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pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:25 AM Oct 2016

Michael Moore: "Whatever you're afraid of does not wear a dress--or a pantsuit."

Last edited Wed Oct 19, 2016, 02:35 AM - Edit history (1)

Michael Moore once denounced Hillary because of her Iraq war vote. But now he's one of her most vocal supporters. And he explains why in his new movie, "Michael Moore in Trumpland."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-moore-talks-surprise-trumpland-939599

Michael Moore has unveiled Michael Moore in TrumpLand, a surprise film he screened for the first time at New York City’s IFC Center on Tuesday night for free. The 73-minute film will begin its theatrical run on Wednesday at the IFC Center (for one week only) and Los Angeles' Laemmle Town Center 5 in Encino.

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In the film, Moore notes that “white men over 35 are obsolete” in the 21st century (“Guys know it and that's why they're at the Trump rallies,” he says) and that women are not inherently problematic: “No women invented a hydrogen or atomic bomb, and no girls have gone into schools to shoot them up. … We're actually quite safe from 51 percent of the population,” he explains. “Whatever you're afraid of does not wear a dress — or a pantsuit.”

The movie also includes an imagined news segment that covers what would happen if Trump is inaugurated: aerial attacks on Mexican border towns, an official TV news channel operated by Breitbart and Roger Ailes, and the deportation of Rosie O'Donnell to the American Samoa. Afterward, the filmmaker discusses Clinton with the audience, playing a segment of her impassioned Wellesley commencement speech and supposing that, as Pope Francis did to the Catholic Church, Clinton can stimulate progress that benefits “the greater good” of the country. “The enemy of my enemy is who I’m voting for on Nov. 8,” he says in the film.

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Moore, who himself has never before voted for Clinton, explained that he made TrumpLand because Democrats should not strategize for Clinton’s victory by solely scaring people off Trump. “It’s too risky for me. I’m gonna do something here and give people positive reasons to vote for her,” he said after the screening. “Look for the good in Hillary. I’m not saying forget the bad, but there’s a lot of good there.”

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Michael Moore: "Whatever you're afraid of does not wear a dress--or a pantsuit." (Original Post) pnwmom Oct 2016 OP
KnR sheshe2 Oct 2016 #1
You're welcome, sheshe2. I'm excited about seeing this, aren't you? pnwmom Oct 2016 #2
Sounds like an interesting film. nt oasis Oct 2016 #3
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2016 #4
Mahalo, pnwmom.. Cha Oct 2016 #5
I'm not worried about that. He was upset about her Iraq war vote. pnwmom Oct 2016 #6
I know.. me neither. Just had to get that out there. Cha Oct 2016 #7
Here are some of Moore's Hillary tweets: pnwmom Oct 2016 #9
+ 1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2016 #10
Thank you! That last tweet is making me Cha Oct 2016 #11
And here's another one I just added to the list: pnwmom Oct 2016 #12
Yes, now it's clear.. thank you for getting informed! Cha Oct 2016 #13
That's a wonderful statement. Doesn't erase his Hortensis Oct 2016 #22
great post, pnwmom! Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #16
You're welcome, Divine Discontent! Hopefully we'll be able to see the film very soon. n/t pnwmom Oct 2016 #17
I read on twitter they said iTunes tomorrow, but until Moore tweets it, we won't know n/t Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #18
KNR Thank you! Lucinda Oct 2016 #8
This is heartwarming. KnR Hekate Oct 2016 #14
K&R nt lillypaddle Oct 2016 #15
This should have a ton of recs by tomorrow for all Michael has done in documentaries for progressive Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #19
SO I am not afraid of Guilliani? whistler162 Oct 2016 #20
Not so much fear as repulsion BSdetect Oct 2016 #21
Thanks for this review, pnwmom. brer cat Oct 2016 #23
You're welcome, brer cat. I was skeptical, too, but I'm feeling encouraged. n/t pnwmom Oct 2016 #25
KICK! Cha Oct 2016 #24
Females are not all peacefull... TomVilmer Oct 2016 #26
96% of mass shooters are male, according to the WA Post. pnwmom Oct 2016 #27
Here it is! Opens today in NY & LA - but EVERYONE in the US will have access to it in the next 48 hr Madam45for2923 Oct 2016 #28

pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
6. I'm not worried about that. He was upset about her Iraq war vote.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:41 AM
Oct 2016

But in another interview about the debates he compared her to Jesus..

Jesus could have made email mistakes, too.

Cha

(297,240 posts)
7. I know.. me neither. Just had to get that out there.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:42 AM
Oct 2016

Jesus? wow

It's just Hillary is not perfect but damn she's good!

pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
9. Here are some of Moore's Hillary tweets:
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:53 AM
Oct 2016

Michael Moore ?@MMFlint Oct 11
Two days later and I still can't get over why a woman was forced to share a stage with a sexual predator psychopath and suffer his abuse.

Michael Moore ?@MMFlint Oct 10
Politicians claim to be "Christian" & are anything but. Last night we witnessed a woman who practiced what she believes #HowWouldJesusDebate


Michael Moore ?@MMFlint Oct 10
Trump stalked & intimidated her around the stage, nonstop lied about her 2 her face--& she simply answered the questions the town hall asked


Michael Moore ?@MMFlint Oct 10
Trump called her the devil, said he'd jail her, brought w/ him women who say they slept w/ her husband--& she still kept her grace & cool.'


Michael Moore ?@MMFlint Oct 10
The media keeps saying the debate was "ugly" and "mudslinging." Wrong. Only one candidate hurled hate and lies and scum. The other was kind.

Michael Moore
Trump's comment that Hillary's "heart is filled with hate" was one of his biggest lies. Say what u will, I think her heart is full of love.

Cha

(297,240 posts)
11. Thank you! That last tweet is making me
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 02:00 AM
Oct 2016

tear up a little. Thank you, Michael Moore.. for all those Excellent Tweets!

Surely he will get some abstainers on board!

pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
12. And here's another one I just added to the list:
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 02:09 AM
Oct 2016
Trump's comment that Hillary's "heart is filled with hate" was one of his biggest lies. Say what u will, I think her heart is full of love.


You can see why I'm looking forward to watching his movie.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
22. That's a wonderful statement. Doesn't erase his
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:25 AM
Oct 2016

earlier lies and distortions about her in my mind, but hopefully it will make a bigger difference in the minds of others.

The one I hope most people who aren't about to suddenly see her as an angel are exposed to is, “Look for the good in Hillary. I’m not saying forget the bad, but there’s a lot of good there.”

It's probably too late, and most conservative wobblers aren't listening to Moore, but just imagine what it would mean if just 10% more people came to believe that?

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
16. great post, pnwmom!
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:12 AM
Oct 2016

When I posted these the day after he made them, many people were astounded and he got plenty of recs for his uniting words. Still, some don't like him, but they're being way too harsh, but meh, you can't please everyone. Mr Moore is and has been one of the greatest political/issue documentary makers for 20 years. We owe him a debt of gratitude!

I can't wait to see this film! I'm sure it's got a great message, and thanks for the synopsis.

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
19. This should have a ton of recs by tomorrow for all Michael has done in documentaries for progressive
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:31 AM
Oct 2016

causes, like anti-guns, anti-gay hate, pro-universal health, and of course Fahrenheit 9/11!

brer cat

(24,565 posts)
23. Thanks for this review, pnwmom.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 08:18 AM
Oct 2016

I have been wondering what he would do with TrumpLand. I have mixed feelings about MM but this may help bring me back into his fold.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
26. Females are not all peacefull...
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:22 AM
Oct 2016

We have to share the blame in this world, and not build more of those wrong stereotypes. Michael Moore claims that “no women invented a hydrogen or atomic bomb, and no girls have gone into schools to shoot them up. … We're actually quite safe from 51 percent of the population.”
Sorry girls - there is a quite recent example of a female School shooter, and lists of many more. And here is a list of female scientists, who helped invent hydrogen and atomic bombs at the Manhattan Project. Michael Moore is a very good storyteller, but has little interest in checking his own "facts", which makes it all too easy to criticize his well intended work.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
28. Here it is! Opens today in NY & LA - but EVERYONE in the US will have access to it in the next 48 hr
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 05:54 PM
Oct 2016
Michael MooreVerified account
?@MMFlint
Here it is! Opens today in NY & LA - but EVERYONE in the US will have access to it in the next 48 hrs. Stay tuned!

https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/788806438084804609
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