This just in (my inbox)

Drax · 01-02-2008, 10:32 PM

A letter from Michael Moore to everybody on his mailing list.

Since the letter is to long to paste here, click here instead.

So far, my only opinion on this is that we definitely need a new resident @ 1600 P. Ave.

classicman · 01-02-2008, 10:36 PM

I'm sorry, but I just can't stand that guy.

Drax · 01-02-2008, 10:58 PM

Hey I ain't tryin' to change anybody's opinion. :p

classicman · 01-02-2008, 11:08 PM

Ya know, I used to listen to a lot of what he said and then it seemed to get REALLY old. Too many inconsistencies. Then I saw that documentary we talked about in another thread - that was the last straw for him with me.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-02-2008, 11:14 PM

It's an interesting read. The perspective is what i would expect from Moore.

DanaC · 01-03-2008, 08:15 AM

I liked that letter. And I like Moore. I don't think there's a single documentary maker working in the industry today, in either of our countries, who doesn't manipulate their facts in order to add power to their message. It's part of the job. Much of mastier stuff that he's been accused of has been soundly rebuffed and constitutes, in my opinion, nothing more than a counter-attack.

I've been watching this guy since he started. I honestly don't care that he made himself a lot of money doing what he does. Lots of people make themselves a damn sight more money doing things that are a damn sight less use to society and a damn sight less noble (in my eyes). People have asserted that some of his facts are flawed or inconsistent...but they fail to answer to the rest of the message, to the rest of the facts, to the baseline accusation of the Right and the damage they have done, globally.

Thanks for posting that Drax. I thought it was very interesting. I also thought his analysis of Hillary was pretty compelling.

Spexxvet · 01-03-2008, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

I'm sorry, but I just can't stand that guy.

He's the Hannity/Limbaugh/Coulter of the left wing.

Undertoad · 01-03-2008, 09:17 AM

He used to be really funny. I loved his TV show and bought his books.

Limbaugh used to be funny too, way back in the day. Everything was played for comedy in the late 80s/early 90s. But today it's all about shouting at each other and I can't stand it.

A supposed documentarian who manipulates the facts is a fucking abomination. We are not here to be played like some sort of tennis ball. We need relentless truth.

classicman · 01-03-2008, 09:17 AM

I can't stand them either - I'm too much a moderate.

Urbane Guerrilla · 01-04-2008, 03:50 PM

Less a counterattack than a reality check. Probably the most convenient place to look might be Moorewatch. There are others which may better suit the polarizations on your personal BS filters.

01-02-2008, 10:32 PM	#1
Drax Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gallman, MS, USA Posts: 1,933	This just in (my inbox) A letter from Michael Moore to everybody on his mailing list. Since the letter is to long to paste here, click here instead. So far, my only opinion on this is that we definitely need a new resident @ 1600 P. Ave.

01-02-2008, 10:36 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm sorry, but I just can't stand that guy. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-02-2008, 11:08 PM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Ya know, I used to listen to a lot of what he said and then it seemed to get REALLY old. Too many inconsistencies. Then I saw that documentary we talked about in another thread - that was the last straw for him with me. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-02-2008, 11:14 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's an interesting read. The perspective is what i would expect from Moore. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-03-2008, 09:17 AM	#9
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I can't stand them either - I'm too much a moderate. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-02-2008, 10:58 PM	#3
Drax Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gallman, MS, USA Posts: 1,933	Hey I ain't tryin' to change anybody's opinion. :p

01-03-2008, 08:15 AM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I liked that letter. And I like Moore. I don't think there's a single documentary maker working in the industry today, in either of our countries, who doesn't manipulate their facts in order to add power to their message. It's part of the job. Much of mastier stuff that he's been accused of has been soundly rebuffed and constitutes, in my opinion, nothing more than a counter-attack. I've been watching this guy since he started. I honestly don't care that he made himself a lot of money doing what he does. Lots of people make themselves a damn sight more money doing things that are a damn sight less use to society and a damn sight less noble (in my eyes). People have asserted that some of his facts are flawed or inconsistent...but they fail to answer to the rest of the message, to the rest of the facts, to the baseline accusation of the Right and the damage they have done, globally. Thanks for posting that Drax. I thought it was very interesting. I also thought his analysis of Hillary was pretty compelling.

01-03-2008, 09:17 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	He used to be really funny. I loved his TV show and bought his books. Limbaugh used to be funny too, way back in the day. Everything was played for comedy in the late 80s/early 90s. But today it's all about shouting at each other and I can't stand it. A supposed documentarian who manipulates the facts is a fucking abomination. We are not here to be played like some sort of tennis ball. We need relentless truth.

01-04-2008, 03:50 PM	#10
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Less a counterattack than a reality check. Probably the most convenient place to look might be Moorewatch. There are others which may better suit the polarizations on your personal BS filters. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 01-04-2008 at 03:51 PM. Reason: Wetware Spellcheck! Yeehaa!

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