Michael Moore on Larry King Live Tonight!

fugawzi

writersu wrote:

yeah, forgive me for saying this; to all who agree with a lot of his other points, (that is Michael Moore), but I think it is disrespectful for so many people to be able to get in the press, film, whatever and constantly badger someone they are against politically. Freedom of speech is fine but it is overdone and rudely done a lot of the time.

That's just his style though. I don't see a problem with it as long as he's not breaking any laws and he's within his rights. When you do some of the fucked up things the people whom he has confronted do, he doesn't have to play nice. Just don't break the law. I will say that he would probably receive more support if he wasn't so confrontational sometimes but that's his thing. Like I said before, three of his documentaries are in the top 10 of highest grossing docs so I think he's doing ok.

writersu

fugawzi wrote:

That's just his style though. I don't see a problem with it as long as he's not breaking any laws and he's within his rights. When you do some of the fucked up things the people whom he has confronted do, he doesn't have to play nice. Just don't break the law. I will say that he would probably receive more support if he wasn't so confrontational sometimes but that's his thing. Like I said before, three of his documentaries are in the top 10 of highest grossing docs so I think he's doing ok.

yeah, kind of like reality tv, we all love to be entertained.....and some of it teaches us as well...........

fugawzi

writersu wrote:

yeah, kind of like reality tv, we all love to be entertained.....and some of it teaches us as well...........

Right. Personally I like the combination of humor and information I get from watching his movies. Sometimes that includes him getting in people's faces.

chopitdown

fugawzi wrote:

Well that's your opinion which I highly disagree with and so do many other people. F 9/11 was the highest grossing documentary of all time. Obviously he's doing something right. All his movies make good points. You may not agree with them but they're still good points. Again, he was able to foresee the school shooting/gun control crisis and the lies and mishandling of the Iraq war. The fact that you lump Olbermann with Hannity and O'Reilly is laughable. I will say, no matter how slanted any of them may be, they all have made at least one good point so you shouldn't just dismiss them. We're all entitled to our opinions though.

the fact that f 9/11 grossed a lot of money doesn't mean it's true and not slanted. Perhaps half of the people who paid money to see the movie did not agree with it at all. And it's perfectly appropriate to lump him in with olberman, hannity etc... they're all filthy rich, all have huge egos, all are in it for money to a large degree, all have the money and name to say what they want.

dignin

chopitdown wrote:

all are in it for money

how do you know this?? how do you personaly know their motives? Why does it always have to come to the lowest common denominator, are we all so jaded?

chopitdown

yield6 wrote:

how do you know this?? how do you personaly know their motives? Why does it always have to come to the lowest common denominator, are we all so jaded?

they are all millionaires...yes, i'm sure their intentions are not 100% about greed and ego, but do you think that michael moore is really in it for the interest of everyone else when he charges 30,000 for appearance fees? He's just given a pass on appearing greedy b/c he bucks the system with his movies and it's ok, that he makes millions b/c he says bush is bad, guns are bad, repubs are bad...in his defense he does make people talk about issues, regardless if he makes up facts or twists things around to suit his agenda.

the rest of them called me and told me they were in it for the money. I'm not jaded, i'm a realist...same reason that mccain and obama really aren't that different...why would anyone spend millions to get a job that pays 400,000? Do you believe their motives are totally altruistic and for the good of others? to subject yourself and your families to that kind of scrutiny makes you either a saint or an egomaniac...i'll go with the latter