Treasury Department Goes After Michael Moore

The U.S. National Treasury Department is pursuing an investigation on filmmaker Michael Moore and certain events that took place during his producing the upcoming film "Sicko", which deals with the health care industry.

If they (Treasury Dept) truly has a case against Moore, then fine, go for it. But, if they don't and they're just attempting to prevent the public from seeing the film, they really should've learned from their last attempt at doing such a thing. Publicity like this will only aid Moore's film. Remember all the talk that surrounded "Fahrenheit 9/11" before it was released? "F 9/11" went on to become the highest grossing documentary of all time. Remember all the talk that surrounded "The Da Vinci Code" before its release? Yeah, last I checked, that did very well at the box office. When civilians are told to stay away from a certain film, cd, work of art, in general, more are going to be check it out, even if just out of curiosity.

I'll never forget when I saw a Marilyn Manson concert on February 8th, 1997. The mayor of Omaha at the time, Hal Daub, spoke out on the news two days before the show to tell parents that they should not allow their children to see the show and ensued with what he felt Manson represented and did during their concerts. The concert was sold out the next day.

So, if the Treasury Department truly has a case, then hey, they have every right to pursue it, but if not, they may want to back away or else, who knows, "Sicko" could outdo its predecessor, "F 9/11" at the box office.