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In reply to the discussion: Michael Moore needs to shut up [View all]
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(304,968 posts)81. And what did Mm do to help Hillary & Democracy
In 2016 while he was predicting the Sick 🤢 Fuck was going to win 🤢
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Congress holds the nation's purse-strings, yup. And the President's job is in large part to spend it...
AnrothElf
May 2024
#91
The President has a hand in what The U.S. does. The President does not control 'other' countries internals.
Traurigkeit
May 2024
#127
Do you think the house, in its present condition, could be talked into doing that?
lees1975
May 2024
#62
And completely ignore the students who have been looking to graduation ceremonies
question everything
May 2024
#4
Like what happened to Bill Ayers, & Bernadine Dohrn, who set bombs at the US Capitol and Pentagon?
MichMan
May 2024
#19
Moore argued people have the "right" to take over buildings as long as violence isn't involved, arguing union workers
Celerity
May 2024
#33
I'd rather defeat "the right" rather than encourage voters to support third-party candidates *
Oopsie Daisy
May 2024
#37
Like saying the "old guard of the Democratic Party is a greater roadblock to social progress than Trump is"
betsuni
May 2024
#80
True. But I believe that they know this and simply do not care. For people like Moore *
Oopsie Daisy
May 2024
#68
What a racist thing for MM to say!! It's right up there with the "born in Kenya" birthers!
Oopsie Daisy
May 2024
#100
And the ones who said Obama couldn't put together a sentence without reading from a teleprompter
betsuni
May 2024
#111
Love him. Keep talking Michael. Ideas should be heard. Thought should be provoked.
Nanjeanne
May 2024
#24
Good grief! Violence. No. First thing - the OP provided no link. OP said that MM encouraged
Nanjeanne
May 2024
#30
Gee Shocker! Funny how somehow that was not and still isn't part of the conversation!
Nanjeanne
May 2024
#36
I always do my due diligence with OPs that make claims but give no receipts to back them up.
Celerity
May 2024
#39
not if they had legal access to the building, they did not have to 'break in' at all
Celerity
May 2024
#45
No, not splitting hairs. I'm putting paid to the premiss of your OP and subsequent attempts to push its faulty narrative
Celerity
May 2024
#50
I can assure you I am not the one in denial. I also suspect that you did not post a link for your OP as that would
Celerity
May 2024
#56
Yes, and All of the buildings being taken over were all showing violent acts. It's not credible to
Nixie
May 2024
#128
So much hair-splitting going on here, it looks like a beauty parlor's floor.
Oopsie Daisy
May 2024
#41
I am not a Moore minion. I defy you to find evidence in my 6 years here that remotely shows that. I just think your
Celerity
May 2024
#95
Not defensive at all, just pointing out your petty little slur attempts are as invalid as your OP spin was.
Celerity
May 2024
#98
Sounds a bit red-herringish especially after tasking other posters to stay on point. -nt
yonder
May 2024
#48
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. And that's great. Yours is yours. We disagree. But they are still
Nanjeanne
May 2024
#133
Democratic politician's responses to Michael Moore's latest rants are more important than what Moore says
Freethinker65
May 2024
#26
I assume Michael Moore is willing to face any consequences for his public rants.
Freethinker65
May 2024
#32
Indeed. The GOP, Trump, Qanon, Fox and other RW Maga-types have been arguing that *
Oopsie Daisy
May 2024
#52
MM handing out really bad advice again. Taking over buildings is what the J6'ers did, and are now going to...
Tarheel_Dem
May 2024
#31
Nothing. He tried to warn the Democrats who were opposing Clinton even after primaries
Silent Type
May 2024
#83
And the reason was that Romney had more money. As if money's the most important thing. Doesn't work that way.
betsuni
May 2024
#87
It's funny when they have more money but deny it and insist it's different anyway because "grassroots"
betsuni
May 2024
#92
If they win it's evidence that Americans (including Republican voters) are secretly socialists just waiting
betsuni
May 2024
#96
He was fundamentally wrong about why. Thought it was about economic anxiety and not racism, culture wars.
betsuni
May 2024
#85
When many on the Left immediately shifted from attacking the Bush administration
betsuni
May 2024
#104
I think some people try to make a fashion statement by voting Green or sitting out a specific election.
RandySF
May 2024
#108
Or Oprah, Sully Sullenberger, Michelle Obama. It was the ONLY way Democrats could win.
betsuni
May 2024
#110