Good Morning America’s journalists on Tuesday couldn’t help but push far-left politics into the story of Flint, Michigan’s contaminated water supply. While talking about the emergency situation and the protests against Republican Governor Rick Snyder, reporter Alex Perez casually mentioned, “And one of the city's most famed sons, filmmaker Michael Moore, calling for the governor of Michigan to be arrested.”
He then featured a clip of Moore screaming, “We're all angry. This was purposely done! They knew it was poisoned. They knew it was toxic!” So, to review: Governor Snyder “purposely” poisoned the people of Flint and should be arrested.
In the 7:30 half hour, GMA again cited Moore. Co-host Robin Roberts discussed the boycott of the Oscars due to no African Americans being nominated in major categories. She highlighted, “Michael Moore, he tweeted this overnight saying ‘I support Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee and will join with them. I believe the Academy will fix this.’”
A transcript of the segment on Flint can be found below:
GMA
1/19/16
7:09am ETGEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: We move on now to that water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where dozens of national guardsmen are on the ground this morning and new lawsuits set to be filed this afternoon. ABC's Alex Perez has the latest.
ALEX PEREZ: This morning, the Flint water scandal erupting, protesters rallying outside Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's home. Class action lawsuits expected to be filed today against city and state officials over the ongoing water crisis. Newly revealed e-mails show when officials switched the water source from Lake Huron to the Flint river they waited nearly five months to warn the public of the toxic levels of lead created by the switch.
SONYA AUSTIN: My baby and I, we breaking out in itching from bathing in the water. I don't like the idea my baby can't drink.
PEREZ: The state attorney general now investigating why it took the governor and other officials so long to respond.
MAN: Every day.
PEREZ: President Obama declaring a federal emergency here, National Guard troops pouring into Flint to pass out water and filters. Even celebrities now trying to help residents. Cher teaming up with a company to donate more than 180,000 bottles of water, tweeting, “maybe fellow artists will help Flint.” And one of the city's most famed sons, filmmaker Michael Moore, calling for the governor of Michigan to be arrested.
MICHAEL MOORE: We're all angry. This was purposely done! They knew it was poisoned. They knew it was toxic!
PEREZ: The system has been switched back to Lake Huron water but the river damaged the pipe system so badly, water is still not safe to drink. And officials here say it could be months before the water is safe to drink. The governor is expected to tackle this tonight in his state of the state address, Robin?
