Posted on 07/17/2004 10:30:41 AM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite
CONTROVERSIAL film maker Michael Moore has admitted that his hero is RTE's feisty Washington correspondent Carole Coleman after her tough interview with President George Bush.
Moore, whose family roots are in from Tipperary, Cork and Waterford, said: "In the end, doesn't it always take the Irish to speak up?"
"She's my hero!" Moore said repeatedly about RTE's correspondent in an exclusive interview with the Irish Independent. "Where are the Carole Colemans in the US press?" he asked, alluding to Ms Coleman's rigorous questioning of President Bush on the eve of his visit to Ireland last month. "I know that a lot of the people in your country like the American people, that you see something charming about us - the way we just wear it all out there on our sleeve," he said.
Moore lamented that, prior to his anti-Bush movie, 'Farenheit 9/11', taking the Palme d' Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, not many people in the mainstream media were willing to listen to him.
"No one in the US, certainly not the networks, were interested. Maybe next time I'll go to Carole and RTE with something good," he said.
"I want the rest of the world to go back in time to September 12, the day after 9/11 when we received the good will and compassion from across the world. We've squandered so much of that good will since then."
Moore alternates between stand-up comic, film promoter and agent provocateur. He is resolute in his stated mission of dislodging Mr Bush from the White House. And he says that any politician from any country who helped him with the war in Iraq should be voted out of office.
"I think the Spanish started it. They threw out their prime minister, who didn't listen to the will of the people, and it's my sincere hope that the Australians, the Italians and the others who joined Mr Bush in this war will also be removed by the citizens of their countries.
"And I hope this film helps to do that."
Mr Moore said one of the biggest puzzles he was not able to solve while making the film was why such an "intelligent guy" like British prime minister Tony Blair "hooked up" with Mr Bush.
"That is something for science to figure out," Moore said. "Maybe someday, someone could do some examination, put him under hypnosis."
Among other things, Moore's new documentary film depicts President Bush as having a sinister motive for pursuing the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
That plot surprisingly has made 'Fahrenheit 9/11' the highest grossing documentary in the US ever, bringing in over $60m in less than two weeks on a limited number of screens across America.
And his intent? "Come on," Moore said, "if we can impeach a President over a stain on a blue dress, don't you think we ought to be able to get this guy out after he took us to war based on lies and deceptions?"
And they say the best people emigrated.
I did supect though, that he had Irish roots, so someone make me feel better, and tell me if Ann Coulter is Irish (she's gotta be with a name like that)
I forgot to visit Ireland. I was from the Isle of Skye to the Med. and every country in between. How did I miss you?:)
Um...that puts you close to Spanish, where a whole page = one sentence:)
Oh, I dunno! They probably hadn't declared me a national treasure back then!*L*
You were on the Isle of Skye? Nice. I'd like to visit there.
Is PJ O'Rourke not enough for ye? ;-)
I'm in California and it's going to get hot today. But I have a pool we can splash around in and a barbie:)
Want to come over?:)
Wow! First time I saw someone on FR make California sound attractive! *L*
I'll be there, just as soon as I find a passing Aer Lingus flight! ;-)
So here is what you do- fly into Vegas and switch planes to Southwest going to Burbank. I'll pick you up there. LAX and the 405 freeway suck. Don't go there.
I'll start the barbie. I have salmon, steak and chicken. What dou you like?
Silly question.
Guinness! ;-)
I knew I forgot to buy something this morning while shopping. We'll pick it up on the way from the airport:)
Gee the host with the most!
Have toothbrush, will travel! *L*
The focus from the idiot left continues to be on Carole's "questions" (baseless assertions), not on President Bush's answers.
well for starters if this guy starts eating his own he'll be a while
Something is going to happen to bring him down a notch...Gravity.
LOL! OK, just get on that plane and we'll meet in about 15 hours:) I have a bed you can 'decompress' in:):)
And that is another thing I forgot to do today...
I'm not messy, just disorganized based on abstraction. Bring a pencil and a piece of paper and write down some rules:):):)
*LOL*...I gotta make house rules? *L*
Geez, that's a new one on me! I'm kinda unruly meself! *L*
Do you have red hair?:)
Sharons nice but nothing compared to Grainne Seoige on Sky news - what a babe! Moores love of Ireland's US correspondent tells a lot about our national broadcaster and its leftist agenda. You can tell they are really proud of their bitch.
Stop it you two or I'll get a bucket of water to seperate you.
That's not necessary. It's very late in Happygal's country and she will be sleeping soon:)
Oi! Colosis, me ould segosia! How the hell are ye, and WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN, MISTER? Don't tell me, keeping Cruise's tourist trade lively! I need to make a trip to Ennis, if only to slaughter ye in a Guinness drinking show down! ;-)
Bob, Colosis is one of my fine country men! See? We're not all bleedin' heart liberals in Europe! :-)
As for me being in the scratcher! Ha! Hardly! I'm an Irish vampire! :-)
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