MSNBC Describes Michael Moore, Other Celebs as 'Unsuspecting' One Percenters
Yearning to join the wealthiest one percent of Americans? You may already have -- and not even know it.
Hard to believe such a thing is possible but MSNBC morning anchor Thomas Roberts ran a segment Wednesday about that one percent so reviled by Occupy squatters co-opting public property for their private use around the nation. (video clip after page break)
Apparently there are plenty of people, including Democrats -- liberals even -- who are members of that cursed income cohort and somehow clueless about this.
Here's what Roberts said about the curious phenomenon --
With members of the Occupy Wall Street movement identifying themselves as the 99 percent, it leaves the question, who makes up the one percent? The easy answer -- billionaire bankers, well-known CEOs. But what about one percenters who may not know that they fall into that category? And it seems that some wealthy Americans who have been outspoken in support for the Occupy movement are unaware that they do.
Our "Flipside" today takes a look at some unexpected one percenters. First up, though, 57 members of Congress who fall into the top one percent of earners in the U.S. This includes, yeah, right there, that lady, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who has come out in support of the Occupy movement. Next, we go to Hollywood where celebrities like filmmaker Michael Moore, actor Alec Baldwin and business mogul Russell Simmons have all voiced their separate support for the Occupy Wall Street movements, yet they are among the elite one percent. So it's good to know that the Occupy Wall Streeters have some friends in high places.
Good to know, I'm so relieved.
As Thomas mentioned these celebs, their photos were shown in a graphic with the caption, "UNSUSPECTING 1%-ERS." How about that -- all are wealthy yet oddly oblivious to this unsettling reality. Not to worry, though, it probably won't sting much when someone breaks the news. Maybe MSNBC did exactly that in this segment, knowing that all three men are soulmates and most assuredly devoting much of any given day to leaning forward.
Seems to me it was only weeks ago that a testy Michael Moore was berating anyone with the audacity to suggest he might be in that wormy one percent.
Then Moore admitted on his blog that -- slap hand to forehead -- his days in the 99 percent are long since past. In other words, it was Moore who was lying and not his critics, but since Moore is a large yet exceedingly small man, he couldn't come out and acknowledge that too.
In characteristic fashion, MSNBC followed up by pointing out that even though Moore is a one percenter, he remains unsuspecting and therefore blameless.
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Funny...
Submitted by Turn Right on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 7:32pm.
While Mr. Roberts described them as "friends in high places," the word that sprang immediately to my mind was "hypocrites."
Oh well, guess that's why I'm not qualified to be a news anchor.
Another hard-hitting expose from Tommy Bobby.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 7:34pm.
In other breaking news, Michael Moore remains unaware he must be weighed on a cattle scale.
I think I may have missed one thing, though - what's the gay angle in this?
I thought they had to use a
Submitted by Free Stinker on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:02pm.
I thought they had to use a DOT Truck scale ?
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Based solely on appearance.....
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:18pm.
.....it's pretty obvious that wealth is not the only category where Moore is in the top 1%.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Gay angle, FYI
Submitted by Franksam on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 12:09am.
I checked various Gay Agenda sites and since gays have been victims, they are excluded from approbation for success. It's kind of like restitution.
laugh-out-loud funny
Submitted by michiganruth on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 7:35pm.
who needs stand-up when you have the MSM?
Nancy Pelosi is one of the wealthiest people in Congress...but she probably just doesn't realize it? yeah, right. and the $55 million Michael Moore's fat fanny is worth--he probably just forgot he had that! he forgot he wasn't still poor and living in Flint building up resentment toward rich people. and that resentment has not dissipated just because Moore himself is now a rich person.
the cognitive dissonance of liberals is fascinating. I'd love to see how their brains work! someone should do a study.
Let me see if I got this right...
Submitted by paragrouper on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:01pm.
There's a list of ultra-rich liberals that are so absolutely clueless that they may be unaware they're rich--so stupid, you have to wonder how they became rich in the first place.
Sounds right to me.
How did I get here?
Submitted by kata on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:26pm.
And you may find yourself... living in a shotgun shack. And you may find yourself... in another part of the world. And you may find yourself... behind the wheel of a large automobile. And you may find yourself... in a beautiful house...with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself : Well, how did I get here?
And you may ask yourself How do I work this?
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:30pm.
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Nice.
Submitted by ant on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:37pm.
"Occupy days go by"
(Get the water, hose them down)
Same as it ever was.
Submitted by Bhaal on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:50pm.
Same as it ever was.
"........and you may say to
Submitted by helomech on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 7:31am.
"........and you may say to yourself, MY GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?!"
Great minds think alike!
Submitted by Jack Coleman on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:52pm.
That same song crossed my mind as I wrote this, I kid you not
This just in, MSM are
Submitted by ant on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:40pm.
This just in, MSM are unsuspecting bitches for the left.
Duct Tape Alert!!!
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:48pm.
Michael Moore actually denies he is in the One Percent!
Why? Because even though he "does well" he doesn't "associate [my]self" with the one percent! IOW he doesn't think of himself that way.
If that doesn't make your head explode, nothing will.
People like him and Simmons actually think they're BETTER than the one percent.
Well it's true MB
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:47pm.
How many of the 1%ers are over 450lbs?
With Libs it's not about
Submitted by Dan Diego on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:41pm.
With Libs it's not about facts it's Feelings, wo-o-o, feelings, wo-o-o, feelings....
Is "Unsuspecting" Newspeak for ignorant, hypocrite or both?
Smart enough to join the 1%, and too stupid to be aware of it
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:54pm.
We know they're in th eTop 1%. The IRS knows they're in the Top 1%. But somehow, they themselves don't know.
Only an audience with a low IQ could buy into that nonsense.
LOL....did you catch what
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:11pm.
LOL....did you catch what Moonbattery said about the CNN audience?
But then maybe I’m overestimating the intelligence of moonbats once again. Notice the CNN audience claps in response to his preposterously sanctimonious duckspeak instead of bursting into laughter.
He's right: Moore should have been laughed off the stage for that pile of B as in B, S as in S!
Nice!
Submitted by NC Boy on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:40pm.
"Moore is a large yet exceedingly small man"
Apparently these poor men
Submitted by LinTaylor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:07pm.
Apparently these poor men suffer from a rare condition known as somnmereorism - more colloquially known as "sleepearning". Sleepearners arise from the slow wave sleep stage in a state of low consciousness and perform activities that are usually performed during a state of full consciousness. These activities can be as benign as begging, suing, and demanding government funding, or as hazardous as managing, decision-making, hiring workers, creating products, holding meetings, or even engaging in supply/demand economics.
Dumbed Down
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:29pm.
Academics have been so dumbed down. This stupidity is with the US spending the second most of any country on education. These "intellectuals" can't calculate percentages. Now we see that getting a PASS in mathematics has it's UNINTENDED consequence. These morons are now discovering that they are statistically a WUN PLECENTA
If they are so unsuspecting, why do they hire armies of lawyers?
Submitted by drsamherman on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:41pm.
Why do they also hire armies of tax advisors?
"...unsuspecting 1%-ers..."
Submitted by helomech on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 7:13am.
"...unsuspecting 1%-ers..." Seems like I hear new lines for a$$kissing from the Libstream media everyday
Moore as a 'large yet exceedingly small man' now that's funny
If these wealthy hypocritical snobs are so supportive of the OWS bowel movement, then why don't ALL these uber wealthy 1% -ers', empty their financial portfolios into the streets across America and let these lazy piss-ants have their money?
.............yeah, that's what I thought