Michael Moore making the rounds on TV selling his DVD

[Political Tiger]

Apparently Capitalism: A Love Story is more than just a title to him.

[2Design]

1. also talking about health care bill on Keith today

[haikugal]

9. Michael Is One Of The Good Guys

Who said he has to starve to be pure? The man has done us all a service over the years with his movies and activism. He was sensitive to the need of his fellow Americans concerning healthcare and presented a check for the free clinics. Way to go Michael!!

[TheManInTheMac]

2. Must. Have. Popcorn!

[Nite Owl]

3. His movies are more than

money they are a message.

[rve300]

10. A message that you can't see or hear unless you give him money.

[Oregone]

12. So?

He is profiting from his *own* labor, which is inherently contradictory to capitalism.

[Nite Owl]

21. Pretty sure he put his last movie

about healthcare online for free.
Is he supposed to be a pauper or something? No one is against making money.

[Forkboy]

25. That's why he offered his last flick for a free download.

Next RW talking point?

[Raineyb]

46. Unless you go on the internet where you can download it for free.

I guess that talking point didn't reach you.

[Sebastian Doyle]

4. So now we're going to have 500 Michael Moore bashing threads?

Because he just sided with Dennis?

[QC]

23. Yes.

That's how Message Discipline® works.

[Individualist]

29. +1

[Vickers]

5. Unrec because you obviously don't understand fiscal realities. n/t

[G_j]

6. he makes the rounds regularly, nothing new. nt

[Initech]

7. Doesn't this defeat the purpose of the movie?

[haikugal]

11. Why Would It?

Have you seen the movie?

[Initech]

15. Isn't the movie anti-capitalist? He's using the very techniques he's against.

[Oregone]

17. No he isn't

[W_HAMILTON]

42. Some people seem to believe that if you sell something, it is capitalism.

Because other types of economies apparently don't sell things.

I've seen a lot of people that buy into this irrational logic lately. In alternatives to capitalism, people still sell things, and they still make money.

People need to be reminded of the difference between capitalism and other economic forms.

[Forkboy]

27. Become the media!

[PVnRT]

47. It is not anti-capitalist to get paid for the products of your labor

[Oregone]

16. Capitalism strips workers of the right to profit from their labor

It seems that by him making a direct profit from his work, its inherently anti-capitalistic in many ways. :)

He owns the means of production which he labors upon (until the distributors get involved).

[marmar]

8. Yeah, that bastard.....How dare he advance the dialogue on the Iraq War, health care....

.... and a corrupt economic system when noone else had the cajones to.

:eyes:


Daft doesn't even begin to describe this POSt.

[Duppers]

38. and many people on this thread, marmar

I'm w/ you, marmar.

And Michael Moore is suppose to make these documentaries using what?


This is one of those threads that adds to my ignore list.

[Echo In Light]

43. +1

[NJmaverick]

13. So it seems

[Zoeisright]

14. Why shouldn't he??

For Pete's sake, he's allowed to make a living.

Christ.

[The Gunslinger]

18. I'm sure free republic has many similar threads.

[QC]

49. It's amazing how much overlap there is lately

between the two sites. n/t

[earth mom]

19. Moore is educating a lot of ignorant people who have bought into the crap the corporate media

and banksters have sold them that only money and greed matter.

I bet you cheered the bankster bailout too. :eyes:

[LeftyMom]

20. Well of course, if you don't care for the current system you're obligated to live under a bridge and

eat trash, right?

Clearly, his earning a living while expressing his beliefs must violate his principles in some vague, unspecified way...

[malaise]

22. Good - I've ordered two copies

GO Michael

[QC]

24. Good for him! Everyone in America needs to see that film.

(Though I can certainly see why apologists for the establishment would not care much for it.)

[Forkboy]

26. Erase Hate, dude.

Either buy into it or take the poser logo off your sig line, because it's clear it's just a slogan to you for when you agree with the person.

[Binka]

28. +1000

Great point Fork-ness. :hi: On a side note how are ya doing?

[Forkboy]

31. Hanging in there by my fingertips.

So all in all, nothing new. ;)

However, I hope things are better on your end. Well, not your end literally...you know what I mean. :D

[Ignis]

44. I had to turn on sigs to see what you were talking about...

And when I did, the irony nearly knocked me out of my chair.

It's amazing to see how quickly we turn on one of the few voices that spoke out for "our side" during the past dark 8 years.

:banghead:

[Individualist]

30. DLC sucks!

[Starry Messenger]

32. Free Republic called

They want their cliche back, kthxbai.

[jgraz]

33. Hey, I also noticed he's fat and kinda dumpy looking! That must mean anything he says is BULLSHIT!

Oh yeah: UNREC. :eyes:

[fishwax]

34. he made a movie and he's selling it. What's your point?

:shrug:

:eyes:

[Binka]

37. He Hates Michael Moore. Nothing More. n/t

[Forkboy]

35. Kind of looking like a cowardly hit and run.

I suppose the OP can still prove me wrong.....

[QC]

36. Yes, it certainly didn't go over

quite like Boomerang Diddle Political Tiger hoped it would.

[jgraz]

39. Hey, Erase Hate, Forky.

:rofl:

[Forkboy]

40. LOL...I'm trying...it's the loving OPs that show by example that help me through it all.

Note the OP is still M.I.A. (hello mods...clue phone ringing....)

I'm sure Political Tiger will tell us he couldn't respond as he was too busy at the local gay pride rally....

[Prism]

41. Easy to pick out in the crowd though

Only a select few have mood melanin.

[QC]

48. True that. n/t

[Bluebear]

45. Erase Trolls n/t