----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Denton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 5:48 PM Subject: Re: Brin: the new Bush ad : I don't see any morphing...
> On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:27:52 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, here's the problem. In the Washington DC > > premiere of Fahrenheit 9/11, more than half the > > Democratic members of the Senate showed up to cheer > > Moore on. That's _not_ okay. Not even a tiny bit. > > It's symptomatic of the attitude of a lot of people on > > this list. James Lileks said it best - they were > > perturbed by 9/11 but enraged by George Bush. I wash > > my hands of them. I'm done. > > In it's first day, Fahrenheit 9/11 became the most popular documentary > ever made. Before it opened it won the most coveted and prestigious > award at the world's most prestigious film festival. In it's first > week it was the number one movie in the country. It will be one of > the top ten most popular films of the year, and this for a > documentary. It is a leading contender for the Oscars. Over four out > of five American film critics recommend the film. There have been > lines to get in to see the film in all states, not just Gore country. > > Why are you so out of line with the world and your country Gautam? > And why are a few extremists so bend out of shape about something that > ultimately is just an opinion film? > > I tried to find where that 'Michael Moore wants U.S. soldiers dead' > garbage is coming from. It showed up on some popular right-wing media > sites simultaneously so it appears it was a talking point developed > for the right wing spin machine. > > They seem to be trying to develop that from this quote: "I'm sorry, > but the Majority of Americans supported this war once it began and, > sadly, the majority must now sacrifice there children until enough > blood has been let that maybe-Just Maybe- God and the Iraqi people > will forgive us in the end." Do you think this is a wish for U.S. > soldiers to die? Or does this express a hope that their sacrifice > might mean something? Thanks for looking up the quote, but I cannot accept either interpretation. It seems to unambiguously promote the idea of American blood guilt that can only be paid for with American blood. In short, since Americans supported the war; the only way they can obtain forgiveness for this evil is for justice to be served by them losing their children too. What is ironic to me is that I think Michael Moore isn't really lying here; any more than Bush et. al. lied about "knowing" about all the WMD that was in Iraq...or about Iraq having strong connections to AQ. I hold both responsible for not facing facts; but I think that both stated their honest opinion. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
