Reply #51: I don't believe so, but that statement holds true for any President persecuting [View All]

[Uncle Joe]

a free press in order to avoid disclosures of embarrassment.

If you believe Nixon was a one time shot and no President could abuse their power, then I believe you will either be sorely disappointed at some point or you already know that's false and just don't care.

On a thread by Judi Lynn.

Sicko was shown on Cuban national television.

There is one error on my part re: my previous post, this incident occurred during the last administration, not the current one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x571829

WikiLeaks cables: Michael Moore film Sicko was 'not banned' in Cuba
Film-maker says diplomats made up the story to discredit film that showed healthcare was worse in US than Cuba
David Batty guardian.co.uk, Saturday 18 December 2010 15.26 GMT

American diplomats made up a story that Cuba banned Michael Moore's 2007 documentary, Sicko, in an attempt to discredit the film which painted an unflattering picture of the US healthcare system, the film-maker said today.

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The film-maker said on his blog that the diplomatic cable, dated 31 January 2008, was "a stunning look at the Orwellian nature of how bureaucrats for the state spin their lies and try to recreate reality (I assume to placate their bosses and tell them what they want to hear)".