03.08.11
Moore brings it in Madison
It’s a long speech. But Michael Moore delivered the goods on the 5th in front of what looked like a very large crowd in Madison. It was a call to arms — a fiery, inspirational and direct attack on the plutocracy.
At thirty minutes, I won’t embed but it’s worth every minute here on YouTube.
Last week I wondered what it might take to strike fear in the hearts of the wealthy and powerful. More of this and I have the answer.
A Wisconsin newspaper, the Isthmus, sums up the speech in its lede graf:
By now, it’s unlikely that anyone besides Scott Walker would dispute that the protests at the Wisconsin state Capitol have energized the labor movement, as well as citizens throughout the state and nation. What became clear during raconteur Michael Moore’s 30-minute talk this afternoon is that these events have also radicalized the public, in ways no one anticipated and those in power should perhaps fear.
“The rich have overplayed their hand,” Moore shouts to thunderous applause.