Michael Moore (courtesy United Artists)
Posted on 12/08/2004 12:56:17 AM PST by JohnHuang2
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Michael Moore (courtesy United Artists) |
Reacting to charges that his polarizing activism galvanized Republicans, Moore -- director of the provacative, anti-Bush film "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- contended Kerry lost the race simply because he was "not the best candidate."
"For the last month, we've had to listen to a lot of conservative pundits talk about how Democrats need to run away from Hollywood," Moore told reporters before addressing the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
"It's actually the opposite," he said, according to Reuters. "Democrats need to embrace Hollywood because this is where they need to come to learn how to tell a story."
President Bush "had a more compelling story to tell and the Democrats didn't, and that has to change," Moore insisted.
The filmmaker is engaged in a series of public appearances ahead of the Oscar nominations.
His film, considered an Academy Award contender, was a catalyst along with the efforts of other Hollywood liberals that brought millions of new Democrat voters to the polls, he believes.
"What 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and Bruce Springsteen and MoveOn and all the other people that were working during this election, what we did was we prevented a Bush landslide," Moore said. "We're all going to continue to do this in the near future. No one's giving up."
Moore said America "likes to vote for Hollywood," citing Republican movie figures such as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former President Ronald Reagan.
"And I think we need to turn to Hollywood, because who wouldn't vote for Tom Hanks or Paul Newman or Robert Redford or Oprah?"
Moore reaffirmed his desire to do a "Fahrenheit 9/11" sequel on Bush's second term, calling Republicans "arrogant" in victory.
"They're going to overreach, they're going to go too far, and I think we want to be there with our cameras to capture that."
Bingo.
They'd rather win elections that the war on terror or the war in Iraq.
Michael Moore has specifically stated that he wants to see us defeated and does not want any nations to come to our aid in Iraq.
As the writer Ray Bradbury put it "Michael Moore is a screwed a$$hole."
"What 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and Bruce Springsteen and MoveOn and all the other people that were working during this election, what we did was we prevented a Bush landslide,"
Heh. The boast of the loser. "Well, at least it wasn't worse."
Oprah in '08! Man, this guy is out there. He probably thinks that Chomsky would make a good veep.
lol!!!
Maybe Chomsky is too "right-wing" for him? ;-)
lol
With these people, that's the bottom line, my friend.
Hehe. DU are members of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement.
2. Already a member of VHEMT
Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. All you do to join is decide you will not reproduce in the future.
No landslide? No president had won with over 50% of the vote since the 1980s.
No landslide? Bush beat all of the "anybody but Bush" candidates COMBINED.
It's so over. Class remains in the White House. We thank God for that.
"Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. All you do to join is decide you will not reproduce in the future."
Let me guess, this has a whole lot to do with the queer marriage advocates. I think I'll puke.
Please... please... embrace Hollywood more... after all, that's where the heart and soul of America is...
Keep it up, Mike. I kinda like this GOP thing we got goin'.
Our IDEAS won, you jerk. Not any stupid story.
"Democrats need to embrace Hollywood because this is where they need to come to learn how to tell a story."
Coming from the jerk who brought us that piece of tripe called "Farenheit 9/11", I'm surprise if they'll listen to him. I hope they embrace him though because that's all the better for our side.
Wow. That means that Bush won because he WAS the best candidate.
A startling admission from MM.
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