Arianna Huffington: Barack Obama Must See Michael Moore's New Movie (and So Must You)!

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Arianna Huffington

Posted: September 21, 2009
Barack Obama Must See Michael Moore's New Movie (and So Must You)!


Michael Moore has proven again and again that he has a remarkable feel for where the zeitgeist is heading. He's like a zeitgeist divining rod.

Roger and Me was way ahead of the curve on the collapse of the auto-industry. Fahrenheit 9/11 was way ahead of the curve on the collapse of the house of cards the Bush administration used to lead us to war in Iraq. Sicko was way ahead of the curve on the collapse of the US health care system. And now, with his new movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, he is riding the wave of the collapse of trust in our country's financial system.

The film, which opens in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday, and all across the country on October 2nd, is a withering indictment of the current economic order, covering everything from Wall Street's casino mentality to for-profit prisons, from Goldman Sachs' sway in Washington to the poverty-level pay of many airline pilots, from the tidal wave of foreclosures to the tragic consequences of runaway greed.

Watching the film, I felt like Michael had climbed inside my head, made a list of all the things that have been obsessing me for the last 12 months, and brought them horrifyingly to life. It's one thing to know these things are happening; it's another to see them happening in front of your eyes. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/barack-obama-must-see-mic_b_293407.html

[polichick]

1. "It's socialized losses and privatized gains." k&r

[brentspeak]

2. Insightful reader response: "Greed is now 'cool'"

The nation is now controlled by oligarchs and hyper-capitalists who are hell-bent on squeezing every last penny out of everything.

[Lorien]

3. Greed has been "cool" since Reagan was in office

it's time for the pendulum to swing back, but I doubt that will happen unless we reinstate the Fairness Doctrine.

[Lorien]

4. Kick nt

[wroberts189]

5. knr