Michael Moore will be on Oprah tomorrow discussing healthcare in the U.S.  
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

    

Fire up the TiVo!  Controversial film director Michael Moore - whose been laying relatively low recently - will appear on Oprah's talk show tomorrow to discuss nationwide healthcare in the U.S.  He'll also be debating with an insurance lobbyist in a healthcare face off.  Retired steelworker Stephen Skvara, who received a standing ovation from a crowd of around 15,000 when he asked Democratic Presidential candidates what they plan to do to change healthcare, will make an appearance to give an update on his situation.

Skvara, 60, retired on disability from LTV Steel after 34 years, due to a crippling auto accident that left him walking with two canes.  He told the potential Presidential candidates that he hasn't been able to afford to pay for his wife's health insurance since LTV went bankrupt, and asked, "What is wrong with America, and what will you do to change it?"  The video clip circulated, and Skvara became somewhat of a poster child for health care issues.

"Every day is something new," Skvara has said.  "It's kind of interesting for a retired guy.  All of a sudden something happens and people want to hear you talk."  Awwwwww!  How cute is he??

Three other people will discuss their fights with insurers.

The Weinstein Company announced this month that "SICKO," one of the most talked-about films of the year, has moved into third place for the most popular documentaries:  it became the third highest grossing documentary of all time, taking in $24.2 million in the U.S. since it debuted June 29th.  The record took the place of the previous record holder, bumping down the Emmy award-winning "An Inconvient Truth."  Sorry, Al Gore - but you should have reformed health care when you were the Vice President...karma's a biatch!  The top two highes grossing documentaries are "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "March of the Penguins," both of which are also Michael Moore films.

We told you, fire up the TiVo!  The most popular documentary director chatting with Queen O...timeless!

   

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