Has this been debunked anywhere?

[Killarney]

That Michael Moore said the 9/11 passengers were "scaredy-cats" because they were mostly white and if there were black men on the plane they would have taken over the hijackers.

Or something like that. Fighting with a moderate friend over email who refuses to see any MM film because of that quote.

I just can't believe that MM would say that. I searched online (snopes, truth or fiction, google, etc) but can't find it debunked anywhere.

Anyone know?

[vivalarev]

1. i have never heard that

it sounds made up

[stopthegop]

2. I've seen it around a lot...

never heard of him denying it...try the Arron Brown show on CNN...also said he wanted to hire blakcs instead of whites from then on....

[mr_hat]

3. He explained it as sarcasm ("you either get it or you don't") >

In a New Yorker article from a month or so back.

I have the print version sitting by my throne at home; not sure whether it's available online.

[Sean Reynolds]

4. It's simple...

Tell the person to either show proof he said it, or sit back and shut the fuck up.

[Killarney]

5. They did show proof

but it was worldnetdaily and some UK paper.

Edited to say I found it on foxnews.com, too. Still, even with all these three, I just don't believe it 100%. There has to be an explanation.

[mr_hat]

6. Yes, it was a comment he made in the UK >

during a post-lecture Q&A session. In Liverpool, IIRC.

[pocket]

7. Moore also had that on his own website

paraphrased, of course.

[redqueen]

8. Hasn't been debunked

because he said it.

Does your friend not see movies directed by Mel Gibson because he's said stupid things? How about other directors?

This is a stupid reason to not see the movie. Please ask your friend if he knows the meaning of the phrase 'cutting off your nose to spite your face'.

The facts are the facts, regardless of what regard you hold the deliverer of those facts in.

[rinsd]

9. He said it...

Doesn't really matter, your friend doesn't seem to be into MM so I would avoid the issue. There are plenty thing in life besides MM.

[Killarney]

10. Really?

I thought all of life was MM. All MM, all the time. Eat, sleep, breathe MM.

;)