The 10 Richest Celebrities Supporting ‘Occupy Wall Street’
Tom Lifson, editor and publisher of American Thinker. provides a list today of the 10 richest celebrities who are supporting the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters. Their collective net worth exceeds $1.2 billion, and ranges from Yoko Ono ($500 million) to former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi ($35.5 million). His source is the blog, Celebrity Net Worth. Lifson describes the article as “highly amusing.”
The most curious celebrity, however, is #8 Michael Moore ($50 million) because Moore denies his wealth in a video of an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan that has gone viral. According to Noel Sheppard at NewsBusters on Wednesday, here’s the relevant portion of the transcript:
“MORGAN: You're not in if 1 percent?
“MOORE: Of course I'm not. How can I be in the 1 percent?“
"MORGAN: Because you're worth millions.
“MOORE: No, that's not true. Listen, I do really well. I do well. But what's the point, though? Isn't that --”
DiscovertheNetworks.org has a more extensive history of Michael Moore here, virtually all that never makes it into the Left Stream Media.
If you are having trouble accessing the NewsBusters website, try viewing the video at Breitbart TV, Townhall.com, or You Tube. DiscovertheNetworks.org has a history of the organizer, Kalle Lasn, a lifelong 'student of revolution," behind Occupy Wall Street while Jacob Laksin, writing at FrontPageMag.com, suggests the protesters are wearing out their welcome. At American Thinker on October 17, 2011, J.R. Dunn compares Occupy Wall Street and the 1968 Chicago riots.