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Michael Moore: ‘I’m sick of’ coming on TV after mass shootings
Filmmaker Michael Moore, creator of the Oscar-winning documentary “Bowling for Columbine” that explored the cultural factors contributing to the Columbine massacre, is sick of being asked to come on TV shows after mass shootings to give canned speeches on gun control. Appearing on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” on Tuesday, Moore…
Michael Moore: ‘No going back now’ on health reform
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore, whose documentary “Sicko” turned 5-years-old on Friday, literally had The Last Word on MSNBC last night, explaining that “there’s no going back now” on President Barack Obama’s health care reforms. “This victory really should be a mandate for all of us now to just keep moving…
Michael Moore to journalist: ‘You lie’ about my wealth
In a bizarre confrontation between filmmaker Michael Moore and a local TV reporter in Denver, Moore denied rumors that he was worth $50 million, called the reporter a “punk,” and repeatedly accused him of lying. Moore was in Denver Thursday for a book signing and to participate with Occupy protesters there. As…
Michael Moore: Youth stayed home in 2010 because of Obama’s ‘B.S.’
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore said Tuesday that young voters did not turn out for 2010 elections because “they don’t suffer fools” and “because they don’t take bullshit.” “You promise them something, you’d better do it, or they’re going to call you on it” he said during a speech at the…
Michael Moore: OWS is ‘beyond’ party politics, election of candidates
In an interview with Anderson Cooper, filmmaker Michael Moore said that the “Occupy Wall Street” movement isn’t lobbying Congress because our elected officials are the “employees of Wall Street” and that the famous lobbyist enclave “K-Street” is the “lobbying arm of Wall Street”. Moore believes that traditional channels for affecting…
Michael Moore: Obama first term ‘heartbreaking’
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore told BBC’s Richard Bacon that most of President Barack Obama’s first term had been “heartbreaking” and a “disappointment.” “He did not come into office like I hoped that he would,” Moore admitted. “To to do what Franklin Roosevelt did in his first few months, where he…
Michael Moore: Dems and GOP both bought by Wall Street
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore pointed out Thursday night on Countdown with Keith Olbermann that Democrats and Republicans both received a large amount of campaign contributions from Wall Street. He said that, thanks to the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, political candidates at the local level could actually garner votes by refusing…
Michael Moore: Historians going to wonder why the rich overplayed their hand
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore said Tuesday night that the “Occupy Wall Street” demonstration in lower Manhattan and other cities continued to grow because Wall Street had ruined the lives of so many people in the middle class. “I think historians when they look at this time, they’re going to wonder…
Moore sues ‘Fahrenheit 9/11′ producers, alleging profits skimming
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore has sued financiers Harvey and Bob Weinstein for allegedly skimming more than $2.7 million from the profits of the 2004 documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11″. According to the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday, “This case is about classic Hollywood accounting tricks and financial deception…
Fox News omitted applause during Obama speech to military cadets
Liberal blogs and media watchdogs are harping about a new clip circulated by progressive filmmaker Michael Moore which they say demonstrates yet another example of Fox News’ anti-Obama bias. The clip, broadcast May 22 as President Barack Obama delivered a speech to military cadets at West Point, appears to omit…
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