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White People Scare The Crap Out Of Me. I Have Never Been Attacked By A Black Person, Never Been Evicted By A Black Person, Never Had My Security Deposit Ripped Off By A Black Landlord, Never Had A Black Landlord, Never Been Pulled Over By A Black Cop, Never Been Sold A Lemon By A Black Car Salesman, Never Seen A Black Car Salesman, Never Had A Black Person Deny Me A Bank Loan, Never Had A Black Person Bury My Movie, And I've Never Heard A Black Person Say, 'we're Going To Eliminate Ten Thousand Jobs Here - Have A Nice Day!'

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White People Scare The

Michael Moore

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White People Scare The Crap Out Of Me. I Have Never Been Attacked By A Black Person, Never Been Evicted By A Black Person, Never Had My Security Deposit Ripped Off By A Black Landlord, Never Had A Black Landlord, Never Been Pulled Over By A Black Cop, Never Been Sold A Lemon By A Black Car Salesman, Never Seen A Black Car Salesman, Never Had A Black Person Deny Me A Bank Loan, Never Had A Black Person Bury My Movie, And I've Never Heard A Black Person Say, 'we're Going To Eliminate Ten Thousand Jobs Here - Have A Nice Day!'

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If Someone Did This Fahrenheit 9/11 To Get Back At Bush, Then They Did So By Killing Thousands Of People Who Did Not Vote For Him! Boston, New York, D.c., And The Planes' Destination Of California - These Were Places That Voted Against Bush!

You Know He's [george W. Bush] There Illegally. You Know He Was Not Elected Either By The Popular Vote Or By The Vote In Florida.

White People Scare The Crap Out Of Me. I Have Never Been Attacked By A Black Person, Never Been Evicted By A Black Person, Never Had My Security Deposit Ripped Off By A Black Landlord, Never Had A Black Landlord, Never Been Pulled Over By A Black Cop, Never Been Sold A Lemon By A Black Car Salesman, Never Seen A Black Car Salesman, Never Had A Black Person Deny Me A Bank Loan, Never Had A Black Person Bury My Movie, And I've Never Heard A Black Person Say, 'we're Going To Eliminate Ten Thousand Jobs Here - Have A Nice Day!'

My Film About Bush Didn't Prevent His Reelection.

In Accordance To The Principles Of Doublethink, It Does Not Matter If The War Is Not Real, Or When It Is, That Victory Is Not Possible. The War Is Not Meant To Be Won. It Is Meant To Be Continuous. The Essential Act Of Modern Warfare Is The Destruction Of The Produce Of Human Labour. A Hierarchical Society Is Only Possible On The Basis Of Poverty And Ignorance. In Principle, The War Effort Is Always Planned To Keep Society On The Brink Of Starvation. The War Is Waged By The Ruling Group Against Its Own Subjects, And Its Object Is Not Victory Over Eurasia Or Eastasia, But To Keep The Very Structure Of Society Intact.

I May Be Preaching To The Choir, But The Choir Needs A Good Song.

The Upper 1 Percent, The People Down On Wall Street, The Corporate Executives, They're The People That Control This Economy.

In Some States, You Can Vote A Straight Party Ticket, But You Can't Vote For Individual Candidates.

I Don't Want To Do Anything That Violates My Own Personal Code Of Ethics And Morals.

Ethics And Morals

There's Nothing Inherently Or Patently Wrong With Anybody Who Does Well, Works Hard, Earns A Living, Betters Themselves. I'm Not Against Any Of These Things. It's About How You Make That Money, And Then What You Do With It.

There's Over A Billion People On This Planet That Don't Have Access To Clean Drinking Water.

The Days Of Using My Name As A Pejorative Are Now Over. The Right Wing Turned Me Into An Accidental Spokesperson For The Liberal, Majority Agenda.

We Have To See That We're A Part Of Each Other, And We Have To Take Care Of Each Other. The Reason Why They Have Universal Health Care In Canada And Britain, These Other Places? Because They Believe If One Suffers, Everybody Suffers.

Because I Have An Opinion, I Have Become Public Enemy Number One To The Fox News Channel And The Right Wing.

Maybe It's A Sick Fantasy Of Mine, But I Am Really Looking Forward To A Debate Between A General And A Deserter. Plus, I Really Want To Hear President Bush Have To Say, "yes, General, No, General."

Well, "the Washington Post" Three Weeks Ago Had This Investigation And They Said That President Obama Has Now Raised More Money From Wall Street And The Banks For This Election Cycle Than All - Than All Eight Republicans Combined. I Don't Want To Say That, Because If That's The Truth, That Wall Street Already Has Their Man And His Name Is Barack Obama, Then We've Got A Much Bigger Problem.

The No. 1 Cause Of Bankruptcies Is Medical Bills.

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