Despite free tickets, rabble rouser filmmaker Michael Moore’s new indictment of capitalism failed to rouse a full house in Elkhart, one of the 10 down and out American cities where Moore arranged gratis showings

Anybody check with people who did not go for reasons why? No ride, no gas, no interest etc.

Maybe it didn't pack a full house due to the lack of advertising that it was free. Also, I found out about it from MSNBC_Elkhart on twitter, came to this site, had to click to etruth to read full article, then go to a site to print the ticket, all to go see a movie that would be free for 1 day at 1 time. Lame. Don't knock the low attendence because it was a Michael Moore film.

Now, I enjoy his films, and don't necessarily agree w/ everything he says; but he makes good points, it's entertaining, and it's funny/ironic.

Anybody check with people who did not go for reasons why? No ride, no gas, no interest etc. ,

Bingo!

Plus the site it was advertised on didn't say anything about a second screen AND said there were no more tickets available.

I would have went had the site said anything about the overflow screen. And I only found out about it like the night before the showing....maybe there would have been a better turnout had it been better advertised...I would have even given people rides.

Even if Michael Moore weren't a dishonest individual and a deceptive film maker, his status as a multimillionaire renders ineffectual any barbs he might send capitalism's way.

The guy is a walking hypocrisy.

So give some of the details since most of us didn't see it. Is it depressing because we all know there are some serious problems not being dealt with and he's puts a few in our face? Is it funney? Does he see an absolutely huge debt with interest compounding away, consuming the republic? Does he show the lack of new business start ups to replace our reasonable paying jobs as lowering standards of living for most people for generations to come? Is he concerned with the amount of fraud in courts of law by attorneys and judges? Tell please.

Sometimes you are encouraged about our country's future when you see something like this.

Specifically, there is an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term.
This year's term was

"Political Correctness."

The winner wrote:

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

(This guy has nailed it.)

Michael Moore should create a documentary entitled "The Life of a Hypocritical Anti-Establishmentarian, or How I Dupe the Public Out of Their Money to Enrich Myself in the Name of the Liberal Cause De Jour." What he always fails to admit is that our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and our economy (for all its faults) has enabled him to say what he wants, amass wealth, and continue to be an outspoken critic of the system that pays his bills and allows him to pretty much do whatever he wants without fear of reprisal (jail, or worse). Moore does not add to the discussion; he is one of the most divisive people out there, using his "celebrity" and notoriety to create fissures in our society. To listen to him, he's a committed Marxist; perhaps he should emigrate to Cuba or somewhere that embraces that model. I doubt, in his self-aggrandizing style, he would like it down there very much.

backlash of hypcorisy...suppose he will be looking for a bailout from our capitalist who pay taxes.

I like the Dude, tends to keep people aware of what is going on behind closed doors.  Come on, its a film, enjoy, have popcorn and relax people. Please!

He may not have  big following, but he always hits the mark with his films. America is a capitalistic nation, a nation where the dollar is worshiped.

Occam's Razor leads me to conclude that the number who came to see the movie directly correlated with the number of people who actually wanted to see it. Plus it's a documentary. There's no added value in seeing a documentary on the big screen compared to waiting till the DVD release, whereas it may be worth going to the theater so see explosions and CGI on the big screen with Dolby Digital Surround Sound.

And what mark is that? That the dollar is worshiped because of capitalism. Paleeeze. Currency is worshiped despite the form of government. In communist countries, the ruling class covets power and wealth borne of position and affiliation with the party. In socialist countries, the "ruling class" amasses the wealth of the nation. People are people, and despite the form of government, those in power will inevitably use that power to line their own pockets. If you want to do something about the corruption in America, forego jackasses like Michael Moore and get to the polls in 2010 and vote every incumbent, regardless of party, out of office. Limit their power by limiting their term. In every election for the next five years, insistently oust the status quo, and then hold the newcomers to their campaign promises. The fact that we have members of congress who have held power for 20 or more years is disgraceful. Use your vote to turn the tide - and that includes Obama if he doesn't produce what he promised during his term.

The movie drew a round of applause when it ended

HA!!! I think that can be said about EVERY Micheal Moore movie...

Perhaps, some people were depressed enough coping with the economic problems we are forced to endure and didn't have the strength to cope with the reality of their origin. The most dificult part of watching Michael Moore's films is he is so very close to the truth that he provokes people to seach themselves for the answers and unless they want to see what is really going on they are going to become defensive like a great many of the people who can only debunk the film maker. Why don't they attack the arguments that he makes instead? Our medical system doesn't work anymore, because it focuses on the business of medicine instead of the patient. The most important part of medicine is treating the patient and making him/her well. If it cannot do this, it must be changed. Denying people with pre-existing conditions is wrong. Dropping coverage when people get sick is wrong. Not wanting to make changes until 25% of Americans are uninsured is wrong. Everbody is going to have medical insurance now only, because the truth is the insurance companies became too greedy, that's all it is. Medicare works on a 3.5% mark-up and so can all other health care plans if they are forced to and finally they are going to be forced to. Sickness, pain and suffering are not a business and starting now that part of healthcare is officially out of business. And, for all the politicians that vote against a public option, Michael Moore is going to get rid of you too. Stupid people who don't get what Michael Moore is trying to tell you are going to be helped whether they get it or not. That is the beauty of a democracy. It finally gets things right.

Moore is not dishonest or deceptive. He does not portray lies, just a side. However dramatic this 'side' is displayed is hardly an exaggeration, but I could also suppose that it's simply an extreme -yet still very real- example of a sample of humanity. Hey, it may not happen to us, or everyone, but it is happening. Not everyone suffered like Flint, MI. and plenty of people thought he was exaggerating the situation when he protested outright about the region and how it was being driven into the ground. Now look at Elkhart ... The new Flint, MI. with others right in line.

BUT!! Our discussion of the city may be giving it uber-celebrity status and generating millions of dollars for it. Hmm, maybe making money shouldn't be that easy for them to make money ... Shh! We better stop talking about the issue!

Moore is not a walking hypocrisy. He's not raking in millions upon millions to spend aimlessly or hoard, he's using that money to throw back into the industry and promote movie production in addition to making money to sustain himself. So what if he lives in a nice house, so would you given the money, and it's easy to accept money when you've earned it honestly. You also have to consider that he helps back his own endeavors and needs this constant cash flow in order to do so. It's like saying anyone who owns a business is a hypocrite because they utilize the system in the state it's in ...this is how things get done in America.

He's not hurting people; Not ripping anyone off, offering them chemicals for cash, misappropriating public tax monies or price gouging people out of their insurances, utilities, or homes and literally turning the well-off into paupers overnight and destroying entire families and towns. All which have been carried out in recent times for the sake of lining a few pockets and at the expense of literal millions of innocent, unsuspecting people.

Moore is the guy I wish I could be because he has plenty of important issues to highlight and making some cash permits him better access to mediums which reach the masses.

...and who cares if he self-narrates??? That point is completely moot and simply subjective, rhetoric fluff. The point is that thousands of people now know a little bit more about every day life and the people out to take advantage of them. Is it ego-centric to know what sounds better between "take1" and "take2"? Is every narrator ego-centric? Is every producer, director, or executive d-bag ego-centric? No, they just know what they're doing well enough to hold that title.

BTW haters, criticism is cheap when alternatives are [still] lacking.