ahh, typical Seattle leftard puffpiece
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
'Fahrenheit 9/11' filmmaker Moore enters the lions' den
By ANGELA GALLOWAY
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
NEW YORK -- Republicans have filmmaker Michael Moore to thank for some of the rowdiest moments at the opening of their national political convention yesterday.
Already a box office sensation, Moore got another loud reception yesterday at the Republican National Convention. This time, it was boos.
The first ruckus -- only a warm-up of what was to come -- broke out as Moore entered Madison Square Garden surrounded by about a dozen security guards.
Moore, who is writing a column this week for USA Today, sat in a section set aside for the press, and the guards insisted that convention officials hold reporters at bay, said Ric Andersen, of the House of Representatives Press Gallery. The entire section was closed off.
"It was extremely disruptive," Andersen said. "A cop literally pushed me out of the section."
After the initial rumblings about Moore's arrival died down, he sat quietly taking notes.
While many delegates complained that Moore was only there to cause trouble, some shrugged it off.
"It's a free country," said Washington delegate Pat Herbold, sitting less than 50 feet from Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne. "He's here to observe, I assume. To observe our enthusiasm."
When Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told the delegates about "a disingenuous film maker who would have us believe that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace," they knew he was referring to the maker of "Fahrenheit 9/11." The film, which savages Bush's Iraq policy, has set a box office record for documentaries, grossing $115 million so far.
McCain's comments prompted prolonged booing and chants of "Four more years" from many of the delegates who stood on their chairs to face Moore.
Moore seemed to relish the attention, thrusting his arms over his head, shrugging and saying with a laugh, "Two more months."
After McCain's speech, Moore left the hall as the lights dimmed and three women who lost loved ones on 9/11 took the stage. Asked about McCain's remarks, Moore said, "I can't believe they're dumb enough to bring up the film and help its box office."
Those could simply have been small moons in orbit around his massness.
Huh? I remember Fahrenheit 9/11. That was like, last year or something, wasn't it? Is it still in theaters?