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Even as movie maker Michael Moore demonstrated on the steps to California's state capitol here, Bush administration operatives moved behind the scenes to counter his latest movie, 'Sicko'. Moore's new movie exposes many features of the US health care system embarrassing to the administration.

"Lookit!" said an administration spokesman for the Department of Justice. "This traitor Michael Moore is bringing out a bunch of facts the American public has no reason to know. We see no reason at all for people to know how pharmaceutical companies' political contributions affect legislation and rules under our system for example. That kind of thing only confuses people and makes them uneasy and dissatisfied and likely to vote for Democrats."



"And, there's absolutely no reason at all for for the public to have access to performance versus cost statistics either." he said. "The fact that our system costs far more and provides far less coverage than others around the world has no bearing on the way we run things. If Republicans didn't have access to those political contributions, there's a strong likelihood we could not stay in power, and then where would we be?"

"Just look what that might do for the security of our country! We might as well be communists, or worse, be under a Democratic administration for God's sakes! No, we look upon it as our sacred duty to protect the security of our citizens. That's why we are going after Mr. Smart-Ass Michael Moore and those so-called 9/11 heroes who went to Cuba with him. Just how much treason do they think we will tolerate anyway?

The movie unfavorably compares the US health care system to Cuba and several other third world countries. Moore is said to have stashed copies of his movie in Canada and Spain to prevent its seizure by US authorities who wish to prevent its airing. Unless prevented by authorities, the movie is scheduled for public viewing on June 29.

And, even as the administration sought to stifle the movie, and Moore's imprisonment for 'crimes against the administration', it is rumored that President Bush's chief of staff Karl Rove had secretly traveled incognito to Cuba for treatment of an unspecified ailment.

It was hinted to reporters that, "Karl was seeking medical treatment not available in the US."