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underpants

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Sun Jan 25, 2015, 04:24 PM Jan 2015

Michael Moore's ~crushing~ Facebook post back at his critics. WOW! [View all]

https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/posts/10152568343941857

"My 12 Years of Support for the Troops "

Well, who would know better about hating our troops than those who supported sending them into a senseless war Iraq in the first place?

And, for 4,482 of them, a senseless, unnecessary and regrettable death.

If you supported that invasion, if you voted for George W. Bush and the Republicans and Democrats who backed this war, then you are the ones who have some 'splainin' to do. Not me. You.

Here's the truth they can't or won't report: I'M the one who has supported these troops - much more than the bloviators on Fox News. To prove it (and I know this is going to crush some of you out there), here's just a partial list of all the things I do and have done for those men and women who serve -- and I guarantee you, you've never heard any of this reported about what the real me does because, frankly, it messes up their little story of the fictional "Michael Moore" they've created for your hate and enjoyment (please feel free to cut, paste and send this to your conservative brother-in-law):

** I allow local veterans support groups to use my theater to meet for PTSD issues, I host quarterly PTSD summits, and I've hosted a conference to start a jobs movement for vets in our town.

** I will NOT do business with vendors who don't have a policy to hire vets.

** From the Dept. of Irony: I only hire Navy SEALS and ex-special forces for when I need security - such as this week, when so-called supporters of those SEALs want me harmed.

** I am currently showing "American Sniper" at my theater that I helped restore and that I program and help run in Manistee, MI. Not because I like it, but because, unlike the other side, I'm not a censor.
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94 recs and counting Electric Monk Jan 2015 #1
Didn't see it underpants Jan 2015 #4
Wow is understatement. n/t GP6971 Jan 2015 #2
It is really worth reading the entire thing. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #3
Link in comment #1 has the full text underpants Jan 2015 #5
Ah. Thanks. Now up to 126. nt LiberalElite Jan 2015 #11
Didn't realize there were so many brain-dead, right-wing assholes trolling his Facebook page. BlueStater Jan 2015 #6
It's hopeless. The rightwing LibDemAlways Jan 2015 #23
Michael Moore... bvar22 Jan 2015 #7
Good for him. cwydro Jan 2015 #8
Don’t hold your breath. n/t dorkzilla Jan 2015 #9
Hopefully his critics will shut up now. bulloney Jan 2015 #12
lol! cwydro Jan 2015 #18
I often refer to Clear Channel as Queer Channel. bulloney Jan 2015 #25
For my Queer brothers and sisters, may I humbly suggest an alternative... jmondine Jan 2015 #42
Are you seriously not aware that is a derogatory term? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #47
I'm not sure if you're being serious, bulloney Jan 2015 #54
Why is that? WinkyDink Jan 2015 #52
Words vs action thank you Mr Moore for you true support lunasun Jan 2015 #10
Is he done making movies? Bleacher Creature Jan 2015 #13
Wow, Someone Who Walks The Walk DallasNE Jan 2015 #14
can't imagine watching another war film PatrynXX Jan 2015 #15
To me it's a bit like westerns and musicals el_bryanto Jan 2015 #29
Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #16
Ok, I generally don't like Michael Moore much, but AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #17
Love MM! RiverLover Jan 2015 #19
Corporate media is calling him "Un-Patriotic" ya know, the same people who Iliyah Jan 2015 #20
K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Jan 2015 #21
The shameful thing marked50 Jan 2015 #22
Moore made a huge error in judgment in 2000 and will have to live with it forever. McCamy Taylor Jan 2015 #44
Just curious marked50 Jan 2015 #48
Not persuading Ralph Nader not to run? Zambero Jan 2015 #51
K&R napkinz Jan 2015 #24
Talk about some good shooting. Moore just nailed a lot of ignorant folks with one shot! nt Quixote1818 Jan 2015 #26
Michael Moore didn't lie America into war. Octafish Jan 2015 #27
+1 Enthusiast Jan 2015 #37
always kick for Michael Moore navarth Jan 2015 #28
It's good to have a hero like this el_bryanto Jan 2015 #30
This is Good.. thank you, underpants! Cha Jan 2015 #31
Nice Comeback Michael Moore.... supercats Jan 2015 #32
That's right whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #33
+1 nt raouldukelives Jan 2015 #36
radio sets the tone for fox, does the groundwork certainot Jan 2015 #34
As a thinking adult, I don't always agree with you Mr. Moore. ChrisG40 Jan 2015 #35
Welcome to DU! Your post has some excellent advice! riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #38
welcome to du. niyad Jan 2015 #39
yayyyyy, mm. sad thing is, those cretins to whom you are responding are totally niyad Jan 2015 #40
Incredible! raven mad Jan 2015 #41
Three words: "Bush equals Gore" McCamy Taylor Jan 2015 #43
:like: ananda Jan 2015 #45
This is why I'll spot him a stupid "snipers are cowards" or two. Orsino Jan 2015 #46
Hollywood Liberal Elites hibbing Jan 2015 #49
When Republicans say, "Support the troops," they don't mean the people who serve, tclambert Jan 2015 #50
Kicking... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #53
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