Michael Moore Ignores Questions About His Wealth At Occupy Portland Event
By Noel Sheppard | November 01, 2011 | 01:16
Although he sort of admitted last Thursday that he's part of America's richest one percent, schlockumentary filmmaker Michael Moore clearly wants to hide this inconvenient truth whenever possible.
This was perfectly illustrated Monday when he refused to answer questions about his wealth at an Occupy Portland rally (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
An Occupy Portland participant asked Moore if the richest 400 people in the country could "give back" $1 million each. The hypocritical flimmaker repeated the question saying it was a good idea.
A reporter for the Oregon based website Daylight Disinfectant shouted out, "How about a million of your 50 million?"
Moore ignored this and instead continued speaking to the crowd.
After Moore finished his speech, the reporter and his cameraman followed the schlockumentarian asking versions of the same question.
"Aren't you part of the one percent?"
When Moore still ignored him, the reporter said, "$50 million Michael Moore. Here he comes."
Despite this, crowd members could be heard shouting, "Michael, we love you."
The reporter then asked, "Hey Michael, you flying the corporate jet back? Huh, your own private jet?"
At that point, the crowd turned on the reporter shouting, "Who's paying you?"
According to the notes posted at DD's YouTube page:
At the end the videographer [sic] assaulted (specifically pushed and shoved) by participants in OccupyPDX. At the end of the piece you can hear the DD reporter say to the head of Occupy PDX media: "You are blocking my shot bro," [sic] The Media representative retorts: "Yeah I know." So he is deliberately interfering. The DD Reporter also gets shoved in the stomach about this time. So much for free speech.
Indeed.
Maybe more importantly, so much for critical thinking as these folks in the movement continue to revere a man who based on his wealth should be their enemy.
Not a very intelligent group of people, is it?
(H/T Breitbart TV)
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Their love for this guy is a
Submitted by ant on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:27am.
Their love for this guy is a complete mystery to me. I wouldn't think hypocrisy was in the eye of the beholder, perhaps if that eye is not connected to a brain....
I don't get it either.
Submitted by kata on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 2:05am.
(They love Olbermann, too!). But, I think they're suited for each other. Michael needed some friends and these guys were for sale.
Hell, ant...........it's
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 2:08am.
Hell, ant...........it's completely out of OUR league to try and figure out why ANYONE would give a rat's rear end about ANYTHING related to Micael Moron. I mean, the guy is a fat slob, a phony, a hypocrite, a liar, an anti-American, a re-distributionist (just as long as it's not HIS money), a maker of totaly disingenous psuedo-documentaries....................and an arrogant prick (OK............a BIG arrogant prick) to boot!!! And take away the 'fat slob' part of my description...........and you have BOY BARRY!!!!
But then.............maybe you and I are not 'nuanced' enough to really appreciate Moron. Yeah...................right.
As Piers Morgan put it a few days ago..
Submitted by greggy on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:37am.
"It's important, because you've been railing against capitalist ideas..."
Moore (with totally disingenuous incredulity): "How can I be part of the one percent? No - I'm not."
Morgan: "You are.."
Moore (avoidantly, evasively): "Well, if you believe that about me, then that's really something, isn't it?"
Moore has been EXPOSED for the FRAUD that he is..
He ran away from that blogger because he's been exposed and can't withstand the scrutiny. Take one look at Michael Moore and ask yourself whether he's the right posterboy for a movement demanding that the rich "tighten their belts". The man is a posterboy, all right - for gluttony, for "conspicuous consumption".
Funny thing is I don't
Submitted by rockyracoon on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:40am.
Funny thing is I don't begrudge the fat boy his largess, that's a liberal disease. His followers, on the other hand, prove yet again the old adage, " a fool and his money..."
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
and I don't begrudge...
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:18pm.
the fat boy his large ass.
cowboy,
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:21pm.
It is hard not to take the low hanging fruit sometimes isn't it?
Nicely Done Though
Submitted by Turn Right on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 4:18am.
If we could get someone to confront these hypocrites each and every time they slip out of their mansions to complain about the rich, they would feel less inclined to spout off.
Regarding the intellectual capacity of the protesters... well, if they had any critical thinking skills they wouldn't be out there to begin with.
You're EXACTLY right..
Submitted by greggy on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:39pm.
"If we could get someone to confront these hypocrites each and every time they slip out of their mansions to complain about the rich, they would feel less inclined to spout off."
In my opinion, this is absolutely essential..notice how Moore ran off like the exposed coward he is when the blogger questioned him. Notice how the OP crowd hypocritically shouted "We love you Michael!" to the bloated, exposed multi-millionaire.
Note the guy shouting at the blogger "Who's paying you?" WHO CARES? The questions the blogger asked the bloated multi-millionaire were totally legit and important, and who was paying the blogger (if anyone) was irrelevant.
Moore wouldn't even answer whether he was flying home on a private jet.
All these damn limousine liberals, and their faux outrage over the riches of the elites, when they themselves ARE rich, and ARE the elites. I seriously doubt if a single one of them could withstand the scrutiny of an investigation into their lives of privilege and hypocrisy.
Burp!
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 4:51am.
As Moore and his entourage were leaving the protest site one of the protestors was heard to say, 'Hey, man, who ate all our food!?'
DFTT,
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 7:46am.
ROFL!
That was funny.
-Dave
He's driving up
Submitted by Vonu on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 6:21am.
The cost of food for the rest of us. Shouldn't you use only what you need so there is plenty for everyone?
This is a prime example of how the liberal elites want to keep
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 7:22am.
all the money to themselves and turn the faucet off for others to do the same. They could care less about their minions and those mind numbed zombies just love the person they claim is the problem. Like their ideology it makes no sense.
Portland?
Submitted by Texndoc on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 8:07am.
How brave of him.
Yeah the only thing braver would be Portland, Maine!
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 8:18am.
*
When Michael Moore shows up...
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 8:23am.
he really does OCCUPY Portland.
Ba-dum-bum.
OK, that's my catty comment of the day.
Michael Moore making money
Submitted by rwnewsnut on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:00am.
Does anyone else think Michael Moore will find a way to make money off of his involvement in the Occupy protests? Like maybe a documentary? Hey! There's an idea. Michael Moore could make a documentary about the Occupy movement to make money for HIMSELF. Perfect!
Michael -you're a 1%er.
Somehow I think I've read
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:24am.
Somehow I think I've read that he is..............
Besides his multi-million dollar condo in NY,
Submitted by UpNorth on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:31pm.
Fat Mike has a home in northern Michigan, that was valued at $1.2 million, when he bought it. Now, it's "only" worth about $647K. I wonder what his tax attorneys and realtor had to do to get the assessed value lowered by half? His "cabin" as he describes it, is a 6000-7000 sq ft, 2 story log exterior home, on Torch Lake. Eminem is one of his neighbors. I"m still trying to find a good picture of his "little cabin" to link to.
So, nope, Fat Mike is not a"man of the people", unless all of the people live in one of the most secluded, expensive zip codes in the U.S.
What a disgusting
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 11:14am.
pig. The sight and sound of IT, make me ill.
Contrary view as usual
Submitted by buttercup815 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 11:47am.
When I was young my parents drilled it into my head that it was impolite to ask someone how much money they made. Perhaps Moore had the same training..hence the ignoring questions..just saying.
Wrong again buttercup*
Submitted by cajun2 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:01pm.
Parents teach their children not to ask about money to respect people's privacy. Michael Moore ignored the question because he was "protecting" himself
Moore has made money an issue by his involvement with this protest as well as his numerous appearances on liberal shows touting the "tax the rich" liberal mantra. He put himself in this position willingly and his refusal to answer the question shows him to be the hypocrite he and others are to everyone but the "brainwashed".
Jeez
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:49pm.
Jeez butterball.................that has GOT to be one of the weakest, most pathetic, usless statements I've EVER seen you (or any other troll) post nere on NB!!! My 5 year old grandson can make more coherent statements like that without blinking.
And since the corpulent creep is at these bowel movements in SUPPORT of people who are PROTESTING the amount of money other people are making, why would that excuse him from the same scrutiny???
You're weak, butterball............really weak.
Non sequitur
Submitted by Model850 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 2:30pm.
Sorry buttercup. No one asked MM "how much do you make?" He was asked if he'd "give back" 1 million of his 50 million net worth. His net worth is a matter of record easily discovered with a little internet search. So your contrary view is not applicable in this case.
As an aside, the protester wants the 400 richest to give back just 1 million dollars each. Give back to whom, exactly? It's not like they stole it from someone else (except in the warped world-view of these protesters). So who would get the $400 million if these folks decided to respond to the request?
Oh, I know! Redistribute it to the US population! Each "share" will be about $1.29 or so. At last! Financial independence! Thanks one percenters!
Blessed are those who expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed.
No worries
Submitted by buttercup815 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 2:50pm.
If I've managed to annoy someone today, then I've earnd my Soros paycheck.
Oh and BTW has anyone noticed that Richard Muller has changed his stance on global warming?
Just thought I'd throw that in for fun. (even though it is off topic) ;)
Too bad buttercup*
Submitted by cajun2 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 2:59pm.
Sorry deddy, but once again, you are a day late and hit the floor with a thud
buttermilk
Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 2:58pm.
Don't spend that dollar all in one place...
Changed???
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:05pm.
Now that Cajun has you up to speed on the worthlessnenn of his recent paper, let me fill you in on something else.
(Psst, muller has been pro agw for some time)
Buttercup's more than a little slow on the uptake..
Submitted by greggy on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 4:13pm.
He hasn't noticed yet that OWS is ALL about finding out how much money people make, AND confiscating a large part of it. Utterly clueless troll.
Ah C'mon
Submitted by buttercup815 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 5:28pm.
It takes hard work to be this stupid. My masters would not appreciate it if I made it look too easy.
I don't think your masters
Submitted by ant on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:22pm.
I don't think your masters have anything to worry about.
When I was young, my mother taught me not to go around stoking revolutions out of ignorance and hypocrisy. And then there was this part about sloth and gluttony.
To paraphrase Herman Cain -
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:46pm.
To paraphrase Herman Cain - 'I hope that your masters aren't paying you very much, because you don't know anythning'.
How sad.
Submitted by telecaster on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:27pm.
A bloated fraud. And they love him.
i remember when certain
Submitted by sometimesright on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:54pm.
i remember when certain congressmen tried to speak in front of tea party gatherings as if they were one of them, or just hoping to snatch up some of the attention and credit, and got eaten alive by the tea partiers. i loved it. americans catching hypocrisy INSTANTLY. it was a thing of beauty.
can't expect liberal commies to do the same. it's a shame really
The fools grovel at his anus,
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:40pm.
The fools grovel at his anus, too stupid to realize fat boy is only using them act unpaid hired help for his next movie where will line his pockets again.
Cool site
Submitted by Niall on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:52pm.
Daily Disinfectant looks like a fun site to vist.
I know it's not the point...
Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 2:56pm.
but who do they want the money to be given back to? The government didn't give it, so it shouldn't go back to them. Maybe a bank account can be set up and we can all get an ATM card...
No, Of Course Not...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:22pm.
...That's not my limosine parked around the corner...
they should give it back
Submitted by dzejk113 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 5:31pm.
the richest should give $1 million back to the OWSers, and in return the OWSers should give back all their iPods, iPhones, laptops, HD TV's, designer clothes, and all other products they got from those eeeeeevil corporations.