Washington Post: Dems Feel Michael Moore's Wrath

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Dems Feel Michael Moore's Wrath
By Alec MacGillis


PITTSBURGH--Just when it looked like conservatives might be cornering the market on angry populism, along comes Michael Moore. But that doesn't mean Democrats in Washington should rest easy.

"Capitalism: A Love Story," the filmmaker provacateur's latest documentary, had its American premier Monday at the AFL-CIO convention that is underway in this working-class city (President Obama is addressing the convention Tuesday).

"Capitalism," which will open in theatres nationwide in October, manages to use just about everything lousy that's happened in the past year to build Moore's case against eat-what-you-kill, free-market Reaganomics--from foreclosures on prairie farmhouses to kids unjustly jailed in Pennsylvania to the plane crash in Buffalo. It's all wrapped up, literally, by the spectacle of Moore stretching police tape around the hallowed institutions of Wall Street.

The film is vintage Moore, and perhaps more: the hefty Michigander declared from the stage of a classic downtown theater here that it was a "culmination of all the films I've made." It is being released on the 20-year anniversary of "Roger and Me," the takedown of General Motors that made Moore famous. The union audience in Pittsburgh was primed for the wide-ranging assault on Wall Street and all its emanations. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/09/15/by_alec_macgillis_pittsburgh--.html

[Laelth]

1. k&r for the Great Michael Moore, a true American patriot. n/t

:patriot:

:dem:

-Laelth

[polichick]

2. All politicians should feel Moore's wrath - and the voters' wrath...

For once I agreed with most of what was said on Morning Joe today, especially what Ratigan and Huffington said about the financial system needing major reform.

[GreenTea]

3. A great skilled Doc Filmmaker, always entertaining, funny & liberal-Does more than most to help

on so many progressive issues including his donating to many various causes...

"Sicko" for instance helped get the word out on health care, insurance corporations abuses and their profit making at the expense of peoples lives each & every day!

"Sicko", is truly a fine, funny, informative & touching film if you haven't yet seen it.

"Sicko" was just one of many excellent Moore's informative funny and factual documentaries about corporations and the lying republican machine.

Why do you think the republicans & corporations hate Michael Moore, republicans despise him, they lie about him & the facts he always backs up with facts, and the corporations constantly trash & distort & smear Moore....

Moore upsets those happy & comfortable with the status quo, the ones who care about no one but themselves....and Moore is not the least bit shy about getting right in their lying greedy faces...nor should he be shy about it!

How many progressives do you know who consistently do that?

We LOVE You Michael Moore!

At least Moore is always out here trying to inform with facts, humor and a loud progressive, exposing, shame on you voice!

Cheers to the great Michael Moore!!

[LaPera]

4. K&R!