Did he ever condemn this as cowardly?
Posted on 01/20/2015 1:10:23 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
Michael Moore has taken to Twitter to share his thoughts on snipers. The Fahrenheit 9/11 director wrote that he grew up being told that snipers are cowardly. "My uncle killed by sniper in WW2," Moore wrote. "We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot you in the back." Read MoreBox Office: How 'American Sniper' Played Like a Superhero Movie "Snipers aren't heroes," he continued. "And invaders are worse." Moore spoke directly about director Clint Eastwood's film American Sniper on his Facebook page. He praised the film for star Bradley Cooper's performance and for its antiwar sentiment, but he also wrote: "Too bad Clint gets Vietnam and Iraq confused in his storytelling. And that he has his characters calling Iraqis 'savages' throughout the film." His comments come on the same weekend that the film earned $105.2 million over four days, marking the biggest opening haul ever for a nontentpole film. It landed six Oscar nominations Thursday, including best picture and best actor for Cooper. American Sniper centers on real-life Iraq War soldier Chris Kyle, who tried to balance his career as the most prolific U.S. sniper with his family life. Moore's tweets can be seen below. My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot u in the back. Snipers aren't heroes. And invaders r worse —Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 18, 2015 But if you're on the roof of your home defending it from invaders who've come 7K miles, you are not a sniper, u are brave, u are a neighbor. —Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 19, 2015 Jan. 18, 6:20 p.m. Updated to clarify that Moore had not mentioned American Sniper in his tweets. THR regrets the error.
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fact check on Moores “uncle” being killed by a NAZI sniper in WW2
I was always taught that blowhards were idiots.
Well, Michael, the people who told you that were wrong.
“fact check on Moores “uncle” being killed by a NAZI sniper in WW2”
No kidding. Sound like code for “He went AWOL and settled in France”.
or he was as detestable as his “nephew” and got fragged
I want to see a fact check on this one
Did he ever condemn this as cowardly?
Too bad it wasn’t his father.
Never having served in,or anywhere *near*,combat I can’t speak from personal experience but in fictional works I can say that “Private Jackson”,along with “Sgt Horvath”,were my favorite characters in Private Ryan.
Sadly the Web Forum...Bearing Michael Moore’s name is now defunct.
That would have been an ideal place to insist on verification of his Uncle’s having been killed by a sniper.
I dobt he’d accept that CHALLENGE on the FREE REPUBLIC
but just in case
HEY LARDFACE,,,BRING YOUR PROOF...and your own beer...and meet us here before the end of the month!!!
I was taught fat pigs will eat just about anything and are full of sh!t.
Everybody’s checking the archives of the wrong side.
Says the guy with 24-7 body guards.
ancestry.com might have some details. I’d check if I hadn’t used up all my free trials.
I’m wondering if he had any uncles old enough to have even served in WWII. Beyond that, there’s the amazing coincidence that his uncle happened to have been killed specifically by a sniper. Would that information have been included in the notification that the family received?
I trust the FR pajamahadeen to dig up facts
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