November 21, 2003
ELDER BACKLASH: Roger Hickey burns his AARP membership card in front of the group's headquarters in protest against its endorsement of the GOP Medicare drug bill.
Posted on 07/24/2004 8:25:10 PM PDT by presidentbowen
Michael Moore to Speak in Boston During Democrat Convention By Robert B. Bluey CNSNews.com Staff Writer July 23, 2004
(CNSNews.com) - Filmmaker Michael Moore will join fellow liberals Howard Dean and Jesse Jackson in Boston next week for three days of events designed to rally the Democratic Party's left, members of whom will be in town for the nomination of John Kerry as the party's standard bearer in this year's presidential race.
The Campaign for America's Future is organizing the "Take Back America" events. The group held a conference in Washington last month that brought together more than 2,500 attendees who vowed to defeat President Bush on Nov. 2.
Moore, director of the Bush-bashing film Fahrenheit 9/11, and Dean, the former presidential candidate and Vermont governor, will kick off the events next Tuesday. Starting at 2 p.m. each day, attendees will hear from an assortment of other prominent liberals.
"There is a broad movement for progressive change that is pretty independent of the Democratic Party, and it's going to continue no matter who wins this election," said Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future. "We're interested in fostering and energizing that activist base. We know we have our work cut out for us, even if the White House changes hands."
The "Take Back America" events begin only a day after independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader leaves Boston. Nader has outlined his own slate of events appealing to liberal voters.
But it's the invitation of Moore that has created a buzz in Boston. A spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Democratic Party told the Boston Herald that having Moore in town "adds a lot of excitement to everything else going on."
Moore's anti-war film has generated nearly $100 million at the box office, and has also served as a rallying cry for Democrats. He has become a favorite of liberals, even though he has been accused of distorting some facts in the documentary.
Hickey said he was unconcerned about Moore's appearance becoming a possible liability for Kerry, who has distanced himself from controversial liberals, including Moore and billionaire financier George Soros.
"Michael Moore has gotten the mass media to ask questions that they were never asking about Iraq before his film," Hickey said in defending Moore's invitation.
Besides, Hickey said, the Democratic National Committee welcomes satellite groups to hold events throughout convention week. He said about 1,500 people have already signed up to take part in the events, which exceeds the 800-person occupancy limit at the Royal Sonesta Hotel.
On the second day of events, attendees will hear from U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and former ambassador Joe Wilson, who accused the Bush administration of exaggerating claims about Iraq. Wilson, however, has recently been discredited by both a U.S. Senate investigation and a report from a British commission.
Former vice president Al Gore is slated to speak on the third day, along with Jesse Jackson, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) and Steve Rosenthal, chief executive of America Coming Together, a group that has been criticized for using convicted felons for its door-to-door voter registration effort.
Missing from the "Take Back America" roster is Soros, who spoke at the Campaign for America's Future conference in Washington. It was at that event that Soros equated the abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
The Washington conference also featured NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, who created a stir by singling out Republicans as enemies of black Americans and comparing conservatives to the terrorist-sponsoring Taliban government that once ruled Afghanistan.
Republicans have dismissed such attacks, including actress Whoopi Goldberg's vulgarity-laced remarks about Bush earlier this month, as hateful and full of anger.
"The progressive movement," Hickey responded, "is inspired by a vision of a better country and hope. The anger simply comes from the fact that we've got an administration that is stymieing that hope and is thwarting people's larger vision for this country."
I wonder if he will do his European speech about how Americans are the stupidest people in the world.
A good thing about this is that since he has made himself officially part of the campaign, he can be thoroughly nuked at the Republican Convention, loudly and permanently.
It will not enable Kerry to draw a contrast between himself and the foaming-at-the-mouth Moore wing of the party. But it will allow Hillary an opportunity to position herself as representing the "sane" wing of the party.
I'm sure that's purely coincidental.
They had better figure out a way to fix the problem of inadequate toilet facilities....with Michael Moore giving a speech, people are going to be knee deep in bull$hit!
I just read a post earlier that moore was denied "credentuals" for the dnc hate bash. I guess he cried to much and got in. Who would want to watch this stuff anyway, only AMERICAN HATERS? TO THOSE OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE dnc CONVENTION AND THOSE OF YOU WHO BELIEVE THEIR CRAP, PLEASE LEAVE AMERICA, WE DON'T NEED YOU, AND YOU CANNOT DEFEND THE REAL AMERICA! MOVE TO EUROPE WHERE THEY HATE AMERICA, AND ALSO HAVE LOTS OF MOSQUES, and by the way, those in the mosques HATE YOU TOO!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1177824/posts
They will, unless another young, pregnant woman disappears. If that happens they'll dump the convention entirely and go wall-to-wall speculating about said dead babe.
Let's not forget that this tub of blub got boooed at the Oscars, for Heaven's sake! Even the left hates him.
November 21, 2003
ELDER BACKLASH: Roger Hickey burns his AARP membership card in front of the group's headquarters in protest against its endorsement of the GOP Medicare drug bill.
On May 15, 2003 Al From and Bruce Reed, respectively CEO and president of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council, released a memo "The Real Soul of the Democratic Party," in which they argued that, "Not only is the activist wing out of line with Democratic tradition, but it is badly out of touch with the Democratic rank-and-file."
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/caf0603/caf0603main.html
I am telling you...stock up on snacks and drinks. This is going to be the most entertaining parade of dunderheaded dopes to ever grace a national stage.
Gosh, I have several things I have to get done next week. I'm going to have to make a plan so I can see this thing.
This is the Mayor of Muchkin City going out to speak for the Wizard of Oz. This is too good to be true!
If Michael Moore actual shows his face and four chins at the convention, I will finally believe the Clintons are behind the defeat. This is amazing!
Whoops...others have pointed out Moore won't be at 'the' convention, but in another venue related to it. STILL...LOL
Do you want to see how nasty they really are to First Lady Laura Bush? They call us mean & nasty?!!! These people need to grow up.
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looks that way doesnt it?
Perfect. All the wackos will be there.
You would think more Democrats this time would vote for Bush because the trust factor alone would be sky high compared to Kerry.
It is undeniable that the Democrat party has been hijacked by the liberal wing. I just hope traditional Democrats will not vote the party line out of habit.
If common sense prevailed, it would be Bush by 15 points.
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