Randy Haddock

chetgulland:

This happened last night…

Esquire sponsors the premiere of ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’. Michael Moore’s new shocking and inspirational doc about hard times in America and the evils of capitalism.

Following the Premiere, Esquire shuttles many of the attendees straight down to SoHo to the opening of The Esquire Apartment – a fully decadent penthouse where every square inch is paid for by a luxury sponsor. Hot tub, $120k pool table, $60k home theater, fine food. The only thing lacking was a doormat saying “Welcome To Capitalism.”

I had fun….But ooooh the irony. Everyone I talked to was like, “man, this is the most bizarre combination. I bet Michael Moore would freak out if he saw that this was happening.”….And then he showed up. And was eating it up. And then one of the families from the film came.

h/t Mark Hemingway

Michael Moore stands to make millions of dollars off this film. I don’t hold it against him, though. He’s found a niche market of people who hate capitalism (and view it as inherently “evil”) and is simply targeting them. Pretty brilliant if you ask me. Moore might be one of the greatest capitalists after all. And one of the biggest hypocrites, too.

Source: chetgulland