Warning to Michael Moore from Clint Eastwood

Published on January 14, 2005 By iamheather In Politics

Wish I could have been a fly on the wall at this awards dinner. Way to go, Mr. Eastwood. Make our day!

Eastwood stunned a New York filmmaking audience with his comments, the New York Daily News' Lloyd Grove reported today in his must-read column.

"Michael Moore and I actually have a lot in common - we both appreciate living in a country where there's free expression," Eastwood was quoted as telling the National Board of Review awards dinner in New York Tuesday night.

With a cold glare Eastwood took notice of Moore sitting in the audience and said bluntly and without a smile: "But, Michael, if you ever show up at my front door with a camera - I'll kill you."

The Daily News reports the audience erupted in laughter, and Eastwood grinned. "I mean it," Eastwood said again.

One of the few Republicans in Hollywood, Eastwood had once served as Mayor of Carmel, Calif.

Eastwood made his comments while accepting the Special Filmmaking Achievement prize for "Million Dollar Baby."

Moore was said to be in the rear of the audience when Eastwood made his biting remarks.

Moore also won the group's "Freedom of Expression" award for his Bush-bashing "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Apparently, Moore has not taken kindly to death threats in the past.

The News notes that last year "Moore was outraged when CNN anchor Bill Hemmer suggested during an interview that some folks might want to see him dead."

"Can you think of any other interview in the history of television where a politician or a movie director was asked about people wanting to see him dead?" Moore was quoted as saying.

Moore may have lightened up a bit. His agent told the News: "Michael laughed along with everyone else, and took Mr. Eastwood's comments in the lighthearted spirit in which they were given."

~NewsMax

Comments (Page 6)

drmiler

on Jan 19, 2005

Reply #83 By: wallys world (Anonymous) - 1/19/2005 1:38:38 AM
"If you can not understand how the magnitude of the situation could freeze a person to their core and hamper their ability to respond, then perhaps you aren't human? Because obviously you seem to think the president's not human or shouldn't be."

I just cant see many world leaders acting in the same manner (and I would bet that Dick Cheney didn't sit staring into space when he heard the news.) None of the Asian leaders reacted this way on news of the Tsunami, an event that dwarfed 9/11 in magnitude. By your reckoning they would have stayed immobile for hours. All Bush showed is he was not up to the job at hand.

Maybe in magnitude? Your opinion! But NOT in the sheer horror of it. After all natural disasters happen ALL the time! Just how often do idiots fly airliners into buildings full of people? I don't think any other world leader when faced with *exactly* the same situation would be able to do much either! Try a different tact because this one isn't working. If you were the president of the US, I'd like to see just how *you* would react.

wallys world

on Jan 19, 2005

"Maybe in magnitude? Your opinion! But NOT in the sheer horror of it. After all natural disasters happen ALL the time! Just how often do idiots fly airliners into buildings full of people?"
It never ceases to amaze me how insular and self obsessed Americans are.
When was the last time a natural disaster claimed 180,000++ lives??...yes that's right over 60 times the number killed on 9/11 and by sheer scale far more horrifying (well to most people anyway.)
And mans inhumanity to man is also happening all the time..the holocaust, death squads in Chile and Argentina, Rawandan ethnic violence, Israel/Palestine, Somalia...all dwarf 9/11 in scale and horror.
Again I say how would (did?) Dick Cheney react, I guarantee it wouldnt have been/wasnt with an effective impersonation of a stunned mullett.

latour999

on Jan 19, 2005

Interesting (and a bit morbid) comparisons between 9/11 and the tsunami, in terms of horror and magnitude. I just have to ask, would the tsunami have been more horrible if killed 180,000 people in say, Florida? And would 9/11 have been less horrible if it had happened to the Petronas Towers? Does how close it is to you affect how horrible a disaster is?

drmiler

on Jan 19, 2005

Reply #86 By: latour999 - 1/19/2005 5:40:00 PM
Interesting (and a bit morbid) comparisons between 9/11 and the tsunami, in terms of horror and magnitude. I just have to ask, would the tsunami have been more horrible if killed 180,000 people in say, Florida? And would 9/11 have been less horrible if it had happened to the Petronas Towers? Does how close it is to you affect how horrible a disaster is?

No. What affected this is one is nature killing folks as opposed to men killing a bunch of people for no reason. Neither one was cool. But it's the kind of stuff I expect from mother nature.

wallys world

on Jan 19, 2005

"Interesting (and a bit morbid) comparisons between 9/11 and the tsunami"
I would agree, but my first point was not really to compare the disasters but leaders reactions to them. If 180,000 people died in a tsunami in Florida it would be equally horrible but that would be mitigated somewhat by the efficiancy of the American response which would in turn lead to significantly less suffering. The tsunami was to some extent so horrifying for those of us living in the area for two reasons: firstly, it could have been us or someone we know. These resorts are well known to Australians and very popular, I had in fact tried to book a holiday in Phuket for my family at that exact period but could not because it was fully booked. Secondly the relative poverty of the local people involved. Many have lost their livelihoods.

"And would 9/11 have been less horrible if it had happened to the Petronas Towers?"
That would depend on where you sit in the world. From an Australian point of view I believe it would be "less horrible." Because of our removal from those that would be involved. Most Australians like most Americans are of a European and particularly an anglo-saxon background and relate far better to those with similar backgrounds. It is why we Australians struggle so much with our geographical location. Our location says we are part of Asia, but our history, culture and beliefs say we are more aligned to Britain/Europe or America. Another point was that if it could happen in New York it could happen here. I am not sure people would feel the same if the attack had happened in Kuala Lumpur.

drmiler

on Jan 19, 2005

Reply #88 By: wallys world (Anonymous) - 1/19/2005 8:05:57 PM
"Interesting (and a bit morbid) comparisons between 9/11 and the tsunami"
I would agree, but my first point was not really to compare the disasters but leaders reactions to them. If 180,000 people died in a tsunami in Florida it would be equally horrible but that would be mitigated somewhat by the efficiancy of the American response which would in turn lead to significantly less suffering. The tsunami was to some extent so horrifying for those of us living in the area for two reasons: firstly, it could have been us or someone we know

Now turn this around and put the twin towers in place of the tsunami. WIth the exact same circumstances. We look at 9/11 and think "Hell that could've been me or someone I know. And what about the people who lost *their* livelyhood when the towers went down?

latour999

on Jan 20, 2005

But it's the kind of stuff I expect from mother nature.

It's the kind of stuff I expect from man. The Holocaust, Hiroshima, Rwanda, Sudan, just to name a few. Mother Nature just doesn't come close to man when it comes to killing.

"Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise." -Tommy Douglas

Myrrander

on Jan 20, 2005

yeah, kick ass, Clint. you rule. dirty harry gives it to the liberal. good for him.

isn't hollywood gossip so amusing?

almost as amusing as those who repost it as news.

jeblackstar

on Jan 20, 2005

Dr. Guy, you are an insult to serious debaters and your reposting of non-objective partisan websites as somehow validating your insanity over others just illustrates that point. In five minutes I can make up facts and slap them on a website too, but will using them to back up my claims somehow make people believe me? Probably not.

Cheers

Dr Guy

on Jan 20, 2005

Lay off the sauce. You either have the wrong poster or the wrong diminsion! Perhaps you just took too much torpedo juice this go round?

jeblackstar

on Jan 20, 2005

Reply #63 By: Dr. Guy - 1/16/2005 12:08:18 PM
Now, now latour999. Remember, Canadians aren't like that.

No, canadians are not like that:
http://www.crimelibrary.com/features/fea_printPage.asp?sect=2&curPage=&thisFile=/serial_killers/predators/robert_pickton/1.html
Or that:
http://www.crimelibrary.com/features/fea_printPage.asp?sect=8&curPage=&thisFile=/notorious_murders/mass/marc_lepine/index.html
Or That:
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/bernardo/7.html?sect=1
No canadians are not like that.
For more exciting reading, go here:
http://ss910.logika.net/cgi-bin/ss_query?keys=canada&submit=GO&ct=10&sitenbr=61032486
Canadians are all peace loving leftist that would not hurt a fly.

Then you need to find the guy who posted this and have a talking to with him.

Cheers

Dr Guy

on Jan 20, 2005

Oh, you think that is a made up site? ROFL! I guess anything that you do not agree with is a made up site! You poor pathetic fool! That is a very reliable site! Dont believe me, surf it! It has no politics, it just lists the worst criminals on the face of the planet!

WOW! You are paranoid!

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