Why I made that speech (Lumpy Reifenstahl/Michael Moore barf alert)

The Age ^ | March 31 2003 | Michael Moore

[weegee]

Why I made that speech

Something had to be said at the Oscars about the war. Michael Moore explains why he was the one to say it.

[snip] We are continually bombarded with one fictitious story after another from the Bush White House. And that is why it is important that filmmakers make non-fiction, so that all the little lies can be exposed and the public informed. An uninformed public in a democracy is a sure-fire way to end up with little or no democracy at all.

[snip]

[weegee]

Byline to this article says it originally appeared in the LA Times so I only used an excerpt.

Michael Moore, like many libs, is projecting again. He uses deliberate manipulation to spread mistruths in his "documentary". The leftist masses said that this was an "important" film even if you did not agree with him on the issues.

A misinformed public instructed by a work of propaganda is going to get no useful perspective on the issues. If the moron is called out on his lies and deceipt, then the audience may walk away wiser and ask "why lie if you are taking the politically correct stance?" but instead the industry heaped praise on his effort and ignore the issue of fraud.

[DoughtyOne]

Lumpy on prade

[Hildy]

There have been a number of good threads about this. Search them and you'll find some very good comments!

[zarf]

Michael Moore is as phoney as they come. If you watch Bowling For Columbine, you will see a more nuanced film than you would expect. I found it a very liberal, yet very RATIONAL movie. It puts the lie to his public persona.

His public bombast is PHONEY, over the top media bombast....it keeps his name in the press.

Moore is driven by pure capitalism and all you suckers who bitch and moan about him are being played for fools.

[Revolting cat!]

Any filmmaker, any writer worth his salt, will tell you that if you want to tell the truth you write/film fiction! There is more truth in a John Ford film that in a stack of 6 o'clock news tapes. This clown's propagandistic films only prove the point!

[Ignatz]

"And that is why it is important that filmmakers make non-fiction, so that all the little lies can be exposed and the public informed"

Really? Non-fiction? When are you going to start?

[Teacher317]

As tempting as you make it, I won't see the film and enrich that person.

[Ajnin]

LOL, nice pic.

[weegee]

His public bombast is PHONEY, over the top media bombast....it keeps his name in the press.

Moore is driven by pure capitalism and all you suckers who bitch and moan about him are being played for fools.

We're against Noam Chomsky and Barbra Streisand too but it doesn't make Noam a bestseller or knock Barbra's songs off the radio/sales charts.

We gripe and they sink or swim based on their own efforts.

I find it odd that some lib film fans who embraced this movie and it's statement on violence have loved some extremely violent recent Japanese movies that have made the film festival circuit and art house screens (Battle Royale and Ichi the Killer among them).

They like violent media but then suffer from liberal guilt for enjoying it. This is their penance.

[FryingPan101]

Michael, crawl back into your hole, please. I wish I had a mallet. Bam. Bam. Bam.

[putupon]

Lumpy Reifenstahl/Michael Moore barf alert)

"Lumpy" Moore, I like it!

[sonofatpatcher2]

"Gag Alert! Gag Alert!"

"Hey, Jim, do you know the difference between a bucket of week-old bear manure and Michael Moore's brain?"
"No, Bones, what is it?"

"The bucket!"
Bada-Bang! Bada-Bing!

Want a break from war news? Go to the Stark Trek Freeper Post or the New Stark Trek Website for a laugh or two. Then come back refreshed and loaded for bear!

[MoralSense]

Yes, that's a great, inspired nickname. Gotta spell the old Nazi's name right, though: It's Riefenstahl.

[RichInOC]

I guess Mike decided that the situation required a stupid, futile gesture on someone's part, and that he was just the guy to do it.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

made that speech

[lilylangtree]

I just so enjoy watching the Hollyweirdos and the Nashville Nuts backpedaling real fast when their ratings and popularity drop significantly over their liberal ridiculousness and inane posturing. Between their "explanations" and "apologies", the general public knows that they're hitting these twits right where it hurts--the pocketbook. One inalienable truth--they need us; we don't need them.

[BerniesFriend]

Did anyone catch his spinning of the "few boos" Oscar nite;

But then the majority in the balcony - who were in support of my remarks - started booing the booers. It all turned into one humungous cacophony of yells and cheers and jeers.

Yes..people always boo booers..they would never think of cheering the person they like..I know I didn't need any more proof of Moore-on's delusional behavior..but wow..this guy is totally off the wall..

[weegee]

I didn't create the name but have helped to spread the use of it. I've seen it spelled both ways on FR and sometimes I'll go to Google to spell check it but not always.

If only the posting software allowed an automated spell checker...

[weegee]

Hmm. I searched FR separately for Moore, Speech, and even Church and did not find that thread.

I saw this in the Houston Chronicle last night and went searching for the thread today before posting. Odd that we both used the same online source. (Chonicle articles require subscription to access articles not in the current edition).

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

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