Comments on: Michael Moore: Still Crazy After All These Years

By: The Moore You Know About Obama… | thelobbyist

The Moore You Know About Obama… | thelobbyist — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:56:00 +0000

[...] the latest issue of Rolling Stone, Michael Moore insists that Barack Obama’s ambitions are much farther left than he lets on. Thus, the President [...]

By: insightdeluxe2

insightdeluxe2 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:47:38 +0000

Here i am defending Moore…But the above article mentions nothing about Moore’s film Sicko and the issues it raises about our criminal health “care” system. he exposed the for-profit health insurance industry for what it is, an industry that makes $$$ off of sick people. Moore is extreme b/c he has to be. The issues he confronts (gun violence in America, the fleecing of Flint, MI by GM execs, an “unelected” and dangerously incompetent President Bush, a war to find WMD/liberate Iraqis/overthrow Saddam/spread democracy in the Middle East/defend America/defeat al-Qaeda) are equally extreme. Satire is illustrating the absurdity in reality. Conservatives hate satire b/c it challenges the staus quo and their reality. Don’t take Moore so seriously. he’s just a fat dude from Michigan. However, take the issues he presents seriously.

By: sirpaulj7

sirpaulj7 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:56:31 +0000

Michael Moore is crazy. Most democrats KNOW he is crazy, and (as ExGOPer said) they have enough sense to distance themselves from him. The fact that many of his beliefs are shared by most Americans is pure coincidence in my book.

Rush Limbaugh is ALSO crazy - and most republicans KNOW he is crazy, but they do not dare say it out loud lest they be called a RINO.

As far as I'm concerned, both Moore and Limbaugh are extreme examples of how NOT to be a good American.

By: ExGOPer

ExGOPer — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:39:49 +0000

I agree with mlindroo. Most mainstream Democrats have had enough sense to distance themselves from Moore and his brand of politics, even while sharing a few of his ideals. And Republicans really have to have the same epiphany about Rush if they ever want to be trusted to lead again.This goes right to the heart of Obama’s “we can disagree without being disagreeable” mantra, which I wholeheartedly endorse.

By: pampl

pampl — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:58:14 +0000

I agree with ireign. Moore is an embarrassment to everyone in the same species as him, publicly tying him to Dems would be a PR coup.mlindroo: that innocent Iraqis have died has been noted ceaselessly by the news, so it’s about as “noteworthy” as the sky being blue. Moore’s summary gets it backwards, anyway; US troops are over there at a cost to us, so if Americans were really so unconcerned about the fate of Iraq they’d be pushing for a faster withdraw so there’d be more cash to spend on bail outs.

By: mlindroo

mlindroo — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:26:54 +0000

Granted, the Dems would not want Michael Moore to become the public mainstream face of liberalism. But Qualtere's analysis still seems a bit unfair on several levels. For example, Moore is right to focus also on the negative side effects of the U.S. invasion ... many innocent Iraqis *have* been killed and the cost to the U.S. in both financial, geopolitical as well as human terms has also been quite high . Surely Qualtere does not believe that the *only* noteworthy thing about the whole operation has been "freeing them" and "keeping the Iraqi people safe from tyranny"!!

MARCU$

By: ireign

ireign — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:18:58 +0000

If Michael Moore wants to be the spokesman for the Democratic Party, Republicans should embrace this rather than deny it. The fact is Democrats do take him seriously. Fahrenheit 9/11 had a private premier for Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Moore, does have clout with Democrats and sitting in the former President's box is considered a honor. Right-leaning journalists should ask President Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi what they think about Moore's comments, the same way Republican lawmakers are pestered about Limbaugh.

Moore's ideas are not in the majority and this is a battle Republicans can win. Bulldoglover is correct. There is no comparison between Moore and Limbaugh. Limbaugh's show is more similar to the dailykos. Moore, is someone who doesn't really study politics but just embraces every left-wing and some far-left wing causes and spouts off about it. The only difference between him and nuts on college campuses is he is more articulate and he is good at weaving a story.

By: Bulldoglover100

Bulldoglover100 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:33:23 +0000

I agree forgetn…..there is no comparison between Moore and that round mound of stinking sound Limbaugh. While the public would all agree that Moore is nuts, just as many, if not more, would say Rush has hurt our party when it was at it’s lowest….now I ead that El’Tubbo has lied and inflated his numer of listeners LOL Imagine my surprise! Rush/Palin lie. What leaders we appear to have picked to lead us out of the wilderness…….when they cannot even lead theirselves out of a simple question without going astray.

By: forgetn

forgetn — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:42:51 +0000

Michael Moore, really, that’s all you’ve got! Mr Moore is nuts, he’s always been nuts, and will remain in that realm forever. On the bright side we almost never hear from him, he doesn’t have a radio show, and if the best you can do is find quotes from Mr Moore dating back from 2004, well, I know you can do better… much better.The “Liberals” have their demons, you can do better that that guy.