US film-maker Michael Moore responded to an attack by Republicans yesterday after they requested that he be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.
"It's ironic that Republicans have no problem with allowing assault weapons out on our streets, yet they don't want to put clean underwear in the hands of our slacker youth," Moore said.
"The Republicans seem more interested in locking me up for trying to encourage people to participate in our democracy than locking up bin Laden for his attacks on our democracy."
The Michigan GOP (Republican Party) asked four county prosecutors to file charges against Moore on Tuesday, citing an election law provision that prohibits a person from contracting with another for something of value in exchange for agreeing to vote.
As of last night, no prosecutions had been announced.
Moore is touring the country and imploring "slackers" who usually don't vote to head to the polls this year, saying they could make the difference in the presidential race.
During each program, habitual nonvoters are invited on stage to pledge to vote. First-time student voters are offered gag prizes such as clean underwear.
AP