After 20 Years, GM Still Not Over It

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/21025779/detail.html

DETROIT -- Controversial Michigan filmmaker Michael Moore was escorted out of the General Motors headquarters building in Detroit 20 years ago while filming "Roger and Me." And Sunday, when Moore once again brought a film to the Renaissance Center, where GM is headquartered and owns, compromises had to be made.

In "Roger and Me," Moore was trying to get some one-on-one time with then GM CEO Roger Smith, but Moore was asked to leave the property when cameras followed him in.

Moore rented out four movie theaters inside the Renaissance Center to screen his new film, "Capitalism -- A Love Story." ...

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[hannahunney]

At the end the newsguy kisses GM's ass. Nice. you'd think he'd be pissed about his "freedom of the press" rights being violated. Wuss news company.

[MrOphachew]

@2468bloob -Roger & Me was nothing more than one big cinematic cheap shot at Flint, Mi & GM. Moore has no answers only criticism.

[MrOphachew]

Watch the Documentary "Shooting Michael Moore" by one of Moores own High school classmates. Also, read Michael Moore is a Big Fat

White Guy"

[MrOphachew]

The UAW hasn't contributed anything to production since the 60's. The UAW exists as an entity you are swimply paying them all that money and all they do is protect the bad worker.

[enlightenednihilist]

most importantly, the most clear, heinous and irrefutable of their crimes, they conspired (and were convicted of having done so) to eliminate streetcars.

[enlightenednihilist]

@2468bloob i guess you could said im not arguing with you, im just alluding to ideas without clarifying them. sorry to leave you to do your own research. but uh, GM is a villain. no really. they illegally manufactured for the nazi regime, supressed their own electric car, received bailouts from the feds while rolling in cash only to export jobs, and

[EMUmonster]

@bikegirl2

Europe isnt doing too good either.

[bikegirl2]

i cant wait for the USA to come to an end..its going to be good 

[gupsnot]

@ybrik222 obviously, GM didn't get the irony.

[FUNKYBLOK]

Silencing Moore and succeeding means it is here and in full force...