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moondust

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61. My favorite part of the show

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 07:58 AM

Sep 2018

was MM telling the story about the UAW strike in Flint and the amazing quality of life improvements the auto workers and then others got because of union organizing.

Flint sit-down strike

(I've always assumed this was part of the motive for corporations later moving a lot of jobs offshore where there were lots of workers who were not organized and possibly never would be. I've even wondered if that was part of the reason Nixon went to China: gain access to an endless supply of cheap labor. )

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Michael Moore on Chris Hayes for anyone interested, [View all] babylonsister Sep 2018 OP

Gonna be good. Town hall format. oasis Sep 2018 #1

Yes! About to talk to 2016 non-voters. babylonsister Sep 2018 #2

Thousands of dumbasses. oasis Sep 2018 #4

I've run into a few of them on FB maxsolomon Sep 2018 #5

Oh, me, too. babylonsister Sep 2018 #23

tens of thousands of Michigan voters didn't mark ballots for presidential slot oasis Sep 2018 #3

They never reviewed them by hand MattP Sep 2018 #6

He's got time to pick up on it. oasis Sep 2018 #10

If people didn't fill out the choice, what difference does checking the ballot make? Blue_true Sep 2018 #38

.... Sparkly Sep 2018 #8

"Not inspired by candidates....blah ....blah." oasis Sep 2018 #7

That one woman ran for office; that's a positive. nt babylonsister Sep 2018 #9

A vote for Hillary would have been more positive, and more productive. nt oasis Sep 2018 #13

I agree there, especially since she lost. nt babylonsister Sep 2018 #20

Understatement of the year! Sparkly Sep 2018 #21

Hillary helped expose the plight of those Flint folks. The least oasis Sep 2018 #29

She was there for them. Sparkly Sep 2018 #37

that's why I hate those town hall formats Raine Sep 2018 #14

Exactly. Unbelievable. badhair77 Sep 2018 #17

They'd rather continue grinding their axes than vote. oasis Sep 2018 #22

And they don't use the truly stupid ones Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #28

Some of them show up on DU. Blue_true Sep 2018 #48

Those types are never satisfied, no matter who is office. nt oasis Sep 2018 #51

Yep. They just don't understand how government actually work. nt Blue_true Sep 2018 #52

i think many are attention whores also JI7 Sep 2018 #53

Maybe. Blue_true Sep 2018 #55

I was looking forward to this movie but he's talking me out of it MattP Sep 2018 #11

He hasn't hardly touched on the movie yet. nt babylonsister Sep 2018 #24

Oh man. It is hard to listen to these non voters who haven't learned their skylucy Sep 2018 #12

I turned the channel. They did not inspire me. badhair77 Sep 2018 #15

I would ask exactly what it was that made Hillary 'evil' Blaukraut Sep 2018 #16

Yup. Agschmid Sep 2018 #18

Propaganda. Sparkly Sep 2018 #25

Yes! And years of vilifying by FOX et al n/t Blaukraut Sep 2018 #26

Non voters... who then want people to vote for them?!?! Agschmid Sep 2018 #19

Yes! I couldn't believe my ears. Did I hear her say that she was running for office skylucy Sep 2018 #30

Your ears were not lying. Agschmid Sep 2018 #46

So while they wait to be inspired, Trump and his lackeys burn down the nation. muntrv Sep 2018 #27

Yup. I am glad Chris was outraged. nt babylonsister Sep 2018 #31

What did he say? John Fante Sep 2018 #35

A non-voted claimed they didn't vote babylonsister Sep 2018 #36

Thank you. I can't bring myself to watch this, so I really appreciate it. John Fante Sep 2018 #41

The not inspiring bull shit was said here after the 2014 election. wasupaloopa Sep 2018 #49

sounds like a bunch of attention whores JI7 Sep 2018 #32

Moore's morphing into Obama bashing. Inexplicably. oasis Sep 2018 #33

I am Obama's biggest fan but babylonsister Sep 2018 #34

Very upsetting to me to marlakay Sep 2018 #40

Why did Moore bring it up now? Furthermore, the Defense Dept. oasis Sep 2018 #43

Because he was covering Flint. nt babylonsister Sep 2018 #56

Moore's full of shite.. I don't trust a gd word out of his ******* mouth.. Cha Sep 2018 #57

He does it a lot in his documentary too. Just in time for the mid-terms John Fante Sep 2018 #39

the below was around the same time during the last midterms JI7 Sep 2018 #44

Very interesting. I'm sorry I bought several of his books in years past. oasis Sep 2018 #50

Sounds like something a right-wing talking head would say. John Fante Sep 2018 #54

Yep, he's still RF.. he knows he's got his suckers. Cha Sep 2018 #59

Moore's a jealous asshole.. just continuing his asshole comments from 2014.. Cha Sep 2018 #58

Good show. demmiblue Sep 2018 #42

I am fuming... Lisa0825 Sep 2018 #45

I think Cris Hayes has found his element...... a kennedy Sep 2018 #47

Moore is becoming a parody of himself DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #60

My favorite part of the show moondust Sep 2018 #61

It's amazing how Susan Sarandon and Michael Moore both have projects timed to release just before.. Cha Sep 2018 #62

Pass. And pass. NurseJackie Sep 2018 #63