Re Michael Moore: "Liberals turn on one of their own"

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. I think Moore did say some of the things you say "if he had said" about

And, since there doesn't appear to be a complete transcript anywhere on the internet, here is one:

I wrote Obama a letter and I said, 'Dear President Obama, god bless you, but you did not save Detroit. You saved General Motors, you saved Chrysler.'

Detroit, at this point, would stand a better chance if they were an Iraqi or Syrian city, in terms of getting some sort of help.

I think Obama sadly has been, you know, he's done many, many good things, but he has also been a huge disappointment. And I really feel like — I wish somebody would say to him — maybe I’ll say it in case he’s watching. You do read the Hollywood Reporter, Mr. President, don't you?

When the history is written of this era, this is how you’ll be remembered: ‘He was the first black president.’ Okay, not a bad accomplishment, but that’s it. That’s it, Mr. Obama. A hundred years from now, ‘he was the first black American that got elected president.’ And that’s it. Eight years of your life and that’s what people are got to remember. Boy, I got a feeling, know you, that you’d probably wish you were remembered for a few other things, a few other things you could’ve done. So, it's on that level - a big disappointment.

Starting at 1:48 on the video here: http://abc13.com/society/michael-moore-obama-will-be-remembered-as-the-first-black-president-and-thats-it/303494/

The main thrust of what he said was that he's disappointed in Obama. I think it's clear he was hoping for more from Obama, though he doesn't accuse him of specifically breaking promises. He does say "he's done many, many good things". He's saying, in his opinion, they will not be memorable in the long term, and it disappoints him there haven't been major achievements of policy or outcomes, in his view. He sees being the first black president as an accomplishment, and notable.