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Newspaper: Michael Moore Faked Front Page
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/7/30/204734.shtml ^ | July 30, 2004

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.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: fahrenheit911
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To: Maria S; BenLurkin; cmsgop; nmh; Baynative; vikingchick; The Mayor; EggsAckley; Ciexyz; ...
It also is seeking compensatory damages of $1.

If it were a conservative filmmaker who had committed a fraud like this, the newspaper would have been suing for $100 million dollars.

21 posted on 07/30/2004 6:29:12 PM PDT by SpyGuy
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To: SirAllen

Time to update your friend. Send him this article.


22 posted on 07/30/2004 6:31:30 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: Maria S

If he did it in that one case, what do you want to bet that most of his "newspaper headlines" were bogus?


23 posted on 07/30/2004 6:32:25 PM PDT by cookcounty (LBJ sent him to VN. Nixon expressed him home. And JfK's too dumb to tell them apart!)
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To: nmh
WHY aren't more people suing this lying freak?

He has Artistic License, a privilege granted to the Hollywood Aristocracy.
24 posted on 07/30/2004 6:34:24 PM PDT by mugs99 (Restore the Constitution)
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To: Maria S
What idiot sees a headline roll by and takes it as gospel anyway?

Oh wait, we're talking about liberals here so.... Never mind.

Suing him for a dollar is wonderful, he'll either have to fight it in court or settle, thereby admitting guilt.
25 posted on 07/30/2004 6:34:49 PM PDT by Bullish
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To: vikingchick

Another PIG fart!


26 posted on 07/30/2004 6:35:35 PM PDT by Hotdog
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To: DocRock

Why? So Bill could have not brought up yet one more serious issue?


27 posted on 07/30/2004 6:40:07 PM PDT by sharktrager (The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And the paving contractor lives in Chappaqua.)
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To: Maria S

...and the Joseph Goebbels Propoganda Award for excellence in film production goes to...


28 posted on 07/30/2004 6:41:27 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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To: Maria S

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.


29 posted on 07/30/2004 6:43:04 PM PDT by PISANO (NEVER FORGET 911 !!!!)
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To: SpyGuy
If it were a conservative filmmaker who had committed a fraud like this, the newspaper would have been suing for $100 million dollars.

You're absolutely right about that.

30 posted on 07/30/2004 6:44:38 PM PDT by Bullish
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To: sharktrager
"Why? So Bill could have not brought up yet one more serious issue?"

Good point.

note to self, think before posting
31 posted on 07/30/2004 6:52:40 PM PDT by DocRock
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To: mugs99

"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.


32 posted on 07/30/2004 7:11:25 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Maria S

$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.


33 posted on 07/30/2004 7:14:08 PM PDT by Quix (PRAYER WARRIORS, DO YOUR STUFF! LIVES, SOULS AND NATIONS DEPEND ON IT)
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To: nmh
Why aren't more people suing Mikey? Because Mikey knows that most people cannot afford the legal costs. See, although he claims to stand up for the little guy, I think he really despises us. He figures we're too stupid to do the research and find his lies (I'm going to make that a class assignment this year!) so we'll just believe what he says. I mean, he is blue collar, right?

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!!

34 posted on 07/30/2004 7:21:16 PM PDT by blu (Homeschooling..Changing America's Future...one teenager at a time.)
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To: nmh
But it's supposed to be a documentary. It's not. It's a pile of distorted lies. That's lying - not artistic license.

It's only lying when applied to us commoners. For the Aristocracy, entertainment or political, it's Artistic License. Same as John Kerry's war film.
35 posted on 07/30/2004 7:38:20 PM PDT by mugs99 (Restore the Constitution)
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To: blu

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.


36 posted on 07/30/2004 7:45:21 PM PDT by 1L
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To: Maria S

Oh big deal. Another Moore 7truth-victim chickening out. A ONE DOLLAR fine? For pity sakes...


37 posted on 07/30/2004 7:49:16 PM PDT by Libertina (Photoshop is our friend - just ask John Bunny-Suit Kerry ;))
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http://www.pantagraph.com/flick/flick0723.html

There it is...


38 posted on 07/30/2004 8:30:15 PM PDT by oolatec
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To: oolatec

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.


39 posted on 07/30/2004 8:46:32 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: PISANO
Moore could care less about truth all that matters to him is his socialist/commie agenda.

I don't think he even cares about that. It's just a way for him to get money, attention, and respect.

40 posted on 07/30/2004 9:03:16 PM PDT by SupplySider
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