Oscar-winning filmmaker talks “Capitalism,” politics and Oscars with Raw Story
Just over a year ago, Michael Moore vigorously campaigned for President Obama and the Democratic Party.
But watching them jettison the public option from health care legislation appears to have been the final straw.
“These Democrats are a bunch of wusses,” Moore told Raw Story in a hard-edged interview Wednesday.
“They don’t have the courage of their convictions. They won’t stand and fight.” Health care is a uniquely important issue for the liberal filmmaker, whose 2007 documentary “Sicko” explored the heartbreaks and inequities in the US health care industry.
He says he’s fed up with the Democrats’ reticence to take on insurance companies.
“It’s embarrassing, it’s disgusting and I won’t have it anymore,” he told Raw Story, mocking them in a baby’s voice. “I’m sick of them.”
His views on the Republicans? Well, at least they have cojones, Moore said.
“You really have to admire the Republicans on some level, because they stand up for what they believe in,” he said. “They come into town, and when they win, oh they win. They come in with guns blazing.”
Listen to audio of the interview at the bottom of the story.
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