets me know what's going on all the time. Can't beleive the UN, or UNICEF. They have an agenda.

[AzraelG]

Yes, UNICEF has an agenda, save kids. Ask your drummer about the healthcare issue.

[cubicinch103]

He say's it SUCKS!!!!!

[Chasedrk1]

Yeah the health care is SO great there! I am Cuban, I have a grandmother that can't bend her right leg because of a botched black market surgery. A uncle with brain damage from an in hospital overdose on pain meds, i could go on.

Point is if it was that wonderful, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE! I am Amazed how Americans that have saved so many of us from that hell can now patronize those that know its hell. promote the family that made it that way!

[Chasedrk1]

Heres an idea:

why don't you & Michel start an exchange program so more Cubans can be in your shoes & you can perhaps practice what you praise you unappreciative kallikak!

[elperropatron]

Please Fred, run for president, it will be fun to watch you get beaten like a red-headed stepchild.

[cubicinch103]

He'd kick your woosey butt!

[therealdeal145]

bringing a cuban cigar on american is illegal fred!

typical hypocritical politician......

and its sad that americans can't go to cuba.

when cubans come to america, we allow them to stay, since we have a policy of not deporting them back to cuba.

when americans come to cuba, they are jailed and fined.

[Chasedrk1]

wow! i am impressed with your ability to spot a Cuban from a 2 second glimpse on a computer screen! I mean even without the label at that! bravo!

Also Cuba vs America on immigration... Helloooo... Dick, he's a dictator, he doesn't like Americans. There is an embargo for a reason... & By the way, Dominicans can be identical to Cubans, tobacco wise.

[therealdeal145]

oh, really? it's so funny to me that america was worried about a communist government so close to america when the soviet union was closer to alaska than cuba is to florida......

BTW, did you know that a lot of us navy personnel smoke cuban cigars when they go to canadian ports in british columbia and newfoundland. hell they may be able to get one at gitmo.

[Chasedrk1]

... Are you always this retarded? or is this a special day?

You should really know the history of things before you open your mouth. Or maybe you never heard of the cold war, Stalin, or the "FORMER" USSR.

Oh no Americans buy Cubans legally in other countries! those bastards! LOL

[mediacritic]

Liberals constantly whine about dumb things like unnecessary war, dependence on foreign oil, global warming, outsourcing of jobs, eroding civil liberties, politically motivated firings in the Justice Department, etc. When are liberals going take a serious look at the true villain? What about all the destruction wreaked by Michael Moore? Can't they at least get it through their thick heads that the guy is FAT? Are they blind?

[OhShush]

Quote:"Castro has set up fake clinics with while his people live malnourished....

... common sense and well-known facts."

*****

The foaming from the mouth far lefties, drunk w/koolaid never allow common sense or logic interfere w/their euphoria.. THey know full well, they are wrong, but too cowardly to ever admit it, feeling a sense of belonging w/a bunch of similar losers surrounding them!

The whole Party/Left has reached a cult like mentality!!

Go Fred 2008!!!

[BobbiMillerMoro]

This is perfect. Michael, you keep on lying, and people like Fred and filmmaker Luis Moro...you keep standing up to the lies. Great job.

[johnnybluejeans1979]

If you are a Republican who wants Fred Thompson nominated, have you really given it much thought? Why would we nominate a man who doesn't have time for debates, with Michael Moore OR with the other Republican candidates? Should we nominate a man who has a history of cancer and is still smoking cigars? I have an open mind and would like to hear a solid argument for Thompson's nomination but so far I don't see a viable candidate. Until I am convince otherwise, Ron Paul in 08!

[cubicinch103]

If you want Ron Paul, your to far gone to convince!

[mahalsxygrl]

Michael Moore u ARE an american hero, u ARE the patriotic one, a UNIVERSAL health care system in America IS the RIGHT n PATRIOTIC thing to do.Shame on those corporations,HMOs,drug companies who rake in record profits on the back of the american people's lives.OUR LIVES ARE WORTH MORE THAN THESE DIRTY BASTARDS PROFITS.750B of OUR tax money went to Iraq when it could have given America the best health care system on earth!!SHAME on u Dick-IN-Bush!

[misterRDF]

Hows life in La-la land? Micheal Moore an American hero. Jesus, youre a joke with no punchline...

[Chasedrk1]

Thomas Sowell said it best.

"If you want to know why I now hate socialized health care. Try waiting 6 years for a hemorrhoid surgery." It isn't the governments responsibility to make sure you have health care, or a job, or money on in your pocket. If your that pathetic why don't you move to a communist country. This is Capitalism! it was designed to be capitalist, & heroes like Ronald & Fred devote their lives to make sure it stays that way.

[gail0404]

You are soooooo right!!!

[toasterlover]

RUN RINO RUN

FRED IS COMING

[gracegoldeneagles]

And just because the "cee-gar" is fat doesn't mean that it's from Cuba.

-Proud Tennessean for Thompson

[gracegoldeneagles]

JamCamp, did he threaten to torture him? You need to watch it again, he was being funny. Conservatives can make fun of liberals too, it works both ways actually. He was just informing Michael Moore that Castro isn't too friendly with people making documentaries and that maybe he isn't a good (or even decent) guy and as much as Michael Moore wants to make America look bad, he's gotta try harder than to compare the USA to Cuba.

[JamCamp06]

Is this a threat to use psychiatric incarceration on his political enemies? This guy is one smug, scary dude. GOP has to get away from this sort of thing.

[LimaCo325]

Bravo! Very Reagan-like!!! Fred for President in 2008!

[Hanswurst27278]

I just came from another one of these posted by a lefty. The Moonbat howls and shrieks reminded me of walking by a monkey cage. I've been engaged in bitter combat with several upstanding young progressives who, not being able to offer any reasonable arguments, spewed forth insults aplenty.

[bellaherna]

Chalk one up for Fred Thompson!!!!! Michael Moore is pathetic!!

[Geotubest]

That looks like a mighty fine Cuban cigar Thompson´s smoking there. Waterboarding, electroshock, sleep deprivation, Abu Graib...It´s all the same.

[moncmurph]

I like both Moore and Thompson. I'm enjoying this.

But I'm sure it will end here. Either Thompson will declare and have to stop playing around, or Michael will take himself too seriously and take it too far and push Thompson into a serious discussion about how absurd it is to imply that Cubans have a better health care system than the US does.

Either way, enjoy it while it lasts, because the director and the actor will end it soon.

[puff4]

Everyone says Fred's a coward because he won't debate.

Well, Michael is the coward.

He won't run for office and actually **TAKE RESPONSIBILITY** and **DO** something about what he thinks is wrong. No. He just sits by the side and points out everyone's failings.

The job of a critic is easy work. The job of one who truly changes things is a hard one.

Michael, you're nothing more than a coward.

[jpassion222]

Mikey the Pigo just got slam dunked....ha..ha..ha ..LOL

[lori3288]

The cowardly little prick can't even engage in an honest debate with Michael Moore. Instead he has to come up with this childish video because he knows he could not possibly win if he came face to face with Michael. Like all Repukes, he's just an asshole with a big mouth and no substance.

[moyden2000]

Ah, the anguished howls of Michael Moore supporters. My favorite entertainment.

"Repuke"? That's a new one. I thought it was "Repig". I wish the howling lefties would get their insults better organized.

I predict this: As much as the the howling left hates Bush, they'll hate Fred Thompson even more. This is going to be a fun election.

[ChurchOfTheWay]

Shouldn't you be on DU celebrating Jerry Falwell's death? You haters are never happy for long are you?

[mutualdisdain]

This is the debate. This is the part where Thompson schools Moore on the human rights violations of Cuba. Within the original letter that he wrote, Thompson also educated Moore on the real state of the Cuban health system. Castro has set up fake clinics with modern technology to show visiting reporters, while his people live malnourished. There is no reason to debate when the issue is already decided by common sense and well-known facts.

[puff4]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Go for it Fred!!!