Is Michael Moore a journalist? Well, he’s certainly just as one-sided and biased as many on the network news. So I guess he qualifies in that way.
One thing is certain. Moore, the director of the new anti-healthcare industry movie “Sicko,” thinks he qualifies. He said in the June 1 Entertainment Weekly that he embraces bias and one-sided story telling. “In my case, it’s going to take 20 or 30 years to figure out what I came up with, because while it’s journalism, it’s also satire couple with a large sprinkling of opinion to create a work of art,” said Moore.
His definition of “journalism” means bias. When asked if he had “an obligation to at least give the insurance companies the chance to say no to you” about an interview, Moore showed his true propaganda colors. “Absolutely not,” he responded. “They already have their forum. It’s called the nightly news. Their story is told over and over again. You never hear the other side.”
Moore is right about the “other side” never getting on the nightly news, but that side is the side of industry. According to a Business & Media Institute analysis of ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts, “nearly 80 percent of the stories excluded the viewpoint of the pharmaceutical industry, failing to include either a company statement or a company spokesman.”
There are several other goodies. Go to the Business & Media site to see the rest from the left’s own Leni Riefenstahl.




















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“A work of art”? Please,
May 27, 2007 - 18:02 ET by USA4freedom“A work of art”? Please, give us a break. I just let my dog out in the back yard for a very similar “work of art”.
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Ronald Reagn- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
The loathesome lying lyrica
May 27, 2007 - 18:30 ET by daveinbocaThe loathesome lying lyrical melodies fat Mikey sends the way of the elitist cadres who run a backward police-state version of Kim Il Jung's Stalinism---these are the songs of the new Socialism, that is priming the pump for Anthropogenic Global Warming in order to penalize the high-end capitalist victory over Soviet Communism.
Thankfully, except for Cannes juries and PMS Boomeroonettes, the guy lacks charisma.
Ah, yes, the old "arti
May 27, 2007 - 20:05 ET by motherbeltAh, yes, the old "artistic license" excuse......
it’s journalism, it’s also satire couple with a large sprinkling of opinion to create a work of art,” - Michael Moore
He certainly has all his bases covered, doesn't he?
Moore creates what he calls a "documentary", claiming that it's journalism. Then he's caught fudging the truth, so he says it's comedy..how can comedy be false? If that doesn't work, it's opinion or satire, neither of which have to be true. Or a combination of all three, which can't be separated.
Lighten up, it's just a work of "art".
He plays a verbal shell game.
this sounds familiar
May 27, 2007 - 21:18 ET by Jnobleother libtard shows pull this same angle....Stuttering Jon Stewart gets all serious and political but when someone calls him on it, he throws the "we're just a silly satire show" line. Michael Moore is a freud and an egomaniacal farce. Why anyone takes him seriously is beyond me
Moore is related to Freud?
May 27, 2007 - 21:25 ET by balboaMoore is related to Freud?
Freud drew conclusions on the
May 27, 2007 - 23:01 ET byFreud drew conclusions on the make-up of all people based on studying scitzophrenic (sp) French house-wives of the late 19th century. Not exactally a valid or reliable sampling. Moore make conclusions based on non-valid and non-reliable samples.
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
The degree of credibility Moo
May 27, 2007 - 22:35 ET by GalvanicThe degree of credibility Moore has aong the Left elites is up for debate, but what he does provide is anti-Republican, anti-Bush, anti-war, anti-Christian, anti-Right material that they can quote and cite as if it were legitimate. They really don't care if he's factual or not; he dramatizes what they are willing to believe..
That's true. I notice that
May 28, 2007 - 05:50 ET by motherbeltThat's true. I notice that when liberals use Moore's movies to advance their agenda,
he doesn't claim that it's just satire, or opinion, or a "work of art."
If his movies are "satir
May 28, 2007 - 05:26 ET by zfIf his movies are "satires" than why does he accept awards meant for documentaries?
Rhetorical question.
“In my case, it’s going t
May 27, 2007 - 22:41 ET by bigtimer“In my case, it’s going to take 20 or 30 years to figure out what I came up with, because while it’s journalism, it’s also satire couple with a large sprinkling of opinion to create a work of art,” said Moore.
....along with his self-inflated body....his ego is too....
....someone really needs to put a pin prick in that balloon of his mind....
The just the figuring out part is the only thing he got right.....20-30 years hell....try til the end of time.
I'll figure it out in one min
May 27, 2007 - 23:04 ET byI'll figure it out in one minute Moore is a biased liar, therefore it's lies. Just saved y'all 30 years you can thank me.
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
I notice that when liberals
May 28, 2007 - 05:46 ET by motherbeltdelete
Michael Moore and Danny Glover
May 28, 2007 - 05:50 ET by Cool ArrowDon't hear either Glover or Moore denouncing Hugo Chavez' closing of the National TV station that satirized him.
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
Oops... These are the boys
May 28, 2007 - 06:37 ET by USA4freedomOops...
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagn- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Look he is just a little miss
May 28, 2007 - 06:41 ET by USA4freedomLook he is just a little miss-understood. Deep down inside it a really good guy just like our pal, Castro. What’s that line: have to break a few eggs to make an omelet.
You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep…
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagn- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
I can’t wait to get their h
May 28, 2007 - 06:46 ET by USA4freedomI can’t wait to get their health system!
Think of all the people in the US that is waiting for that bastard to die so they can get their hands on all those 1950 cars! Look I have a 1994 Ford ranger 165,000 miles (practically brand new) to trade for your 1957 Chevy 2 door…
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagn- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
It is amazing just how silent
May 28, 2007 - 07:07 ET by USA4freedomIt is amazing just how silent the left is about Chavez, what, if he is not slamming Bush we don’t see or hear him??
Let see, if Bush is looking at phone calls from known terrorist to people in the states, that’s an infraction on our freedoms. Chavez shuts down a TV station (a lot like what Putin is doing in Russia) no.. big.. deal.. ok ok, I got it!
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagn- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Michael Moore
May 28, 2007 - 07:36 ET by Cool ArrowDoubtless he'll demand to be airlifted to Cuba when he has his heart attack.
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
The C5? http://www.af.mil/fa
May 28, 2007 - 07:49 ET by USA4freedomThe C5?
http://www.af.mil/fa...
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagn- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
I think that should do it if.
May 28, 2007 - 07:50 ET by USA4freedomI think that should do it if... they dont carry much fuel..
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Ronald Reagn- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Moore as a Macy's float
May 28, 2007 - 08:05 ET by Cool ArrowCouldn't we just fill him with helium and float him as a trial baloon.
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
Moore and Rather
May 28, 2007 - 08:09 ET by Cool ArrowI don't understand why we would discuss Michael Moore or Dan Rather in a story about journalism.
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Blog under attack?
May 28, 2007 - 08:14 ET by Cool ArrowIs this blog under attack today? Posts in the wrong place. Long delays in updates. Or are we all being suddenly lazy?
Just checking
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.