HSKR Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/12/07/moore_wall_street_already_has_their_man_and_his_name_is_barack_obama.html You tell them Michael. Link to comment
carlfense Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 http://www.realclear...rack_obama.html You tell them Michael. You're a Michael Moore fan? I'm not. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 http://www.realclear...rack_obama.html You tell them Michael. You're a Michael Moore fan? I'm not. I am a fan of Michael Moore, and he is correct... Obama is Wall Street's guy. Link to comment
HSKR Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 http://www.realclear...rack_obama.html You tell them Michael. You're a Michael Moore fan? I'm not. Michael Moore is the quintessential capitalist. Producing documentaries aimed at a distinct group of people and giving them everything the want to see, then cashing in on it large. Dude knows how to make a profit for sure. Other then that, I don't really care about him either way. I do agree with him and Sub on this one, Obama is Wall Street's guy as was the previous President before him and most likely whoever it is in 2012. Link to comment
carlfense Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 http://www.realclear...rack_obama.html You tell them Michael. You're a Michael Moore fan? I'm not. I am a fan of Michael Moore, and he is correct... Obama is Wall Street's guy. I'm not a fan of any of his work. Too much misleading information and inflammatory rhetoric. When I go to vote this year I am going to look at which candidate is less "Wall Street's guy." My guess is it will be Obama over any GOP candidate. (Didn't vote Obama last time, fyi.) Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 When I go to vote this year I am going to look at which candidate is less "Wall Street's guy." My guess is it will be Obama over any GOP candidate. Are you only considering the two major parties? I hope to be able to vote for Ron Paul, who is not Wall Street's guy... or Israel's guy. Didn't vote Obama last time, fyi. I voted for Obama over Hillary in the Dem primary, and Obama over McCain/Palin in the general. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm not a fan of any of [Michael Moore's] work. Too much misleading information and inflammatory rhetoric. He tells stories that need to be told, for the benefit of powerless segments of the population. On the other hand... the U.S. release of Atlas Shrugged: Part I was regarded as a "flop". Link to comment
carlfense Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm not a fan of any of [Michael Moore's] work. Too much misleading information and inflammatory rhetoric. He tells stories that need to be told, for the benefit of powerless segments of the population. On the other hand... the U.S. release of Atlas Shrugged: Part I was regarded as a "flop". He tells stories in a way that stretches the truth to line his own pockets. That Atlas Shrugged movie looked terrible. I don't subscribe to that ideology but I always thought the Fountainhead was a better story than Atlas Shrugged. I think I resisted Obama the first time around because of the nauseating "hope and change" rhetoric. I knew that it was BS then and I know that it is BS now. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 He tells stories in a way that stretches the truth to line his own pockets. That is capitalism. I am not against capitalism, and neither is Moore. I find his movies entertaining. I think I resisted Obama the first time around because of the nauseating "hope and change" rhetoric. I knew that it was BS then and I know that it is BS now. I voted for him, because his opponents nauseated me more than he did. I read Audacity of Hope, so my already low expectations were not met. Link to comment
carlfense Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 He tells stories in a way that stretches the truth to line his own pockets. That is capitalism. I am not against capitalism, and neither is Moore. I find his movies entertaining. I think I resisted Obama the first time around because of the nauseating "hope and change" rhetoric. I knew that it was BS then and I know that it is BS now. I voted for him, because his opponents nauseated me more than he did. I read Audacity of Hope, so my already low expectations were not met. I'm not against capitalism either. I just like my documentaries to well . . . document things. (Like Ken Burns for example. I could watch his stuff all day.) Link to comment
Comish Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 He tells stories in a way that stretches the truth to line his own pockets. That is capitalism. I am not against capitalism, and neither is Moore. I find his movies entertaining. I think I resisted Obama the first time around because of the nauseating "hope and change" rhetoric. I knew that it was BS then and I know that it is BS now. I voted for him, because his opponents nauseated me more than he did. I read Audacity of Hope, so my already low expectations were not met. I'm not against capitalism either. I just like my documentaries to well . . . document things. (Like Ken Burns for example. I could watch his stuff all day.) I can't stomach the oafish M. Moore, but a sliver of common ground here. I'm watching Burn's Prohibition series now and it might be as good as anything he's done. Link to comment
carlfense Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 He tells stories in a way that stretches the truth to line his own pockets. That is capitalism. I am not against capitalism, and neither is Moore. I find his movies entertaining. I think I resisted Obama the first time around because of the nauseating "hope and change" rhetoric. I knew that it was BS then and I know that it is BS now. I voted for him, because his opponents nauseated me more than he did. I read Audacity of Hope, so my already low expectations were not met. I'm not against capitalism either. I just like my documentaries to well . . . document things. (Like Ken Burns for example. I could watch his stuff all day.) I can't stomach the oafish M. Moore, but a sliver of common ground here. I'm watching Burn's Prohibition series now and it might be as good as anything he's done. Well then we've got at least 3 things in common. We can't stand Michael Moore. We love the Huskers. We like Ken Burns. I loved Prohibition. I think Prohibition, the Civil War, and the West would be my top 3. Link to comment
Landlord Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Michael Moore is a sensationalist propaganda machine. Link to comment
carlfense Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Michael Moore is a sensationalist propaganda machine. Yep. I'd put him in the same category as Limbaugh/Beck. He just happens to be on the opposite end of the spectrum. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm not against capitalism either. I just like my documentaries to well . . . document things. (Like Ken Burns for example. I could watch his stuff all day.) Moore's work is better categorized as "mock-umentaries", which bring attention to the plight of the powerless by introducing deliberate bias for emphasis. While falling short of "documentary", they are entertaining and leave the "average American" smarter that they were before seeing the film. Link to comment
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