Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

This country desperately needs a functioning fourth estate.

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

No one could have predicted…

Bark louder, little dog.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

Republicans cannot even be trusted with their own money.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Not all heroes wear capes.

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

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    jg

    I’d say not more than 5 minutes of my life has involved seeing or listening to Michael Moore. Never seen a movie, avoid all his interviews if I can.

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    ppGaz

    You guys are a hoot. “Roger and Me” is great, great comedy. The sight of the addled Charlton Heston making some confused social commentary, the public joke who led the NRA, a great moment in film. Moore’s chase of Newt Gingrich and exposure of his congressional district’s record-setting sea of pork, a great moment in political theater. His use of off-the-shelf footage of GHW Bush fawning over the Saudi Royal Family, just priceless. If the only thing Moore ever did was expose the butt-buddy relationship between the Bushes and the Saudis, he’d get my Lifetime Achievement Award for that alone.

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    Steve

    I heard him speak once, and had to get up and leave early. I think he’s kind of a buffoon… But I don’t hate him.

    That does seem to be the main difference between Moore and his critics. Moore seems to say a lot of nasty things about many people. But he doesn’t exhibit the raw unfettered hatred of Republican representatives like NRO, Coulter, Limbaugh, etc.

    Don’t be a hater.

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    joe public

    Michael Moore’s own words? Take ’em or leave ’em. It’s what he gets other people to say (or how he makes them squirm in stuttering non-silence) that makes his films enjoyable. I wax gleeful watching him outsmart people. No amount of base vitriol can compare to watching someone insult themselves.

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    Geoduck

    When he’s firing on all cylinders, Moore’s great. (The example which springs to mind is the bit from his TV show where the cheerful partying inhabitants of the “sodomymobile” systematically visit all the U.S. states where gay sex is still illegal..) But his “harrass the low-level gatekeeping peon” schtick gets old real fast.

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    Darrell

    I don’t see any “hate” or “serious dislike” on the Corner link given. Just because they would like to see ‘March of the Penguins’ dislodge ‘Bowling for columbine’ as a top grossing documentary? WhoopteeDoo. Boy that’s some serious ‘hate’ let me tell you

    But he doesn’t exhibit the raw unfettered hatred of Republican representatives like NRO, Coulter, Limbaugh, etc

    No?

    No, Mr. Bush, you just stay the course. It’s not your fault that 30 percent of New Orleans lives in poverty or that tens of thousands had no transportation to get out of town. C’mon, they’re black! I mean, it’s not like this happened to Kennebunkport. Can you imagine leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

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    ppGaz

    No?

    No, Darrell. If Moore made a thousand movies, he could never catch up to the relentless tide of bile and hatred poured forth by the likes of Limbaugh and Coulter.

    You’re just ridiculous tonight, Darrell. Don’t you have a game to watch?

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