# Man, Michael Moore has a bit of an ego to him... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271 "2008-08-26T01:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/21 "2008-08-26T21:59:10Z")
[QUOTE=Cosmic Relief] (bolding mine) Count me as a contrarian, but I see this as a literal statement of fact, not any kind of ego maneuver. There are many people who take Michael Moore’s positions very seriously, and they’re just crazy enough to swing to Nader if they don’t get some massaging from Obama. Hell, just look at the Hillary supporters threatening to vote against their own interests if Obama doesn’t make a show of pretending to pander to their failed candidate. It doesn’t seem egotistical to point out that your fan base is a bunch of wackos who will vote against their own interests, IMO. In fact I’d be embarrassed. [/QUOTE] I think you hit it. Look at the GWB strategy. You take a bunch of one issue voters, pander to them, figure that you will maintain your party core and hope that you’ve cobbled together a quorum. (Ex.: New York Jews on the Israeli issue and Christian fundamentalists. Now there’s a coalition.) People blame Nadar for losing the election for Gore and Kerry but who were the people that voted for Nadar. They weren’t voters, they were anti-voters. [They say they care but they don’t want their vote to count. Then they are off the hook for taking any responsibility.] Sometimes, as distasteful as it sounds, responsibility is a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils. So GWB and his evil strategists taught us that ignoring the extremists can be perilous. Why the hell do you think that McCain is pandering to really disgusting elements. If he holds true to his principles he loses. He needs those one issue, extremist voters in order to win and he hired GWB strategist to do it. Fahrenheit 9/11 was a powerful tool. The DNC should have been handing out DVD’s on street corners, not distancing themselves from it. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/22 "2008-08-27T14:30:52Z")
[QUOTE=Spartydog] Fahrenheit 9/11 was a powerful tool. The DNC should have been handing out DVD’s on street corners, not distancing themselves from it. [/QUOTE] F911 is one of the few movies that I have ever walked out on in disgust. I sincerely hope the DNC hands it out; it would absolutely guarantee a Dem loss in the elections. ---
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/23 "2008-08-27T19:22:29Z")
[QUOTE=Clothahump] F911 is one of the few movies that I have ever walked out on in disgust. I sincerely hope the DNC hands it out; it would absolutely guarantee a Dem loss in the elections. [/QUOTE] And you were an “undecided” voter? And we all know that “Unfit for Command” was “fair and balanced” (in Murdoch’s world). ---
**Author:** ![Blackword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Blackword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackword)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/24 "2008-08-28T00:19:31Z")
Well, Moore’s got a sense of humor. Don’t you think? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/25 "2008-08-28T01:08:49Z")
[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird] I’m, sure, not. [/QUOTE] I’m glad you, did, it first. ---
**Author:** ![Blackword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Blackword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackword)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/26 "2008-08-28T12:51:27Z")
Gee, the audiences I was in laughed, at times, during the showing of some of his films. Me too. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/27 "2008-08-28T15:47:24Z")
When oh when is Moore going to do a film about the dangers of all-you-can-eat buffets in America? ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/28 "2008-08-28T16:14:32Z")
Michael Moore is already a walking testament to those dangers; there’s no need for a film. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/29 "2008-08-28T20:18:16Z")
[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird] Michael Moore is already a walking testament to those dangers; there’s no need for a film. [/QUOTE] Last I saw him on TV, he had lost a lot of weight. Don’t know how much, but every interviewer had commented on how much he had lost. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/30 "2008-08-28T20:32:22Z")
Sure, he’s lost the weight, but what about the fact that buffets make you an obnoxious embarrassment to your chosen political party? At least, going by Moore and Limbaugh, that’s my theory. Of course, Ann Coulter fucks up the stats, but then, I’m guessing she purges. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/31 "2008-08-28T22:57:37Z")
[QUOTE=Clothahump] F911 is one of the few movies that I have ever walked out on in disgust. [/QUOTE] You remain a reliable reverse barometer. ---
**Author:** ![curlygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@curlygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlygirl)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/32 "2009-08-12T16:23:57Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > I don’t know, I kind of interpreted it as him saying… > > “That poor bastard Kerry really is a flip-flopper. He’ll lie about whether or not he watched my movie just because it might anger a few people that wouldn’t vote for him anyway. He’s got no spine, he’s fucked.” > > The rest of it though was pure egomania. “I am Michael Moore. King of the Democrats! ROOOOOAAAAARRRRRRR” Because Michael Moore howls at the moon sometimes. That’s fucking funny!!! ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-michael-moore-has-a-bit-of-an-ego-to-him/461271/33 "2009-08-12T16:32:21Z")
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