Michael Moore has pissed off the Louisianans now...

[jundp 191]

Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise is calling on liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to apologize after he said Friday that the timing of Hurricane Gustav is “proof that there is a God in heaven,” since the storm approaching the Gulf Coast could disrupt next week’s Republican National Convention.

Moore made the remarks to MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann. Republicans have been monitoring the storm’s progress, considering whether to postpone their convention in St. Paul, Minn., if the storm wreaks havoc on the New Orleans area, just three years after Hurricane Katrina.

“I was just thinking, this Gustav is proof that there is a God in heaven,” Moore said. “To just have it planned at the same time, that it would actually be on its way to New Orleans for Day One of the Republican convention, up in the Twin Cities, at the top of the Mississippi River.”

Scalise released a statement Saturday blasting the documentary filmmaker for the remarks.

“I demand an immediate apology from Michael Moore to the people of south Louisiana for his offensive and inappropriate comments,” said Scalise, a Republican. “People in Louisiana, regardless of political affiliation, are making plans to leave to protect their families from this serious storm, and the God I know would not share Michael Moore’s glee for our plight.”

Residents of New Orleans and the surrounding area have to started to evacuate, while the storm strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane.

Moore seemed to back off his statement on air Friday, later saying, “I mean I certainly hope nobody gets hurt. I hope everybody’s taking cover.”

Source

[Tunisia216 2]

I'm no Republican, but I agree, really insensitive and totally inappropriate !

[jundp 191]

Me too. Plus that's my family he's spouting his greasy fat mouth off about.

[Tunisia216 2]

ITA Not all democrats are fans of his .. I'm definitely not.. He gets under my skin!

I hope that your family is going to be safe and that everything will be okay, Prayers

Me too. Plus that's my family he's spouting his greasy fat mouth off about.

[Ban Hammer 12,829]

mikey should just go to new orleans, eat the hurricane and save the day.

[~Chad~ 0]

mikey should just go to new orleans, eat the hurricane and save the day.

Jun, I live just south of baton rouge. That hurricane is coming right at us. God help us.

[IAMX 3,055]

Not surprised who they're targeting, given it's Faux News and a Republican Congressman.

Still, Michael Moore seems to be a one-trick pony nowadays with Pat Robertson style extremist vitriol. Think Mike needs to shape up, in more ways than one.

[Peikko 1,575]

Yes, because his comment really was intended to imply that he didn't give a flying toss about anyone in the hurricane's path. He's not my cup of tea as a journalist/film maker, but I don't think that his plainly ironic comment (you know, the party with a hotline to god having god disrupt their convention via hurricane Gustav - which is all the comment meant) is enough to demand an apology or get your knickers all twisted up over.

[dalegg 143]

yeah, but there's a twist of a double standard when Olbermann gives Bill O'Reilly the "world's worst person" award for making a joke about how he wished Katrina would hit the U.N. building. Maybe Moore will get the award tonight..

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

yeah, but there's a twist of a double standard when Olbermann gives Bill O'Reilly the "world's worst person" award for making a joke about how he wished Katrina would hit the U.N. building. Maybe Moore will get the award tonight..

Well... why? Who really cares what talk show f*ckheads think?

Isn't all of this thin-skinnedness on the part of media personalities just a mite silly?

[Alex+R 0]

Yep, it's totally silly.

Still, Michael Moore should have been more sensitive about this particular issue, since he professes to care about the poor and all.

Michael Moore sucks.

Republicans suck more, though.

Hmmmmmm

I have no point

[MrsCat 6]

mikey should just go to new orleans, eat the hurricane and save the day.

sorry to say charles, but he actually creates the moist hot air that makes hurricanes. meteorological fact. I saw it on NOAA's website once.

[Ban Hammer 12,829]

Yep, it's totally silly.

Still, Michael Moore should have been more sensitive about this particular issue, since he professes to care about the poor and all.

Michael Moore sucks.

Republicans suck more, though.

Hmmmmmm

I have no point

that's not news.

and btw, dems suck too.

[Alex+R 0]

Yep, it's totally silly.

Still, Michael Moore should have been more sensitive about this particular issue, since he professes to care about the poor and all.

Michael Moore sucks.

Republicans suck more, though.

Hmmmmmm

I have no point

that's not news.

and btw, dems suck too.

They totally do.

[Ban Hammer 12,829]

Yep, it's totally silly.

Still, Michael Moore should have been more sensitive about this particular issue, since he professes to care about the poor and all.

Michael Moore sucks.

Republicans suck more, though.

Hmmmmmm

I have no point

that's not news.

and btw, dems suck too.

They totally do.

dems suck so much, everyone attending the dnc had hickies on their feet just for being there

Edited August 31, 2008 by charles!