Michael Moore (courtesy United Artists)
Posted on 12/08/2004 12:56:17 AM PST by JohnHuang2
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Michael Moore (courtesy United Artists) |
Reacting to charges that his polarizing activism galvanized Republicans, Moore -- director of the provacative, anti-Bush film "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- contended Kerry lost the race simply because he was "not the best candidate."
"For the last month, we've had to listen to a lot of conservative pundits talk about how Democrats need to run away from Hollywood," Moore told reporters before addressing the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
"It's actually the opposite," he said, according to Reuters. "Democrats need to embrace Hollywood because this is where they need to come to learn how to tell a story."
President Bush "had a more compelling story to tell and the Democrats didn't, and that has to change," Moore insisted.
The filmmaker is engaged in a series of public appearances ahead of the Oscar nominations.
His film, considered an Academy Award contender, was a catalyst along with the efforts of other Hollywood liberals that brought millions of new Democrat voters to the polls, he believes.
"What 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and Bruce Springsteen and MoveOn and all the other people that were working during this election, what we did was we prevented a Bush landslide," Moore said. "We're all going to continue to do this in the near future. No one's giving up."
Moore said America "likes to vote for Hollywood," citing Republican movie figures such as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former President Ronald Reagan.
"And I think we need to turn to Hollywood, because who wouldn't vote for Tom Hanks or Paul Newman or Robert Redford or Oprah?"
Moore reaffirmed his desire to do a "Fahrenheit 9/11" sequel on Bush's second term, calling Republicans "arrogant" in victory.
"They're going to overreach, they're going to go too far, and I think we want to be there with our cameras to capture that."
Great advice. I hope the 'rats embrace Moore and Hollywood even more tightly.
Absolutely! If the Dems like Moore who are saying they need to dig in their heals and hold tight to their ideals win the debate on the future of the Democratic Party we can look to many more years of Republican control.
Democrats need to embrace Hollywood like a junkie needs to embrace his stash.
The best thing for us is that they keep on living in their netherworld of unreality and irrelevance.
I wouldn't vote for any of them if they are liberals.....What the hell is Michael two cheesburgers Moore talking about? Why the hell would I vote for Tom Hanks?...because he played a great part in Saving Private Ryan?....Hollywierd still doesn't get it....They think because someone comes across great on the screen you have to vote for him???...Get a grip Michael!
Now there's sage advice.... 
;-)
Mikey, make a movie on the filthy disgusting habits of "Red-American Republicans", things like marrying women, making a family and going to church on Sunday. Show the real Americans just how "in-touch" you are with their feelings and how you'd like to them your b*tch.
"What 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and Bruce Springsteen and MoveOn and all the other people that were working during this election, what we did was we prevented a Bush landslide," Moore said. "We're all going to continue to do this in the near future. No one's giving up."
Expect more BS propaganda. Zogbyism = Leftist McCarthyism.
Traitors were sentenced after WWII.
Someone needs to educate Michael Moore about the sentence William Joyce (AKA Lord Haw Haw) received in England.
They think we're stupid and that the key to winning is finding the right marketing and packaging strategy. They haven't learned a thing from Nov. 2.
My sentiments exactly.
heh, heh -- agree ;-)
New group: Childfree DU'ers? (Beware, anti-"Breeder" rants)
Go for it Michael ... Keep talking
Hollywood is the new Al Gore
I thought the man would say Democrats should embrace pizza!
Like Buchanan in the 2000 election, I'm pretty sure Moore is secretly on the RNC payroll to destroy the Democrat party.
Same with the Clintons. The damage done to that party in the last decade is equalled only by the damage to the Republicans, in the Hoover 1930's. (Hoover's Lazzie-faire didn't work too good in a Depression)
Imagine if the left put this much time, money, and effort into erradicting international terrorism and putting pressure on Islamic nations to implement human rights reforms.
Of course Michael wants to advocate this agenda. It made him far richer this year than any other.
Anyone know what his final share from Fahrenheit 9/11 was?
Bingo.
They'd rather win elections that the war on terror or the war in Iraq.
Michael Moore has specifically stated that he wants to see us defeated and does not want any nations to come to our aid in Iraq.
As the writer Ray Bradbury put it "Michael Moore is a screwed a$$hole."
"What 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and Bruce Springsteen and MoveOn and all the other people that were working during this election, what we did was we prevented a Bush landslide,"
Heh. The boast of the loser. "Well, at least it wasn't worse."
Oprah in '08! Man, this guy is out there. He probably thinks that Chomsky would make a good veep.
lol!!!
Maybe Chomsky is too "right-wing" for him? ;-)
lol
With these people, that's the bottom line, my friend.
Hehe. DU are members of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement.
2. Already a member of VHEMT
Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. All you do to join is decide you will not reproduce in the future.
No landslide? No president had won with over 50% of the vote since the 1980s.
No landslide? Bush beat all of the "anybody but Bush" candidates COMBINED.
It's so over. Class remains in the White House. We thank God for that.
"Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. All you do to join is decide you will not reproduce in the future."
Let me guess, this has a whole lot to do with the queer marriage advocates. I think I'll puke.
Please... please... embrace Hollywood more... after all, that's where the heart and soul of America is...
Keep it up, Mike. I kinda like this GOP thing we got goin'.
Our IDEAS won, you jerk. Not any stupid story.
"Democrats need to embrace Hollywood because this is where they need to come to learn how to tell a story."
Coming from the jerk who brought us that piece of tripe called "Farenheit 9/11", I'm surprise if they'll listen to him. I hope they embrace him though because that's all the better for our side.
Wow. That means that Bush won because he WAS the best candidate.
A startling admission from MM.
Moore wants to make more money off his hollywood friends.
Maybe Moore will take over as the democrat’s campaign manager in 2008?
Funny....when I voted for Bush in November, all I could think of was "take that Hollywood".
Michael Moore=Capitalist No matter how you slice it. He's getting rich off of the Dem's and they don't seem to mind.
Hmmmm...perhaps their involvement made more voters decide for Bush. Moore had postulated on the Jay Leno show that maybe he prevented a Bush landslide. But as the 'polls' set forth the months/weeks before the election that the race was a dead heat with perhaps Kerry gaining momnetum. Maybe, just maybe the involvement of these 'celebrities' (celebrities that only bring their fame to the table) enacted a Rebublican voter upsurge.
Pushing themselves further into the political minority.
Hoover had nothing to do with laissez-faire.The great irony of the FDR pitch was that Hoover set records for exactly the kind of thing that FDR is known for; if FDR had been in Hoover's shoes in 1929-1932 FDR could not have done any more public works spending than Hoover in fact did.
FDR had all kinds of contradictory ideas about curing the Depression, and he tried them all without giving a good idea a chance to work. FDR did however have one great political idea - blame everything on Hoover. It worked.
Very similar to what the Democrats did with Vietnam. In that case, LBJ was in fact the creator of the problem - he escalated to a commitment of 500,000 men, and his doubleminded micromanagement delegitimated the military effort. In historical retrospect nothing Nixon was gonna do was going to redeem that failure of LBJ - but ever afterward, to hear Democrats tell it, Vietnam was Nixon's war.
This scumbag will say anything to justify his existence.
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