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An Open Plea to Michael Moore

By Anthony Wade

October 10, 2004

Mr. Moore,

I know that you have been quite active in the political process this year and share the same goals most Americans have, which is to rid this country of the presidency of George W. Bush. You have contributed much to the process with your stunningly honest Fahrenheit 911 and how it exposed the president. That film also made you a lot of money, a true win-win.

I assume you saw the news today that the Sinclair Broadcast Group has ordered its affiliates across the country to air a partisan anti-Kerry attack documentary on the eve of the election this year. The tripe, entitled “Stolen Honor” is designed for one purpose only, to sway a national election at a point where honest rebuttal will be impossible before people go to cast their votes. This abhorrent strategy will see this film premiered in 62 television markets around the country including fourteen stations in such swing states as Ohio , Florida , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin . Sinclair is ordering its stations to pre-empt local programming in favor of the report.

Fahrenheit 911 has been seen by a far larger audience than anyone could have rightly expected. When it was unjustly attacked by the likes of Christopher Hitchens and David Kopel, I responded, debunking them point by point. I had read some months ago that you were in negotiations to try and have Fahrenheit 911 available to be seen on network TV before the election. You expressed though that you did not think it could get done.

Based on the decision by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which has donated 98% of their political contributions to republicans, a response is necessary. This is the same slimy group that pulled the plug on the Nightline broadcast of the dead in Iraq because it would hurt Bush. They specialize in media “duopolies” which concentrate media ownership in this society. It is this concentration that has led to the near propaganda that we see daily and the almost banning of your film because Disney supported Bush. Duopolies also stand to be outlawed under a Kerry presidency.

The answer must be that there are still people willing to put the needs of the republic over their own material needs. I do not pretend to know how you can overcome the obstacles to airing your film in prime time, on national TV, I only know that you need to figure out how to make it happen. It will send a message to the powerful who think they can manipulate the masses and go unchallenged. It will send a message to the centralized media that we are coming to take our country back. I pray you can figure out how to make this happen so the playing field is leveled and the American people will not be snookered again.

Thanks.

Anthony Wade

Anthony Wade is co-administrator of www.ibtp.org, a website devoted to educating the populace to the ongoing lies of President George W. Bush and seeking his removal from office. He is a 37-year-old independent writer from New York with political commentary articles seen on multiple websites. A Christian progressive and professional Rehabilitation Counselor working with the poor and disabled, Mr. Wade believes that you can have faith and hold elected officials accountable for lies and excess.

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