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OLBERMANN: But — but one thing you wrote about — in the post, in the letter — was that this — your adherence to this — comes from — what? Sunday school and bible class and the little fundamental golden rule things. Isn’t it — that what it is?




MOORE: Yes. That we were taught that — we’re gonna be judged by how we treat the least among us. And that if you do have the good fortune smile upon you — you have to do even more. So, you have a greater responsibility to stand up for those who are the have-nots. And — and — I knew the folk singer Harry Chapin in the final years in his life — I don’t know if — do you remember Harry?



OLBERMANN: Of course.



MOORE: And he did 200 concerts a year. One hundred of them were benefits. And I said, “How do you do that?” And he said, “Well, I just — my philosophy is, one for me, one for the other guy.” And I — that kind of stuck with me, you know, my whole life and I just thought, “Boy, what a great way to live, if I ever get lucky enough to do that.”



And so, right away, with “Roger and Me” — my first film — I just — I gave away half the money, and uh — and proudly paid my taxes and told my guy — the tax guy –



OLBERMANN: Accountant?



MOORE: The accountant dude — H&R Block — oh no, no commercials — I said “No deductions, other than the mortgage. No deductions. I want to pay my full share here because I am proud to be an American, and I’m proud to spend that money as a citizen of this country.” And right now, if any conservative is watching that, that just made their head explode because –



OLBERMANN: What? You can’t money make money off that without those deductions. What are you, crazy?



MOORE: And they hate having to pay for and fund this great country.



OLBERMANN: Exactly — except for them. Except for the parts they use.



MOORE: Except for the parts that they use. Right, and the parts that protect them. The parts that are not investigating them. The parts that are not regulating their Wall Street. Oh, yeah — no. They are all for that.


Michael Moore and Keith Olbermann 10/27/11