I want YOU
to see FAHRENHEIT 9/11
and VOTE for KERRY!
Posted on 07/03/2004 12:10:04 PM PDT by wagglebee
The working title for this piece is “Michael Moore Is A Large Bloated Moron and Other Observations.” Since newspapers routinely change the author’s original headline, it was necessary to work that in so that you, Dear Reader, will perfectly understand where this piece is going.
First, you will notice that the title is similar to that of a book written by a “comic” and now talk show host named Al Franken. We thought it would be all right to lift Mr. Franken’s title since he’s a political soul mate of Moore’s and since Mr. Moore lifted the title of his new movie from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
Besides, it seems logical to use this title for Mr. Moore since “big” and “fat” are no longer accurate descriptions for the slimmed-up Rush Limbaugh. That Mr. Moore is large and bloated is not in question here; that is simply an observation based on the long tradition of the Left of attacking their political opponents’ physical features. However, there may be some question as to whether Mr. Moore is a moron – and that all depends on how you look at it.
After all Michael Moore has parlayed the hoopla over Fahrenheit 9/11 into a media frenzy that pushed the movie to a record-breaking opening weekend in which Mr. Moore raked in a $21.8 million dollar haul. So from the standpoint of making some big bucks, maybe Mr. Moore is a shrewd customer.
But hold on!
In his book about Mr. Limbaugh, Al Franken didn’t use the term “idiot” because Rush was a financial failure. Indeed, Rush Limbaugh has the richest contract in all of talk radio. Mr. Franken’s contention that Mr. Limbaugh was an idiot rested mainly on two items:
First, that Mr. Limbaugh was big and fat.
Second, that Mr. Limbaugh was not telling the truth on his radio show. (Mr. Franken refers to Rush as “the world’s biggest hypocrite” and includes a contrived interview with his so-called “fact checker.”)
So let’s use just those two criteria to see if a similar case can be made with regard to Mr. Moore.
The big and fat argument – or in our case, large and bloated (so as not to risk a lawsuit by Mr. Franken) – is not in question. Mr. Moore’s clothes look like they come from Tent City and his actual weight would probably make a decent batting average. Not being privy to the secret sources that Mr. Franken used when revealing Rush’s weight fluctuations, we can simply say that from a pure observation standpoint, Mr. Moore most likely purchases two airline seats when he’s traveling alone. And the plane likely tilts in flight.
So what about the truth argument?
It’s generally conceded that Fahrenheit 9/11 has little to do with truth.
The Dallas Morning News ran an editorial showing the now-famous poster of Moore and President Bush holding hands and placed a circle with a slash over it. The News was simply pointing out that there’s not enough truth in the movie to even refer to it as a documentary.
Christopher Hitchens of Vanity Fair wrote on Slate.com that “To describe [the film] as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability.” Mr. Hitchens goes on to say that not even Al-Jazeera, on a bad day, would have broadcast this type of propaganda.
Meanwhile, those who despise George W. Bush are attending Fahrenheit 9/11 in droves and are cheering wildly. This is difficult to understand and seems to be in spite of the fact that, since President Clinton left office, the Left has suddenly stopped liking liars.
So can we expect a book from David Corn of The Nation entitled “The Lies of Michael Moore”? Will Joe Conason write a book called “Big Lies: Michael Moore’s Left Wing Propaganda Machine”? Will Mr. Franken write a book called “Lies and the Liberal Lying Liars Who Make Documentaries”?
Or Mr. Franken could simply write a sequel to his Rush Limbaugh book and call it “Michael Moore is a Large Bloated Moron and Other Observations.” You go for it, Al. And even though it’s our title, you’re quite welcome to use it.
Breaking News: "Farenheit 9-11" surpasses "The Triumph of the Will" as the top-grossing propoganda film in history!
But has it surpassed Nazi Germany's "The Eternal Jew" for boxoffice and legislative appeal?
I want YOU
to see FAHRENHEIT 9/11
and VOTE for KERRY!
That all depends on who wins the next election.
Given the surge of Anti-Semitism on the Left,that film is due for a Hollywood remake.
"Truth" is a casualty in Michael Moore's world starting with the movie ads.
The movie poster has at least 3 fabricated items:
- President Bush did not shake hands with the man in the black shirt.
- The man in the black shirt isn't heavy enough to be Michael Moore (his head is on a model's body).
- "This film is not yet rated" is BS. The film was rated. It was rated R. The studio was challenging the rating. It was issued with the same R rating it was rated/awarded.
- additionally there is a claim that this is the film that won acclaim at Cannes. Mr. Moore has said that he reserves the right of final edit (and hinted that he may make changes before he released it in America). The Academy rules stipulate that a print must be "locked" (no further changes) if it is to qualify for an Oscar so this distinction is important. I do not have any confirmation if this film has been changed or left alone since the Cannes premiere.
To top it off, at least 3 of the newspapers cited in Mr. Moore's latest newsprint ads have run fictional stories in the past year or so with regards to the war: LA Times, NY Times, USA Today. No wonder such media loves Mr. Moore's new film.
The fact that Moore's film deals in lies and distortions, quite understandably, is no inhibitor to his fans who also deal in lies and distortions. This piece of drech won't change a vote.
I think Moore's biggest motivation is to make enough money to ensure that his junk-food supply doesn't ever run out.
As documentaries go, Blair Witch Project is still $100 million ahead of Fahrenheit 911. You'll recall that when Blair Witch Project first premiered, it had throngs of 20something followers, who believed it was all true.
The major difference between Blair Witch Project and Fahrenheit 911 is that most of its supporters will admit that Fahrenheit 911 stretches the truth a bit.
moore, the lard ass
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