Merrick Alpert and Michael Moore?
Merrick Alpert
Described as the Businessman out of Groton, Merrick Alpert is the only Democratic Challenger to step up to the plate against Chris Dodd.
So, what I would like to know is why did this “Businessman” go to see Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story on its opening night? There was even a facebook event created, inviting UConn students to go see the movie with him.
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Interested in politics? Want to meet the only Democratic challenger of Chris Dodd’s senate seat? Just can’t get enough Emi?
Well, then this night is for you! Join Merrick Alpert, the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate (and me, his faithful intern) for a night of fun! We’re going to see Michael Moore’s new documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” and talking to voters about job creation and the free market. Come for the politics, or me, or the stale movie theatre popcorn and fake butter! It’s at the Bowtie Art @ Cinema City theatre in Hartford. We’re seeing the 7:30 show, and we’ll be outside the theatre afterwards talking to people. I’ll be driving from UConn, so if anyone wants a ride or wants to follow me, just let me know! If you’re interested in Merrick, you can check out his website at merrickforachange.com. Come see this movie, and invite all your friends! |
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According to Forbes,
Capitalism, A Love Story, takes aim at nothing less than the whole capitalist system.
It’s been observed that Moore, crusading leftist and now explicit anti-capitalist, has made piles of money from his movies. In a question-and-answer session after Monday night’s screening, an audience member asked Moore if he wouldn’t concede that U.S. capitalism was better than Soviet Communism. Moore replied that the question was “bullsh–” and refused to answer directly, saying that his movie was not about that but about “democracy versus greed.” The hazard of being a professional polemicist, I suppose, is the risk of boxing oneself into intellectual corners. He couldn’t tenably claim that the Soviet system was good for its people, but if he conceded that capitalism had a few things going for it he would have undercut the revolutionary rhetoric that is his bread and butter.
What confuses me more is that this Senate challenger who is joining college students in watching friday night, anti-capitalist movies, will be coming to UConn next week to promote his new book, Morning Sun.
That’s right, Merrick Alpert is releasing a book on the 13th, as indicated by this facebook event:
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Merrick Alpert joins us to discuss he new book Morning Sun. Proceeds from event go to New Haven Reads.
http://www.newhavenreads.org. $25 ($12 of which benefits New Haven Reads) We’ll offer Pumpkin and Gingerbread mini cupcakes, hot mulled organic cider and Fair-trade organic Costa Rican coffee. And you go home with a signed copy of the book. |
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Then, on October 14th, Alpert will be coming to the UConn Co-Op to promote his writing.
According to UConn Co-Op’s book description:
Thirty years after his dad left Merrick Alpert and his mom and brother and sister in then rural Colchester, Alpert set out to find him. Morning Sun: A Story of Hope, Purpose and the Power of Family is his account of that healing journey. He also writes of his life growing up in a single-parent home and his pursuit of the “American Dream.” Today, Alpert is an attorney and businessman.
Hmm…businessman, pursuing the American Dream, releasing a book while in the spotlight for your Senate campaign…sounds pretty Capitalist to me. Something Michael Moore would frown upon, since in his own words, “Capitalism did nothing for me”, not even make him a multi-millionaire off of movie sales.
According to the latest Quinnipiac poll, Dodd leads businessman Merrick Alpert 56 - 13 percent in a Democratic primary
