And by the transitive property, you’re all Bernie Madoffs.*
Bernie is representative of the scheme of capitalism itself. [Capitalism] is a pyramid where the richest 1% have as much financial wealth as the combined 95%. It’s a pyramid only a few people can be at the top of, and everyone else is made to believe that they can get to the top,” he explains. “It’s a bit of a ruse, and a ruse that’s not unsimilar to Mr. Madoff’s.”
Bernie Madoff’s prison a target venue for Michael Moore and ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ [NYDN via NYM]
*Specific anatomical similarities will explored in Moore’s next film, his first in a series of finance-related pornos. Still needs a title, though, so if you’ve got any ideas don’t be shy.
Bess looks delicious!
-MM
Carpet bombing for the new movie, eh? He is a true capitalist!
Obesity related illness is the leading cause of death in the United States
Michael Moore is morbidly obese
therefore
Michael Moore needs to die
Great reasoning there tubby…
So “difficult to reach the top of” = “Using invested funds to repay prior investors”
1% + 95% doesn’t quite compute to 100%.
- Proud AIG quant
call me uncultured, but I’ve never heard the word “unsimilar” used in a sentence. That said, Michael Moore should still kill himself.
somone introduce this fat moron to lake wobegone, while you’re at it, social mobility, etc, etc, ah nevermind just someone pull a “Se7en” on his fatass and let’s move on
The bait is set. Lets see if the lunatic savant moron who starts screaming about bonuses and taxpayer money shows up, again.
I think its the big man, the huge man, MM himself.
Is he implying that he’s not a capitalist AND that he’s not in the top 1%? What. A. Fucking. Assclown. He’s got to be worth $25 million+, easy. I don’t see him giving all his money away to charities and the needy and only keeping $50k/yr for himself.
@Anal Which se7en do you pull, a pound of flesh for greed or death by spaghetti for gluttony
Bess, I ate the italics closing tag. Can you please close it again? I won’t promise that i’ll leave the next one alone.
- MM
I thought Michael Moore was the best James Bond. Much better than Sean Hannity in the early Bond films.
@9 MM took home north of 100m for Farenheight because he distributed it himself after disney pulled out. so he is well, well withing the top 1%
@9:
$50K???! That’s it???? The poor man has to eat, for Christ sakes.
@12 even better than Darren Dalton?
This guy gets it about half right every time. The trouble is with the half wrong part.
Like a Ponzi scheme? Is this in relation to one of those government programs I subscribe to? If so, can you provide me with some background?
Flatter compensation structure than Hollywood or Indie movies. Lets shut both of those down.
Flatter compensation structure than Hollywood or Indie movies. Lets shut both of those down.
@13:
I have researched MM’s personal holdings. While his total net worth is in excess of $25mm, the bulk is in illiquid private equity ventures involving agricultural interests in the midwest.
He is a majority stake holder in several cattle and chicken farms, a hog farm, and several large meat processing facilities.
@11
Hilarious.
I find it interesting that he rips capitalism considering that (as Bloomberg TV mentioned this morning) he demanded a $20MM upfront fee for “Sicko” as well as 50% of the gross. Perhaps I am alone in my thinking, but I doubt he gives all this money away.
Also, given that he is pro-labor, isn’t it a little hypocritical of him to use non-union labor in the production of his films (again, mentioned on Bloomberg). Of course it helps him keep the costs of his films down!
What a cock goblin. Of course he’s laughing all the way to the bank, and we’re the suckers making fat jokes on an internet blog.
MM’s next movie:
“Gravy Is A Beverage: A Study In Self Hatred”
I like Michael Moore more than most folks on this blog, but that being said, can’t we put him and Glenn Beck in the same room together and watch them combust???
Way off topic — but I’ve been gone for a while now. What ever happened to Equity Private? Is she lost forever?
@anal – I’d rather expose him to somethig significantly more painful. I was thinking actual intellectual debate, where FACTS are required, any lies will be met with lit matches.
You know either that or no lunch.
@23:
Yes, true. But, at least we have our dignity! As MM knows, there are much more important things in life than money.
Also, when most of us stand up and look straight down, we are able to see our shoes.
@20, That’s just the deposit for his current Omaha Steaks order.
@26
Equity Private = Greg Michaels
pseudonym’s work great for her skin.
Equity Private went to work as CFO (chief fleece-monogramming officer) at SAC
George Michael now posts here under a thinly disguised pseudonym
@31 I know it’s confusing, but just to be clear, we hire trannies, not nutbags.
thanks,
steve
If dis was a true meritocracy, I’d be da richest man in da world by a lot.
-CG
MM is a phony shit. Hes not from flint, MI hes from a posh suburb nearby (posh by michigan standards)
…but he did make Canadian Bacon.
that title in retrospect is hilarious
“Therefore I choose to not invovle myself in the ugly machine of capitalism and invest my considerable fortune in something tangible, veal meatballs.”
Obviously he feels the same way about the USDA Food Pyramid.
id like to see MM and SC have a jowl off.
MM has better jowl based assets but SC has the heart
when MM lies on his back he is wider than he is tall
true story
@38 what the shit are you talking about? stevie’s strengths are neck and not chin fat.
Michael, you never called!
- Barney Frank
More HAMMMMM!!!!!!
-MM
Atlas Shagged
Dirty Deposits
The Invisible Hand Job
Working Capital Girls
Lezzy Fair
Big Booms and Busts
Pump-Priming Whores
Trust-busting Sluts
Sexploitation of the Proletariat
12″ Capitalist Tools
Private Placement
Deep Inside Erin C.
what about the 4% in between the richest 1% and the 95%??? what are they up to?
@38:
MM would crush him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbap5s656P8
@44 what those little guys? I wouldnt worry about those little guys
@44 We’re making fun of Lehman Quants…
@43
Impressive!
For the second round, there should be a Moob-slap knockdown between MM and Bawney Fwank
@ 32
Correction: we hire trannies and crooks, not nutjobs. We’re also looking for a senior manager of misinformation… any takers? Must be able to lie like the best of ‘em.
@10, how about we take some creative license and feed him the pound of flesh we take from his belly.
@50, do tell.
@50:
Regardin’ da SMM job, what’s da pay like? Is dare a profit sharing plan? Is gym membership reimbursed? How ’bout da meal allowances? I read somewhere dat firms were cuttin’ back on meals, and dat’s important to me.
-cg
Deep Inside Charlie G.
@34
Did you really just say posh suburb of Flint MI? Even by Michigan standards there is nothing posh with 40 miles of Flint.
Situation: Fluid
I don’t have a problem w/ him only because he looks like me.
-Peter Griffen
PG – you’re both pompous self important fuckheads with little pricks – much like most of the moderators (male and female) of most online forums.
@43 don’t forget such classics as
Short Sale Sluts
Madoff with her Skirt
Moosefist
Too Big to Fail
Liquidity Injection
Bilateral Swaps
Full Service Banking
Ponzi Pimps and Scheming Sluts
Tender Offers and Hostile Takeovers
DDD Without the Junk
High Yield Hos
Unhedged Exposures
Fannie Takeover
Bess, why in the fuck would you give this deluded dickhead a voice?
@60
She obviously likes rough prison sex with old men. There can’t be any other reason.
@32 great marketing techique!
speaking of rough prison sex, i would bet the house that when Martha Stewart did time in the can, she has more than a few rough, but pleasurable encounters with her penmates. i bet she scissor’s like a seamstress.
@59, sweet.
- 43
I’m just happy he finances his production costs by selling shade-grown, fair-trade coffee instead of having his studio call grubby banksters for a loan.