Part 4 of 4
[Michael Moore] They say that you can judge a society by how it treats those who are the worst off. But is the opposite true? That you can judge a society by how it treats its best? Its heroes?
[Vice-President Dick Cheney] The firefighters and police, rescue and recovery workers have responded with true heroism.
[Mayor Giuliani] It was their initial heroism that thwarted the objectives of the terrorists.
[John Ashcroft] Without regard, in many instances, to their own safety and security.
[Man] They truly are heroes.
[Man] We owe them everything!
[Billy Crystal] Here they are, the men and women who have been on the front lines for New York and for all of us in America! Tonight is dedicated to you!
5 years later -- Fundraiser for 9/11 rescue workers
[Man] Don't forget about the raffles going on over there -- one dollar each.
[Man] I spent two and a half years down there. I got upper and lower breathing problems.
[Man] I need a double lung transplant, but was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. I haven't slept in a bed in over five years. I sleep on a chair with a blanket, because if I lay down I can't breathe.
[Michael Moore] There were hundreds of rescue workers on 9/11 who were not city employees, but rather ran down to Ground Zero on their own to help out.
[Man] We need volunteers for first aid!
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[Michael Moore] And many developed serious respiratory illnesses. That's when the government said: "They're not our responsibility because they weren't on our payroll."
John Graham is an EMT volunteer from Paramus, New Jersey. He was in Lower Manhattan when he heard the planes hit and rushed over to help. He worked in the rescue effort for the next few months, but then had trouble receiving benefits for his illness.
[John Graham, EMT Volunteer] They just deny you for any reason. It's just a terrible waiting game. I really feel like they're waiting for you to die.
It's terrible. I never thought that we would do this, that the United States would do this.
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[Michael Moore] William Maher is a volunteer member of New Jersey's fire service. He spent two months working near The Pile at Ground Zero, recovering bodies or body parts, and it deeply affected him.
[William Maher, Volunteer, New Jersey Fire Service] I'm experiencing a lot of disturbing dreams, or whatever you'd like to call them, and it affected what I was doing at night, and unaware of it because I was asleep, and I just kept grinding and grinding my teeth. The upper fronts are damaged, practically beyond repair, because of my constant grinding over the last three years. I've been before a workers' comp board already for the 9/11 volunteers' fund. I've been denied three times, and hopefully I will go on my fourth appeal soon if I can get the necessary documentation.
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[Michael Moore] Of course, there was a $50 million fund set up, supposedly to help rescue workers.
[Man] Ladies and gentlemen, the governor of New York, George Pataki.
[Michael Moore] But the government, like the health insurance companies, made it very difficult for people to receive help.
[George Pataki, Governor of New York] You have to have spent a certain amount of time at Ground Zero, you have to be able to establish that. You do have to file an affidavit within the next year relating your work experiences at Ground Zero. And then, even with all of that, it's not automatic.
There is a presumption when certain illnesses occur, but that presumption can be rebutted by other medical evidence. We think it is a very fair approach that protects our heroes.
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[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] I'm sorry.
[Michael Moore] Reggie Cervantes was a volunteer medical technician on 9/11.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] Nothing makes it go away sometimes. Not water, not cough medicine, anything. It's just burning in my throat and irritated and it just gets me to coughing. Sometimes I have trouble breathing 'cause I can't catch my breath.
[Michael Moore] Reggie spent her days at Ground Zero carrying bodies and treating other rescue workers.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] My airway was totally burnt that first week, and I had trouble breathing by then. But we wanted to see if we could dig anybody up alive, we wanted to see if we had lost anybody, if we were still missing somebody. I wanted to help. I was trained for this. You know, you see somebody who is in need, you help 'em.
[Michael Moore] Reggie had difficulty getting treatment. Too sick to work and with no income, she was forced to quit her job, and used her savings to move her and her kids out of the city.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] It's hard to figure out how you're supposed to get help. We're trying to go about it the right way. But we're ignored.
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[Michael Moore] But not everyone after 9/11 was ignored by the government.
["President" George W. Bush] We're now approaching the five-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. So I'm announcing today that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah, Ramzi Binalshibh, and 11 other terrorists in CIA custody, have been transferred to the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
[Man] On that island are some of the world's most hardened enemy combatants.
[Man] These detainees are deadly and include the 20th hijacker, as well as a number of Osama bin Laden's personal bodyguards, and others who had a direct role in the September 11 attacks.
[Donald Rumsfeld] The kind of people held at Guantanamo include terrorist trainers, bomb-makers ...
[Woman] Many of them have American blood on their hands and are the elite of al-Qaida.
[Vice-President Dick Cheney] It seems to me we have an obligation to treat these individuals as enemy combatants.
[Michael Moore] And then I learned it wasn't all bad news at Gitmo.
U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
[Man] Detainees representing a threat to our national security are given access to top-notch medical facilities.
[Man] They have acute care 24 hours a day, in which surgical procedures, everything can be performed right there in the detainee camps.
[Man] This is the dental clinic, or the health clinic.
[Man] We have a physical therapy department, x-ray capabilities with digital x-rays. We have one single operating room. Health personnel to detainee ratio is one to four, remarkably high.
[Man] They do sick call on the blocks three times per week, care for them there if they can, or bring that detainee back to the clinic to be seen there.
[Man] Screening for cancer has taken place. Colonoscopy is a procedure which is performed there on a routine basis. We have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol. We monitor the weight and nutrition of the detainees so that we can track those detainees to make sure we see them frequently, monitoring their labs and their overall health.
[Soldier] Their medical attention ... They get way better medical treatment than I've ever had.
[Senator] You think it's as good as most U.S. HMOs?
[Man] Certainly very similar and as good, sir.
[Man] I leave with an impression that healthcare there is clearly better than they received at home, and as good as many people receive in the United States of America.
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[Michael Moore] Wow! So there is actually one place on American soil that had free universal healthcare. That's all I needed to know. I went down to Miami, Florida, got myself a boat, and loaded up Bill and Reggie and John. John, welcome, sir. And anyone else I could find who needed to see a doctor and couldn't afford one. So many people showed up, I had to get a couple extra boats. And I called up Donna Smith from Denver, who is now on nine different medications, and asked her if she'd like to come along. I figured she'd like to get out of her daughter's basement for a while. All right, let's go.
[U.S. Coast Guard] Are you trying to get by?
[Michael Moore] Which way to Guantanamo Bay? Can we go? We're not going to Cuba! We're going to America! It's American soil!
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[Michael Moore] We made it.
Guantanamo
U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
[Michael Moore] There it is. There's the runway. That's the prison over there where the detainees are.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] We're very close.
[Michael Moore] Yeah, we're very close. The white building is the hospital, I think. OK, let's go. We commandeered a fishing boat and sailed into Guantanamo Bay. As we approached the line in the water between the American and Cuban side, we were told to be careful for mines. Permission to enter. I have three 9/11 rescue workers. They need some medical attention. These are 9/11 rescue workers! They just want some medical attention! The same kind that al-Qaida is getting. They don't want any more than you're giving the evildoers, just the same! Hello. No one in the guard tower was responding and then we heard a siren. We figured it was time to get out of here. But what was I supposed to do with these sick people and no one to help them? I mean, here we were stuck in some godforsaken Third World country. And communists, no less. When I was a kid, these people wanted to kill us. What was I supposed to do?
"I'll See You in C-U-B-A" by the Austin Lounge Lizards
[Michael Moore] Excuse me, we're looking for a doctor. Is there a doctor here in Cuba? Any doctors?
[Man] There's a doctor around the corner. There's a hospital over there. There's a pharmacy right here.
[Michael Moore] All in this one block?
[Man] Usually, on any block, there is a pharmacy and a hospital nearby.
[Michael Moore] All right, thank you very much. Thank you. OK. OK. I know what you're thinking. Cuba is where Lucifer lives. The worse place on Earth. The most evil nation ever created.
How do we know that? 'Cause that's what we've been told for over 45 years.
[President John F. Kennedy] A series of offensive missile sites can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the western hemisphere.
["President" George W. Bush] I'm not gonna yield until Fidel Castro allows freedom on the island. That's a ... You can count on it. Put it in the bank!
[Michael Moore] It seems that what really bugged us about Castro was that he overthrew the dictator that we liked and replaced him with a guy we didn't like -- himself. And so now, after all these years, one thing is clear -- the Cuban people have free universal healthcare. They've become known as having not only one of the best healthcare systems, but as being one of the most generous countries in providing doctors and medical equipment to Third World countries. In the U.S., healthcare costs run nearly $7,000 per person. But in Cuba, they spend only $251. And yet the Cubans are able to have a lower infant mortality rate than the U.S., a longer average life span than the United States.
They believe in preventive medicine. And it seems like there's a doctor on every block. Their only sin when it comes to healthcare seems to be that they don't do it for a profit. Anybody need medication right now from the pharmacy? Are you the pharmacist?
[Pharmacist] Yes.
[Michael Moore] Do you have this? Is this one similar to yours?
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] Yeah. It's $120 in the U.S.
[Michael Moore] This is $120 in the U.S.?
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] Yes.
[Pharmacist] How much is that one? 3.20 pesos.
[Michael Moore] How much is that in American dollars?
[Woman] It's like five cents.
[Michael Moore] Five cents?
[Woman] Yeah. More or less.
[Pharmacist] There is a doctor -- I will give you her name -- tell her to give you at least two prescriptions.
[Michael Moore] Thank you very much. Muchas gracias.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] $120 is a lot of money when you get $1,000 in social security disability and need one or two a month. Five cents here? It's like the biggest insult. It just doesn't make any sense.
It doesn't make any sense. I wanna fill a suitcase up and go back home with it.
Havana hospital
[Michael Moore] I took my group of sick Americans to a hospital to see if they could get some care. They didn't ask for money or an insurance card.
[Woman] Name?
[Michael Moore] Just their name ...
[Woman] What is your birthday?
[Michael Moore] and date of birth.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] February 22.
[Michael Moore] That was the entire intake session.
[Doctor] We are very happy to welcome you here today and, as with all of our patients, you will receive the highest quality medical care. Hopefully we will make you feel well cared for. If we can improve your medical condition, we will have achieved our objective.
[Michael Moore] Thank you very much for doing this. I asked them to give us the same exact care they give their fellow Cuban citizens. No more, no less. And that's what they did.
[Dr. Alberto Roque] I'm Dr. Roque. I'm an internal medicine specialist.
[John Grahan] John Graham.
[Dr. Alberto Roque] How are you feeling?
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] My lungs hurt. I have pain. I get pretty severe nosebleeds at times.
[Donna Smith] I get terrible headaches in the night, but I haven't been evaluated for the sleep apnea for nine years.
[John Graham] Yeah, I have ...
[Doctor] Many medications for lung problems.
[John Graham] Almost every medication for lung problems, I've got.
[William Maher, Volunteer, New Jersey Fire Service] After 9/11, things have happened, my teeth started falling out. Because of certain conditions, I was grinding.
[John Graham] There's one test that they recommended I take, it's about $5,000 to $7,000.
[William Maher, Volunteer, New Jersey Fire Service] The dentist that I talked to, it's like $15,000 or more.
[John Graham] It's two years I have no medical coverage, so I can't go for the last part of the test.
[Doctor] Well, don't worry. Everything will be studied.
[Dr. Alberto Roque] It's OK, everything's gonna be OK. Right?
[Donna Smith] Yes. I am so -- It's so hard for me to digest somebody saying it's free. Because 20 years of our lives have been spent fighting.
So I am so grateful.
[Dr. Alberto Roque] No, you don't need to say that.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] Thank you. Thank you.
[Dr. Alberto Roque] OK.
[Dr. Alberto Roque] Come on, don't cry. Everything's gonna be OK, right?
[Donna Smith] Thank you.
[Dr. Alberto Roque] At least what we can do, right?
[Dr. Aleida Guevara, Pediatrician, Che Guevara's daughter] Cuba is a little island in the Caribbean with little to no resources. We can do a lot to improve the people's health. This does not happen in the United States. Why are we able to and you are not? There's something to notice there, because the more a country produces, the richer it is, the better it should take care of its people.
[Michael Moore] Reggie was diagnosed with pulmonary and bronchial problems. The Cuban doctors gave her a treatment plan to follow back home, along with some of those five cent inhalers. William Maher received a number of treatments on his neck and his back. Having ground down his teeth for three years due to post-traumatic stress, he left Cuba with a new set of teeth. After a series of tests on his heart, lungs, blood and stomach, John now knew what his ailments were. He was given a strict plan to follow, plus a number of treatments, and was feeling better than he had in years. The Cuban doctors were able to take Donna off five of her nine medications. And with a correct diagnosis, gave her a treatment plan to help her live a more normal life.
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PATRIA ES HUMANIDAD
[Michael Moore] When firefighters and paramedics in Havana heard that 9/11 rescue workers were in town, they invited them over to one of their firehouses. And so, on our last day there, as we arrived, they stood at attention, because, they said, they wanted to honor the heroes of 9/11.
[Fire Chief] It is a great honor to have you visit our station. We all learned about this terrible moment on September 11, and it gave us a great sadness. And, from the human point of view, we would've like to have helped with the rescue operations that were underway at that moment. Firefighters around the world are family.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] Si. somos familia. Y los hermanos que perdimos en las Torres gemelas se sintio en el mundo completo. The brothers we lost on 9/11 was felt around the world. Mis hermanos.
[John Graham] Mis hermanos.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] Don't hesitate to hug a brother.
[John Graham] It's very important for them to wear the SCBA so they don't end up like me.
[William Maher, Volunteer, New Jersey Fire Service] They're lungs.
[John Graham] These tanks. SCBA, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus.
[Fireman] Tenemos una reserva tambien en el carro.
[Reggie Cervantes, Volunteer Medical Technician on 9/11] Es un placer poder venir aqui.
[Man] Esto es lo unico que tenemos nosotros ...
[Man] F-F-F. Three Fs.
[Fire Chief] A sweatshirt from the fire department, and a kiss for you.
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[Michael Moore] If this is what can happen between supposed enemies, if one enemy can hold out his hand and offer to heal, then what else is possible? That's when I heard that the man who runs the biggest anti-Michael Moore website on the Internet, was going to have it shut down.
[Michael Moore] The temperature in the atmosphere when it reaches the boiling point. [George W. Bush] Mike, fahrenheit is a temperature scale, not a temperature measurement. Sheesh, and you people call me dumb!
Watching Michael Moore's every move
He could no longer afford to keep it up because his wife was ill, and they couldn't afford to pay for her health insurance. He was faced with a choice of either keep attacking me or pay for his wife's health. Fortunately, he chose his wife. But something seemed wrong about being forced into such a decision. Why, in a free country, shouldn't he be able to have health insurance and exercise his First Amendment right to run me into the ground? So I wrote a check for the $12,000 he needed to keep his wife insured and in treatment, and sent it to him anonymously.
Jim & Donna Kenefick
To: Guardian Angel; From: Jim K; Re: Your Gift: Thank you. It took me this long to reply because I was waiting to see if it was real ... my apologies for delaying this much-deserved public thank you. What you did ... you have no idea how much we appreciate it. If you ever decide to let me know who you are, I owe you a beer, a dinner and then some.
His wife got better and his website is still going strong.
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[Michael Moore] It was hard for me to acknowledge that in the end we truly are all in the same boat. And that, no matter what our differences, we sink or swim together. That's how it seems to be everywhere else. They take care of each other, no matter what their disagreements. You know, when we see a good idea from another country, we grab it. If they build a better car, we drive it. If they make a better wine, we drink it. So if they've come up with a better way to treat the sick, to teach their kids, to take care of their babies, to simply be good to each other, then what's our problem? Why can't we do that? They live in a world of "we," not "me." We'll never fix anything until we get that one basic thing right. And powerful forces hope that we never do.
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KAISER PERMANENTE
CIGNA
Blue Cross of California
HUMANA
And that we remain the only country in the western world without free universal healthcare. You know, if we ever did remove the chokehold of medical bills, college loans, day care, and everything else that makes us afraid to step out of line, well, watch out, 'cause it'll be a new day in America. In the meantime, I'm gonna go get the government to do my laundry.
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