Hollywood divided over Moore's anti-war harangue - "patriot-plus" booed

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | March 26 2003

[I still care]

I find it amusing that the anti-American crowd is almost always unaware that in France you can be arrested for making fun of Chirac. They are so totally blind to the depth of the freedom they have here.

Excuse me, Michael Moore, if this was France Bush could arrest you for what you said on stage. But go ahead and sing the praises of everywhere but this glorious country. It just shows what an idiot you and the rest of your crowd are.

[I still care]

Jeanne Garafalo said that what impressed her was watching naked gay people burn the flag.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

According to a column in the Wall Street Journal this week, the booing came from the cheap seats, up in the balconies. The glitterati, for the most part, sat on their hands.

How can they be cheap seats? You are invited, they don't sell tickets. I think those seats are mostly film executives. Probably a more conservative lot. But I saw booing and chearing from some of the front row or two. Many sat on their hands because a stand either way could hurt their popularity.

[Coop]

"I don't think the Oscars are a forum for political posturing," Robertson said the day after the show.

Dude, what planet have you been living on?

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you for the nice photos and captions. They were great.

[guinnessboy]

The funniest thing is that these turds will blame low album and movie sales on the so called "Bush economy" you watch, the will totally skip burning albums and downloading. They will never own up to their own statements hurting their work, what demographic experts they are trying to target 18% of the viewpoints of all Americans. News to Hollywood Actors and Musicians, the smaller the percentage the less people in the group to consume your goods (not to mention its the hand out crowd that has no money to spend)-LOL

[dfwgator]

Those troops are the reason that Moore has the right to dissent.

[Wavyhill]

Call up all your local bookstores and reserve as many copies as you can, as far in the future as you can. Get other Freepers to do the same. Don't pick them up. Repeat as needed.

[Bombard]

I would like to get my hands on this fools fat a##!!!!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You're welcome. I admire them.

[desertcry]

Too much hotdogs.

[TXBlair]

'Dolgin said she had trouble hearing Moore's comments because of the commotion in the auditorium. "There was an explosion of booing. It sounded like we were at a football game and somebody didn't like the referee call."'

I guess this eyewitness' account pretty well blows out of the water Mr. Moore-on's delusional (or arrogant) backstage claim that he was only booed by five loud people.

[Let's Roll]

It'll have to be shave then as I doubt he can grow a beard.

[Texas Mom]

These two give the term "white trash" a new lease on life.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow ear, no matter how hard you try.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree, although I think you risk giving sows a bad name. ;)