In an astonishing example of destruction of the system from within, a rogue employee of mega-conglomerate Capital BlueCross leaked a confidential internal memo about Michael Moore’s new film SiCKO directly to Mr. Moore himself. In an open letter to his readers (and seemingly the HMO’s as well) Moore says “The memo, which I am releasing publicly in this email, is a fascinating look at how one health care company views “Sicko” — and what it fears its larger impact will be on the public. The industry’s only hope, the memo seems to indicate, is if the movie flops.”
Capital BlueCross Vice President of Corporate Communications, Barclay Fitzpatrick, wrote a supposedly confidential internal memo to all staff in order to alert them to potential flak they could receive from customers after they saw this film. Moore revealed much of Fitzpatrick’s letter in his latest post.
Moore states, “he then assesses the film’s impact: “[T]he impact on small business decision makers, our members, the community, and our employees could be significant. Ignoring its impact might be a successful strategy only if it flops, but that has not been the history of Moore’s films … If popular, the movie will have a negative impact on our image in this community.”
Moore ends his letter to his fans by openly challenging the CEO of Capital BlueCross to a public debate. Tongue in proverbial cheek, Moore assures the corporations executive staff to not be intimated by him or his film. “But don’t be scared, and certainly don’t be ashamed to be a capitalist. Greed is good! Especially good for you. There’s nothing like having the pre-existing condition of being rich, should you ever get sick and need help.”
