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Moore and Weinstein Fought Over Depiction of Hillary Clinton in “Sicko“
24-Jun-2007
Written by: Jacob Gordon
Ardent Clinton supporter Harvey Weinstein was disturbed by Moore’s portrayal of her as a hypocrite.
Apparently, right-wing politicians and big pharmaceutical companies aren’t the only ones getting riled up over the content of Michael Moore’s Sicko: his longtime producer, Harvey Weinstein (who has stood by Moore since Roger & Me, his first feature), was apparently disturbed by Moore’s less-than-flattering depiction of Hillary Clinton. After detailing Clinton’s failed effort to reform health-care in the mid-90s, Moore goes on to reveal that Clinton eventually became the second-largest recipient of campaign dollars from the health care industry in the Senate. (The largest recipient was the conservative Rick Santorum). Commenting on the situation, Moore said, “Now that Santorum’s out, I assume she’s the largest. I believe her heart was in the right place when she came up with the original plan, even if it was a bit of a mess. But she's changed her position on national health care now. Harvey, of course, is one of her biggest supporters in the presidential race. He thought it would be damaging to include it. I thought it was important to show how the system really works. Harvey didn't like it, but we left it in”.
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