"Here's the truth they can't or won't report: I'm the one who has supported these troops - much more than the bloviators on Fox News,"
After a week of enduring Right Wing criticism over his comments on the American Sniper Movie, Michael Moore fought back on his Facebook page.
Raw Story posted an earlier video and story of Fox News bashing Michael Moore
In Daily Kos last week, the controversy and fallout over his initial comments was detailed here
and here
I have truncated his post. Go to his Facebook page to view his post in it's entirely.
Michael Moore
"My 12 Years of Support for the Troops "
Well, who would know better about hating our troops than those who supported sending them into a senseless war Iraq in the first place?
And, for 4,482 of them, a senseless, unnecessary and regrettable death.
If you supported that invasion, if you voted for George W. Bush and the Republicans and Democrats who backed this war, then you are the ones who have some 'splainin' to do. Not me. You.
Because only "haters" of our brave young men and women would recklessly send them into harm's way for something that had absolutely nothing to do with defending the United States of America. Nothing. Nothing to do with 9/11. Nothing. In fact, WE, the USA, were the ones who provided Saddam with his weapons in the 1980s that he used against the Kurds. We wanted him to use them against the Iranians, but you hand a crazy guy crazy weapons, something crazy is probably going to happen. Ask Osama bin Laden about that -- what he did with the crazy training, crazy money and crazy weapons that WE gave him. Oh wait. You can't ask him. Because the new president took him out. No 150,000 troop invasion necessary. Just 12 or so Navy SEALS and two and a half choppers.
Michael Moore listed 17 activities that he has worked with veterans on.
Michael Moore goes on to detail specific areas where he has helped veterans including: affirmative action to hire vets while prohibiting business with companies that do not have such policies. He opened his movie theaters free to active duty persons. Michael sits on the Advisory Board of the Pvt. Bradley (Chelsea) Manning Support Network. Further, he has hosted nationally acclaimed benefits for veterans, as well as taken veterans around the the country to speak up on veterans' issues. When his father passed away, he requested money be donated to a local veterans cause. Enough money was donated to build a home for a veteran's family.
Moore goes on....
So, Fox News and the other lazy media -- quit making shit up about me! You look ridiculous. But when you hide behind falsehoods and then use them to try and manipulate the public, then all you are is afraid. Afraid of me, an unarmed American, and the truth I bring along as my sidekick. Only cowards have to lie. Be brave. Report the truth. It will feel good.
According to Michael Moore, some of his most important veteran's work he has done is to speak out against unneeded wars that have cost the lives and well being of our troops.
Michael Moore doesn't need a "partial truth" news network behind him to make his statement. He can take care of himself. I think he just dissed Fox News pretty well.
h/t's to Rolling Stone and Freak Out Nation
