Michael Moore Slams Obama, Calls Him a Disappointment

Michael Moore sees President Obama's legacy as set. The progressive documentary filmmaker couldn't help but express his disappointment with the legislative accomplishments of the politician.

"When the history is written of this era, this is how you'll be remembered: He was the first black president," Moore said during a discussion at The Hollywood Reporter's video lounge at the Toronto Film Festival.

"OK, not a bad accomplishment, but that's it," the director said. "That's it, Mr. Obama. 100 years from now: 'He was the first black American that got elected president.' And that's it. Eight years of your life and that's what people are going to remember. Boy, I got a feeling, knowing you, that — you'd probably wish you were remembered for a few other things, a few other things you could've done."

"So, it is, on that level, a big disappointment," Moore said.

Ben_Reilly wrote:Hey, IT -- I was wondering where you were!

Yeah, from a left perspective, Obama has failed on a number of fronts. We were all about dismantling much of the surveillance state, passing something similar to single-payer health care reform and creating meaningful environmental regulations to fight global warming when he came in back in 2009.

You can blame a lot of what's happened on Republican obstructionism, but Obama could have been a bit more forceful and played the game of politics better, too.

Ben_Reilly wrote:I think that's pretty much dead-on, good point about failing to hold the Bush administration accountable for war crimes. That was a big disappointment that still sticks in my craw.

I know Obama likes to use the quote that politics is the art of the possible, but I feel he's backed away from too many battles.