That leads me to two simple questions. Have you seen any of his movies, Jim? Have you read any of his books?
I've seen two and read two. If I hadn't, I couldn't and wouldn't comment on any of them. I'll leave it at that, before Don Hillger calls me on continuing with an off-topic topic. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Jim Elwell >Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 06:59 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:31173] Re: Drudge -- really, really, really off topic! > > >BIll posted his off-topic opinion, so I'll post mine: Michael >Moore is a lying, hypocritcal sleaze. You can't believe squat >about anything in his movies, as he makes things up out of whole >cloth, grossly distorts what people tell him to suit his own ends, >juxtaposes scenes to imply entirely fictional sequences, etc. > >Celsius 41.11 is a well-needed exposition of the plethora of lies >of Michael Moore. > >Jim > > > > >At 21 09 04, 11:17 PM, Bill Potts wrote: >>This thread is about as off-topic as any can get, so I'll try to limit my >>postings on it to the following. >> >>It's pro-Bush thing, along with being an attack on Michael Moore. >> >>Moore is quoted out of context. As I remember, his point was a statistical >>one -- with about 200,000 Americans already dying each year from >preventable >>causes, along with the fact that the probability of any one of us >dying in a >>terrorist attack is extremely small. Moore wasn't saying we >shouldn't fight >>terrorists and try to eliminate them. In fact, one of the points >he has made >>is that Iraq was a serious distraction from Afghanistan and the War on >>Terror generally -- including securing our ports, nuclear power stations, >>dams, etc., etc. He has also criticized fear mongering. And, of >course, the >>scenes shown in Celsius 41.11 are not from Moore's movie (and at least one >>looks as if it might have been staged -- possibly during a bona fide >>demonstration), but the audience is probably meant to assume that >they are. >> >>By the way, he employed a veritable army of fact checkers for Fahrenheit >>9/11. One can disagree with his opinions (although he does more >juxtaposing >>of events than expressions of opinion -- leaving the audience to >draw their >>own conclusions and form their own opinions), but his facts are well >>supported and thoroughly researched. (Those who have seen the >movie will be >>well aware of that. Those who haven't seen it really need to do so before >>forming an opinion about it.) >> >>Bill Potts, CMS >>Roseville, CA >>http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Behalf Of Euric >>>Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 21:15 >>>To: U.S. Metric Association >>>Subject: [USMA:31170] Re: Drudge >>> >>> >>>>From the Trailer, they claim 41.11�C is the temperature the brain >>>begins to >>>die. 40�C is a very high body temperature and a body temperature >>>above that >>>results in eventual death. Thus the significance of the "41". >The "0.11" >>>part is just added to equate it with the 9.11 of the Fahrenheit movie. >>> >>>It is humour. But I'm not sure if it is an attack on Michael Moore or >>>George Bush. It is a shame that so many Americans believe that >the threat >>>of terrorism is external in origin, instead of being the brain child of >>>certain diabolic groups operating within national organisations >of the US. >>>Wolves in sheep's clothing. The goal of the attacks of 9.11 were to >>>frighten us into surrendering our freedoms for "safety and >>>security" and the >>>goal of the Patriot Acts is to nullify the Constitution. If >>>Hitler was able >>>to deceive the Germans into backing him, I see no reason why the >Bush club >>>wouldn't do the same. If it worked once, it will work again and >again. I >>>wonder if metric will be used in the FEMA concentration camps. >>> >>>Anyway, I did a Google search: >>> >>>http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Celsi >>>us+41%2E11%22 >>> >>>Euric >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Tuesday, 2004-09-21 21:51 >>>Subject: [USMA:31168] Drudge >>> >>> >>>> Drifting off to sleep, and I'm not sure I understand this little ad on >>>> Drudge right now. Ideas? >>>> >>>> Nat >>>> >>>> drudge.jpg >>>> > >Jim Elwell >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >801-466-8770 >www.qsicorp.com
