Posted on 07/30/2004 6:10:26 PM PDT by Maria S
BLOOMINGTON -- Filmmaker Michael Moore's Bush-basing documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" apparently has upset more than Republicans.
The (Bloomington) Pantagraph newspaper in central Illinois has sent a letter to Moore and his production company, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., asking Moore to apologize for using what the newspaper says was a doctored front page in the film, the paper reported Friday. It also is seeking compensatory damages of $1.
A scene early in the movie that shows newspaper headlines related to the legally contested presidential election of 2000 included a shot of The Pantagraph's Dec. 19, 2001, front page, with the prominent headline: "Latest Florida recount shows Gore won election."
The paper says that headline never appeared on that day. It appeared in a Dec. 5, 2001, edition, but the headline was not used on the front page. Instead, it was found in much smaller type above a letter to the editor, which the paper says reflects "only the opinions of the letter writer."
"If (Moore) wants to 'edit' The Pantagraph, he should apply for a copy-editing job," the paper said. Lions Gate Entertainment did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment Friday.
If it were a conservative filmmaker who had committed a fraud like this, the newspaper would have been suing for $100 million dollars.
Time to update your friend. Send him this article.
If he did it in that one case, what do you want to bet that most of his "newspaper headlines" were bogus?
Another PIG fart!
Why? So Bill could have not brought up yet one more serious issue?
...and the Joseph Goebbels Propoganda Award for excellence in film production goes to...
No big deal the WHOLE FRIGGIN movie is one big LIE!! Moore could care less about truth all that matters to him is his socialist/commie agenda.
You're absolutely right about that.
"He has Artistic License, a privilege granted to the Hollywood Aristocracy."
But it's supposed to be a documentary. It's not. It's a pile of distorted lies. That's lying - not artistic license.
$1.00?
Sue his shorts off.
Give him one of Monica's dirty thongs.
Parade him with Billdo on . . . some very distant planet.
Then lock that address out of the Stargate dialer.
So, he's not worried about us peons pulling back the curtain and finding the wizard is a troll. All he cares about is that we go see his movies, help him buy another home, and accept everything he says as gospel. Oh,yeah, and adore him too!!
As a Texas lawyer, I will represent anyone in a Texas state or federal court against Moore IF they can bring me a valid legal claim. The problem is almost no one has standing to bring a suit, and Moore likely isn't amenable to jurisdiction in Texas (state) courts. For Federal, you'd likely have to go to either Michigan or New York, unless there is some personal jurisdiction in another state. A movie he produced being shown in several dozen Texas theatres doesn't make the minimum contacts necessary, and he I doubt he's been anywhere near Texas (at least for a long time) for fear of getting shot.
Oh big deal. Another Moore 7truth-victim chickening out. A ONE DOLLAR fine? For pity sakes...
http://www.pantagraph.com/flick/flick0723.html
There it is...
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040730/ap_en_mo/people_michael_moore_1
Now it is making the front of liberal Yahoo News.
I don't think he even cares about that. It's just a way for him to get money, attention, and respect.
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