Michael Moore, The Pros and Cons

jacksmith · Post by **jacksmith** » Jan Sat 23, 2010 5:37 am

I'm a fan of Michael Moore, the famous documentarian who made Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, and Sicko, but I can't help but wonder if he's doing good.
Do you think Moore's docos help the cause, or hurt it? Is he too inflammatory, or is that exactly what we need? Where does he fit in the scope of things?

ericpabear · Post by **ericpabear** » Jan Sat 23, 2010 8:49 am

Documentarian????????

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Jan Sat 23, 2010 10:33 am

I think it would be more accurate to describe him as "the Baron Munchausen of the Documentary World". When you twist facts and sacrifice the truth without conscience for your own political ends, then the end product is more propaganda then documentary. While the extreme liberal press promotes his work as documentary, even the Cannes Film Festival had some integrity by not allowing his work to be classified as a documentary. It is an embarassment to call him a "documentarian".

ericpabear · Post by **ericpabear** » Jan Sat 23, 2010 5:50 pm

mindflipper wrote:I think it would be more accurate to describe him as "the Baron Munchausen of the Documentary World". When you twist facts and sacrifice the truth without conscience for your own political ends, then the end product is more propaganda then documentary. While the extreme liberal press promotes his work as documentary, even the Cannes Film Festival had some integrity by not allowing his work to be classified as a documentary. It is an embarassment to call him a "documentarian".

Very well said. I am not so articulate. I tend to say things that are not "politically correct". You on the other hand are very eloquent.

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Jan Sat 23, 2010 6:10 pm

Without having the extreme ends trying to pull us, there would be no middle. We are a society that has to to have those on the far sides keeping us honest. Do I agree with Moore, I don't think so. I don't agree with Rush either. All though I can stomach Moore better.

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » Jan Sat 23, 2010 7:52 pm

This would work best in the Off Topic section.

ericpabear · Post by **ericpabear** » Jan Sun 24, 2010 10:48 am

It is!
Subsonic Radio Forum Index -> Off Topic
Are you being facetious ?

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Jan Sun 24, 2010 1:28 pm

No, she wasn't. Originally it was in the "Anything Else" area by mistake; one of the moderators has moved the thread to "Off Topic" AFTER elizabethswann posted that comment.

ericpabear · Post by **ericpabear** » Jan Mon 25, 2010 8:53 pm

Darn, that was fast.

imaginationcelebration · Post by **imaginationcelebration** » Jan Tue 26, 2010 8:07 pm

mindflipper wrote:No, she wasn't. Originally it was in the "Anything Else" area by mistake; one of the moderators has moved the thread to "Off Topic" AFTER elizabethswann posted that comment.

It still is listed in Anything Else. When you click the link it just brings you to the thread in Off Topic. I was thinking the same thing Elizabethswann was thinking until you said that and I looked up.

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Jan Thu 28, 2010 10:37 am

It is in the "Off Topic", but it is also listed under "Anything Else" as having been MOVED:. I have no idea of how long that lasts before it goes away under "Anything Else".

Post by **Len90** » Jan Thu 28, 2010 11:35 pm

mindflipper wrote:It is in the "Off Topic", but it is also listed under "Anything Else" as having been MOVED:. I have no idea of how long that lasts before it goes away under "Anything Else".

I think that will be there forever. It is called the shadow topic and will be there from what I know forever. Over time it will drop off the first page as people post in other threads or start new topics. When a topic is moved, there is the option to use that or not.

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Jan Fri 29, 2010 6:58 am

Wasn't this about: Michael Moore, The Pros and Cons?

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Jan Fri 29, 2010 10:17 am

I think Michael Moore is a Con - he's a "con"-artist for claiming those editorial films of his loaded with half-truths are "documentaries". And it's shame he can be "con"victed for it!

There, back on topic.

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Jan Fri 29, 2010 11:02 am

You are a LEFTY!! Is that what Rush said about him??