Michael Moore on Flint: 'Don't Send Us Bottles of Water'

nbc new york ^ | 2-1-2016 | AP

[Citizen Zed]

"The reason you can't help is that you cannot reverse the irreversible brain damage that has been inflicted upon every single child in Flint," Moore wrote. "The damage is permanent. There is no medicine you can send, no doctor or scientist who has any way to undo the harm done to thousands of babies, toddlers and children (not to mention their parents). They are ruined for life, and someone needs to tell you the truth about that."

Moore also called for the removal and arrest of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, urging fans to sign the #ArrestGovSnyder petition, which as of Monday had 564,297 signatures.

[Citizen Zed]

Send hot dogs...

[fwdude]

And pizza. Extra large and fully loaded.

[mbarker12474]

Twinkies? Beer?

[GraceG]

“The reason you can’t help is that you cannot reverse the irreversible brain damage that has been inflicted upon every single child in Flint,” Moore wrote. “The damage is permanent. There is no medicine you can send, no doctor or scientist who has any way to undo the harm done to thousands of babies, toddlers and children (not to mention their parents). They are ruined for life, and someone needs to tell you the truth about that.”

Not Only LEAD causes this Damage but Liberalism does as well...

[skeeter]

Don’t send bottle of water, send Fanta.

[dfwgator]

[fwdude]

Sending water “cannot reverse the irreversible brain damage that has been inflicted” but having Governor Snyder arrested will?

[cripplecreek]

There's no "We" about it. Moore doesn't live anywhere near Flint and the Governor isn't the one who decided to switch sources of water or to forgo the $125 per day anti corrosive treatment.



Michigan legislative action thread

[Crucial]

He probably has a basement full of bottled water...and hot dogs.

[Telepathic Intruder]

"They are ruined for life"

Not too ruined for them no longer be a tool for his naked political agenda, though.

[grania]

Why do you have to make fun of him without reading what he has to say? On this, Michael Moore is correct. Bottles of water aren't going to solve the problem.

It's so out of control. One wonders if they wouldn't be better off bulldozing the city and moving the folks to abandoned properties in Detroit.

It's probably not just Flint that has poisoned water. Basic infrastructure such as water pipes have not been kept up in many places.

[driftdiver]

Trouble is Moore is right. They created the issue and allowed it to continue. Harming many thousands of people.

Not a surprise for a democratic run city.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Bowel Burgers au Jus!

[Opinionated Blowhard]

you cannot reverse the irreversible brain damage that has been inflicted upon every single child in Flint

Now it all makes sense. The water must have been contaminated in Flint since the early 50s, when Moore was born there.

[Olog-hai]

There is brain damage that is reversible.

Moore is just racist and wants to see “every single child in Flint” continue in suffering.

[VRWCmember]

"The reason you can't help is that you cannot reverse the irreversible brain damage that has been inflicted upon every single child in Flint," Moore wrote. "The damage is permanent.

Therefore, the next generation in Flint will ALSO vote in all democrats.

[Shadow44]

Haven’t they suffered enough?/

[Slyfox]

He is not from Flint. He never went to Flint schools. He never lived in Flint.

And I have personal experience that he is a lousy landlord.

So, for him to think he is an authority on any point is laughable.

[Citizen Zed]

Who is going to drink tap water now?

[Olog-hai]

Moore was born and raised in Davison, even though the Wikipedia got revised to having his birthplace as Flint (with no reference).