The Partly Clueless Michael Moore

I just happened to catch part of a weekend repeat of Larry King Live on CNN yesterday, and listened while Michael Moore talked about the left's disappointment with Obama. The President, said Moore, has a good heart, or something like that. Moore said that Obama shouldn't be "afraid" to do the things the people elected him to do (like maybe that little thing of ending the Iraq War).



Hmmm, the first thing he will do if we're still in Iraq when he becomes President. What the Hell happened to that? Listen Michael, Obama isn't afraid to to anything, he is doing what he wants to do, because he is just another ruling class elitist supporter of the Military Industrial Bankster Complex like his predecessor, George W. Bush.


“What needs to happen is that those of us who voted for him need to get him to do the things we elected him to do — and to not be afraid to do those things. … Our criticisms on the left are because he is of good heart and we believe that he will do the right thing. If he doesn’t do the right thing, he will probably depress the vote on the Democratic side this November and the Republicans could take back one or two houses of congress. I’d hate to see that happen so, Mr. Obama, now’s the chance to be all that you can be and do the things that we elected you to do.” — Michael Moore





“We have this war machine that was built on a lie a number of years ago — incredible lies that have cost thousands of lives, billions of dollars. And one brave soldier by the name of Bradley Manning decided that the truth had to be told and he said he was willing to do it regardless of the consequences. And he essentially followed the Nuremberg Principles, which is when you see something going on like this; when you see war crimes being committed; when you see lies being told in order to bring a country to war you have to speak out against it. You can’t just line up and be a good German and do what you’re told to do. So this brave soldier put up on the internet, through WikiLeaks, footage that was just absolutely incredible and sad and pathetic to watch. And for that, now, he’s been arrested — he’s in jail. The opposite should be happening. He should be rewarded for saying, ‘I witnessed a lie and I’m going to tell my fellow Americans the truth.’ … That’s a bit of an Orwellian moment because you have the Obama administration essentially defending the cover-up and the lying that took place, primarily, during the Bush years. … I’m disappointed that the Obama administration doesn’t give him a Profile in Courage award as opposed to the way he’s being treated right now.” — Michael Moore

Okay, so that's why we still link to Moore here at Skeptical Eye. Yes, Bradley Manning is a hero, but the idea that Obama would even consider doing anything but what he is doing now in regard to Manning and the WikiLeaks issue is ludicrous. "Disappointed" that Barack the Liar doesn't give him a Profile in Courage award! Hahahahahaha! How hopelessly naive and clueless about the true character of the current warmongering coward in the White House could anyone be?

Moore needs to join the anarchist left, the anti-state as well as anti-war left, the libertarian left, for the pro-big government left can never be anything but a mass of contradictions that lead to only more tyranny in the end. The libertarian left is the only real left left.

An open letter to the writers of open letters

Dear authors of open letters,

Thank you for the time you put into your work. Nobody appreciates it more than I. When I see that a new letter has been written--whether it be by Ralph Nader, Michael Moore, immigration-restrictionists, neocon think-tanks, or Ron Paul supporters, the first thing that crosses my mind is "thank god someone put so much effort into this!"

After all, I have little doubt that such figures are immediately alerted that someone has written them an open letter, and that they eagerly dash off to read it. When you write an open letter to the president (or whoever), they most certainly read the whole thing and change their minds when appropriate. I'm planning on writing an open letter to Dick Cheney today, requesting that he turn himself in for war crimes! Nonsense, you say? We shall see. I'm hoping to make it extra persuasive.

Just kidding, authors. You know as well as I do that writing an "open letter" is meaningless. That's not to say that all of them are bad. But maybe instead of pretending to write to someone you know will never read or consider your arguments, you should just write in the normal, straightforward fashion.

Or not. It actually doesn't really matter. I just wonder how effective these open letters are at convincing the person you want to convince.

Cheers,

Cork
Asswipe Blogger at Skeptical Eye

(I wanted to make a post like this eventually, and the Michael Moore letter I just posted gave me the perfect excuse.)

A Michael Moore letter I can endorse!

Dear President Obama,

Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, you are the new war president. Pure and simple. And with that you will do the worst possible thing you could do -- destroy the hopes and dreams so many millions have placed in you. With just one speech tomorrow night you will turn a multitude of young people who were the backbone of your campaign into disillusioned cynics. You will teach them what they've always heard is true -- that all politicians are alike. I simply can't believe you're about to do what they say you are going to do. Please say it isn't so...

...So now you feel backed into a corner. 30 years ago this past Thursday (Thanksgiving) the Soviet generals had a cool idea -- "Let's invade Afghanistan!" Well, that turned out to be the final nail in the USSR coffin.

There's a reason they don't call Afghanistan the "Garden State" (though they probably should, seeing how the corrupt President Karzai, whom we back, has his brother in the heroin trade raising poppies). Afghanistan's nickname is the "Graveyard of Empires." If you don't believe it, give the British a call. I'd have you call Genghis Khan but I lost his number. I do have Gorbachev's number though. It's + 41 22 789 1662. I'm sure he could give you an earful about the historic blunder you're about to commit...

An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael Moore

World Socialist Web Site on the new Michael Moore movie

Its review is surprisingly intelligent. And it even excoriates Moore for promoting that corporatist crook FDR!