Michael Moore: "America is not broke"

Salon's War Room ^ | March 6, 2011 | Peter Finocchiario

[2ndDivisionVet]

The documentary filmmaker was in Wisconsin yesterday, slamming Republicans for cutting union benefits.

Michael Moore has a message for Wisconsinites:

Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe -- so that you'll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the life your great-grandparents had -- America is not broke.

The claim came at the beginning of a speech delivered by the documentary filmmaker and liberal firebrand at the Wisconsin State Captiol yesterday. Over the course of 30 minutes, Moore railed against Republicans, who he accused of misleading the American public when they claim that government can't afford to spend money on expenditures like pensions and union wages. You can watch the entire speech below.

(VIDEO AT LINK)

Read the full transcript of Michael Moore's speech at The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/america-is-not-broke_b_832006.html

[2ndDivisionVet]

Isn't he a billionaire or nearly so? Maybe he should pay more in taxes...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Michael Moore is certainly not broke.

His money is a national resource that needs to be distributed to more worthy people immediately.

[Patrick1]

Moore wouldn’t lie, would he?

[MissouriConservative]

When you consider how much he has lied in all his “movies”, you wonder who actually believes this walking sack of mule muffins.

[CurlyBill]

"America is not broke"


Yeah... and Michael Moore is not fat!

[neodad]

“and I am not fat...”

[Trajan88]

You know what Moore... the taxes (income, property, school, & sales) and then the fees/registrations/etc. I pay... I'm tapped out dude.

It all goes into a giant hole and I see little to no benefit from it.

So to you Moore... FU and the F socialist loving train you rode in on fool.

[neodad]

Beat me by one second...

[taxtruth]

CAFR1.com.America isn’t broke at all which is true because the states stole the wealth from taxpayers since 1946 and are hiding massive assets hidden from the public.

[sickoflibs]

If you go back to his movie Sicko he creates this narrative that we could be like Europe and get all those great government services ‘free’ with only the rich paying for them.

But now you can see as Moore sides with our public-servant masters against us that it is all a big lie to make us slaves to them. And as soon as liberals get enough power like in Maryland they raise taxes on the poor and lower middle class, the groups they claim to protect.

[SunkenCiv]

IOW, he and his ilk need to try a little harder.

Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.

[LostInBayport]

Michael Moore is certainly not broke.

But every floorboard he steps on has a dang good chance of ending up that way!

[mriguy67]

I would like to see Moore run for gov of Michigan, which I think he resides. And when no businesses come in because his anti business climate- then we will see him change his tune

[Dr. Sheldon Cooper]

He can't possibly believe himself. I can't believe he thinks anyone else does.

Obligatory puppet reference follows:

[2ndDivisionVet]

What’s that?

[RWB Patriot]

Hope he has a plan when he wakes up and finds his money isn’t even good for wiping his very big @$$. He might be able to trick people into buying his BS now, but lying isn’t going to be very valuable after a crash.

[Viking2002]

And this is the hypocritical asshat who just sued the Weinstein Bros. for allegedly cheating him out of $2.7 mil in profits over his tinfoil hat schlockumentary, Fahrenhype 9/11. Let's see you kick that into the union kettle, Walrus Boy.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[FrankR]

[taxtruth]

Can’t people on FR read a CAFR???DUH!States have tons of cash.

[4rcane]

I think he’s worth at least $20 million from various media articles I’ve read on how much he made from F9/11. He’s certainly rich. Apparently his $20 million is a national resource, so someone should go up to his house and knock demanding a share of this national resource