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Moore's resentment of downsizing policies is a result of the devastation his hometown of Flint, Michigan suffered when the original General Motors factory closed its doors and destroyed the town's employment base. This was the subject of his first film, "Roger & Me," which he made without previous filmmaking experience, and Flint continues to be a point of reference in his discourse on the working class...
Moore began by speaking about the current political scene. In Flint, the community has responded to its economic depression with a proliferation of militant groups. "The right wing is there with all the answers," he said. "Where's our solution?" He observed that the majority of Americans take a liberal stance on the issues, while many continue to vote Republican because there is no leadership on the left...
DALE KILDEE (D) District 9 (East central--Flint; Pontiac...
BORN: Sept. 16, 1929, Flint EDUCATION: Sacred Heart Seminary, B.A., 1952; U of Michigan, M.A., 1961 FAMILY: Wife, Gayle; three children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher POLITICAL CAREER: Michigan House, 1965-75, Senate, 1975-76; U.S House, 1976- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 317, Flint...
...straight arrow, sensitive and moral. He didn't want to hurt his brother," notes Father Melvin La Follette, an Episcopal priest and a friend. "But at the same time, he was scrupulous. He wanted to do the right thing." David once trekked 40 miles to return an Indian flint knife to the place he found it after he learned it was wrong to move...