Michael Moore takes Hillary to task in SICKO

In a portion of the movie SICKO, set to debut in theaters on June 29th, producer and narrator Michael Moore confronted Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for not bouncing back after her health care proposal got knocked down in 1994:

Moore's brief political history of American healthcare policy atfirst seems to lavish praise on Clinton, if with a satirical, andgendered, edge. (She's introduced as "Sassy...smart...sexy.")

But his conclusion is that she sold out. After her defeat in thefirst Clinton term, he says, she fell silent on the issue. And "for hersilence, Hillary was rewarded. And she has been the second-largestrecipient in the Senate of healthcare industry contributions."

According to the site Open Secrets, the insurance industry gave Hillary Clinton $513,380 during the 2006 election cycle -- nearly three times more than what was given to Barack Obama, who is among those challenging Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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