Michael Moore calls long time POW John McCain a Loser.
Posted on 08/31/2004 12:48:11 AM PDT by djsunzi
I just heard on the Malzberg show on WABC, Moore was thrown out of the RNC by the cops! the cops had to chuck him out at the request of the Associated Press. and apparently the cops were booing him. Does anyone else have any other info?
And so goes the belief that "black makes you look slimmer" right out the window.
He will probably have an Al Jezeera credential tomorrow.
It would be funny if a couple Saudi family security men were waiting for him in that cab!
ROFL!!!
Just 2, one to point the way out the door and the other to kick his big fat a$$!!
Moore was removed because he was declared a danger to public health. You see, he doesn't wipe his ass and this years of build-up from not practicing fundamental hygine could have caused a outbreak of unspeakable diseases.
ahh, typical Seattle leftard puffpiece
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
'Fahrenheit 9/11' filmmaker Moore enters the lions' den
By ANGELA GALLOWAY
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
NEW YORK -- Republicans have filmmaker Michael Moore to thank for some of the rowdiest moments at the opening of their national political convention yesterday.
Already a box office sensation, Moore got another loud reception yesterday at the Republican National Convention. This time, it was boos.
The first ruckus -- only a warm-up of what was to come -- broke out as Moore entered Madison Square Garden surrounded by about a dozen security guards.
Moore, who is writing a column this week for USA Today, sat in a section set aside for the press, and the guards insisted that convention officials hold reporters at bay, said Ric Andersen, of the House of Representatives Press Gallery. The entire section was closed off.
"It was extremely disruptive," Andersen said. "A cop literally pushed me out of the section."
After the initial rumblings about Moore's arrival died down, he sat quietly taking notes.
While many delegates complained that Moore was only there to cause trouble, some shrugged it off.
"It's a free country," said Washington delegate Pat Herbold, sitting less than 50 feet from Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne. "He's here to observe, I assume. To observe our enthusiasm."
When Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told the delegates about "a disingenuous film maker who would have us believe that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace," they knew he was referring to the maker of "Fahrenheit 9/11." The film, which savages Bush's Iraq policy, has set a box office record for documentaries, grossing $115 million so far.
McCain's comments prompted prolonged booing and chants of "Four more years" from many of the delegates who stood on their chairs to face Moore.
Moore seemed to relish the attention, thrusting his arms over his head, shrugging and saying with a laugh, "Two more months."
After McCain's speech, Moore left the hall as the lights dimmed and three women who lost loved ones on 9/11 took the stage. Asked about McCain's remarks, Moore said, "I can't believe they're dumb enough to bring up the film and help its box office."
Those could simply have been small moons in orbit around his massness.
It was a sober speech focused solely on the war. He was critical of those who oppose the invasion of Iraq, and singled out Moore.
Moore directed "Fahrenheit 9/11," an anti-war, anti-Bush movie.
"Our choice wasn't between a benign status quo and the bloodshed of war," McCain said. "It was between war and a graver threat. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Not our critics abroad. Not our political opponents.
"And certainly not a disingenuous filmmaker," McCain said as the crowd erupted, turning to find Moore seated far to McCain's left. They hooted and they chanted, "Four more years."
It was by far the longest ovation of the day. When the crowd finally quieted at McCain's beckoning, he said, "That line was so good I'll use it again.
"And certainly not a disingenuous filmmaker who would have us believe, my friends, that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace, when in fact it was a place of indescribable cruelty, torture chambers, mass graves and prisons that destroyed the lives of the small children held inside their walls."
Moore said from the center of the police phalanx that he was leaving of his own accord. Asked what he thought of his reception, he said, "Honored."
Are you serious? How juvenile.
Looking at Google news...it does list 110 so articles just mentioning Moore.
I am sure this was just all to create "buzz"
He was treated a helluva lot better than Rush Limbaugh would have been treated at a Rat convention.
Besides, the bullets would never penetrate through all the layers of fat.
Heavy Security Protects Michael Moore at Convention
Michael Moore is so threatened by those warlike Republicans that he is hanging out at the GOP convention with a bevy of security guards.
Editor & Publisher reported that "the biggest commotion at the Republican National Convention Monday night occurred just before 10 pm with the entrance of anti-Bush filmmaker Michael Moore, who was repeatedly halted by security attempting to reach his reserved press seat in section #340 near the side of the stage. Moore is writing a daily column this week for USA Today."
Moore's timing could not have been better.
Soon after arriving, Sen. John McCain mentioned Moore in his speech as the "disingenuous filmmaker who would have us believe that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace."
After McCain's remarks, the audience booed – then began chanting, "Four more years!"
E&P reported that when Moore left soon after, he was "accompanied by heavy security. He told E&P on the way out that he was not fleeing: He had to speak to a Planned Parenthood gathering at a theater uptown." [No word yet if Moore has agreed to be the organization's poster child.]
>>but there's no reason to shoot him.<<
Killjoy.
GOP 2004: Michael Moore Draws McCain Barb, Taunts from Crowd
By Joe Strupp
Published: August 30, 2004
NEW YORK The biggest commotion at the Republican National Convention Monday night occurred just before 10 p.m. with the entrance of filmmaker Michael Moore, who was repeatedly halted by security attempting to reach his reserved press seat in section #340 facing the side of the stage. Moore is writing a daily column this week for USA Today.
Then, after taking his seat, he watched as Senator John McCain referred to a certain "disingenuous film-maker who would have us believe that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace," and seemed to glance at Moore above him. Much of the audience erupted in boos and then, turning to Moore, many delegates chanted "Four more years!"
Moore exclaimed, "Two more months!" He also said, "I can't believe they'd mention the film and help the box office."
A short while later Moore exited, accompanied by heavy security. He told E & P on the way out that he was not fleeing: He had to speak to a Planned Parenthood gathering at a theater uptown.
About this time, his first USA Today column, for Tuesday's edition, appeared online, titled "The GOP Doesn't Reflect America."
Earlier, Moore had received more hassling than usual over press credentials on his way upstairs to his seat. Then it took 20 minutes for him to get from the hallway just outside to the seat, as he was stopped by security two more times.
Informed by a reporter that this was highly unusual, Moore quipped: "How well is YOUR movie doing?"
When he finally reached his seat, so many cameramen gathered that reporters already seated complained that the crush was disturbing their work.
Moore, dressed in his trademark red baseball cap and jeans, told E & P, "I don't why they are checking my credentials so much. I have the right credentials." He added, however, that so far this week "the police have been helpful." and "I have had not negative things said to me by any Republican."
Some Republicans nearby, however, were not shy about sharing their views of Moore with reporters. A GOP consultant from Pennsylvania, David Welch, said, "He's a troublemaker. I think he's here to cause trouble."
"I just want to do some work," Moore said. "This is an important historical event."
Finally seated, he wrote on a notepad, not a laptop, with security guards stationed at each end of his row. Then McCain made his reference and suddenly Republicans were not treating him so nicely.
In his USA Today column, Moore congratulated the Republicans for being able to seize power while only representing one-third of the populace. "Our side is full of wimps who'd rather compromise than fight," he explained. "Not you guys."
Noting that the convention would focus on moderates, Moore charged that Republicans know "that the only way to hold onto power is to pass themselves off as, well, as most Americans. It's a good show."
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