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| | '''[[Christopher Hitchens]]''' said of Fahrenheit 9/11, and Moore's work: | | '''[[Christopher Hitchens]]''' said of Fahrenheit 9/11, and Moore's work: |
| − | {{Cquote|To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental…Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness. It is also a spectacle of abject political cowardice masking itself as a demonstration of 'dissenting' bravery." <ref>[https://slate.com/id/2102723/ The lies of Michael Moore]. By Christopher Hitchens, //Slate'', June 21, 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/guest/p_ibbetson/06092007.htm Michael Moore: A Criminal Profile], Paul A. Ibbetson, ''New Media Journal, June 9, 2007,</ref>}} | + | {{Cquote|To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental…Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness. It is also a spectacle of abject political cowardice masking itself as a demonstration of 'dissenting' bravery."<ref>[https://slate.com/id/2102723/ The lies of Michael Moore]. By Christopher Hitchens, //Slate'', June 21, 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/guest/p_ibbetson/06092007.htm Michael Moore: A Criminal Profile], Paul A. Ibbetson, ''New Media Journal, June 9, 2007,</ref>}} |
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| | Moore says that Americans who live in white neighborhoods are racist, but he lives in a town (Central Lake, Michigan) which according to the 2000 Census, had a black population of zero. | | Moore says that Americans who live in white neighborhoods are racist, but he lives in a town (Central Lake, Michigan) which according to the 2000 Census, had a black population of zero. |
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| − | Speaking of the Afghanistan war, Moore wants to end the war and give victory to the Taliban. In a letter addressed to [[Obama]], Moore writes, "It is not your job to do what the generals tell you to do." <ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/57811 A Liberal Pleads With Obama to End the Afghanistan War, CNSNews, December 1, 2009]</ref> | + | Speaking of the Afghanistan war, Moore wants to end the war and give victory to the Taliban. In a letter addressed to [[Obama]], Moore writes, "It is not your job to do what the generals tell you to do."<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/57811 A Liberal Pleads With Obama to End the Afghanistan War, CNSNews, December 1, 2009]</ref> |
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| | After Nancy Pelosi infamously tore up her copy of the 2020 State of the Union address in front of live cameras at its conclusion, Michael Moore tweeted his support for her disgraceful actions.<ref>https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1225018561523068928</ref> | | After Nancy Pelosi infamously tore up her copy of the 2020 State of the Union address in front of live cameras at its conclusion, Michael Moore tweeted his support for her disgraceful actions.<ref>https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1225018561523068928</ref> |