Staff / TruthdigAug 14, 2008
He's been rather quiet recently, but Flint's finest is always a lively voice. His latest missive is a six-point plan for how the Democrats can still blow the easiest election they've faced in decades. Summary? Don't be so darn nice! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 1, 2008
When someone points a gun in a movie, that's usually the audience's cue that adrenaline-cranking good times are about to be had. Not so in this lineup of films, compiled by Participant Media's TakePart.com with the aim of countering the overplayed guns=fun equation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 1, 2008
Director Michael Moore paid a visit to "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night, holding forth on a number of timely topics, including his decision to endorse Barack Obama, his newest documentary (about the '04 presidential election), Hillary Clinton's interview the same day on "that other station" and the persistent controversy surrounding the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 22, 2008
For presidential candidates, celebrity endorsements can be a mixed bag -- especially when the star in question is a polarizing figure, as is the latest famous figure to give the nod to Barack Obama: audacious auteur Michael Moore. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 22, 2008
Now that Fidel Castro's got a bit more time on his hands, documentary überdirector Michael Moore has a suggestion for how he might spend his first official weekend out of office -- as long as he's got a penguin suit handy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2008
A short while into this Larry King interview with Michael Moore, the filmmaker explains why his Catholicism morally prohibits him from voting for Hillary Clinton, and why religion, whether Mitt Romney's or Tom Cruise's, should be off-limits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2007
You knew it was only a matter of time before the Michael Moore "SiCKO" publicity train rumbled into Colbert Station. In this clip, Stephen Colbert faces off with the dogged documentarian (via "satellite," thanks to the faux host's Blitzer-esque distancing technique) about the American healthcare system, only to discover that he and Moore share at least one thing: a pronounced dislike of CNN. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 14, 2007
Keith Olbermann and Michael Moore move the "SiCKO" discussion into the meaningful hows and whens of fixing the system by shooting past the CNN media controversy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2007
Larry King capitalized on the heated showdown between Michael Moore and CNN's "The Situation Room" by conducting a rematch between Moore and Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his show Tuesday night. Moore, when he appeared on "Situation Room" earlier this week, denounced host Wolf Blitzer and reporter Gupta. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 10, 2007
"SiCKO" director Michael Moore opens up a can of whoop-ass on CNN's "The Situation Room" (our sincerest apologies to those with delicate sensibilities, but there's just no other way to put it), giving host Wolf Blitzer and resident MD/one-time "embedded journalist" Dr. Sanjay Gupta quite a dressing-down in a must-see live TV moment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 10, 2007
A Blue Cross exec sent out a memo with talking points to help company employees handle the fallout resulting from filmmaker Michael Moore's scathing take on the American healthcare system, "SiCKO" -- and Moore got his hands on it. Oops! (H/t: Crooks and Liars) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 30, 2007
Back on May 25th, Michael Moore joined "Real Time" host Bill Maher to chat about his latest, "SiCKO," which Maher called "amazing" and "your best yet." In case you missed it or you just can't get enough of the all-American documentarian on this "SiCKO" Friday, check it out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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