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The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Anti-Capitalist Filmmaker Enjoys Vulgar Displays of Wealth

(By Mark Hemingway, National Review Online) - [Monday] night Esquire threw a party for Michael Moore's new documentary 'Capitalism: A Love Story', which all about the vulgar displays of income inequality in this country and how Americans are suffering as a result of the recession. Then according to one person who attended the premiere, this happened:

Following the Premiere, Esquire shuttles many of the attendees straight down to SoHo to the opening of The Esquire Apartment – a fully decadent penthouse where every square inch is paid for by a luxury sponsor. Hot tub, $120k pool table, $60k home theater, fine food. The only thing lacking was a doormat saying “Welcome To Capitalism.”

I had fun….But ooooh the irony. Everyone I talked to was like, “man, this is the most bizarre combination. I bet Michael Moore would freak out if he saw that this was happening.”….And then he showed up. And was eating it up. And then one of the families from the film came.

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1 Comments:

Anonymous Crystal said...

At best, Michael Moore is a hypocrite; at worst, he's a fraud. He's big enough that he's probably a combination of both. Either way, he's not getting any of my money.

Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:59:00 AM  

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