Politics and entertainment joined forces Sunday night as Michael Moore, filmmaker, political activist and humorist, spoke at the Memorial Union as part of Iowa State’s annual Institute of National Affairs lecture series.

The flier at the door told audience members Moore would speak on the subject of television in America. That, however, quickly became a distant memory as Moore instead entertained and enlightened the packed house with talk of politics.

Moore had a very eventful day prior to his talk at Iowa State. The host and executive producer of “The Awful Truth” took 65 ISU students, labeled “the mosh pit,” on a traveling tour through Des Moines and Ames en route to the campaign headquarters of presidential hopefuls. Gary Bauer and Bill Bradley declined to get into the mosh pit with the ISU students, but one politician was up to the challenge — Alan Keyes.

“The man came out, he got up on the stage and jumped backwards into the mosh pit,” Moore told audience members. “Then his campaign director got in; they had a guy dressed up like Uncle Sam — he jumped in. It was getting ugly, folks.”

While audience laughter and applause filled the room much of the night, Moore’s content was far from fun and games. He continuously urged audience members to get involved in politics, encouraging them to run for offices such as school board or city council.

Moore himself ran for school board when he was 18-years-old and was able to see that his principal and vice-principal, who he felt mistreated students, were fired.

“It’s so easy to get stuff done politically in this country,” Moore said. “Our leaders are wimps and wusses and lack the courage and conviction. People would rather vote for someone who they believe believes in something than to vote for someone who doesn’t know what he believes other than what the latest polls tell him to believe in.”

Moore believes a revolution is necessary for change to occur. He wants to see people show up to the caucus in order to “freak out the system.”

“Call 10 people, get 10 people together in your precincts. Do you realize what you can do? You really can make a difference,” Moore said.

After a near two-hour presentation, Moore concluded the night with a bang. He invited everyone outside for a giant mosh pit, which was shot for his television show. He even made an appearance in the pit himself while moshers chanted candidates’ names.

Monday, Moore took the mosh pit on the road again through Des Moines and Ames, with goal of catching up to George W. Bush and Al Gore. The footage was filmed for “The Awful Truth,” which broadcasts on the Bravo Network.