| C B C A r t s C a n a d a - A r t s N e w s : Combine director booed for anti-Bush remarks ArtsCanada HOLLYWOOD - A standing ovation quickly turned to raucous boos for Oscar winner Michael Moore after the satirical director launched into an anti-war tirade against President George W. Bush. Celebrities rose from their seats and cheered as Moore walked to the podium to receive the best documentary award for his film Bowling for Columbine, co-produced by Halifax's Salter Street Films. Moore invited his fellow nominees on to the stage to show solidarity for "non- fiction," he said. "We live in a time where we have fictitious election results that elects a fictitious president," he said to some applause but mostly jeers. But the crowd grew more hostile and began to jeer heavily as he continued. "We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons. Whether it's for the fictition of duct tape or the fictitions of orange alert. We are against this war Mr. Bush. Shame on you Mr. Bush." For more arts news, listen to The Arts Report weekdays at 7:12 a.m., 8:12 a.m. and 5:55 p.m. on CBC Radio Two. |
This makes things even more clear....he got the money for this thing from Canada taking business out of the country...just like everyone else in Hollyweird. No wonder the Teamsters joke was said....LOL.