Michael Moore: 'A Roof Over One's Head Is a Human Right'
Did you know it was a human right to have a roof over your head?
So says schlockumentarian Occupy Wall Street supporter Michael Moore in an absolutely hysterical call to arms published at the Huffington Post Wednesday entitled "The Winter of Our Occupation":
Sorry, banks, a roof over one's head is a human right, and you will no longer occupy our homes through foreclosure and eviction because well, you see, they are our homes, not yours. You may hold the mortgage; you don't hold the right to throw us or our neighbors out into the cold. With almost one in three home mortgages currently in foreclosure, nearing foreclosure or "underwater," the Occupy Movement must form local "Occupy Strike Forces" to create human shields when the banks come to throw people out of their homes. If the foreclosure has already happened, then we must help families move back into their foreclosed homes -- literally (see this clip from my last film to watch how a home re-occupation is accomplished).
Fascinating. So if you stop paying your mortgage, you should be allowed to stay there anyway.
Does this work for all of us or just those that support this silly movement? Can Tea Partiers also stop paying their mortgages and continue to live in their homes?
And what about renters? Why should this privilege - oh, I'm sorry...right - apply only to delinquent homeowners? Shouldn't the millions of our nation's renters also be able to shirk their financial obligations?
After all, their landlord is probably a greedy one percenter that doesn't need the money anyway?
On the other hand, what happens to all the banks and savings institutions when all of their customers stop paying their mortgages? And what happens to the debt securities that are based on such mortgages? Won't this create another financial crisis leading to runs on banks and savings institutions resulting in another recession that increases unemployment thereby exacerbating our current problems?
Moore's socialist dream doesn't concern itself with such realities.
More importantly, we can now see what happens when one political Party tries to make health insurance a "human right."
As many opponents of ObamaCare said during the debate, just where does this end? Once you start down that slippery slope of naming things "human rights" that the government has to mandate, the list is sure to grow.
As far as Moore is concerned, it already has. But he didn't end there, because he also believes college is a "human right":
Students should spend this winter doing what they are already doing on dozens of campuses -- holding sit-ins, occupying the student loan office, nonviolently disrupting the university regents meetings, and pitching their tents on the administration's lawn. Young people -- we, the '60s generation, promised to create a better world for you. We got halfway there -- now you have to complete the job. Do not stop until these wars are ended, the Pentagon budget is cut in half, and the rich are forced to pay their taxes. And demand that that money go to your education. We'll be there with you on all of this! And when we get this fixed and you graduate, instead of being $40,000 in debt, go see the friggin' world, or tinker around in your garage a la the two Steves, or start a band. Enjoy life, discover, explore, experiment, find your way. Anything but the assistant manager at Taco Bell.
So we're - and when I say "we're," I mean the 53 percent of Americans who pay all the federal income taxes - are going to be required to pay for everyone's health insurance, their homes, and their college tuitions.
Are you foolish enough to think the list isn't going to continue to grow?
And now you know what happens when government decides that people have to have something whether they want it or not.
Hopefully the Supreme Court is going to reassert the tenets of the Constitution before creeping socialism starts its sprint toward the finish line.
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So, in other words
Submitted by bkeyser on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:57pm.
contracts are worthless. Why can't we all just get along?
"Michael, if you're on our
Submitted by Ed Gregory on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:01pm.
"Michael, if you're on our side, why do you look like a fatcat?"
--The 99 percent
"Michael, isn't gout a
Submitted by Ed Gregory on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:01pm.
"Michael, isn't gout a disease of the 1 percent?"
--The 99 percent
"Michael, it would be so
Submitted by Ed Gregory on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:03pm.
"Michael, it would be so awesome if we could slap a sandwich board with our messages on you. Most of our people are too skinny and weak to carry one."
--The 99 percent
"Michael, you're a fat
Submitted by Ed Gregory on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:04pm.
"Michael, you're a fat hypocrite."
--The 1 percent
Hmmmmmmm?
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:12pm.
Gee Mikey, we can stop paying our mortgages? Can we also stop paying our oppressive property, school and county/township taxes on said home? Will the men with guns from our wonderful government not show up anymore?
From the looks of it...
Submitted by Calipublican on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:12pm.
From the looks of it Moore believes a dozen breakfast burritos for breakfast is a human right as well.
Invest in precious metals.
Submitted by poseA on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:16pm.
Specifically steel, copper, brass, and lead.
I think
Submitted by ThisnThat on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:16pm.
everyone has a right to free movies, and DVRs without commercials. And we should get free popcorn, candy, and giant-sized coke with our free movies.
Hollywood -- and especially Michael Moore -- will support this fundamental right, right? Or Michael can explain to us exactly why not, correct?
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“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Mikey, please try your theory
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:17pm.
Mikey, please try your theory in court. Prove to us the truth of your statement.
Not only that...
Submitted by c5then on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:17pm.
But along with that "right" to a roof apparently comes the "right" for a Beemer or Lexus to go in the garage and lobster and shrip to eat for diner. Oh, yeah...and a job that requires no effort or "work" and paid vacation and, and, and, well, all the stuff that people just want.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
I'd say ol' lard-ass Moron
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:24pm.
I'd say ol' lard-ass Moron OWNED the Taco Bell drive-in, and ate EVERYTHING that was there!!! Jeez, this guy has got to be one of the most pathetic excuses for a human being as I've ever encountered............aside from also being one of the biggest phonies!!!
But the college kids have got to love his pitch - go to college, hang out, get stoned, party hardy, create a little 'non-violent' (does that also include being 'non-UN-hygenic', 'non-criminal', and 'non-productive'???) mayhem and chaos.............and then when you get your degree (uhhhhhhhhh - did he say what that was going to be???), go out and 'see the friggin' world', goof off at the home that you don't have to pay for, get a garage band together - with the equipment that you didn't have to pay for, experiment with drugs, sex, leisure, fun, games, etc............discover yourself............find your way............it's all about me me me me me me!!!!
And the best thing is - you don't have to pay a damn thing to live like this!!!!
Sounds like Utopia to me...............I'm gonna dye my hair and go back to college!!!!
What an absolute dope this guy is......................and why does he keep displaying the 'loser' sign in front of his pasty, saggy, jowely, scruffy, ugly fat mug of his????
OK, Michael, put your home where your mouth is.
Submitted by Secret Conservative on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:24pm.
Since Michael Moore seems to think that having a roof over your head is a "basic human right," why doesn't he open his 10,000 square foot vacation home in Traverse City and allow 20 homeless people to live there? After all, HE doesn't even live there all the time. Why doesn't he open ALL of his homes (not sure how many there are) and let the foreclosed move in? Maybe he can talk his buddy AlGore into doing the same thing!
Also, Moore doesn't realize that the stupid "solutions" he proposes will only end up making life worse. If the government requires lenders to "forgive" student loans after a specified period, and requires them to limit the payments so they don't even cover the interest, etc., the lenders will not make student loans. Period. People are already complaining that lenders have reacted to the mortgage implosion by making it more difficult to get a mortgage. (I had a realtor complain to me recently that lenders are requiring that you have a JOB in order to qualify for a mortgage. Can you imagine???)
I have an idea. Instead of the OWS losers picketing Wall Street, why don't they stage sit-ins at their ivy league universities to protest the high cost of a college education? Even B.S. online universities, who have basically NO overhead, charge $20,000 a year for tuition. There's no excuse for that. But they get away with it because of student loan programs. The cost of tuition has risen a lot faster than inflation over the last 30 years, but nobody in the lib establishment seems to complain about that. Why don't they sit-in at the provost's office to demand that universities stop offering nonsense curricula like "Womyn's Studies" and "Queer Theory" that don't prepare a student for virtually anything in adult life? The more nonsense programs they drop, the less expensive college could be.
Let's not forget that the
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:26pm.
Let's not forget that the Obama REGIME has basically taken over the school loan program.
Exactly!
Submitted by retrocon on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:42pm.
But keep in mind, they did something like this in Mikey's favorite country, Cuba!
They "socialized" homes, and moved people without homes into the homes of people with homes and forced them to "share" for the good of the "community."
Part of the Castro promise of the "right" of having a roof over their head.
Now, i'm willing to bet that the socialist bureaucrats did not have to submit their spare rooms for occupation... just as Mikey, an elitist through and through, would not have to allow his mansions to be occupied.
But you can bet, he would expect the middle class folks to "share."
I would bet on this argument: if you have a mortgage, the bank owns your home, the banks are controlled (directly or indirectly) by the federal government, so if you have a mortgage, it's controlled by the feds, and unless you can pay it off, you must open your home to co-occupation. Of course, Mikey and the elistists don't have mortgages.
Loon is thy name.
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:30pm.
Loon is thy name.
Mikey, Look at Hawaii, they are almost as kooky as you.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:34pm.
Hawaii Adopts Nation's 'Strongest' Foreclosure Law
"By far, this bill is the strongest in the country," Andelman said. "It's the strongest thing imaginable."
The goal of the bill, which is based on a similar 2009 Nevada law, is to have lenders and homeowners come up with a compromise for a modified mortgage. Its strength lies in the details.
We have only one republican here.
"Somewhere, somehow, there's going to be additional costs and those costs are going to find their way to somebody," said Republican Sen. Sam Slom, who, along with Democratic Sen. Michelle Kidani, voted against the bill. "Most likely, all of the rest of us who are paying our mortgages."
You Didn't Build That.
Hey, no ka
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:58pm.
Hey, no ka oi.................there's the punchline - 'it's strength lies in the details'. And 'lies' sounds like a double-entendre to me.
The laws of unintended consequenses...
Submitted by almostacowboy on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:00pm.
will be apparent when there will be no more mortgages available in Hawaii. Who's going to lend money on a house they'll never get back?
Back when things were good, ya-know when Bush was President.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:42pm.
50% of home sales in Hawaii were cash deals.
You have that right! Mortgage companies are bailing on Hawaii.
Most Hawaiian articles mentions the word Mainland. It's always in a bad light....mainland banks are the culprits
You Didn't Build That.
So a roof over your head is a human right?
Submitted by djwolf12 on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:37pm.
Then take this scumbag Michael Moore's home first.
conservatives need to take back this conversation
Submitted by MissMinPhx on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:37pm.
Conservatives need to begin to counter some of these statements by the likes of Michael Moore, Van Jones and other cheerleaders for the Occupy movement, because while many of us sit on the sidelines and snicker, the more they repeat lines like "housing is a human right" the more those ideas sink in with the American people.
The truth is, housing is not a human right, but we Americans know full well that a prosperous country takes care of its vulnerable people - there are those who cannot provide for themselves, and of course there should be programs in place to help people when they can't take care of them selves or they fall on hard times. The reality is, there ARE already programs in place to help these folks. Republicans need to remind people of this and remind people of their support for these programs - anything else makes them appear to be heartless.
Also, it's time to stop looking at foreclosure as a great evil. Foreclosure, like bankruptcy, is nothing new. It's been with us for a long, long time. But foreclosure is a great tool for people when they fall on hard times. It gives them the opportunity to leave a house that they can no longer afford and move into something more affordable. It can be a positive thing - being house poor is no fun and no one with a heart would encourage it. For years we lived in a rented apartment with our children until we saved up our 20 percent down for a house - there is no shame in renting, and it should be encouraged for people who are not in a position to handle he responsibility of home ownership.
The problem boils down to the fact that politicians on both sides of the fence have made us believe that the American dream is home ownership - something material - when in fact, a house is nothing more than nails, wood and paint. A home can be made anywhere - a rented apartment, a rented house, etc., and the American Dream has nothing - absolutely nothing to do with consumerism or material acquisitions (like a house).
Conservatives need to take back the conversation - and fast - because when they do nothing more than simply scoff at the statements of Michael Moore, they come off as heartless and out of touch. We know the reasons why foreclosure can be a good thing. We know that people should not be given a house. We know why we support programs that help vulnerable people It's time to remind people of these things.
The Government provides
Submitted by shirtsbyeric on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:44pm.
The Government provides "Roofs" to millions already, free of charge.
So, Mikey....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:57pm.
I'll be moving under that 7000-some-odd square foot roof that covers your head. My wife and I will be over to Occupy Michael Moore. It's our "right" after all.
OBTW- make sure you've got the fridge stocked with Diet Coke and Orange Crush. I'm sure we've got a "right" to those, too. Be seeing ya!
Does Mikey's ball-cap qualify
Submitted by Bodini on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:07pm.
as a roof over one's head? I think it does, so he should hand over his little Michigan "cottage" to a few under-privileged and under-served folks from Detroit as a gesture of good-will to those less fortunate than him!
40 acres and a
Submitted by bkeyser on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:11pm.
moore?
A mule is smarter and
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 1:22pm.
A mule is smarter and waaaaaaaaaaaaay more useful than ol' Lard-Ass.............you'd have to raise twice as much food as you needed, just to keep him alive.
Enjoy life, discover,
Submitted by HypocriteHater on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:16pm.
Enjoy life, discover, explore, experiment, find your way. Anything but the assistant manager at Taco Bell.
Wow, how very insulting to all the assistant managers at Taco Bell who are out there.
Not only do they have to deal with a-holes like Moore on a daily basis who complain about their orders, but now their occupations are being mocked as beneath all his 99 percenter friends' contempt.
Stay classy Moore-on!
That stood out ot me, too.
Submitted by GW on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 4:15pm.
What does he have against assistant managers at Taco Bell?
Oh yeah- they actually work for a living.
Hey, Mikey, you first.
Submitted by UpNorth on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 2:15am.
Stop paying on your "get-away" home up in Grand Traverse County. Show the evil 1% just where you stand. Take out an ad in the local paper, and get time on Ch 9 up there, tell everyone that you aren't paying.
I know a deputy sheriff on the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Dept, and I'll do a ride-along the day the bank forecloses on your fat ass. I WANT to be there, when they change the locks and padlock your "little" home.
Grow a pair, act like a man for once in your misbegotten life, and stand up to "The Man'. Can't wait, and I'll do a video for my friends at NB.
Here's how I explain this to
Submitted by Callawyn on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 10:46am.
Here's how I explain this to Liberals:
No one has a fundamental right to ANYTHING that must be provided to them by someone else.
Notice that our actual rights (some of which liberals are trying to destroy) never require any goods or services be provided to us at the expense of our fellow citizens.
Declare a fundamental right to whatever it is your liberal friend does for a living. Tell them they should provide it free to anyone that wants it.