Michael Moore at Occupy Portland
Kari Chisholm
Yesterday afternoon, filmmaker and activist Michael Moore appeared at Occupy Portland. In his comments, Moore called Occupy Portland "friggin' awesome" and said that Occupy Portland was the largest Occupy demonstration he'd been to in the country.
Here's more from KOIN-6's Toshio Suzuki:
Calling Portland "the seat of our new Democracy," filmmaker Michael Moore continued his book and Occupy movement tour, speaking to a crowd Monday at Terry Schrunk Plaza downtown.
Wearing shorts, hooded sweatshirt and a baseball cap, Moore spoke at the Occupy Portland movement's newest venue, which is directly to the south of the main encampment and just across Madison Street. It is also just across the street from city hall.
The Occupy movement is six weeks old and spreading like wildfire across the country, said Moore, who favorably compared Portland's effort to larger cities like New York and Los Angeles.
"This is happening everywhere and it can't be stopped--it's only going to grow," said Moore.
Video by the Portland Mercury's Sarah Mirk, who has a recap here.
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11:57 a.m.
Nov 1, '11
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Michael Moore spotted at Occupy Portland, calls on the "richest 400 people" to give $1,000,000 each but, when questioned as to how much of his $50,000,000 net worth he will give Occupy Portland, he refuses to answer.
video here and here.
1:50 p.m.
Nov 1, '11
Nice try, Geoff, but I think he's pretty well answered those kinds of taunts:
Life Among the 1%
11:59 a.m.
Nov 2, '11
Sarah Mirk's video above: 1,405 views.
12:00 p.m.
Nov 2, '11
DaylightDisinfectant's video exposing Moore hypocrisy: 22,015 views.
11:02 p.m.
Nov 2, '11
Works for me.
2:38 p.m.
Nov 1, '11
Oooh! Thank you Geoff! Now mention 'drug use' and 'dirty'. Or 'Communist' and 'hippie' and I'll have another Bingo today!
11:53 a.m.
Nov 2, '11
herp a derp.
9:47 p.m.
Nov 1, '11
If you want to see some vile comments (and I hope you don't) they're at the KtVU commenting area on his visit. I couldn't believe how vicious these people are. I think they've been trained; no-one could be that mean without help.
9:49 p.m.
Nov 1, '11
i mean KATU. don[t know where i got ktvu from.
10:53 p.m.
Nov 13, '11
I don't believe it. I check back here after a number of years and it's still feckless debate with the Ludtites!
Neither side have any intellectual integrity. You're both going to say whatever you think wins a point. How about you just program some 'bots to do your shtick and let them fight it out.
Real progressives got out of the boat about the nth time Obummer droned on about "the professional left". Hey, there's something you can agree on. And that should tell you something...