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Michael Moore’s Take on ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

I still haven’t seen ZD30, but Michael Moore’s assessment sounds pretty reasonable to me. He argued that the movie is, in fact, an anti-torture movie: “In the final third of Zero Dark Thirty, the agents switch from torture to detective … Continue reading

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A Brief History of the USA

From Bowling for Columbine:

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False Equivalence and the Akin Rape Remarks

Chez and I got into a heated debate on Facebook over a post he wrote in which he claimed there are “Neanderthals” on both sides who parse the definition of “rape” — just like Todd Akin. My Thursday column is … Continue reading

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We'd Only Be Punishing Ourselves

In a repeat of 2000, Michael Moore is taking the wrong approach: MICHAEL MOORE: “They’re so desperate to be elected, that [it] is more powerful than the money than they’re getting from these corporations is your vote. They can’t win … Continue reading

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Michael Moore Won't Let Go

Yesterday, Tommy Christopher noticed the following tweet from Michael Moore about the thoroughly debunked “Obama/DHS is Conspiring to Destory Occupy Wall Street” rumor: This double tap of OccupyLA & OccupyPhilly by our new militarized police force I’M SURE has NOT … Continue reading

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Homeland Security Rumor Debunked — Days Ago!

And it was debunked by the reporter who’s the source for Naomi Wolf, Wonkette, Michael Moore, and all the rest of the liberals who so desperately want the president to be a bad guy they’ll latch onto any miniscule chunk … Continue reading

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Is Homeland Security Coordinating the OWS Evictions?

NO! They’re not. Angry Black Lady and Karoli provide sufficient debunking of this ridiculous rumor being spread by the histrionic Naomi Wolf (not the Shock Doctrine Naomi, the End of America Naomi) and Michael Moore who each insist the federal … Continue reading

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Michael Moore and Wendell Potter

This is worth watching in its entirety. Michael Moore and Wendell Potter discuss Potter’s smear campaign against one of the most important documentaries of our time, SiCKO. Part 2: Both of these guys — former adversaries — have kicked so … Continue reading

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Best Political Movies of the Decade

Off the top of my head: 1. Why We Fight Arguably the greatest political documentary of all time. 2. Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore’s masterpiece. This movie helped me get through the second Bush term. 3. Idiocracy Palin + Bush + … Continue reading

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Who Are We?

SiCKO is on cable right now. The sequence about the 9/11 workers and their struggles to get very basic healthcare for their respiratory diseases is arguably one of the most tragic illustrations of how America has failed even its most … Continue reading

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