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Michael Moore Rendered Unhinged Over Wisconsin, Declares 'This Is War'
NewsBusters ^ | March 10, 2011 | Jack Coleman

Posted on 03/10/2011 6:19:26 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Not to worry, Moore promises one of those tranquil conflicts devoid of violence.

What is it about self-proclaimed peace lovers that they are so often bellicose?

Latest example -- the agitprop filmmaker's appearance on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow show last night, coming shortly after the GOP-led Wisconsin state senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to curtail collective bargaining for most public employees. After Maddow introduced Moore and praised his "barnburning speech" in Madison over the weekend, Moore said this:

I just want to say, anybody who lives within driving distance of Madison, Wisc., right now should make their way to the capital. I would love to see thousands of people there right now, there in that capital building, in the rotunda, out on the lawn, whatever it takes. I mean, really, this is really, this is war. This is a class war that's been leveled against the working people of this country and at some point people are going to just have to stand up and say, non-violently, this is enough. We're not taking it anymore. ...

(VIDEO AT LINK)

Needless to say, Moore will take full responsibility for any war-like incidents that occur in Wisconsin in the weeks and months ahead at the hand of people who caught the first part of his message -- "this is war" -- but missed his disingenuous disclaimer of wanting to fight "non-violently."

Imagine how Moore and Maddow would bay at the moon if Walker announced "this is war," or if Sarah Palin so much as tweeted it.

Moore also complained about legislation proposed by Michigan Gov. Rick Synder that would give him authority to appoint financial managers to oversee municipalities and school districts facing bankruptcy, with the managers authorized to void contracts and fire local officials --

The fact that they think they can get away with this. I mean, you said it all in the last segment there, that what happened three years ago in 2008, what happened is they realized they could get away with murder. They realized that they could literally loot the treasury, they could play with people's pension funds on Wall Street, they could destroy the economy, they could essentially do what they could to eliminate the middle class, and there would be no response from the people. There would be no revolt.

Moore disputed claims that Wisconsin and the nation are facing financial crises. "We're not broke," he said, since "we have trillions of dollars in our economy." Problem is, "the money isn't where it needs to be" since the wealthiest one percent of Americans took it out of circulation and aren't being taxed "appropriately."

As a result, Moore claimed, America faces "a revenue problem" and suggested what needs to be done --

MOORE: It's not because there's debt. There's always debt. If you're making car payments, you're in debt. That doesn't mean you're broke. Wisconsin isn't broke. America isn't broke. The money's just not in the people's hands. It's in the hands of the rich, the rich who committed these crimes back on Wall Street and they got away with it. And that's why, you know, I just have these, I brought these, Rachel, this is my prop for the night. ...

MADDOW: Can we have a wide shot of what Mr. Moore has brought with him? (handcuffs shown)

MOORE: I brought these with me. I'd like anybody who works on Wall Street, anybody who works for one of the banks, just take a look at this, OK? (holds up cuffs) 'Cause this is what, this is what's coming, this is what's coming for you. Because the people aren't going to take it anymore. The people are going to demand justice. They're going to 'mand, they're going to demand that your ass is in jail. You've taken our money. We want the money back.

Just out of curiosity, Mr. Moore, do the monsters in your wheelhouse include President Obama -- who voted for the Wall Street bailout while still in the Senate? Hard to get around the complicity there.

How about Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner? You remember, he was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York when the bottom fell out in 2008. Right in the thick of it, you might say. Shortly thereafter, Geithner was assigned to distribute TARP funds. Or "loot the treasury," as you put it.

What about House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank, who ignored years of warnings and flashing red lights that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were dangerously overextended? Apparently Frank was distracted by his decade-long personal relationship with a Fannie Mae executive.

None of these scofflaws have to worry, though. Moore's fantasies about handcuffs are strictly limited to Republicans.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: bigfattarget; bigtarget; broadsideofbarn; cantmiss; civility; incitement; michaelmoore; scottwalker; unions; violence; vitriol; wisconsin; wisconsinshowdown
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To: garyhope

Hi Point firearms. Very inexpensive, life-time transferable warranty and made in USA.

21 posted on 03/10/2011 6:49:09 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet ("You cannot invade the US There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Yamamoto)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Make my day, Fatso!


22 posted on 03/10/2011 6:50:46 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If it’s war as MM says, then the libs would be outgunned. They hate guns.


23 posted on 03/10/2011 6:51:38 PM PST by ReverendJames (Only A Painter Or A Liberal Can Change Black To White.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If Moore would happen to get beat within an inch of his life. Would he go to a turd world band aid station in Cuba?


24 posted on 03/10/2011 6:51:44 PM PST by Mier (Liberalism always generates the exact opposite of its stated intent!! "Jim Quinn")
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To: Publius6961

Heard that tonite on Oreilly...ha.


25 posted on 03/10/2011 6:54:58 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (Ok....Joke's over...Bring Back Bush!)
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To: Schatze
The left just can’t stand losing. Instead of accepting the reality that’s staring them in the face, they act like a bunch of bedwetting 2-year-olds.

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Eat it Democrats, your silly games failed!!

Protesters take over1sm
Wisconsin Protesters in the Statehouse - March 9

26 posted on 03/10/2011 7:03:42 PM PST by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Michael Moore Rendered Unhinged Over Wisconsin, Declares 'This Is War'

Bring it on, fat boy. We're the ones with the weapons and the training. Think the military's gonna side with y'all? Don't count on it, f***stick.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

27 posted on 03/10/2011 7:04:21 PM PST by wku man (Still holding my breath, but exhaling a bit after Nov. 2...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I say Moore should lead the protest march...........he wouldn't make it past two blocks........

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28 posted on 03/10/2011 7:05:09 PM PST by AwesomePossum (I have never looked this forward to a November II........)
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To: BobP

Excellent graphic!


29 posted on 03/10/2011 7:16:07 PM PST by Schatze (It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

What a pasty, fat slob!

And this is the man who won’t hire union workers for his movies.

Isn’t it funny watching Libs like Moore trying to stay relevant.


30 posted on 03/10/2011 7:20:28 PM PST by Artcore
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To: ReverendJames

I don’t know if I’d be so sure about that, at least with some of them anyway. They are the biggest hypocrites on the face of the planet.


31 posted on 03/10/2011 7:54:34 PM PST by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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To: AwesomePossum


32 posted on 03/10/2011 7:59:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet ("You cannot invade the US There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Yamamoto)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

FRegards


33 posted on 03/10/2011 10:30:59 PM PST by gonzo ( Buy more ammo, dammit! You should already have the firearms .................. FRegards)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

James Taranto at the WSJ has an excellent discussion of
Moore, the police in Wisconsin and the Guarantee Clause.
He asks “Could Michael Moore be on to something”


34 posted on 03/10/2011 10:38:18 PM PST by cycjec
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Those are really inexpensive.


35 posted on 03/11/2011 4:02:55 AM PST by jimfree (In 2012 Sarah Palin will continue to have more relevant quality executive experience than B. Obama.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Fat boy drafts like an oil tanker. He would be hard to miss.


36 posted on 03/11/2011 4:05:59 AM PST by bmwcyle (It is Satan's fault)
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To: MsLady

I was thinking on an average. There’s several liberals where I live, we’re out in the country. They have no weapons at all. They once told us that do that we’d protect them if anything happens like in home evasion or something. Cops are forty-five minutes away, and if they’re not busy.


37 posted on 03/11/2011 6:36:42 AM PST by ReverendJames (Only A Painter Or A Liberal Can Change Black To White.)
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