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Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American film director, author, and social commentator. He is widely known for his outspoken, critical views on globalization, large corporations, gun violence, the Iraq War, and the George W. Bush administration. wikipedia profile mmflint@aol.com
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(16 comments) SHARE Friday, September 7, 2012 President Romney" -- How to Prevent Those Two Words From Ever Being Spoken
In two months we Americans will go to the polls once again to decide who the president will be for the next four years. We will not be allowed to vote on those who wield the true power in this country. On November 6th we will not vote for the chairman of ExxonMobil or JPMorgan Chase or Citibank or the Premier of China. That day will come, but not this year.
(15 comments) SHARE Tuesday, August 21, 2012 WikiLeaks and Free Speech
If Assange is extradited to the United States, the consequences will reverberate for years around the world. Assange is not an American citizen, and none of his actions have taken place on American soil. If the United States can prosecute a journalist in these circumstances, the governments of Russia or China could, by the same logic, demand that foreign reporters anywhere on earth be extradited for violating their laws.
(10 comments) SHARE Wednesday, July 25, 2012 It's the Guns -- But We All Know, It's Not Really the Guns... a note from Michael Moore
In modern times, nearly every nation has had a psychopath or two commit a mass murder, regardless of how strict their gun laws are -- And now the Aurora shooter last Friday. There have always been insane people, and there always will be.
But here's the difference between the rest of the world and us: We have TWO Auroras that take place every single day of every single year!
(22 comments) SHARE Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Michael Moore Talks About SCOTUS, Occupy, Weasel Democrats and Obama
Michael Moore gave a talk at a fundraiser for health-care Now, a single payer advocacy organization, on Saturday, June 30th. He covered the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, Weasel Democrats, Occupy, the Obama Election...
(8 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 18, 2011 A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
The Pentagon and the national security apparatus are hell-bent on setting an example with Bradley Manning. But we as Americans have a right to know what is being done in our name and with our tax dollars. If the government tries to cover up its malfeasance, then it is the duty of each and every one of us, should the situation arise, to drag the truth, kicking and screaming if necessary, into the light of day.
(12 comments) SHARE Wednesday, December 7, 2011 The Winter of Our Occupation ...a proposal from Michael Moore
And now it is winter. Wall Street rejoices, hoping that the change of seasons will mean a change in our spirit, our commitment to stop them. We are not even 12 weeks old, yet Occupy Wall Street has grown so fast, so big, none of us can keep up with the hundreds of towns who have joined the movement, or the thousands of actions -- some of them just simple ones in neighborhoods, schools and organizations -- that have happened.
(37 comments) SHARE Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here? ...a proposal from Michael Moore
This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and goals of the movement. It was attended by 40+ people and the discussion was both inspiring and invigorating. Here is what we ended up proposing as the movement's "vision statement" to the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street...
(3 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
Occupy Wall Street enjoys the support of millions. It is a movement that cannot be stopped. Make some noise. You don't have to pitch a tent in lower Manhattan to be an Occupier. You are one just by saying you are. This is the real deal. This is it.
(14 comments) SHARE Thursday, October 27, 2011 Life Among The 1% ...a Letter From Michael Moore
Twenty-two years ago this coming Tuesday , I stood with a group of factory workers, students and the unemployed in the middle of the downtown of my birthplace, Flint, Michigan , to announce that the Hollywood studio, Warner Bros., had purchased the world rights to distribute my first movie, 'Roger & Me.' A reporter asked me, "How much did you sell it for?"
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, September 5, 2011 30 Years Ago Today: The Day the Middle Class Died
It all began on this day, 30 years ago. One of the darkest days in American history. And we let it happen to us. Yes, they had the money, and the media and the cops. But we had 200 million of us. Ever wonder what it would look like if 200 million got truly upset and wanted their country, their life, their job, their weekend, their time with their kids back?
(12 comments) SHARE Saturday, August 6, 2011 30 Years Ago Today: The Day the Middle Class Died ...a letter from Michael Moore
From time to time, someone under 30 will ask me, "When did this all begin, America's downward slide?" They say they've heard of a time when working people could raise a family and send the kids to college on just one parent's income (and that college in states like California and New York was almost free). That anyone who wanted a decent paying job could get one. And when they ask, "When did this all end?"
(27 comments) SHARE Thursday, May 12, 2011 Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden
"The Nazis killed tens of MILLIONS. They got a trial. Why? Because we're not like them. We're Americans. We roll different." -- Michael Moore in an interview last week
(5 comments) SHARE Saturday, April 16, 2011 This Tax Day, Make THEM Pay ...a letter about April 18th from Michael Moore
Do you wonder (like I do) what the tax accountants and executives are doing over at GE this weekend? Frantically rushing to fill out their IRS returns like the rest of us?
Hardly. They're taking the weekend off to throw themselves a big party and have a hearty laugh at all of us. It must really crack them up to see us like suckers scurrying around to make sure we report everything to Uncle Sam -- and even send him a check...
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, April 5, 2011 They Only Have 400 Votes
America is not broke! It's just that the wealthy have absconded with the money! They've removed it from circulation and left us begging for school supplies and fire trucks and libraries. Even the Wall Street Journal admits that the uber-rich are currently just sitting on almost $2 trillion of cash.
(8 comments) SHARE Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Letter to My Fellow Michiganders
The call has gone out and I'm asking everyone who can to take Wednesday off and head to the State Capitol in Lansing to protest the cruel and downright frightening legislation currently being jammed down our throats.
(5 comments) SHARE Tuesday, March 8, 2011 How I Got to Madison, Wisconsin
I can't express enough the level of admiration I have for the people of Wisconsin who, for three weeks, have braved the brutal winter cold and taken over their state Capitol. All told, literally hundreds of thousands of people have made their way to Madison to make their voices heard.
(4 comments) SHARE Sunday, March 6, 2011 VIDEO: America Is NOT Broke
The nation is not broke, my friends. Wisconsin is not broke. It's part of the Big Lie. It's one of the three biggest lies of the decade: America/Wisconsin is broke, Iraq has WMD, the Packers can't win the Super Bowl without Brett Favre.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, February 28, 2011 We Face a Global War on the Middle Class
Regular people across the world are standing up right now and saying "No!" to the future they have planned for us. We won in Egypt. We're waking up and fighting back across the US. Let's all stand with Thompson and make it the place where we turn the tide in this awful war.
(8 comments) SHARE Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Another WikiLeaks Cable from the Bush Administration About My Movies
Twice within four days, my name has popped up in the Bush-era secret cables uncovered by WikiLeaks. Lucky me. Though nowhere near as earth-shattering as the uncovering of American misdeeds in Iraq and Afghanistan, these classified cables provide a stunning and bizarre peek into the paranoid minds of the Bush White House when it came to the subject of one Michael Francis Moore
(4 comments) SHARE Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange (A statement from Michael Moore)
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $20,000 of my own money to help bail Mr. Assange out of jail.
Furthermore, I am publicly offering the assistance of my website, my servers, my domain names and anything else I can do to keep WikiLeaks alive and thriving...