Michael Moore Endorses Obama, Calls Clinton Tactics "Disgusting"

Michael Moore endorses Obama in a commentary on his site:

[O]ver the past two months, the actions and words of Hillary Clinton have gone from being merely disappointing to downright disgusting. I guess the debate last week was the final straw. I've watched Senator Clinton and her husband play this game of appealing to the worst side of white people, but last Wednesday, when she hurled the name "Farrakhan" out of nowhere, well that's when the silly season came to an early end for me. She said the "F" word to scare white people, pure and simple. Of course, Obama has no connection to Farrakhan. But, according to Senator Clinton, Obama's pastor does -- AND the "church bulletin" once included a Los Angeles Times op-ed from some guy with Hamas! No, not the church bulletin!

This sleazy attempt to smear Obama was brilliantly explained the following night by Stephen Colbert. He pointed out that if Obama is supported by Ted Kennedy, who is Catholic, and the Catholic Church is led by a Pope who was in the Hitler Youth, that can mean only one thing: OBAMA LOVES HITLER!

Yes, Senator Clinton, that's how you sounded. Like you were nuts. Like you were a bigot stoking the fires of stupidity. How sad that I would ever have to write those words about you. You have devoted your life to good causes and good deeds. And now to throw it all away for an office you can't win unless you smear the black man so much that the superdelegates cry "Uncle (Tom)" and give it all to you.

But that can't happen. You cast your die when you voted to start this bloody war. When you did that you were like Moses who lost it for a moment and, because of that, was prohibited from entering the Promised Land.

How sad for a country that wanted to see the first woman elected to the White House. That day will come -- but it won't be you. We'll have to wait for the current Democratic governor of Kansas to run in 2016 (you read it here first!).

There are those who say Obama isn't ready, or he's voted wrong on this or that. But that's looking at the trees and not the forest. What we are witnessing is not just a candidate but a profound, massive public movement for change. My endorsement is more for Obama The Movement than it is for Obama the candidate.

That is not to take anything away from this exceptional man. But what's going on is bigger than him at this point, and that's a good thing for the country. Because, when he wins in November, that Obama Movement is going to have to stay alert and active. Corporate America is not going to give up their hold on our government just because we say so. President Obama is going to need a nation of millions to stand behind him.

Comments

[spacealien]

Preach Brotha Preeeach!

[Ddorsey]

Well put Michael.

[WeNeedSomethingBetter]

I'm not supprised, MM has always done a great job exposing the truth.

[bratzilla]

She should of got out along time before know if she cared anything about the party winning. Hillary cares about HRC.

[Isaiah40j]

GOOD CHOICE MIKE

[lrmconnect]

Says who?

[patch61]

you show what the truth is micheal i guess you like someone calling god damn america after you write the truth you dont even know obama how can you endorse someone if you dont even know them how funny your politics i guess shows itself as well......­..........­........

[WHusseinLA]

Wright is not running for President.

[BradfromCO]

How well do any of us know the candidates? Unless we've spent any extended amount of time with them at all, we're all putting our faith in someone we don't know.

[petitetiger]

You are so right. How many of us think we know someone until we spend a good deal of time with them. Imagine how many of us thought we knew our husbands or wives and found out after we lived with them (or divorced them) how much we didn't know them at all.

We only see these politicians in one aspect of their lives. It is important to look at things we CAN evaluate like Senator Clinton's campaign. She hasn't run that very well. On the other hand, Senator Obama's campaign has soared since the beginning. He really knows how to organize people and bring them together. He is the first candidate in my lifetime (and I am old) that has ever energized young people and old people alike. For the first time my children and my brother (who is old too) care about politics. I really think Obama is the only choice if we want to heal our country. McCain is just more of Bush and it seems that Clinton won't be much better. She is a liar. I would never "misremember" being shot at if I had never been shot at. How about you? That is called a lie. I have no doubt that if Hillary was shot at any time while she was first lady, it would have been in the news. She simply got caught lieing (by her own admission). We had enough lies in the past 7 years to last a lifetime.

[ImpressedByHonesty]

If you don't know about him read up. There are plenty of materials available on your internets.

[zizi]

Well you should know! We all thought we knew Hillary before this run for the white house, but you see she duped us by insulting just about every constituency that voted for her opponent. He opponent has not "dissed" any of her wins in this contest. he has graciously accepted his losses. Besides I did my research by creating a side-by-side chart of the two candidates' accomplishments and I must say, i found hers lacking in any independent initiative. What she has succeeded in is to create the "perception" of accomplishment. Underneath the facade, there is nothing there.

[abouttime]

Thank you Michael,

You are somewhat abrassive about Clinton, but it our duty to be honest and forttright
Hillary should withdraw and work to support the meek and the humble masses.
She must be quite a disappointment to those who gave her money. One would think that after Obama wins the nomination (regardless of the vote in Pen) her fans will see the light and the hope that Obama brings - hope in active citizen partcipation, (Remember We the People).
We, who support Obama are not afraid, because as you point out:
"What we are witnessing is not just a candidate but a profound, massive public movement for change."

We are tired of not being listened to. Obama will listen to us, because of who he is and because We the People, through our votes and voices do hereby peacably, and firmly demand no less.
Again, thanks Michael for all you valuable work.

Obama 08.

[epsiloneon]

re-post

Obama can’t win in November even if he is more then just a giant talking head with an impressive speech writer, he can’t get the votes. News flash for the Obama supporters they don’t do caucuses in the general elections.­, and red states are labeled red for a reason!

[Peteyman]

News flash for GOP trolls....

If you think you're a prophet, you're wrong about one thing....

[ImpressedByHonesty]

Oh really. Well, diidja know that in many states where there was still a Republican contest, Obama pulled in more votes than all of the Republicans combined?

[Jedi007]

Michael Moore is a brilliant progressive media guy. He is one of our treasures. He is not always perfect, but I wouldn't want him that way. I wish I could have made the contributions he has made. For those who are dissing him, get off your butts and show us what you've got. You won't come close.

[queensboro]

thanks, he is without sin, let them cast the first boulder!

[Wanjiru]

Jedi007: "He is not always perfect."

queensboro: "..thanks, he is without sin..."

Me: learn to read...


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[Bobby]

Nothing more to add Michael. You said it all. I agree by the way.

[Florestan]

The one thing not mentioned in the article is that Michael Moore's endorsement is the Kiss of Death!
While Obama has been attracting younger and idealistic (read: naive) voters, at the same time, he has been repelling the Democratic traditional base to the point that, if Obama is the nominee, an election-deciding number of Democrats will abstain or vote for McCain. Also, most of Obama Independents would desert him by November.
If you want a Democrat in the White House, Hillary is your girl!

[hoopesaz]

Really? REALLY? Michael Moore is complaining about someone playing loose with the facts? He's complaining that Hillary suggests associations that are clearly unsubstantiated?

MICHAEL MOORE BUILT A CAREER DOING THIS.

That's remarkable.

[ImpressedByHonesty]

Sure if Sean Hannity is your hero.

[SeraphimLazarus]

Does anyone know a legitimate place to get the real story on Farrakhan, like what he does and does not believe, what he did and did not say? I'm just curious

[WHusseinLA]

He's not running for President. Ed Rendell seems to like him, though.

[ntmessage]

What is sad is Moore selling out to Obamas health care plan with a huge loophole that seems specially designed by the health care lobby. Just like care insurance those not in the system still have accidents that the everyone else pays for, it is not different in the Health Care Business.

The reason is that people without Health Care still have accidents and get sick. In addition they are usually in worse shape because they have avoided going to doctors in the first place. We all then pay the bill, and the Industry has a big loophole to exploit.

Clintons plan for this reason alone is superior and would cost less for every American.

[SeraphimLazarus]

Please try to pay attention to what Obama is proposing. He is arguing from a different set of premises, namely that if Health Care is affordable enough, people will indeed buy it. How is that a loophole? A better question is, how is Hillary's proposal anything less than a wet dream for the Health Insurance industry..­.she's basically guaranteeing them perpetual business by her mandate.

[ntmessage]

You are not informed at all or simply work for the industry. I apologize in advance if you do not, but they have so much money and the watch the blogs. The closer we get to single payer the better it is for America. The Clinton plan is essentially there and will subsidize those that cannot afford to pay. Nevertheless, those that can must be in the system otherwise they get a free ride in our dime and we will make less progress in chipping away at the 30 cents of administration and profits that the Health Care Industry steals on every dollar we spend. Obama is much farther away from single payer and that is the big problem with his plan and what I call a loophole.

Once we are on a single payer we can negotiate the best fees and rates and in essence begin to eliminate the no value add middle-man. The lobby you seem to think will have a wet dream will have a nightmare instead. Obama on the other hand leaves more money in the system and less people insured. That is morally wrong given how he has presented his plan as being better when it is not unless you look at it from the Health care lobby perspective.

[DragonMama]

You seem under the misguided impression that Clinton's plan is "single-payer healthcare" or "Welfare Open Enrollment". It's not. What we're faced with, as people trying to keep health care coverage, is this: either Obama's plan, which tries to open things up the government employee's plan to a larger enrollment pool or a mandate that will likely lead to wage garnishments to force people to enroll in sub-standard plans (and gov. taking our money by force to go to private industry WILL face legal challenges).

Parallel this with car insurance - some states mandate car insurance with no opt-out, others have a car insurance requirement that you can get around by paying a fine ($500 in VA I think). Guess where we had higher car insurance premiums? The former, the one that had no "opt out" price-capping feature.

Hillary's plan isn't to open up a government-backed plan, it's to force us to pay HMO corporations whether *we* feel we can afford to or not, with assistance for those who the federal government thinks need it (i.e. based upon federal poverty levels - overty level income is a very different standard of living depending on if you're living in NYC, Cleveland,OH or Morgantown, WV. In NYC you're drowning, in Cleveland you're struggling to keep your head above water, and in Morgantown you're treading water).

[ImpressedByHonesty]

Very well said.

[ntmessage]

You must work for the insurance lobby. If not I apologize in advance.

Clinton’s plan will subsidize all who cannot afford it and you can use the same one our seniors use. Why do say that this means an HMO unless you are trying to scare people?

Mandate is another red herring and scare tactic by Obama. Just like car insurance, we all pay for those not in the system. That is because even the uninsured get sick, usually worse. NJ has the highest car insurance rates because they have the most accidents NOT because they mandate. With all 300 million people, we can negotiate costs and accountability so care will increase.

We are currently ranked 37th, just above Cuba in health care and pay the highest per rates per person seven thousand dollars. The current system is what fails and Obama does little to fix it except for children. You seem to think we have a better system than we do.

Obamas loophole allows the insurance companies will be free to charges whatever they want without accountability, since many are out of the system.

Economic rhetoric is the last Insurance Company/Obama scare talking point. A family making 50k per year would be happy to pay forty dollars a month for health care. Today they cannot afford it or must pay up to twelve grand per year.

In Clintons system, no one will need to choose which finger to reattach. In Obamas that CAN and WILL happen.

[DragonMama]

(continued)

If Barack manages to open up a government plan to open enrollment (especially if WE pressure our congresscritters to have it be a government plan, not a funnel-mon­ey-to-HMOs plan like Medicare Part D), it could easily be the first step in moving the USA toward single-payer health care *if* the gov. plan provides better quality than the private insurers (or at least make them compete in a pro-consumer way instead of a pro-CEO way). However, it's inherently upon US, the voters, to do the leg-work. President Mommy can't do it for you, no matter what she promises - remember how easily the Republicans took back congress in 1994 over this issue.

[ntmessage]

You are simply trying to scare people. You do not need to be in an HMO for Medicare, you can chose any system you wish. In addition Clintons plan is closer to single payer BECAUSE it is mandated. Please check your facts unless you are trying to fool people.

[colleen2]

"with a huge loophole that seems specially designed by the health care lobby."

Not true. Unlike Mrs Clinton, Obama does not pretend that making the purchase of increasingly expensive and worthless insurance mandatory will solve the nation's health care problems.

[ntmessage]

See answer below. Obama's plan is clearly the one the HC Industry favors and that by itself is a reason to beware.

[Obama4Life]

Hillary Clinton Must Explain The Praising of a Group of KKK Supporters:
http://digg.com/politics/Senator_Hillary_Clinton_Must_Explain_The_Praising_of_KKK_Grp

Goto the link to check out the story guys, I need more diggs to get this on the front page so I need you all to go there and digg the story. Hillary Clinton is such a hypocrite bashing obama for just knowing Rev. Wright and Ayers, it's about time she does some explaining for the company she keeps herself.

[better100]

Hillary and ed randells reponse follow link you DECIDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo7fIPW8Tu0