OWS Supporter Michael Moore Lies on National Television About His Wealth: No I'm Not Worth Millions
Schlockumentary filmmaker Michael Moore is so hell-bent on being a leader of the Occupy Wall Street movement that he's willing to lie about his wealth on national television.
Appearing for the second time this month on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight Tuesday, Moore dishonestly pushed back on any suggestion that he's part of the top one percent in this nation who are millionaires (video follows with transcript and commentary):
PIERS MORGAN, HOST: I need you to admit the bleeding obvious. I need you to sit here and say, I'm in the 1 percent, because it's important.
MICHAEL MOORE: Well, I can't. Because I'm not.
MORGAN: Because the validity of your argument -- you are, though.
MOORE: No, I'm not. I'm not.
MORGAN: You're not in if 1 percent?
MOORE: Of course I'm not. How can I be in the 1 percent?
MORGAN: Because you're worth millions.
MOORE: No, that's not true. Listen, I do really well. I do well. But what's the point, though? Isn't that --
MORGAN: I do, because I find it more interesting if you're in the 1 percent because I think you probably are.
MOORE: Yes. Yes.
MORGAN: You qualify.
MOORE: Right.
MORGAN: That you are railing against a lot of capitalist ideals.
MOORE: Well, then if you believe that about me, then that's really something, isn't it?
MORGAN: No, I'm asking if you accept that.
MOORE: That even -- that even though -- that even though I do well, that I don't associate myself with those who do well, I am devoting my life to those who have less and who have been crapped upon by the system. And that's how I spend my time, my energy, my money on trying to up-end this system that I think is a system of violence, it's a system that's unfair to the average working person of this country.
And it was a mistake to ever give me a dime from the day Time Warner actually gave me money to buy "Roger and Me."
MORGAN: (INAUDIBLE) I thought eventually.
MOORE: No, no, but this place essentially was where I began. And --
MORGAN: OK. Let's go to somebody who is in the 99 --
MOORE: I hope they rue the day that they ever allowed me up on a movie screens.
MORGAN: I'm sure we will.
According to our friends at Celebrity Net Worth, Moore's fortune currently totals $50 million:
Fahrenheit 911 raked in $230 million in theaters and another $3 million in DVD sales. After the theaters take their traditional 50% cut, that leaves roughly $130 million. Take away marketing, production and distribution expenses and Moore is conservatively left with $80 million. Moore was able to secure a deal from Miramax which guaranteed him 27% of his film’s net revenues, or roughly $21.6 million. Michael also was entitled to 50% of the profits of Sicko which are estimated to be $17 million.
Moore wants to dress and act as if he's just a regular guy part of the 99 percenters, but he is every bit a multimillionaire doing everything in his power to make more money for himself.
He invests his fortune in stocks - including the Left's most-hated company Halliburton! - and isn't pro-union when it comes to managing his own business.
That folks in this movement hold this man up as an icon for what they stand for is an indictment of how clueless and hypocritical they are as well.
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Moore's hypocrisy is greater than his girth!
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:05am.
I do really well. I do well. But what's the point, though? Isn't that -
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Well, then if you believe that about me, then that's really something, isn't it?
Nice attempt at changing the subject, Mikey.
even though I do well, that I don't associate myself with those who do well,
Yeah, Mikey, we know that. And that's why you're a world-class hypocrite.
Because to liberals, just like being "black" is a function of how you think rather than a skin color, being "wealthy" is a function of how you think and act rather than of income and net worth. That's how you justify your own wealth while you excoriate others.
I'm actually surprised that Morgan pushed him on this.
Must've had a mini-stroke or something.
Liar!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:06am.
Liar liar FATSO on fire!
-Jon
So, what your saying is
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:08am.
Mike Moore is a lying sack of crap? Who knew
I seriously doubt that either
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:14am.
I seriously doubt that neither Time Warner or Lardass Moron would 'rue the day' that they produced and distributed any of his phony-ass psuedo-documentaries...........because they BOTH made a lot of money on these worthless pieces of video. And the only thing I 'rue' is having to constantly see and hear this corpulent pile of fermented dough, with his stupid baseball hat and his delusional hypocrisy - along with his blatent anti-American, anti-capitalism views (which helped him to become part of the 1% that he claims he's NOT a part of) - posing as some kind of 'working-class hero'.
I'm rather proud of myself for never having spent a dime on anything that he has made...........although I do have a HBO/Showtime package on my TV, and I've actually watched parts of his stupid movies..........so maybe that's not a totally true statement.
twinkie
Submitted by D'saredumbpeople on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:16am.
maybe I'v eaten a million twinkies.....
"Moore wants to dress and act as if he's just a regular guy...."
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:16am.
Regular guys dress like slobs?
I don't think he's lying.
Submitted by KyWriter on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:23am.
His food bill alone would bankrupt small countries.
and once again
Submitted by misterbee241 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:26am.
we sink to the level of those we pretend to dislike. The left attacks personally because that's all they have. the truth and the facts are on our side, so why do we waste time with juvenile and childish fat jokes? it does not become us.
I don't know about you,
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:39am.
I don't know about you, misterbee, but I DO dislike this dope - there's no 'pretending' about it!! And I dislike him for his blatent phoniness, hypocrisy, dishonesty, and disdain for the very country that has allowed him to ply his psuedo-documentaries and bogus books with enough success to become a multi-millionaire.
So the fact that he's a severly overweight slob, who tries to pass himself off as 'one of us', sure doesn't help his case when any of us are calling him out on his BS. Same goes for Moooooooooooooochelle - she's no 'expert' on ANYTHING, not the least of which is diet and eating habits - so, in my not-so-humble opinion, she's fair game too.
I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaay past fed up with these creeps acting like they're above us, or know more than us, and we should believe them, and I'm sure that there are millions and millions of people like me who feel the same way..............once again, in my not-so-humble opinion, it is the ignorant, uninformed, misinformed, and just plain old stupid people who are following these charlatans, and they are as guilty as the ones they believe in.
No pretense here.
Submitted by KyWriter on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:00am.
I despise this miserable slug.
I'll admit it
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:16am.
I don't mind sinking to that level when Michael Moore is the target. His entire filmography is an insult to America. He deserves personal ridicule.
Perhaps...
Submitted by DumbCanuck on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 12:14pm.
...an EASY target? I mean... How can you miss something like that???
"There... Are... Four... Lights!"
Blood Clot....
Submitted by adamsmith on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:26am.
A fitting end to this guy is a 5 pound blood clot to jam up his aorta. Either that or while hanging near the beach, he gets hit with a Moby Dick harpoon. Karma is Karma............
I always knew Moore was a
Submitted by jessieH on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:31am.
I always knew Moore was a phony. Now, he just confirmed it.
Stop the presses
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:34am.
A liberal telling a lie? Harry Reid lies to the Senate on a regular basis...
The war surge: "The surge has failed", "the war is lost"
Healthcare: "reduces short and long term debt", "promotes choice and competition", "improves quality of care"
Federal budget: “It’s time we return to the type of fiscal discipline that democrats brought to Washington in the 90′s when democrats in the Congress and White House balanced the budget and used the surplus to do what Mr. President? To pay down the debt.”
Jobs: “It’s very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing just fine; it’s the public-sector jobs where we’ve lost huge numbers, and that’s what this legislation is all about,”. He also claimed eight million jobs were lost during President Bush’s eight years in office.
Useful Idiots and Fellow Travelers
Submitted by SeanKD on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:38am.
The reason Michael Moore is adored by the useful idiots of OWS is because his fellow travelers in government, academia, Hollyweird, and the MSM hold him up as an icon for their Marxist revolutionary agenda.
Not Surprising.
Submitted by Ashrak on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:40am.
Micheal Moore lies about so much, it isn't even noteworthy that he lied about this too.
With this, the 99% meme just popped louder than the housing bubble.
Nice to Hear Moore's Honesty
Submitted by NC Boy on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:42am.
He is being honest. He isn't "worth millions". He has millions, but he isn't even worth pennies.
So true NC Boy! Not worth a "dime!"
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 11:21am.
I bet he thinks he is "accomplished" and proud of himself. He is sure in for a surprise at some point in his journey. Hopefully before rather than after his sure to come passing, as we all do. Most get more wise with age... some rot with age.
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
Hes NOT worth millions,,
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 1:31pm.
Hes worth BILLIONS, lol! Actually, if his "wife" sold his body to science, and they paid by the pound, she'd EASILY be a billionaire!
michael moooooore definately IS top 1%
Submitted by antiObamunist on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 5:25pm.
of the most obese #$$holes in the country
No Ho Ho Is Safe
Submitted by NosferatusCoffin on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:56am.
The only thing that Moore occupies is the toilet next to the Taco Bell all-you-can-eat buffet. That is, if Rosie O'Donnell hasn't already gotten there first.
Michael Moore has gotten rich
Submitted by Ed Gregory on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:00am.
Michael Moore has gotten rich by producing dishonest work, so what's his incentive for telling the truth now? There is none. As long as there are people who are duped by easy rhetoric and shifty editing, he'll always have an audience.
What a surprise, Michael
Submitted by cristo on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:09am.
What a surprise, Michael Moore is delusional
"...even though I do well,
Submitted by Hero Squad on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:12am.
"...even though I do well, that I don't associate myself with those who do well."
That's hilarious... even Michael Moore couldn't stand to be around Michael Moore. So he wouldn't even invite himself to his own party, I guess.
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"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
Michael Moore is a caricature of the "evil capitalist"
Submitted by JohnMcGrew on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:31am.
Liberals such as Michael Moore endlessly characterize "capitalists" as evil people who seek to exploit and extract wealth out of the weak and clueless...
...which is exactly how Michael Moore made his millions. So he should know.
Working Class Rich Folks
Submitted by Galvanic on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:38am.
Moore. Rosie O'Donnell. Roseanne Barr. They are each worth tens of millions of dollars, but they don't want to be identified as 'rich' while they attempt to inspire the proletariate.
Moore confirms the notion
Submitted by Smartypants on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:48am.
Moore confirms the notion that, with liberals, it is not their words or deeds that matter but rather how they feel that is important. Moore can accumulate a vast fortune, invest in capitalistic enterprises, shun union workers in his own business, but he cares about the common man--enough said.
The sheer hypocrisy is breath taking.
Submitted by c5then on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:55am.
If Moore is not in the 1%, he is also clean shaven and thin.
The liberal left DO NOT want to associate with or even sympathize with the common man. What they want is to use them for their own political ends.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
everyone
Submitted by jimtrees on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 11:26am.
We all rue the day you were born. You happen to be a fat slob who loves sticking it to the man. Never saw you with a woman, unless you're sitting next to Bill Maher.
"I don't associate myself
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 12:15pm.
"I don't associate myself with those who do well", Hitler didn't party with concentration camps guards either. Even the stupidest liberal has to realize he is a BS artist. Barr, Hannah and Baldwin have been called out on their wealth and all of them denied it and then the denial turned to anger. too funny.
MOORE: I hope they rue the
Submitted by Immortal Fish on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 12:19pm.
MOORE: I hope they rue the day that they ever allowed me up on a movie screens.
MORGAN: I'm sure we will.
ME: We don't already?
Piers Morgan
Submitted by Chewi863 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 12:27pm.
Good for Piers Morgan for blowing MM's cover, I'm very surprised he did that given his propensity to cover for the libtards because he is one himself. This made me smile and gave me a little bit of hope. These hypocrites like MM are bound to self-destruct.
WOW!
Submitted by texasborngranny on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 2:30pm.
It's pretty bad when even the liberal BRIT Piers Morgan isn't willing to cover some libturds a$$.
Moore didn't lie about what he said.
Submitted by Bhaal on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 12:36pm.
He's not worth millions. He's not even worth two cents.
Advice From Faber College
Submitted by Spike3 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 1:13pm.
Similarly, the Russian Revolution was backed by JP Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, John D. Ryan of National City Bank, and Morgan partner George W. Perkins, supposedly enemies of Karl Marx and his followers.
But with regard to one Michael Moore, as Dean Wormer said to Flounder, "Son, fat and stupid is no way to go through life."
Knowledge is GOOD!
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 1:26pm.
Actually, Spike, the verbatim quote from the late, GREAT Dean Wormer was,,"Fat, DRUNK and Stupid is no way to go through life son!" And then, can you believe Flounder threw up in front of Dean Wormer?
"No, Flounder, you threw up ON Dean Wormer!"
Mike either has millions or has squandered Millions.
Submitted by Avitar on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 4:12pm.
There certainly are those in the entertainment industry who have made small fortunes by starting with large fortunes. I have a hard time believing that Michael Moore has not retained at least a million dollars of all of the millions he has gone through.
The obvious error by Celebrity Net Worth
Submitted by jpwcpa on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 4:27pm.
OK, so Celebrity Net Worth presents a logical case for the crapulous Michael Moore to be included in the ranks of multi-millionaires. However, they fail to take into consideration how much he spends. Food isn't free, you know. If Mr. Moore says he's not a member of the 1% club, then the answer to the question, "Where did all his money go?" can be found by looking at his waistline.
Tax day approcing, Mike?
Submitted by CobraMan on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 7:48pm.
MORGAN: You're not in if 1 percent?
MOORE: Of course I'm not. How can I be in the 1 percent?
Oh, I don't know. Could it be that tax day is rapidly approaching?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Such a
Submitted by gailannr on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 11:00pm.
LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!eeeeeuuuuuu! Stinks!
Total lying FRAUD..
Submitted by greggy on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 12:17am.
This jerk never expected his "fellow traveler" to call him out on his utter hypocrisy. In all fairness, I'd never have expected it either.
Someone really needs to hire some grade A private investigators, and put together a comprehensive documentary about the wealth/assets, spending habits, and lifestyles of every one of these super-rich limo-liberal hypocrites. Start with Michael Moore, Roseanne Barr, Bette Midler..and be sure to include that d-bag Kanye West, his $350 Givenchy shirt and gold chains, and Russell Simmons, the credit card banker who exploits the poor and those with low credit scores, with outrageous monthly fees.
These people are utterly shameless hypocrites..
Similarly, the Russian
Submitted by bagtree on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 3:03am.
Similarly, the Russian Revolution was backed by JP Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, John D. Ryan of National City Bank, and Morgan partner George W. Perkins, supposedly enemies of Karl Marx and his followers.
But with regard to one Michael Moore, as Dean Wormer said to Flounder, "Son, fat and stupid is no way to go through life."
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