Michael Moore Film on Financial Industry
Will You Help Me With My Next Film? ...a request from Michael Moore
February 11, 2009
Friends,I am in the middle of shooting my next movie and I am looking for a few brave people who work on Wall Street or in the financial industry to come forward and share with me what they know. Based on those who have already contacted me, I believe there are a number of you who know "the real deal" about the abuses that have been happening. You have information that the American people need to hear. I am humbly asking you for a moment of courage, to be a hero and help me expose the biggest swindle in American history.
All correspondence with me will be kept confidential. Your identity will be protected and you will decide to what extent you wish to participate in telling the greatest crime story ever told.
The important thing here is for you to step up as an American and do your duty of shedding some light on this financial collapse. A few good people have already come forward, which leads me to believe there are many more of you out there who know what's going on. Here's your chance to let your fellow citizens in on the truth.
If you have any info that would help, please contact me at my private email address: [email protected].
For the rest of you on my email list who don't work in the financial industry, you're probably wondering, "What the heck is this all about? I thought he said he was making a romantic comedy!"
Well, I just can't say much right now. I'm sure you can understand why. One thing I can tell you is that you're gonna like this movie when I'm done with it. Oh, yeah...
So, again, if you work for a bank, a brokerage firm or an insurance company -- or if you have seen things or heard things that you believe the American people have a right to know -- please contact me at [email protected].
Thank you in advance for your help!
Yours,
Michael Moore
[email protected]
MichaelMoore.com
maybe I should tell Michael how EDJ reps raised the money to feed the frenzy by selling structured notes to their clients
Wonder if he’ll spend any time on this board to get material for his film!
Be careful
I blame fat people and all THEIR excesses. Michael Moore, I’m calling you…
Let me get this straight. You interview us, make a movie about all the excesses of Wall Street. Rip apart our retention bonuses? No way
there would be not one iota of fact in this ‘movie’. he is a socialist that misconstues the truth for his own benefit.
that said, he is likely one of obama's closest allies[quote=go_huskies]there would be not one iota of fact in this ‘movie’. he is a socialist that misconstues the truth for his own benefit.
that said, he is likely one of obama's closest allies[/quote]I am no fan of Moore, but not a lot of facts in your post. pot meet kettle.
I could easily roast this industry using only facts. He will have a hard time making things up when there is so much truth that will scewer the industry.
So much he material he could use, depends what angle he wants to take. How about that 99.9% of a brokers "ideas" come on the last day of production?
I think it would be hillarious for him to get someone undercover in Jones’ training sessions. Hamburger…doorknocking…I may send him a note.
the biggest concern might be how his film will affect all of us and our position of trust in the community and with our clients.
[quote=stefany_t] the biggest concern might be how his film will affect all of us and our position of trust in the community and with our clients.
No Shit that is my concern. More bad news associated with our field the better… HA I can see years of reassuring clients I am not part of a Ponzi Scheme, No I didn’t sell CDO’s, Nope I don’t agree with buying Indexed annuities… and all other similar BS that has plagued our industry for the past few years.
Great now I am depressed again… it feels like its October all over again… When will this end!
Miss J
[quote=stefany_t]the biggest concern might be how his film will affect all of us and our position of trust in the community and with our clients.
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You spelled “Stephanie” wrong.
[quote=MISS JONES] [quote=stefany_t] the biggest concern might be how his film will affect all of us and our position of trust in the community and with our clients.
No Shit that is my concern. More bad news associated with our field the better… HA I can see years of reassuring clients I am not part of a Ponzi Scheme, No I didn’t sell CDO’s, Nope I don’t agree with buying Indexed annuities… and all other similar BS that has plagued our industry for the past few years.
Great now I am depressed again… it feels like its October all over again… When will this end!
Miss J[/quote]
Is it Indexed Annuities that have plagued the industry or is it the losses that have been sustained in the stock market? Your comment was very, very, very naive.
[quote=San Houston]
[quote=stefany_t]the biggest concern might be how his film will affect all of us and our position of trust in the community and with our clients.
[/quote]You spelled “Stephanie” wrong. [/quote]
You spelled “Sam” wrong
Miss J - not to beat a dead horse - but you ARE part of a Ponzi Scheme, take from the middle class, funnel to the GP’s - sorry I couldn’t resist. Please don’t start the bad stuff again.
I was thinking of calling Michael Moore up and seeing if he'll talk to me. I'll tell him I'll talk about big bad brokerage firms and how horrible Jones is - and then when he shows up, I can smash his fat face! As much as I don't like Jones - I wouldn't sell them out to that piece of crap!Michael Moore should just come up with a quick movie on businesses/industries that he doesn’t hate. It would be much more efficient.
[quote=josephjones107]Michael Moore should just come up with a quick movie on businesses/industries that he doesn’t hate. It would be much more efficient.[/quote]
He seems to like foods and restaurants.
Who doesn’t like food and restaurants?
[quote=Rugby]
[quote=josephjones107]Michael Moore should just come up with a quick movie on businesses/industries that he doesn’t hate. It would be much more efficient.[/quote]He seems to like foods and restaurants.[/quote]
He does, but you know he probably thinks it’s their fault that he’s fat
I heard is next doc. is about how those evil babies are running capitalism into the ground with their subliminal diaper commercials!
Hey Michael, sweet jean jacket... it would look great under the wheelwell of my Yukon!Well, people are still buying guns and cars despite “Bowling for Columbine” and “Roger and Me.” I don’t imagine people will turn away from the financial industry because of his movie. I like the guy and like his movies, the guy’s got balls to pose the questions he does. You can’t tell me the scene in “Bowling” with Charlton Heston wasn’t classic.
Face it, the guy is a great capitalist. He’ll make a movie that millions of people will pay $10 to watch and talk about for a month. He’ll get richer, I’ll have great stuff to discuss with my clients and prospects, and a month after its release, all will be normal again.
We get all bent out of shape because he’s coming down on our industry. People SHOULD question our industry. We should question everything, for that matter. And if we are ethical, as I believe the majority in our industry are, we’ll have answers that people can understand and that make sense. I won’t take responsibility for the sins of others in my industry, but I’ll take responsibility for my actions all day long - and that’s pretty easy to do.
Now that I think about, maybe I can make my own movie. Anybody wanna invest?
mojo - I agree with you that people should question our industry - but for someone who takes facts and twists them or who sometiems disregards them completely. - there is a credibility issue. if his movies were marketed as fiction and not “exposing the CORRUPTION of WALL Street”, then i wouldn’t have a problem with it. But he has an agenda (I know, everyone else does too), and he doesn’t let the facts get in the way of his agenda.
He's a freakin' fat ass tool. And he is certainly no capitalist - he takes advantage of the capitalist system - but he is certainly no capitalist.mojo - I agree with you that people should question our industry - but for someone who takes facts and twists them or who sometiems disregards them completely. - there is a credibility issue. DIV]
And this is why his movie will be good for conversation, and not bad for our business. I can poke holes in his agenda all day long, but I can also see that despite the slanted agenda, he'll have some valid points.
And I do still think he's a capitalist. He finds a need (i.e. the public's growing need to transfer blame for just about everything) and he fills it by making a movie that does exactly that. Besides, why would I want to watch an honest an accurate depiction of what really went down? I get that by reading MSNBC, Fox, and watching Maria B. Oh wait a minute...
I’m not sure MSNBC and Fox are all that accurate either.
But I get your point. He is elitist. It's ok for him to make money, but not for everybody else (a la Sicko). That is hardly capitalist. If you believe everybody should have an opportunity to make money if they work HARD, then you are a capitalist. As for valid points, even a broken clock is right twice a day..I don’t think Moore has a problem with people making money, I think he has a problem with HOW some people make money and what consideration is given to the consequences of their actions. Also, he goes after the guys that I think should be the most equipped to handle his onslaught. And since he’s the editor of the movie, of course they’re going to come off looking like idiots.
All I know is that if he ever makes a movie about me or the producers from 60 Minutes are calling my office, I’m screwed.
Hey, if I keep this dialogue going, will I eventually move up to Groupie from Newbie?
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