>>> TODAY PROTESTERS RALLIED OUTSIDE THE STATE CAPITOL
RICHARD MOND, VIRGINIA URGING
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR RALPH
NORTHAM, WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE
A PHYSICIAN, TO REOPEN THE
STATE.
STATE. VIRGINIA IS AFTER ALL ONE OF THE
STATES THE PRESIDENT URGED TO
LIBERATE OVER TWITTER.
MEANWHILE, NEW POLLING FROM THE
A.P. SHOWS 61% OF US FEEL STEPS
TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO
PREVENT INFECTIONS ARE ABOUT
RIGHT.
RIGHT. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME BACK A
PROUD MICHIGANDER, MOVIE MAKER,
MUCKRAKER, ALSO HAPPENS TO BE
THE HOST OF THE PODCAST "RUMBLE
WITH MICHAEL MOORE."
AND MICHAEL MOORE HAS BEEN ABLE
TO JOIN US TONIGHT.
MICHAEL, STEPHEN MOORE NO,
RELATION, THE ECONOMIST COMPARED
THESE PROTESTERS OUT THERE RIGHT
NOW TO ROSA PARKS.
FIRST OF ALL, CAN WE PLEASE STOP
WITH THE ROSA PARKS AND MLK
COMPARISONS?
COMPARISONS? BUT SECONDLY, WHAT’S YOUR FEEL
FOR THIS MOVEMENT?
WITH THE GIVEN THAT EVERYONE
WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK OUT THERE
AND EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO
RETURN TO WORK.
>> YES, EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO
GET BACK TO SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WE WERE DOING.
THE PROTESTERS, THAT’S NOT
REALLY WHAT’S GOING ON THERE.
THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY MINI TRUMP
RALLIES, PRO-TRUMP PEOPLE.
THEY’RE FUNDED BY TRUMP BACKERS.
I THINK YOU HAD THAT ON YOUR
EVENING NEWS TONIGHT IN TERMS OF
THE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ONE VERY
WEALTHY PERSON IN WISCONSIN
WHO’S BEEN BACKING THESE
DEMONSTRATIONS.
DEMONSTRATIONS. THE IDEA WHEN TRUMP TWEETED THAT
ABOUT LIBERATE MICHIGAN, THOSE
ARE THE ONLY WORDS, LIBERATE
MICHIGAN, I THOUGHT, WELL,
ACTUALLY YEAH, WE’RE PLANNING TO
DO THAT ON NOVEMBER 3rd THIS
YEAR.
YEAR. SO GOOD IDEA.
WE WERE A STATE THAT VOTED FOR
TRUMP.
TRUMP. SO A LOT OF US ARE VERY BUSY
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
DOESN’T HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT MICHIGAN AND
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PANDEMIC
HITS A STATE THAT ALREADY HAS A
ROUGH ECONOMY.
ROUGH ECONOMY. >> WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY, THINGS
ARE NOT GOOD.
AND ESPECIALLY IN DETROIT, IN
THE DETROIT AREA, ESPECIALLY IN
THE PARTS OF MICHIGAN THAT ARE
MAJORITY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, THIS
HAS HIT PEOPLE THERE VERY HARD.
AND IT’S BEEN INTERESTING TO SEE
THE DISPARITY IN DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE STATE IN TERMS OF INCOME
AND RACE.
AND RACE. YOU KNOW, MICHIGAN HAS JUST HAD
THE CRAP KICKED OUT OF IT NOW
FOR A NUMBER OF DECADES.
I UNDERSTAND WHY SOME PEOPLE
DON’T REALLY BELIEVE WHEN THINGS
ARE BEING TOLD BECAUSE THEY’VE
BEEN TOLD SO MUCH FOR SO LONG.
NONETHELESS, IT’S BEEN VERY
DISHEARTENING TO SEE ON THAT
CHART THAT YOU HAVE UP IN YOUR
UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE
SCREEN THAT SHOWS IN THIS LAST
WEEK MICHIGAN BEING NEAR THE
TOP.
TOP. MANY DAYS AFTER NEW YORK AND NEW
JERSEY, WHICH BY THE WAY
MICHIGAN WE CONSIDER THAT ONE
AREA, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
NO OFFENSE TO THE PEOPLE FROM
NEW JERSEY.
NEW JERSEY. BUT MICHIGAN’S BEEN NUMBER 3.
MORE THAN CALIFORNIA, BRIAN.
MORE DEATHS.
MORE DEATHS. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, CALIFORNIA,
MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, PENNSYLVANIA
ARE ALL KIND OF CLUMPED THE
SAME.
SAME. BUT AS YOU POINTED OUT MANY
TIMES, THESE AREN’T JUST NUMBERS
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT.
THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS THAT DID
NOT NEED TO LOSE THEIR LIVES.
AND I THINK YOU AND OTHERS HAVE
DONE A GOOD JOB OF TELLING THE
STORY ABOUT HOW THIS COULD HAVE
BEEN PREVENTED.
BEEN PREVENTED. NOT THE DISEASE, NOT THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS WAS -- EXISTS.
WE’VE ALWAYS HAD VIRUSES.
WE’VE ALWAYS HAD TO FIGHT THEM.
BUT WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN -- IF
WE’VE GOTTEN JUST A QUICKER JUMP
ON IT, IF THE PRESIDENT HADN’T
CALLED IT A HOAX, HADN’T FOUGHT
THE REALITY OF IT.
AND STILL TODAY, BRIAN, STILL