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Paladin

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69. And if Moore gave away all his money and possessions this afternoon......

Reply to NM_Birder (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 03:12 PM

Jul 2014

....you'd love and respect him, right?

No, I didn't think so.

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If irony had a name it would be Michael Moore. [View all] NM_Birder Jul 2014 OP

Does he speak out about capitalism? LexVegas Jul 2014 #1

It IS a little more nuanced than that. calimary Jul 2014 #3

Nuance is lost on the ideological purity crowd LordGlenconner Jul 2014 #7

Some brains just can't handle all that thinking at one time arcane1 Jul 2014 #44

I suspect this has less to do with ideological purity than provocation. Squinch Jul 2014 #89

" H2O Man Jul 2014 #98

He speaks out against CORRUPTION, Big Banks etc. Never heard him attack sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #51

Yes, did you see it? Anyone who did knows his pov on the subject. Unless they are from sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #55

Only to ignorant people on the far right in my experience. Even normal conservatives sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #76

If fact all of the important dominoes.. sendero Jul 2014 #93

Yes, he did. We know that now, part of the Corporate Wing that has taken over sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #107

No one will hit perfection. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #2

+1000000! Cooley Hurd Jul 2014 #5

Yes, some people miss it by 8 houses and private jets. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #10

And others are a little further from the mark. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #14

Like Moore, for example. nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #17

That doesn't make sense. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #23

Occupy had it right, this poster has it wrong. The 1% should not be regarded as the enemy stevenleser Jul 2014 #56

Thank you for your answer and your common sense. n/t ChazII Jul 2014 #100

You're aware that this is an old Right Wing/Fox/Limbaugh talking point now brought to DU sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #50

Michael Moore's to the left of you CreekDog Jul 2014 #74

Democrats are allowed to make money. Kingofalldems Jul 2014 #109

if this was 1968, would you be calling Bobby Kennedy a hypocrite, too? n/t. Ken Burch Jul 2014 #115

What then is the precise measure of the mark, and on what objective measure is that sum based on? LanternWaste Jul 2014 #61

What Democrat do you admire? Kingofalldems Jul 2014 #83

NOBODY is completely perfect. calimary Jul 2014 #12

Sing it from the rooftops. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #16

You are batting 1000 today. nolabear Jul 2014 #66

Background..... daleanime Jul 2014 #4

Ah... another new poster trots out an old RW chestnut whatchamacallit Jul 2014 #6

Spot on. n/t Laelth Jul 2014 #28

That was my reaction as well. nt el_bryanto Jul 2014 #37

I'd bet the farm that this poster is 'vader' on Disussionist. Old and In the Way Jul 2014 #104

Hmm... whatchamacallit Jul 2014 #106

You may be right Gothmog Jul 2014 #114

What have you done to make the world a better place? CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #8

And yet another standard right wing talking point appears on DU. QC Jul 2014 #9

He swings! He misses! He runs away! Squinch Jul 2014 #91

Don't always agree with Michael Moore, but conservaphobe Jul 2014 #11

Thanks for posting, but you forgot the link... joeybee12 Jul 2014 #13

I'll tell you the same thing I (probably) told you on Discussionist: NuclearDem Jul 2014 #15

That thread is amusing Gothmog Jul 2014 #52

Um, irony *does* have a name. beerandjesus Jul 2014 #18

. Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2014 #19

LOL conservaphobe Jul 2014 #22

<3 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #29

About that "makes a fortune" part - calimary Jul 2014 #20

Not this shit again lame54 Jul 2014 #21

Yes, that is how Republicans criticize Moore. tridim Jul 2014 #24

He should be more like the Koch Brothers and the other 1%--scheming daily to screw the rest of us hlthe2b Jul 2014 #25

what the fuck have you done to criticize anybody.... Ellipsis Jul 2014 #26

+1 xchrom Jul 2014 #27

You left out that he's fat Capt. Obvious Jul 2014 #30

So, of all the ironies ever witnessed and ever to be witnessed, you chose ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #31

so you complain about success, eh? elleng Jul 2014 #32

Have you reduced your possessions missingthebigdog Jul 2014 #33

And thinks the rich edhopper Jul 2014 #34

Renting one apartment, travelling only to the neighboring towns, and charging to do free-lance... LanternWaste Jul 2014 #35

And what does he do with his money and power? senseandsensibility Jul 2014 #36

Perfect parroting of a right-wing meme. SalviaBlue Jul 2014 #38

DAMN...and I'd bet he's avoiding taxes by hoarding off shore too... Sheepshank Jul 2014 #39

Small wonder why I won't join Discussionist . . . . HughBeaumont Jul 2014 #40

Because "capitalism" is just this one thing, with one form, and it's either 100% good or 100% bad? arcane1 Jul 2014 #41

So, got any proof to back up these claims? Kelvin Mace Jul 2014 #42

Agreed, he should give up all of his worldly possessions before he is allowed to speak his mind. corkhead Jul 2014 #43

Right wing talking points have a name, right wing talking points. Lol, you are bringing sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #45

So the man makes money because a film that could have destroyed him was a hit Farhenheit 9-11 Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #46

A newbie starting threads with RW troll talking points? Blocked. Goodbye. TeamPooka Jul 2014 #48

why is that ironic? did he make this money denying people health care? La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2014 #49

What Moore actually does with his money Al Carroll Jul 2014 #54

He never claimed to be opposed to capitalism. Laffy Kat Jul 2014 #57

I believe that "Fahrenheit 911" CrispyQ Jul 2014 #59

do not remember taking a vow of poverty when i became a progressive dem dembotoz Jul 2014 #60

OP's journal shows a bit of a pattern. n/t Orsino Jul 2014 #62

Screw pattern. That journal is a detailed road map. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2014 #64

NM Birder criticizing a Liberal. Color me not shocked. ieoeja Jul 2014 #63

+1 nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #73

Please cite your source for claim Moore speaks AGAINST the American dream and capitalism. blm Jul 2014 #65

LOL--- trumad Jul 2014 #67

He's earned his money honestly, and has every right to buy 9 houses, Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #68

And if Moore gave away all his money and possessions this afternoon...... Paladin Jul 2014 #69

Ye I saw that on FOX NEWS too. It is bullshit there and its bullshit here. Armstead Jul 2014 #70

Is irony the opposite of wrinkly? nt clarice Jul 2014 #71

Don't like Moore either huh? Kingofalldems Jul 2014 #84

The hatred over his wealth...something I would expect NOT to see here. Rex Jul 2014 #85

Repubs are afraid of Moore and attack anything about him. Kingofalldems Jul 2014 #87

Sad. Yet they listen to Rush lie his ass off all day long and worship at his feet. Rex Jul 2014 #90

I imagine there's a mirror on the wall, yes? LanternWaste Jul 2014 #95

*SPANKED* Ellipsis Jul 2014 #72

From horse's mouth deaniac21 Jul 2014 #75

And he voted for Nader in 2000 bluestateguy Jul 2014 #77

And no doubt he was leading the swiftboating charge against JK in 2004. Rex Jul 2014 #86

No doubt, the very same half-witted and sub-literate believe he invented hanging chad, too. LanternWaste Jul 2014 #97

Or the Internets. Rex Jul 2014 #99

You said it, not me bluestateguy Jul 2014 #120

Wow, so you hate the wealthy...heard about people like you on DU. Rex Jul 2014 #78

There are more. Including a poster where the last three letters of their screen name is another name stevenleser Jul 2014 #80

Other DUrs tell me these things, I just don't believe it Rex Jul 2014 #82

I don't see the irony. If anything... JaneyVee Jul 2014 #79

Uh, capitalism is a *system*, not a lifestyle choice Cal Carpenter Jul 2014 #81

We need wealthy people who recognize the system is unfair. Not more Republicans. pa28 Jul 2014 #88

Gee, I thought conservatives ADMIRED people who got rich on the basis of their talents Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2014 #92

Can you cite an instance where Moore whined about having to pay higher taxes? tenderfoot Jul 2014 #94

How is it ironic? He's done well under the system but he speaks out for those who have been crushed NYC Liberal Jul 2014 #96

Post & Run Away. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2014 #101

Someone addressed this very point many years ago gratuitous Jul 2014 #102

WTF??? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #103

Psssstttt .. you signed into the wrong site by mistake. TBF Jul 2014 #105

Yes, this would be Vader. Old and In the Way Jul 2014 #110

Enjoying yourself? Iggo Jul 2014 #108

it appears that onethatcares Jul 2014 #111

Why is a bagger talking point posted here? catbyte Jul 2014 #112

As a liberal, so long as he pays his taxes and doesn't complain treestar Jul 2014 #113

What he makes and how he spends it is his business. BKH70041 Jul 2014 #116

It does, and it uses the logo, "we report, you decide". They decide before they put their DocwillCuNow Jul 2014 #117

Sure are a lot of right-wing talking points on this board lately. /nt Marr Jul 2014 #118

We can do without RW talking points, thank you. n/t GP6971 Jul 2014 #119

I saw him speak in 2006 at Key Arena for $15, with Eddie Vetter as a surprise guest freeplessinseattle Jul 2014 #121