Michael Moore stopped by Real Time on Friday and he didn’t shy away from making fiery comments about the situation in Flint, Michigan. It is famously his hometown and is featured numerous times in his documentaries, especially Roger And Me.
During his chat with Bill Maher, Moore hit directly at what he believes the problem is in Flint: racism. He goes so far as to call the Flint water crisis a hate crime, something which even Maher seems to disagree with a bit. President Obama gets knocked a bit too, with Moore calling it “shameful” that the president drank the Flint water and gave the all clear on the matter.
Once Maher got control back on the show, he returned to everybody’s favorite topic: Donald Trump. In New Rules, Maher made sure to point out that liberals shouldn’t get the blame for “creating” Donald Trump. Despite reports that liberal acts, political correctness, and over-taxing helped usher in the success of Donald Trump, Maher points out that most of the beliefs held by critics are misleading. He’s also sure to give himself a nice pat on the back, which shouldn’t be a surprise.
He also goes in to talk about the current campaign in the same light that children ask their elders about the war. “What did you do in the war?” seems like a bit of a drastic comparison when talking the presidential race, but I suppose Donald Trump is the latest, greatest threat to this nation. He’s a loon, sure, but there are likely bigger things and more important elections.
Make note there because I’ll gladly eat crow if he manages to blow everything apart. I will want some sort of sustenance to aid me in repelling the groups of raiders.
And finally, the overtime segment deals with the racism that seems prevalent within the political parties out there, Michael Moore on documentaries and the media, and a bit on Edward Snowden’s existence in Russia. Very interesting stuff, especially on the latter topic given the narrative you see in the media regarding Snowden’s treason.
(Via Real Time)