Michael Moore on Jay Leno: "Capitalism is Legalized Greed"

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Michael Moore on Leno: "Capitalism is Legalized Greed"
by John Nichols

Americans who didn't witness filmmaker Michael Moore's appearance Tuesday night on NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" missed one of those rare moments when the vast wasteland gives way to an oasis of realism.

Rarely since the days when author Gore Vidal regularly appeared on the "Tonight" show with Johnny Carson has a popular television program on a commercial broadcast channel provided such extended and respectful treatment to a scathing critique of the corrupt status quo.

Leno hailed Moore's new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story," as "the best film he's done."

The talk-show host described "Capitalism: A Love Story" as "completely nonpartisan" -- and he's right: Moore goes after sold-out Democrats and sold-out Republicans -- before declaring: "I was stunned by it, and I think it is the most fair film."

Moore gets credit for stating economic truths that are rarely aired on commercial television. But Moore can usually be counted on to get things right, when he gets a microphone.

Leno gets credit for something a good deal more remarkable. He provided a forum for an American artist and thinker to describe the current economic order as "insane."

Tuesday night's program gave new meaning to the term "reality TV."

Here's the video of Leno's interview with Moore.

http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/video/clips/michael-moore-part-1/1157707/

Please read the complete article at:

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/473687/michael_moore_on_leno_capitalism_is_legalized_greed