Military, 9/11 families call on Bush to see Michael Moore movie

[kskiska]

NEW YORK (AP) — President Bush and everyone in Washington should screen Michael Moore's controversial anti-Bush film "Fahrenheit 9/11," a group of military and 9/11 families said Wednesday.

"What we want to say is how important Michael Moore's movie is ... in bringing back the ability to have a dialogue" about the issues surrounding the war," said Nancy Lessin of the group Military Families Speak Out, whose stepson is a Marine.

"What we're trying to do here is to tell the administration ... not only see it but then come out ... and explain why this happened, why we went to Iraq and why 9/11 happened," said Ivan Medina, a former Marine from Middletown, N.Y., who served in Iraq and whose twin brother Irving was killed there.

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Conservative groups have tried to mobilize the public against the film, arguing that Moore's portrayal of the Bush administration is inaccurate. Speakers at Wednesday's news conference were critical of those efforts.

"I'm disappointed that the movie would be attacked just because (Moore) wants to consider the questions," said April Gallop, a Pentagon employee injured in the 9/11 attacks.

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[PaDUer]

1. They're going to love this..

and watch them declare these people the "enemy"..Truth hurts!
Bring the troops home now! Let those who have OIL in their minds, go there!

[DustMolecule]

6. No...they won't be declared 'the enemy'

Not people who have served and who have suffered losses - sacrificed their own family blood. What it DOES do is throw the stupid and dangerous 'You're either with us or against us' out the ('Cheney explicative') window!!! Thankfully!!!

[TNOE]

9. Sorry Dust

I wish you were right, but you couldn't be more wrong. They turned the 9/11 Widows - the Jersey Girls into "enemies" because they questioned de fuer and wanted REAL answers about why their loved ones died that day and they are not beyond cutting the throats of the soldiers' families who speak out against their leader either. Go over to Right Nation and you will see exactly what I'm talking about. Vile hatred is all I can say. IF you have the stomach for it. Not all of course, but MOST.

[DustMolecule]

14. Go 'Cheney' yourself!!!

n/t

on edit: why I said what I did: you're a 'fear-mongerer' (fear-seller) while you pretend to be sympathetic....and, again, I say, 'go Cheney yourself'.

[TNOE]

15. Fuck you

are you freaking dense or something?? Or have you just caught on to the latest rage and can't say "cheney yourself" enough?

I am not a fearmonger nor fear-seller asswipe. I was merely correcting (nicely I might add) your incorrect assumption.

[Jacobin]

16. Children, Children!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Play nice.

:-)

[donco6]

2. Bush'll never watch it.

There's no cartoons!

[CO Liberal]

7. Bush IS A Cartoon

A poor caricature of a human being....

[FighttheFuture]

18. He can't watch it... it's rated "R"

He's still waiting for "My Pet Goat" to be made into a movie!

[Just Me]

3. "Conservative groups" don't want a discussion or dialogue.

They believe themselves "righteous" about everything and everyone.

Hence, no room for discussion/dialogue/debate.

Too bad. If they were willing to just expose themselves to something else, their minds and hearts might open a bit more to the rest of the American people and to the rest of the world.

[Wind Dancer]

4. Wow, can't wait to see the reaction

after this is covered on the 6pm news and all cable outlets.



-sarcasm off-

[Shakespeare]

5. dear lord-he drove into his garage door when Laura gently critiqued him--

How on earth do you think that psycho would react to seeing Moore's film???

[tom_paine]

8. My Gosh, would Hitler watch a movie made by JEWS?

I believe you have your answer right there as to whether Bunnypants* will heed the words of the families.

Besides, he knows he's a corrupt shitpile already. He doesn't need more proof.

[tnlefty]

10. Will we hear the noise of many heads exploding????

Jeeesh, how will FR and others reconcile their hatred for anyone who doesn't fully support the Chimp in Chief?

It'll really kill them that this is coming from military families!!!

[PoliticsSportsMusic]

11. The evil one knows whats going on over there....

and he certainly doesn't want anymore light shown on how he and his cronies pushed us to this war....why would he want there to be any national discourse on the subject? Thats the last thing he wants and I assume they probably already know that.

[TrogL]

12. They've likely shown it to him already

and he giggled and laughed and didn't get it.

[iconoclastic cat]

13. Yeah. That'll happen.

[teryang]

17. As if chimp isn't aware of his massive criminal enterprise

The truth is actually much, much worse than what Moore portrayed. He only published the facts that are uncontestable. Even his critics can only say he slanted the facts, or he omitted certain contexts.

The truth about Bushco, the proponents of fraudulent elective war and torture, is much worse. Even a jaundiced and highly partisan Supreme Court found it necessary to dump on his fascist outfit to save their own reputations internationally.

[opihimoimoi]

19. The senior staff all saw the damn thing. They would be remiss if they

did not.

[Tellurian]

20. The Best place to show F 911 is the inner-sanctum where Moon was crowned

Instead of crowning Moon...

Congress can watch Moore "crown" Bush.

[AlFrankenFan]

21. wonderful! another thing the military should do...

is call on Bush to be drafted into this war he cooked up.