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Michael Moore gives it to 'em straight

There is no denying that whether one likes him or not, that Michael Moore is a straight-shooter.   Some would say he is a loose cannon.    There is much to admire of the man.  He says it as he sees it without fear or restraint.  He pits his view, bluntly and directly, about the upcoming US presidential election, the candidates and the parties in a piece on AlterNet "President Romney" -- Why Those Two Words Should Scare You into Action This Election".

"The Republicans know this: that we, the majority, will have sex when we want and with whom we want, will read and watch whatever we want when we want, will use marijuana if we want and if we don't want to then we certainly don't want our friends who do to be throw into prison. We are sick and tired of being poisoned, by chemicals or propaganda, we think the Palestinians have been given a raw deal and we want our friggin' jobs back! The Christian Right (and their Wall Street funders) know this all too well – America has turned, and there's no going back to not loving someone because of the color of their skin or expecting women to cede control of their bodies to a bunch of Neanderthals."

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