Moore rallies students and democratic hopes in Missouri
Associated Press MARYVILLE, Mo. - Filmmaker and political activist Michael Moore delivered a message of certainty, comedy and Bush-bashing Saturday to about 2,200 people during his visit to the smallest city on his "Slacker Uprising Tour." Moore's stop at Northwest Missouri State University was sponsored by the school's Young Democrats ...
Filmmaker lambasts Bush during presidential debate
By Patrick Condon / Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS - Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore mounted a raucous political burlesque show Friday night in the University of Minnesota's basketball arena as he watched the presidential debate with about 7,500 people. Moore missed few opportunities to bash President Bush. "Let's get ready to rumble," ...
Moore brings his message to Twin Cities; calls the political plays
By Jeff Strickler / Star Tribune While the rest of the country watched only President Bush and John Kerry debate Friday night, a crowd of 7,000 at Williams Arena got to see a three-way confrontation: Bush, Kerry and controversial filmmaker Michael Moore. Moore, the director of the anti-Bush film "Fahrenheit ...
Moore's tour raising eyebrows, ticket sales
Salon Oct. 8, 2004 | SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Bush-bashing "Fahrenheit 9/11'' director Michael Moore is bringing his 60-city Slacker Uprising Tour to Utah, a famously Republican state. Not only that, he's going to one of Utah's most conservative towns, Orem, where his scheduled Oct. 20 appearance has many ...
Objection to Filmmaker is Propaganda of Its Own
By Michael Paul Williams / Richmond Times Dispatch What is it about Michael Moore that makes people want to silence him? Moore critics tried to stop the distribution of his most recent film, "Fahrenheit 9/11." Republicans hurled brickbats at him at the GOP convention, marking the first time in memory ...
Republicans, Out of Ideas, Ask Prosecutors to Arrest Michael Moore
10/6/04 Dear Friends, You may have heard by now that the Michigan Republican Party has called for my arrest. That's right. They literally want me brought up on charges -- and hope that I'm locked up. No, I'm not kidding. The Republican Party, yesterday, filed a criminal complaint with the ...
By Lateefa Morehouse / The Oracle Using his humor and sarcasm to convey messages on a subject that is everything but humorous, Michael Moore said his goal is to get American people to vote President George W. Bush out of office. Moore's visit to the USF Sun Dome on Sunday ...
Michael Moore's "Slacker Tour" Visits Jacksonville to Rally Voters
By Tiani Jones / First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Film maker and activist Michael Moore took to the stage at Metro Park like a Rock Star. Music, light's, and a couple thousand screaming fans cheered him on as he brought his ‘Slacker Uprising Tour' to the River City. "This ...
Moore Fires Up Crowd in Elk Rapids
By Brian McGillivary / Traverse City Record-Eagle ELK RAPIDS - Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore kicked off his 60-city "Slacker Uprising Tour" by trying to convince area Democrats they are actually in the majority. "Today this is an appeal to what we believe is a Democratic majority in Northern Michigan," Moore ...
More 'Slacker Uprising Tour' Dates Announced
Michael Moore Launches "The Slacker Uprising Tour" 2004(new dates will be added periodically) Sunday, September 26th Elk Rapids High School - Peterman Auditorium Elk Rapids, Michigan Monday, September 27th Ferris State University - Wink Arena Big Rapids, Michigan & Central Michigan University - Rose Arena Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Tuesday, September ...
Michael Moore On Tour; Slackers of the World, Unite!
9/25/04 Dear Friends, Tomorrow I begin a little 20-state, 60-city tour to try and convince the fed-up, the burned-out, and the Nader-impaired to leave the house for just a half-hour on November 2nd and mark an "X" in a box (or punch a chad or touch a screen) so that ...
Past 'Slacker Uprising Tour' Appearances
Monday, October 4th, 2004 Gainesville, Florida... University of Florida, Stephen C. O’Connell Center Mike and Congresswoman Corinne Brown address the press. Give yourselves a round of applause. Sunday, October 3rd, 2004 Conway, Arkansas... University of Central Arkansas, Reynolds Performance Center The line to get in was not a bad place ...
Mike Rocks Richard Stockton College in Pomona, New Jersey
Academy Award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author Michael Moore brought his 'Slacker Uprising Tour' to Richard Stockton College in Pomona, New Jersey in what turned out to be the best attended event in the history of the college. The controversial director of "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Bowling For Columbine" and "Roger and Me" ...
Moore brings political perspective to Syracuse University
by William Kates / Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Documentarian and liberal rabble-rouser Michael Moore railed against the Bush administration and the war in Iraq and implored a sellout crowd of 10,000 people to vote in the Nov. 2 election. "You can't sit out this election. You must vote," he ...
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June 5th, 2013
Here's How We Built a Movie Theater for the People – and Why the MPAA Says It's #1 in the World
This past week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the main federation of Hollywood's six major studios, posted on their web site a list of what they believe ...
March 23rd, 2013
This evening is going be a big moment in turning our country around on the issue of gun violence. That's why I desperately want you ...
March 21st, 2013
I am hosting a nationwide series of house parties this Saturday night where tens of thousands of people will gather together in living rooms to ...
March 15th, 2013
The response to my Newtown letter this week has been overwhelming. It is so very clear to everyone that the majority of Americans have had ...
March 13th, 2013
America, You Must Not Look Away (How to Finish Off the NRA)
The year was 1955. Emmett Till was a young African American boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi. One day Emmett was seen "flirting" with ...
February 26th, 2013
My Final Word on Buzzfeed and Emad Burnat's Detention at LAX
Thanks to everyone for bearing with me as I spend so much time on what happened to Emad Burnat. It's important to me because he's ...
February 26th, 2013
Michael Moore Responds to Buzzfeed Story on '5 Broken Cameras' Co-Director Emad Burnat
On Tuesday, February 19th, Emad Burnat, the Palestianian co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary '5 Broken Cameras,' was detained with his wife and son at Los ...
September 11th, 2010
If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America
OpenMike 9/11/10 Michael Moore's daily blog I am opposed to the building of the "mosque" two blocks from Ground Zero. I want it built on ...
December 14th, 2010
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that ...
May 12th, 2011
Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden
"The Nazis killed tens of MILLIONS. They got a trial. Why? Because we're not like them. We're Americans. We roll different." – Michael Moore in ...
November 22nd, 2011
Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and ...
September 22nd, 2011
A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS
I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask ...
December 16th, 2010
Dear Swedish Government: Hi there -- or as you all say, Hallå! You know, all of us here in the U.S. love your country. Your ...
November 2nd, 2010
This letter contains (almost) no criticisms of how the Democrats have brought this day of reckoning upon themselves. That -- and where to go from ...
'The East'
Why have you started a comedy festival in northern Michigan in the middle of winter?
Because if you were here in the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere (which is actually somewhere to us), you'd need a few laughs too ... Continue Reading
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