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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:57 PM
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Anti-Bush Fahrenheit 911 explosive
http://entertainment.iafrica.com/news/323361.htm

US President George W. Bush's election hopes could be blown apart by a film to be shown at the Cannes film festival, which is why the White House is trying to keep it out of US theatres, its director, Michael Moore, charged.

'Fahrenheit 911', which is to get its premiere on Monday, is a powerful documentary exploring Bush's actions after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Bush family's long commercial relationship with Osama bin Laden and the Iraq war, he said.

But it is also, Moore said, a tool which would inspire US voters to remove "the dumbest man who ever ran for the presidency" and overturn foreign policies which have created "a lot of havoc in the world".

The maverick director — whose appearance at a conference hosted by the US movie industry magazine Variety was one of the hottest tickets at the festival — alleged that the White House was behind a campaign to stop the film from being distributed in the United States before the November presidential election.

An unnamed senior Republican politician, "someone connected to the White House", telephoned companies that bankrolled the film to get them to drop their commitments to it, he said.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:01 PM
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1. "someone connected to the White House", telephoned companies that
bankrolled the film to get them to drop their commitments to it...

Free Speech?
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FloridaPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:04 PM
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2. I bet Micahel would even put it on the internet to make sure
everyone sees it in time for election. Sounds like a great idea for Xmas presents.
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:06 PM
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3. x-mas would be too late
berrer (and more fitting) as a 4th of july present
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Tansy_Gold Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:07 PM
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4. Winter gifts too late
Give it to them for Solstice/Halloween/Labor Day!

Tansy Gold, whose birthday is in October. . . . .. . .but she's voting against boosh anyway
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Tellurian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:13 PM
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5. where is George Soros?
It seems to me he would, with the help of several other investors, get this done for Moore.
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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:20 PM
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6. Shhh!
Edited on Mon May-17-04 08:21 PM by Beetwasher
This is great PR! The film Bushco. doesn't want you to see!!!

Don't spoil it! Nothings going to keep this film from being seen before the election by millions of people.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:26 PM
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7. Are there any reviews on the film?
Edited on Mon May-17-04 08:27 PM by whistle
...I understand it has been shown aready to large audiences. Anyone have links?


<Edit> Wow, an appropriate post # for this thread, eh?
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progressivebydesign Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:31 PM
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8. I hope Moore doesn't get despondent and kill himself...
..that happens so often to those that call bullshit on the Bushes.
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:31 PM
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9. duplicate
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