Michael Moore

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Filmmaker Moore takes message to masses in person

9/20/2004, 10:04 p.m. ET

By GEOFF MULVIHILL

The Associated Press

 

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Documentarian and liberal rabble-rouser

Michael Moore kicked off a 62-speech, pre-election tour

Monday with a relatively subtle dig at President Bush.

 

He read " My Pet Goat " to an audience of more than 6,000.

That was the children's book President Bush read to a group

of elementary school class after he heard about the 9/11

attacks.

 

In a dialogue that was part stump speech and part standup

routine, Moore didn't stay so subtle for long.

 

He criticized his preferred presidential candidate as well

as the incumbent.

 

" It's debilitating to have a candidate who does not seem

quite clear on where he stands on these issues. Maybe we

need to have a slogan that says 'Bush and Kerry both suck .

.. . That's why I'm voting for John Kerry.' " Moore said.

" Maybe that's what we ought to do, which is get on with the

business of getting Bush out of the White House. "

 

To that end, he offered only parodies of Kerry campaign

slogans and Bush campaign television commercials.

 

Moore also read letters of support from two soldiers serving

in Iraq. He said that over the past year and a half, he has

received some 3,000 similar letters and e-mails.

 

And he talked up his next book, a collection of such

letters, entitled " Will They Ever Trust Us Again? Letters

from the War Zone, " will be out in early October. He

encouraged his audience to " Xerox and steal " the tome.

 

Moore didn't devote all his ranting to blaming Bush for the

war in Iraq. He also blamed journalists for not asking more

questions before it began.

 

" Where is the mainstream media? Where were they? " he asked.

" In my opinion, blood is on their hands, too. "

 

Moore's documentaries " Bowling for Columbine " and

" Fahrenheit 9/11 " have made him into a left-winger's

spokesman of sorts. He's one of the nation's best-known

leftist activists and, as such, a prime target of right-wing

activists.

 

David T. Hardy and Jason Clarke, released a book this year

called " Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man. " He's

also the subject of a new documentary, " Michael Moore Hates

America. "

 

Aside from his politics, his critics' chief complaint about

Moore is that he passes off his own theories as fact.

 

There was no protest of Moore's university-sponsored speech

Monday.

 

His tour, which he calls the Slacker Uprising Tour, will go

to college campuses and arenas and will concentrate on 20

swing states with the hopes of increasing the number of

voters who cast ballots in the Nov. 2 election.

 

Many of the tickets at the event at the Tweeter Center on

Monday were given to Rutgers-Camden students for free.

Others paid $6. That price will be typical on the tour,

Moore's handlers said.

 

" You know who the majority of them are going to vote for, "

Moore said of the people he hopes to get to the polls.

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Thanks for this post fraggle.....

I love Micheal Moore!fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:

Filmmaker Moore takes message to masses in person9/20/2004, 10:04 p.m. ETBy GEOFF MULVIHILLThe Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Documentarian and liberal rabble-rouser Michael Moore kicked off a 62-speech, pre-election tour Monday with a relatively subtle dig at President Bush.He read "My Pet Goat" to an audience of more than 6,000. That was the children's book President Bush read to a group of elementary school class after he heard about the 9/11 attacks.In a dialogue that was part stump speech and part standup routine, Moore didn't stay so subtle for long.He criticized his preferred presidential candidate as well as the incumbent."It's debilitating to have a candidate who does not seem quite clear on where he stands on these

issues. Maybe we need to have a slogan that says 'Bush and Kerry both suck . . . That's why I'm voting for John Kerry.'" Moore said. "Maybe that's what we ought to do, which is get on with the business of getting Bush out of the White House."To that end, he offered only parodies of Kerry campaign slogans and Bush campaign television commercials.Moore also read letters of support from two soldiers serving in Iraq. He said that over the past year and a half, he has received some 3,000 similar letters and e-mails.And he talked up his next book, a collection of such letters, entitled "Will They Ever Trust Us Again? Letters from the War Zone," will be out in early October. He encouraged his audience to "Xerox and steal" the tome.Moore didn't devote all his ranting to blaming Bush for the war in Iraq. He also blamed journalists for not asking more questions before it began."Where is the mainstream

media? Where were they?" he asked. "In my opinion, blood is on their hands, too."Moore's documentaries "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11" have made him into a left-winger's spokesman of sorts. He's one of the nation's best-known leftist activists and, as such, a prime target of right-wing activists.David T. Hardy and Jason Clarke, released a book this year called "Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man." He's also the subject of a new documentary, "Michael Moore Hates America."Aside from his politics, his critics' chief complaint about Moore is that he passes off his own theories as fact.There was no protest of Moore's university-sponsored speech Monday.His tour, which he calls the Slacker Uprising Tour, will go to college campuses and arenas and will concentrate on 20 swing states with the hopes of increasing the number of voters who cast ballots in the Nov. 2

election.Many of the tickets at the event at the Tweeter Center on Monday were given to Rutgers-Camden students for free. Others paid $6. That price will be typical on the tour, Moore's handlers said."You know who the majority of them are going to vote for," Moore said of the people he hopes to get to the polls.To send an email to -

"Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile."

 

Lots of love,

**PJ**

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So do I....PJ <pjsparkles80 wrote:

 

Thanks for this post fraggle.....

I love Micheal Moore!fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:

Filmmaker Moore takes message to masses in person9/20/2004, 10:04 p.m. ETBy GEOFF MULVIHILLThe Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Documentarian and liberal rabble-rouser Michael Moore kicked off a 62-speech, pre-election tour Monday with a relatively subtle dig at President Bush.He read "My Pet Goat" to an audience of more than 6,000. That was the children's book President Bush read to a group of elementary school class after he heard about the 9/11 attacks.In a dialogue that was part stump speech and part standup routine, Moore didn't stay so subtle for long.He criticized his preferred presidential candidate as well as the incumbent."It's debilitating to have a candidate who does not seem quite clear on where he stands on these

issues. Maybe we need to have a slogan that says 'Bush and Kerry both suck . . . That's why I'm voting for John Kerry.'" Moore said. "Maybe that's what we ought to do, which is get on with the business of getting Bush out of the White House."To that end, he offered only parodies of Kerry campaign slogans and Bush campaign television commercials.Moore also read letters of support from two soldiers serving in Iraq. He said that over the past year and a half, he has received some 3,000 similar letters and e-mails.And he talked up his next book, a collection of such letters, entitled "Will They Ever Trust Us Again? Letters from the War Zone," will be out in early October. He encouraged his audience to "Xerox and steal" the tome.Moore didn't devote all his ranting to blaming Bush for the war in Iraq. He also blamed journalists for not asking more questions before it began."Where is the mainstream

media? Where were they?" he asked. "In my opinion, blood is on their hands, too."Moore's documentaries "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11" have made him into a left-winger's spokesman of sorts. He's one of the nation's best-known leftist activists and, as such, a prime target of right-wing activists.David T. Hardy and Jason Clarke, released a book this year called "Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man." He's also the subject of a new documentary, "Michael Moore Hates America."Aside from his politics, his critics' chief complaint about Moore is that he passes off his own theories as fact.There was no protest of Moore's university-sponsored speech Monday.His tour, which he calls the Slacker Uprising Tour, will go to college campuses and arenas and will concentrate on 20 swing states with the hopes of increasing the number of voters who cast ballots in the Nov. 2

election.Many of the tickets at the event at the Tweeter Center on Monday were given to Rutgers-Camden students for free. Others paid $6. That price will be typical on the tour, Moore's handlers said."You know who the majority of them are going to vote for," Moore said of the people he hopes to get to the polls.To send an email to -

 

"Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile."

 

Lots of love,

**PJ**

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