Liberal filmmaker and Flint, Michigan native Michael Moore lit into Hillary Clinton and heaped praise on Bernie Sanders while live-tweeting CNN’s Democrat presidential debate, which aired live from Flint on Sunday night.
During the course of the debate, the Where to Invade Next filmmaker made frequent reference to Flint’s water contamination crisis, which has left thousands of people in the city sickened by lead poisoning and has led some to call for the resignation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.
Clinton says Bernie's ideas aren't "real ideas." Tell that to Canada, Germany, UK, France, Australia & rest of world https://t.co/kfhJAh6dik
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 6, 2016
Grateful 4 the attention Flint is receiving today. Wish it had happened 30 years ago when our town was killed by a different poison: greed.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 6, 2016
Early on in the debate, Moore appeared to alternate between criticism of Clinton and discussion about the water crisis in Flint, which he called a “hate crime.”
More of GoldmanSachs? More of trade deals that destroyed MI families? More of sending young ppl raised in poverty off to war? More Clintons?
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 6, 2016
It's not an infrastructure problem. Not an environmental problem. Flint is the victim of a hate crime. A Black city, & a governor w/ malice.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 6, 2016
The governor gave the rich a tax break. To afford it, he ordered Flint 2 cut $15M in costs by shutting off its water pipe to the GreatLakes.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 6, 2016
It's not a "water crisis." It's the kind of decision that Republican officials make every day: Help the rich, fuck the poor #ArrestGovSnyder
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 6, 2016
The filmmaker also suggested that Democrats were as responsible for the Flint water crisis as Republicans:
Flint has voted for Dems for 84 straight yrs. What did it get us? For 18 months Dems remained silent &ignored pleas while Flint was poisoned
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 6, 2016
Dems in Flint today handing out bottles of water. Bottles? 100,000 people need 20 MILLION 16oz bottles of water EACH DAY! You're not helping
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 6, 2016
Toward the end of the debate, Moore ramped up his attacks on Clinton:
Literally, this so far has been the only debate of substance this year! It's riveting and moving. And real questions from real people.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
Hillary now says her life-long support of moving jobs out of Flint is over.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
Hillary has no clue that the "auto bailout" didn't save ONE single job in Flint. We used to have 80,000 GM jobs here. Today? 5,000 jobs left
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
The choice here is clear: Wall Street's paid candidate or the candidate who can't be bought.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
Reaganomics killed Flint and Clinton's NAFTA buried us. End of history lesson.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
CNN URGENT: Hillary lied when she said Bernie didn't support auto bailout. Please correct this on air! https://t.co/qgaJDNo4kh
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
3 yrs after GM was founded in Flint, the people were so scared of its power they elected a socialist mayor. His spirit is w/ u tonite Bernie
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
When Bernie was in college, he was arrested demonstrating for civil rights. When Hillary was in college, she was in the Young Republicans.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
When she called Black kids "superpredators" & said she would make them "heel," she was NOT talking about "the cartels." Watch the video.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
Still, Moore apparently enjoyed the debate, even as he lamented what he called the media’s pro-Hillary bias.
An amazing debate. Candidates grilled by citizens w/ serous questions. Thank u CNN & Dem Party 4 giving Flint the podium. TY Hillary& Bernie
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
Bernie has won 3 of the 4 primaries/caucuses this weekend! Media only talking about how great Hillary's doing. Back to normal.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 7, 2016
Clinton and Sanders will continue their battle for delegates on Tuesday as Michigan and Mississippi hold their Democrat primaries.
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