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Michael Moore: "America is not broke"
Salon's War Room ^
| March 6, 2011
| Peter Finocchiario
Posted on 03/06/2011 7:03:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The documentary filmmaker was in Wisconsin yesterday, slamming Republicans for cutting union benefits.
Michael Moore has a message for Wisconsinites:
Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe -- so that you'll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the life your great-grandparents had -- America is not broke.
The claim came at the beginning of a speech delivered by the documentary filmmaker and liberal firebrand at the Wisconsin State Captiol yesterday. Over the course of 30 minutes, Moore railed against Republicans, who he accused of misleading the American public when they claim that government can't afford to spend money on expenditures like pensions and union wages. You can watch the entire speech below.
(VIDEO AT LINK)
Read the full transcript of Michael Moore's speech at The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/america-is-not-broke_b_832006.html
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fat; herepiggypiggy; madistan; michaelmoore; michaelmooreisfat; michelmoore; moscowonmendota; nomoorelies; obama; scottwalker; unions; uwmadison; weightwatchers; wideload; wisconsin; wisconsinshowdown; wisconsinstandoff
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Isn't he a billionaire or nearly so? Maybe he should pay more in taxes...
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Michael Moore is certainly not broke.
His money is a national resource that needs to be distributed to more worthy people immediately.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:05:42 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Moore wouldn’t lie, would he?
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:06:35 PM PST
by
Patrick1
("The problem with Internet quotations is that many are not genuine." - Abraham Lincoln)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
When you consider how much he has lied in all his “movies”, you wonder who actually believes this walking sack of mule muffins.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:08:00 PM PST
by
MissouriConservative
(Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. - H. L Mencken)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
"America is not broke"
Yeah... and Michael Moore is not fat!
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:08:08 PM PST
by
CurlyBill
(1-20-13 can't get here fast enough!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:08:09 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
You know what Moore... the taxes (income, property, school, & sales) and then the fees/registrations/etc. I pay... I'm tapped out dude.
It all goes into a giant hole and I see little to no benefit from it.
So to you Moore... FU and the F socialist loving train you rode in on fool.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:08:23 PM PST
by
Trajan88
(www.bullittclub.com)
To: CurlyBill
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:08:53 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
CAFR1.com.America isn’t broke at all which is true because the states stole the wealth from taxpayers since 1946 and are hiding massive assets hidden from the public.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:08:56 PM PST
by
taxtruth
(Don't end the fed,jail the fed!)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; rabscuttle385; mkjessup; Gilbo_3; ...
If you go back to his movie Sicko he creates this narrative that we could be like Europe and get all those great government services ‘free’ with only the rich paying for them.
But now you can see as Moore sides with our public-servant masters against us that it is all a big lie to make us slaves to them. And as soon as liberals get enough power like in Maryland they raise taxes on the poor and lower middle class, the groups they claim to protect.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:12:12 PM PST
by
sickoflibs
("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
To: 2ndDivisionVet; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; ...
IOW, he and his ilk need to try a little harder.
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:14:00 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Michael Moore is certainly not broke.
But every floorboard he steps on has a dang good chance of ending up that way!
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:14:30 PM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: sickoflibs
I would like to see Moore run for gov of Michigan, which I think he resides. And when no businesses come in because his anti business climate- then we will see him change his tune
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:15:23 PM PST
by
mriguy67
To: 2ndDivisionVet
He can't possibly believe himself. I can't believe he thinks anyone else does.
Obligatory puppet reference follows:
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:17:26 PM PST
by
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
(The truth can indeed be a finger-down-the-throat for those unprepared to hear it.)
To: taxtruth
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:17:44 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
("You cannot invade the US There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Yamamoto)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Hope he has a plan when he wakes up and finds his money isn’t even good for wiping his very big @$$. He might be able to trick people into buying his BS now, but lying isn’t going to be very valuable after a crash.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:18:03 PM PST
by
RWB Patriot
("My ability is a value that must be purchased and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
And this is the hypocritical asshat who just sued the Weinstein Bros. for allegedly cheating him out of $2.7 mil in profits over his tinfoil hat schlockumentary,
Fahrenhype 9/11. Let's see you kick that into the union kettle, Walrus Boy.
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:19:29 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:19:37 PM PST
by
FrankR
(The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Can’t people on FR read a CAFR???DUH!States have tons of cash.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:19:51 PM PST
by
taxtruth
(Don't end the fed,jail the fed!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I think he’s worth at least $20 million from various media articles I’ve read on how much he made from F9/11. He’s certainly rich. Apparently his $20 million is a national resource, so someone should go up to his house and knock demanding a share of this national resource
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:20:59 PM PST
by
4rcane
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