Clint Eastwood Praises Michael Moore, Threatens Life

Kire

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Thu Jan-13-05 01:33 PM
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Clint Eastwood Praises Michael Moore, Threatens Life

Clint Eastwood at the National Board of Review awards dinner on Tuesday night, at which he accepted a Special Filmmaking Achievement prize for "Million Dollar Baby" and Michael Moore picked up a special "Freedom of Expression" award for "Fahrenheit 9/11": "Michael Moore and I actually have a lot in common -- we both appreciate living in a country where there's free expression. But, Michael, if you ever show up at my front door with a camera -- I'll kill you ... I mean it."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/col/grove/

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Postmanx

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Thu Jan-13-05 01:34 PM
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1. It was a joke

From the same link

Sitting well out of range at a table in back, Moore - who received a special "Freedom of Expression" award for his anti-Bush polemic "Fahrenheit 9/11" - chuckled.

But, in this case, Moore's rep told me yesterday: "Michael laughed along with everyone else, and took Mr. Eastwood's comments in the lighthearted spirit in which they were given."

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romantico

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Thu Jan-13-05 01:45 PM
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3. Drudge has this on his main page

He makes it sound DEAD SERIOUS! Once you read the artcile you see Clint was just joking but Drudge maes it sound like Clint has had it & ready to go Dirty Harry on his ass! Have I mentioned today that I HATE Matt Drudge?

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hfojvt

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Thu Jan-13-05 01:43 PM
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2. more like a fair warning than a threat

Reminds me of the SNL skit with Ashton Kutcher and Tracey Lawrence. Do not even think about punking me.

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lpbk2713

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Thu Jan-13-05 01:47 PM
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4. I'd give Clint a little more credit for intelligence

than to stand in front of a microphone in a room full of people with cameras running and seriously threaten someone's life.

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Kire

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Thu Jan-13-05 02:09 PM
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5. "I'll kill you" = Threatening Life

Edited on Thu Jan-13-05 02:09 PM by Kire

I never said it wasn't the fucking most hilarious thing I've read all afternoon.

Lighten up.

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qnr

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Thu Jan-13-05 02:13 PM
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6. I wonder how many people here would know it was a joke if someone

Edited on Thu Jan-13-05 02:14 PM by qnr

like, say, Cheney said it?

Edit: And actually meant it as a joke, of course :evilgrin:

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Zuni

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Thu Jan-13-05 02:15 PM
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7. Anyone who thinks this was done in a serious manner

is dumber than shit. literally.

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