It seems that one prominent member of the ultra-left in our country is starting to get the sinking feeling that he was duped by the Democrat bait and switch campaign strategy. Schlockumentartist and leading propagandist Michael Moore practically issued a fatwa at his website Wednesday demanding Democrats bring American troops home from Iraq immediately or suffer the consequences in the next elections (grateful hat tip to NB member “aero”, emphasis mine throughout):
The responsibility to end this war now falls upon the Democrats. Congress controls the purse strings and the Constitution says only Congress can declare war. Mr. Reid and Ms. Pelosi now hold the power to put an end to this madness. Failure to do so will bring the wrath of the voters. We aren't kidding around, Democrats, and if you don't believe us, just go ahead and continue this war another month. We will fight you harder than we did the Republicans. The opening page of my website has a photo of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, each made up by a collage of photos of the American soldiers who have died in Bush's War. But it is now about to become the Bush/Democratic Party War unless swift action is taken.
Moore followed with an outline that couldn’t be any clearer:
This is what we demand:
1. Bring the troops home now. Not six months from now. NOW. Quit looking for a way to win. We can't win. We've lost. Sometimes you lose. This is one of those times. Be brave and admit it.
2. Apologize to our soldiers and make amends. Tell them we are sorry they were used to fight a war that had NOTHING to do with our national security. We must commit to taking care of them so that they suffer as little as possible. The mentally and physically maimed must get the best care and significant financial compensation. The families of the deceased deserve the biggest apology and they must be taken care of for the rest of their lives.
3. We must atone for the atrocity we have perpetuated on the people of Iraq. There are few evils worse than waging a war based on a lie, invading another country because you want what they have buried under the ground. Now many more will die. Their blood is on our hands, regardless for whom we voted. If you pay taxes, you have contributed to the three billion dollars a week now being spent to drive Iraq into the hellhole it's become. When the civil war is over, we will have to help rebuild Iraq. We can receive no redemption until we have atoned.
And simply concluded: “We demand the Democrats listen to us and get out of Iraq now.”
Those of you that have been following this blog the past few weeks know that I have been questioning what will happen when folks begin to realize just how much they were scammed by the Democrats and the media in this election. Frankly, there were more lies and shameless distortions of reality during this campaign than conceivably any in history, and the press were a huge part of it.
If folks like Moore are starting to get angry, one has to wonder when this begins to become apparent to the Netroots. At that point, something is likely to hit the fan. We shall know in the fullness of time just what that substance is.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Wow, you're quick, Noel! Glad
November 30, 2006 - 14:09 ET by aeroWow, you're quick, Noel! Glad to be of service. :-)
Have another ham sandwich, Mi
November 30, 2006 - 14:12 ET by TradesmanHave another ham sandwich, Mike. I'll bet you won't follow through with your threat. And, in the unlikely event that you do, you won't have a fawning press to be your loudspeaker.
I love it. Even when Democrat
November 30, 2006 - 14:18 ET by Hero SquadI love it. Even when Democrats win, they lose. I guess this is what happens when you sell your soul to left wing extremists.
*****
"You've got to turn on evil, when it's coming after you. You've gota face it down, and when it tries to hide, you've gotta go in after it, and never be denied."
So, Mike...
November 30, 2006 - 14:20 ET by TheDeuceAre you suggesting that you'll be campaigning for the GOP in 2008 if the dems don't do as you've commanded?
Um...no thanks...really, big guy...we're cool. Don't call us and all that.
MM campaign for the Repubs, I
November 30, 2006 - 14:33 ET by dscottMM campaign for the Repubs, I think not, but the best possible outcome is for the ultra left to sit out the next election to teach the Dems a lesson in honesty.
You the ultra left were suckered by the Dem Party just like they have been suckering the NAACP for years. They lied to you just like they have been lying to the rest of the American Public for years by demogagouing issues like race, minimum wage and immigration. What a bunch of rubes, you fell for Howard Dean's act. I will be charitable in that I fell for his act as well as a conservative, I thought the man was insane, but low and behold he was crazy just like a fox. I wonder how long your memories are? Will they be longer than the electorate when Clinton didn't do the middle class tax cut in 1992? SUCKERS!!!!!!
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Oh, the liberals' hatred of c
November 30, 2006 - 14:38 ET by aeroOh, the liberals' hatred of conservatives will win out in the end and they'll go to the polls for Dems in 2008, even if we're still in Iraq.
Scott...I have fond memories
December 1, 2006 - 12:08 ET by Clear thinkerScott...
I have fond memories of the Clinton tax cut, it made my taxes go up. Yeah, I too pine for the good old days.
Yo homies...Just done a dou
November 30, 2006 - 14:26 ET by Jack BauerYo homies...
Just done a double take on the pic of Michael Moore.
Am I mistaken or is he flashing gang signals?
I'm no expert, but I'm sure that's a Crips sign for what the boyz in the 'hood call FIVE OHH...
AKA the fuzz -- as the hep cats say.
Proud member of the all-powerful and vast
militarist/industrialist/capitalist/zionist-bagelist complex
Hes got Blood colors on thoug
November 30, 2006 - 14:29 ET by sunandsteelHes got Blood colors on though.
I bow to your superior fire
November 30, 2006 - 14:35 ET by Jack BauerI bow to your superior firepower Holmes.
Hey maybe he'll have a "cap deposited in his ass" in a drive-by.
Proud member of the all-powerful and vast
militarist/industrialist/capitalist/zionist-bagelist complex
He might just commit the prov
November 30, 2006 - 14:39 ET by sunandsteelHe might just commit the proverbial 187 on a sucka, provided he can get those hams he calls fingers on the trigger. WESTSIDE ;)
Hes got Blood colors on thoug
November 30, 2006 - 14:31 ET by sunandsteelHes got Blood colors on though.
Um ... isn't that just the
November 30, 2006 - 14:50 ET by Tom1969caUm ... isn't that just the universal sign for "LOSER!"
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"Government should only do what only government can do."
-- Prime Minister Kim Campbell, 1993
Yep, that what I see it as. A
November 30, 2006 - 17:23 ET by Indiana JoeYep, that what I see it as. A gesture that Moore is famous for flashing...
AND being..... ;^)
Actually Jack, Moore is flash
December 1, 2006 - 08:22 ET by The Real TonyActually Jack, Moore is flashing the big "L" which is normally used to address someone as a "loser" or in this case probably means "liberal." (I'll stick with Loser though, which in the picture can be attributed to whomever Moore is referring to - Dems- or himself.)
Fight Terrorism at home - defeat a liberal!
Bada Bing Big T -- two vote
December 1, 2006 - 08:37 ET by Jack BauerBada Bing Big T -- two votes for loser makes it so!
Proud member of the all-powerful and vast
militarist/industrialist/capitalist/zionist-bagelist complex
Y'know, the Netroots usually
November 30, 2006 - 14:27 ET by aeroY'know, the Netroots usually aren't shy about expressing their disgruntlement, loudly and vociferously. But Kos and Ko. pointedly ignored the gauntlet you (Noel) threw down the other day regarding their thoughts on the baiting-and-switching. I wonder if they're embarrassed about being duped, or if they are waiting for January to see what the Dems do when they actually take power to start fussing?
Moore just another neo-Nazi, neo-Stalinist
November 30, 2006 - 14:30 ET by j17ghsMoore is yet another one of the Democratic mouthpieces like Cindy Sheehan, Lynne Stewart, et. al, who needed serious, intensive psychiatric care but who will never receive it because their collective neurosis/psychosis and all-around anti-social lunacy is of value to the neo-Nazi, neo-Stalinist hatemongers who want to destroy the country that defeated them in World War II and in the Cold War.
Notice what Michael DIDN'T
November 30, 2006 - 14:31 ET by sarcasmoNotice what Michael DIDN'T threaten: The formation of a new political party. Lefties no-doubt still recall just how hard us Libertarians laughed at the feminists when they were stupid-enough to threaten the Democrats with a woman-party, and obviously that laughter wasn't much fun for the ladies back then. Of all people, Michael's no-doubt as familiar as I am with the obvious facts of repressive 3rd party ballot access restraints under the current "major" party duopoly -- he's just a supporter & I'm obviously an opponent.
JMR
Moore was a Nader supporter a
November 30, 2006 - 14:47 ET by ArmedDadMoore was a Nader supporter along with many other leftist loonies in 2000.After Nader's loss,no doubt going Democrat was seen as his best option for defeating the evil,hated Republicans.
This is so great !!!! Whe
November 30, 2006 - 14:54 ET by MassConservativeThis is so great !!!! When the looney left and MSM come to the realization they have been duped they pound the Dumbocrats by sitting it out in the next election.
If the Dumbocrats dare bend to the will of these nutjobs on things like Iraq, NSA wiretapping, illegal immigration (as many of us on this site expect them to do) then they get pounded by an energized conservative base who is not going to put up with more than two years of this crap.
Their lies and distortions got them to power but reality won't keep them there for long.
gimme an L
November 30, 2006 - 15:00 ET by misterbillgimme an L! L for loser!
LOOK
November 30, 2006 - 15:10 ET by cvgbuckeyeHave you looked at these people who represent the left;;;;HAVE YOU JUST LOOKED AT THESE PEOPLE? WHERE DID THESE STENCHY, UGLY PEOPLE (using the word PEOPLE is enormously generous) COME FROM??????
cvg...It's downright spooky i
November 30, 2006 - 15:19 ET by bigtimercvg...It's downright spooky isn't it?
cvgbuckeye
November 30, 2006 - 17:38 ET by misterbillI felt unkind recently when I pointed out to my wife the number of physically unattractive people On the Democratic side. But then my sarcastic, childish humor kicked in and I suggested if the Dems had a banner at the polls with Carville's face on it, they wouldn't have gotten any votes. Shame on me.
And what plastic surgeon put that false smile on Nancy's kisser????
I've got a better idea; take
November 30, 2006 - 15:04 ET by Ten7sI've got a better idea; Michael Moore take your own advice. You and the Liberal Netroots should stand down. "...Not six months from now. NOW. Quit looking for a way to win. We can't win. We've lost. Sometimes you lose. This is one of those times. Be brave and admit it."
Should we declare this a "Civil War" in the Democrat Party?
As an aside, this fight is one reason that Clintonistas and Soros crowd have been building their quasi-Democrat Party umbrella of organizations (dubbed a "Shadow Party" by FrontpageMag.)
Moore, what a waste of a pie
November 30, 2006 - 15:17 ET by bigtimerMoore, what a waste of a piece of shite, wouldn't even use him for fertilizer of any kind...I heard Moore's demands the other day....what fun this is going to be to watch!
I can't wait to see if he will be seated at a very important spot again at the defeatocrats convention as he was before....wasn't he seated next too Carter who thinks he is important in his own mind too....
The leftist media are sure keeping mighty mum about all of this....haven't heard any of the defeatocrats support/against his demand where is the debate?
LMAO!
Well, he got one thing righ
November 30, 2006 - 15:18 ET by CrimsonfistedWell, he got one thing right. With the Dems in charge "Now many more will die." The enemy rejoiced when the Dems won. That should have told Moore something. Guess what Mikey? There IS a terrorist threat after all.
Moore
November 30, 2006 - 15:43 ET by iveseenitallMoore and DeVito --one's taller, one's shorter, who's rounder? Both belong in a cage at the circus freak show.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
The World's Biggest Baby
November 30, 2006 - 15:37 ET by UnsaneWhy is it that every time I see Michael Moore, I get the image of a 300-400 pound baby, sitting on the ground, crying very loudly, demanding that everyone else (in the form of the government) feed him , clothe him, shelter him, change him, and provide him his free milk and cookies?
Of course he doesn't want a military, for the same reason the other Leftists who post on here don't want a military. Because: without a military, the government can't do all of the functions of United Way and thus spoil, coddle, and pamper people just like European governments do. (And we ALL know how great that is turning out for the rotting EU...)
"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy." -Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman (1874-1965)
michael moore
November 30, 2006 - 16:41 ET by misterbillare you too young to remember Baby Huey??? Baby Huey with a beard.
The man has found a career by accident. He originally started out with displaying corporate politics and management and discovered an audience.
Being totally against abortio
November 30, 2006 - 16:46 ET by Clear thinkerBeing totally against abortion I can't even bring myself to wishing Moore had been aborted, but I can say that he was probably an accident. His accidental career is another story, it should have been aborted!
Don't go giving Baby Huey a b
November 30, 2006 - 16:59 ET by bigtimerDon't go giving Baby Huey a bad name associating him with the likes of Moore misterb!
Laugh out loud!
Baby Huey? A bit before my
November 30, 2006 - 22:45 ET by UnsaneBaby Huey? A bit before my time, I'm afraid.
"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy." -Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman (1874-1965)
"the fullness of time&
November 30, 2006 - 15:40 ET by Uncle John"the fullness of time" seems appropriate for Mike "I Ate a McDonald's" Moore. So does his practically issuing a "fatwa"...
*Sigh*, just one more dumbocr
November 30, 2006 - 16:28 ET by ckc1227*Sigh*, just one more dumbocrat making promises they won't keep.
"There are few evils worse than waging a war based on a lie, invading another country because you want what they have buried under the ground."
One, what lie was that again, and two, if it was for oil, we could have bought all we wanted from him without firing a shot, and three, if it were for oil, we could have taken over the oil fields easily without stepping foot in Baghdad, and would have no problem defending them, and would have lost a lot fewer troops in the process.
"*Sigh*, just one more d
November 30, 2006 - 17:30 ET by Indiana Joe"*Sigh*, just one more dumbocrat making promises they won't keep."
Yep, just like all those Holly-weird bigshots who threatened to move to Canada if Bush won in 2000.
And AGAIN in 2004. Still here, aren't they?
Just can't trust liberals on ANYTHING! ...... ;^D
I think this is indicative of
November 30, 2006 - 16:31 ET by BruzillaI think this is indicative of a lot more than just campain promises coming home to roost on the shoulders of Democrats. For years now they have claimed that the war was all based on a lie, that Iraq never had WMDs, that Iraq never provided assistance to terrorists, that there's no links between Al Qaeda and Iraq, etc., and now they're going to have to start coming clean with the facts. They know that there's no way on Earth we can pull out of Iraq; they know that Iraq did have WMDs and at some point someone's going to have to account for what happened to them; they know Iraq did support Al Qaeda even if they didn't have anything to do with 9/11; and they know that what Bush has been saying about Iraq being where terrorist groups are expending their energy and assets is true. I would expect for lots and lots of "new evidence" to suddenly surface in a February Surprise mode early next year. And when it does I'm sure Pilosi and the MSM will be just as shocked and flabbergasted as they were when they discovered evidence that Murtha is just as crooked as Cunningham was.
just go ahead and continue th
November 30, 2006 - 16:32 ET by taznarROTFLMAO. The lefty loon seem to think the new Congress starts its first session the day after the polls close.
Sorry, I just think its funny how many people are wondering why the "New Congress" hasn't done anything yet.
The losers have been used
November 30, 2006 - 16:33 ET by nkviking75What a shock: Democrats using people to get power, then turning their backs on them when they've got what they want. If anything is apparent in these first few weeks after the election, it's how phony the Democrats are. Enjoy the next two years, nutroots.
NKV...Your last sentence caug
November 30, 2006 - 16:41 ET by Clear thinkerNKV...
Your last sentence caught my eye. Enjoying the next two years is not something I will be capable of, in fact, the next two years scares the crap out of me.
If you were talking to Libs, then I totally understand.
nkviking75
November 30, 2006 - 16:47 ET by misterbillSome analysts say that the public turned its back on the Republicans but not on conservatism. They hold that a large number of the elected Dems are moderate to conservative. Politically, I am, first, a conservative and second, a Republican. I have voted for the best person for the job many times. I feel that if the focus was not on Iraq, the Pubs would not have losta s many seats.
round 'em up move 'em out
November 30, 2006 - 17:17 ET by RackieThe dems have been patronizing then short changing the AA's for 40 years and they haven't caught on, so the smoke and mirrors technique appears to work. My guess is they just enjoy being all worked up. Kinda like getting high. That "waking up pissed" motivates the far left of every hue and color.
That "waking up pissed&
November 30, 2006 - 17:45 ET by bigtimerThat "waking up pissed" motivates the far left of every hue and color.
LMAO Rackie....GOOD ONE! Will be passing this on....heheheee
Exactly, the Dems have been a
December 1, 2006 - 10:29 ET by dscottExactly, the Dems have been at this sales game for years, the netroots come along and presto a new group to be pandered to and sold on their victimization. Just like taking candy from a baby. What a bunch of rubes!
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
The Dems know that their coal
November 30, 2006 - 16:43 ET by GalvanicThe Dems know that their coalition of special interest groups is like a herd of cats, and that trying to please them all has been their Achilles Heel in past elections.
So, in 2006, they got smart. They focused on the New Direction (for the Iraq war) without committing to a timetable, and packed around it populist issues such as raising the minimum wage, universal health care, etc. They avoided political third rails such as same sex marriage, fixing Social Security, et al.
And it worked -- they returned to power in the Congress without having to commit too much politically, and that was a considerable accomplishment.
But now they have to deal with soothing all those special interest groups again. They no longer have the "We can't help now, but wait until we're in charge" cover.
Their rabid poodle --- Michael Moore --- is DEMANDING immediate troop withdrawal. And if he doesn't get what he wants, will he make a pseudo-documentary about the liars running the DP? Hey, that's one Moore film I would actually go see.
Galvanic
November 30, 2006 - 16:52 ET by Noel SheppardG,
Shhhhh. You're taking some of the thunder away from the article I'm writing on this subject. Would you please clear all future prognostications via a private message so that I can properly vet them? Thank you. :-) ns
Moore
November 30, 2006 - 16:58 ET by pocomoco"Michael Moore Threatens Democrats: Bring Troops Home Now or Else!"
Once again, to repeat comedian Lewis Black when he has been dared:
O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!!
Moore is a waste of flesh and bone
November 30, 2006 - 18:16 ET by PlaceboMoore the W**** has such an iflated sense of his importance in the real world. Needless to say, this is why this pompous charlatan has deluded the public, not to mention, the traitorous Dems. If I had one wish, it would be, for Moore and his insipid like to be freighted to Tehran... or better, to be encircled by "insurgents" and watch him double-speak his way out of the situation: Damn fraud and traitor.
Why do any of you care what t
November 30, 2006 - 18:39 ET by NL207Why do any of you care what this socialist pig thinks?
Know thy enemy.If MM is this
December 1, 2006 - 10:15 ET by dscottKnow thy enemy.
If MM is this pissed threatening the Dems, we can only imagine how pissed the rest of the netroots are now realizing they have been suckered by the Dem Party. SUCKERS!!!!! You guys got taken by politicians seeking votes and money. SUCKERS!!!!! For the next two years, your going to be disappointed at the Dems not keeping their promises. Remember Jimmy Carter, his campaign book: Promises, Promises????? SUCKERS!!!!
Maybe we should put that video link on a repeating loop for you, you know the one where Howard Dean waffled when Matt Lauer asked when the troop pull out was to begin? SUCKERS!!!!!!
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
"Schlockumentartist an
November 30, 2006 - 19:10 ET by Junk Science Skeptic"Schlockumentartist and leading propagandist Michael Moore practically issued a fatwa"
. . . and coming from this guy, fat - wah is about the best way to describe it.
What makes Michael Moore thin
November 30, 2006 - 20:22 ET by AJWhat makes Michael Moore think he is in control of this country?!?!?! He seems to think he has a death grip on our government. It's like a "do this or else!!!" attitude. Doesn't he know that no one gives a crap about him anymore?
"Michael Moore is a Big, Fat
December 1, 2006 - 01:53 ET by i was just thinking"Michael Moore is a Big, Fat Idiot". The book that Al Franken will never write. Fortunately, however, MM contibutes another page to this autobiography every time he opens his mouth.
He's lying again--he and the
December 1, 2006 - 04:49 ET by Andrew H.He's lying again--he and the little creeps buried in their parent's basement on a computer typing all that's bad about America--and oh, how they hate the country--they won't go green which is the place they belong--they'll still support the socialist democrats.
Sad. Because if they would go green, it would almost insure we'd have sixty in the senate and the house in larger numbers than we had before the November 7 debacle. Come on, charlaton Moore, go green--it would be the first honest thing you did in your life.
Never relent.
Michael Moore is, quite liter
December 1, 2006 - 09:29 ET by InfomanOhioMichael Moore is, quite literally, one of the biggest hypocrites on this planet. Why anyone in their right mind would listen to this idiot is beyond me (and apparently beyond a large part of the U.S. population as well). The only legitimate threat this guy poses to anybody is if he sits on them.
The truth may be ugly, but it is still the truth.
The only way for the dims to
December 1, 2006 - 11:11 ET by Dave RThe only way for the dims to force a troop withdrawal is to vote to cut-off funding for the conflict. We all know that isn't going to happen, as the American people (most of them, anyway) do not want to see it go down that way.
Besides, last time I checked, George W. Bush is still the C.I.C. and he still has a say in this, regardless of what MM and his Marxist/Leninist brethren might think. Perhaps Mr. Moore should spend a little time educating himself as to what exactly each branch of government is responsible for.
Michael Moore appears to be one hotdog away from a hideous explosion. I say give the man another hotdog.
This is what they demand:1)
December 1, 2006 - 11:56 ET by MyKindaSpamThis is what they demand:
1)Bring home the troops now!
2) Apologize and make amends
3) Atone for the Iraq atrocities
4) A pony and a Barbie Dreamhouse
5) The Yellow Wiggle to stay in the band
6) Everyone in the US be given a free organic ice cream cake
7) No one may have opinions that disagree with theirs