Michael Moore fun

Well, Michael Moore sure took it well when he was singled out at the convention last night. He didn't even mention it in his column in USA Today. He did, however, show that he is a moron.

We have a Republican mayor and governor, a death penalty and two nuclear plants within 30 miles of the city.

I will never understand why liberals dislike nuclear power. If anyone actually takes the time to look at the facts, they will see that it is far, far safer and cleaner than coal or natural gas. This country has seriously been hurt because of the fear of nuclear power that the liberals preach.

The Wall Street Journal is based here, which means your favorite street is here. Not to mention more Fortune 500 executives than anywhere else.

Ahh... good ol' Michael Moore's hatred of business. Does he ever wonder how New York became the capital of the world?

And now for Moore's defining questions of what being a liberal is:

Do you think we need strong laws to protect our air and water?
should [women] have equal rights, including the same pay as men.
Would you discriminate against someone because he or she is gay?

I've often found that if I go down the list of "liberal" issues with people who say they're Republican, they are quite liberal and not in sync with the Republicans who run the country.

Sigh... this is so ridiculous. How about following up the first question with "Who should make these laws? The federal or state government?" The second question is ridiculous. no republican is going to argue that women should not be paid as much as men. Although, a follow up question should be "Should an unskilled woman be paid as much as a more qualified man, or an unskilled man as much as a more qualified woman?" Now, I can't argue with that third question, that's something the religious screwballs have caused. And how about some more questions like:

1. Should the government pay everyone's healthcare?
2. Should the government get rid of the failing social security?
3. Should the government create laws that restrict law abiding citizens to purchase guns?
4. Should business be forced to hire minorities to fulfill quotas even if it means hiring less skilled workers?
5. Should we really worry what France thinks of us when we decide to defend our nation?

Well, I could go on and on, but you get the idea. I could also give many questions to republicans that would make them realize they were actually libertarians, but that's not the point. Moore's questions hardly focus on the real differences between republicans and conservatives.

They blame Democrats for wanting to take their money. Never mind that it's Republican tax cuts for the rich and billions spent on the Iraq war that have created the largest deficits in history and will put all of us in hock for years to come.

See my previous post commenting on these "taxes for the rich."

The Republicans know it. That's why this week we're seeing gay-loving Rudy Giuliani, gun-hating Michael Bloomberg and abortion-rights advocate Arnold Schwarzenegger.

This is a reasonable argument. But I don't really see this as a problem. It means that there are diverse ideas within the republican party, and there will be republicans that disagree with each other and keep the too ridiculous ideas from getting through. And I highly doubt every democrat agrees with Kerry and Moore when they preach "Socialism, down with big business, and everyone is a victim."