Some memorable lines from the Michael Moore article in the NYT. Very much worth reading.
"Egomaniac. Glutton. Exploiter. Embarrassment. Slob. These are a few of the criticisms that have been lobbed at Mr. Moore since his career began, and these are just the ones from liberals. His arrival with “Roger & Me” seemed to crystallize a contradiction in the elite liberal sensibility, one that is still unresolved. Through President Ronald Reagan, both Bushes, Whitewater and Kenneth W. Starr, some liberals have craved their own class warrior, a Rush Limbaugh for the left who would take the fight unapologetically to the Republicans. But faced with Mr. Moore (and later, Keith Olbermann) they recoil, claiming that kind of aggressiveness is somehow at odds with the notion of being a liberal. In a famous attack, Pauline Kael wrote that “Roger & Me” was “gonzo demagoguery that made me feel cheap for laughing.” Funny — none of Rush’s listeners ever say that about him." "After the screening in Toronto, Mr. Moore took questions from audience members eager to know exactly what they should do. He offered some broad suggestions, stressing that he worried that Democrats in the United States would begin to abandon Mr. Obama (whom he enthusiastically supports) now that the election is won. Pushed harder on Mr. Obama, a gradualist seemingly out of step with Mr. Moore’s radical agenda of scrapping capitalism, Mr. Moore only said that he hoped for the best, but feared the influence of Goldman Sachs on the administration. Finally, he just shrugged. “You know,” he said, “the next movie may be about him.” " -raghu. -- "Really ?? What a coincidence, I'm shallow too!!" On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:54 AM, raghu <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/movies/20head.html > ----------------------------------------snip > The event was the screening of Mr. Moore’s latest film, “Capitalism: A > Love Story” at the Toronto International Film Festival and, as with > most premieres, the sidewalk was packed with people waiting for the > limousine doors to open. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
