Michael Moore: The Infamous Idiot and Egomaniac

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In summary, the conversation discusses the controversial figure of Michael Moore and the varying opinions surrounding him. Some people express their dislike for him, criticizing his appearance and perceived ego, while others defend his films and emotional approach to social and political issues. The conversation also touches on the importance of not blindly following celebrities and the media, and instead seeking out reliable sources for information. Overall, the conversation highlights the polarizing effect that Michael Moore has on society.
  • #36
wildman said:
The funniest thing I found about Far. 9/11 film was that he attacked Bush for the very thing that Conservative Talk Radio attacks Clinton for... Which is inaction on terrorism before 9/11. Which proves that Clinton and Bush in many ways are not that different.

As far as Sicko goes... well my wife is a nurse and my father in law is a doctor and they all say our system is broke. Things are rapidly going down hill. At least Moore is bringing up issues and causing debate. That has to be a good thing even if you don't agree with him because we can't keep going the way we are.

It doesn't help lieing about these issues.
 
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  • #37
wildman said:
The funniest thing I found about Far. 9/11 film was that he attacked Bush for the very thing that Conservative Talk Radio attacks Clinton for... Which is inaction on terrorism before 9/11. Which proves that Clinton and Bush in many ways are not that different.

The funny thing is that he only started to be super anti-bush after 9/11. On his show The Awful Truth (which was during the Clinton days), he said time and time again that both parties were garbage, pretty much the same, and that most people really don't have a voice. The whole point of his Vote Ficus thing was to show that he could get a lot of support for something simply because it was different from the others, even if it's just a plant.

edit: his films are a bit much, but his TV show was really good. It's definitely worth watching if you know somebody who has the episodes on tape/dvd/computer.
 
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As documentaries go, Fahrenheit 911 was much better documented than most.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/warroom/f911notes/index.php?id=19

So was Sicko.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/checkup/

The guy just didn't make up all of that stuff up. People tend to claim anything to be a lie if it is something they don't want to believe.

My sister in law still thinks that there are WMD somewhere in Iraq.

Conservatives seem to filter any information through their wallets before either accepting or denying it.
 
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  • #39
ShawnD said:
The funny thing is that he only started to be super anti-bush after 9/11. On his show The Awful Truth (which was during the Clinton days), he said time and time again that both parties were garbage, pretty much the same, and that most people really don't have a voice. The whole point of his Vote Ficus thing was to show that he could get a lot of support for something simply because it was different from the others, even if it's just a plant.

edit: his films are a bit much, but his TV show was really good. It's definitely worth watching if you know somebody who has the episodes on tape/dvd/computer.

Mores first film "Roger and Me came out in the late 80"s. It was actually quite funny.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/dogeatdogfilms/rogerme.html

There are a lot of clips from "The Awful truth" on youtube.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeOaTpYl8mE&feature=related
 
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edward said:
As documentaries go, Fahrenheit 911 was much better documented than most.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/warroom/f911notes/index.php?id=19

So was Sicko.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/checkup/

Interesting stuff on those pages, including a lot of stuff that either wasn't in either film or I didn't remember hearing. I'll be sure to read all of them when I have some time.
 
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  • #41
ShawnD said:
The funny thing is that he only started to be super anti-bush after 9/11. On his show The Awful Truth (which was during the Clinton days), he said time and time again that both parties were garbage, pretty much the same, and that most people really don't have a voice.
He's so far to the left that that doesn't actually mean anything. Similarly, my boss dislikes Bush because Bush is far too liberal for his taste.
his films are a bit much, but his TV show was really good. It's definitely worth watching if you know somebody who has the episodes on tape/dvd/computer.
I actually didn't realize (thank you, IMDB) that he had a show on so long ago. I guess they were tamer because his ego hadn't exploded yet.
 
  • #42
russ_watters said:
He's so far to the left that that doesn't actually mean anything. Similarly, my boss dislikes Bush because Bush is far too liberal for his taste.

Russ you got to be careful with your boss. Recent history has demonstrated that hardcore political and religious conservatives are very likely to have secret desire for male companion. Something to do with the manifestation of amplified hypocrisy gene.

:biggrin:
 

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