Hey, Michael, Where Were Your Friends?

Ralph Nader Website ^ | 07/06/2004 | Ralph Nader

[BushisTheMan]

Hey, Michael, Where Were Your Friends?

Once upon a time, there was Michael Moore the First. He never forgot his friends. Come time for the Washington, DC premiere of Bowling for Columbine a while back, he invited his old buddies in Washington—gave them good seats and spent the rest of the evening with them. During his other movie's premiere, he affectionately recognized how much those old friends helped him and supported him after he was mistreated and let go by Mother Jones. He was generous with his words and time.

Now there is Michael Moore the Second. Last night he hosted the Washington, DC premiere of Fahrenheit 9/11, and who was there? The Democratic political establishment, the same people whom he took to such mocking task on the road with us in campaign rally after campaign rally in 2000. Who was not there? His old buddies! Not personally invited, not personally hung out with.

A few weeks ago, Michael, I sent you a message: "Hey, Dude, where's my Buddy?" It is attached. It has gone without reply. It simply asked you to come back to your progressive constituency and take on the two-party monopoly of our rigged election system—to challenge the pro-warlike, corporate party with two heads, wearing different makeup when it comes to playing toady for Big Business. These are the giant multinationals who have no allegiance to our country or to communities like Flint except to control, deplete or abandon them. It is not that your views have changed, with an exception or two. It is that your circles have changed. Too much Clinton, not enough Camejo.

Your old friends remain committed to blazing paths for a just society and world. As they helped you years ago, they can help you now. They are also trim and take care of themselves. Girth they avoid. The more you let them see you, the less they will see of you. That could be their greatest gift to Moore the Second—the gift of health. What say you?

Best wishes,

Ralph Nader

[BushisTheMan]

Ralph's letter to Michael.

Too funny!

[nuffsenuff]

Damn. Ripping on the fat boy's weight.

AWESOME!

[nothingnew]

Poor ralph. He don't get no repect, even from the fat guy.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Sockdologer]

I don't know which one of these men is more pathetic.

Is it the slimey one or the one begging the slimey one to come back and be his friend?

[dead]

Ralph cheaps out on the buffets at his parties, leaving Michael no choice but to flee to the Democrats.

[fat city]

after he was mistreated and let go by Mother Jones

Great Moments In American Literature Pt. 72

[fat city]

after he was mistreated and let go by Mother Jones

Great Moments In American Literature Pt. 72

[bd476]

I doubt Nader's sincerity. This sounds more like a letter written as a set up/entryway for Moore to evolve yet again.

Nader is many things but he's not a hat in hand kind of guy this letter would imply. Moore and Nader are still buddies.

[AmericanChef]

Oh - BURN!!! Hee-hee!

[Xenalyte]

to challenge the pro-warlike, corporate party with two heads,

I've been called pro-war, and I've been called warlike, but I have never been told I was "pro-warlike." What the hell does that mean?

[nopardons]

bttt

[F.J. Mitchell]

That completes the fat and the skinny of it. Unfortunately there is no nitty gritty of it. Move along folks-nothing even close to wholesome to see here.

[SunkenCiv]

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[My Favorite Headache]

Publically begging to be Moore's friend is like asking to be kicked in the nuts on purpose.

[Texasforever]

I've been called pro-war, and I've been called warlike, but I have never been told I was "pro-warlike." What the hell does that mean?

You make money likeing war.