When Clint Eastwood Threatened To Kill Michael Moore (VIDEO)

[LostInAK 43]

It’s not surprising to hear that Michael Moore and Clint Eastwood don’t exactly see eye to eye, but you might be surprised to know that, at least according to Moore, it goes beyond professional resentment and right into life threatening hatred.

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On a Facebook post on Thursday, Moore posted that 10 years ago, Eastwood threatened to shoot the documentary film maker:

A lot of people are asking me if this is true as this “rumor” about Clint Eastwood confronting me in 2005 has now re-surfaced and floated around the internet in the past few days. So I thought I should say a few words…

Ten years ago this past week, Clint Eastwood stood in front of the National Board of Review awards dinner and announced to me and to the crowd that he would “kill” me if I ever came to his house with my camera for an interview.

“I’ll kill you,” he declared.

The crowd laughed nervously. As for me, having just experienced a half-dozen assaults in the previous year from crazies upset at ‘Fahrenheit 9/11′ and my anti-war Oscar speech, plus the attempt by a right wing extremist to blow up my house (he was caught in time and went to prison), I was a bit stunned to hear Eastwood, out of the blue, make such a violent statement. But I instantly decided he was just trying to be funny, so I laughed the same nervous laugh everyone else did. Clint, though, didn’t seem to like all that laughter.

“I mean it,” he barked, and the audience grew more quiet. “I’ll shoot you.”

Post by Michael Moore.

For all who say that Moore tends to, shall we say, exaggerate, there were witnesses. The Washington Examiner wrote about that very exchange. Snopes also rates it as true.

Michael Moore does tend to bring out the ire in the political right, especially the gun-loving political right. Ted Nugent once threatened to “sock (Moore) in the throat.”

Just last week, Sarah Palin posed with a poster that said “#### You Michael Moore” with crosshairs in the O’s. Glenn Beck also threatened to kill him.

He is sort of used to it, though. Here’s an interview from 2011 with Piers Morgan:

Source: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/01/30/when-clint-eastwood-threatened-to-kill-michael-moore-video/

For some reason I hope that Michael Moore shows up at his house to interview him. I suspect the reason Clint Eastwood was a bit upset is because Moore showed up at Charlton Heston's house and took advantage of an old man that was in obvious declining mental health.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Threatening to kill someone is a bit mental.

I like Clint, but he is a product of his time.

[Rattlehead 69]

Big Macs will get him first... but hey, I hear Cuba has great healthcare!

[LostInAK 43]

I think he threatened to kill him if he showed up at his house. Kind of the opposite of an invitation. I don't think he meant that he would seek him out and kill him. I think the point he was trying to make was "Don't come to my house for an interview" Probably said it out of anger in response the way Moore took advantage of an elderly man. Kinda speaks volumes about Moore.

Big Macs will get him first... but hey, I hear Cuba has great healthcare!

I also suspect he has a fear of showering.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It's funny how not liking someones politics seems to give a few posters licence to believe that is fine to make death threats about people.

At the end of the day Michael Moore is irrelevant. Getting upset about him says more about you than it does about him.

[LostInAK 43]

It's funny how not liking someones politics seems to give a few posters licence to believe that is fine to make death threats about people.

At the end of the day Michael Moore is irrelevant. Getting upset about him says more about you than it does about him.

IDK, I don't consider it a death threat. He simply said if you show up at my house I'll shoot you. He didn't say that he wanted to kill him. In order for Moore to end up dead, he would have to take part in his own death by showing up at Eastwood's house. Kinda like someone saying if you attack me or my family, I'll kill you. That's not really a threat. More of a warning IMO.

ETA: Who's upset? I'm not upset. Are you upset?

Edited February 1, 2015 by LostInAK

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It's not rational.

[Pooky 3,781]

At the end of the day Michael Moore is irrelevant. Getting upset about him says more about you than it does about him.

Rather, it shows understandable concern regarding structural damage to the front entrance of the house, due to the seismic disturbance caused by this useless tub of lard should he waddle up to the front door.

[LostInAK 43]

It's not rational.

In your opinion. You know what they say about everyone having one and all that.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Rather, it shows understandable concern regarding structural damage to the front entrance of the house, due to the seismic disturbance caused by this useless tub of lard should he waddle up to the front door.

Horseshit

[MyLittlePony 340]

FEEL LUCKY PUNK.

[GandD 5,966]

Just for the record, this would be murder in our country. Regardless of what anyone may think.

[LibCampFireClub 635]

Those mean goddamned republicans again

[GandD 5,966]

I don't think murder is a partisan issue.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Just for the record, this would be murder in our country. Regardless of what anyone may think.

I am not even sure it would be homicide, more like pest control.