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Quixote1818 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:07 PM
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Action Alert: Move America Forward website riddled with lies!
Please write them and give them hell about their lies.

Here is the page with the lies about Moore's film:

http://www.moveamericaforward.org/Emails/PR20040617-1.html

Write them here: info@MoveAmericaForward.org

My letter to them:

First of all Moore's movie is opening at 551 theaters NOT 417. I counted them. Why are you lying about that? Another 500 or so are slated to pick up the movie over the next few weeks.

Also, you suggest they are coffee house theaters. Well, the theaters here in New Mexico are all large theaters including the largest theater in Albuquerque. Not one is a coffee house theater. Just glancing at several states I am familiar with I could see it was opening at large theaters in those states as well.

As far as Richard Clarke's statement about letting the Bin Laden family leave well you are spinning the truth here as well. Why did you take his words out of context?

White House OK'd flight home for
Bin Laden family in Sept. 11 aftermath
by Bill Andrews,
Edinburgh Evening News

Sept. 3, 2003

The United States allowed members of Osama bin Laden’s family to jet out of the US in the immediate aftermath of September 11, even as American airspace was closed.

Former White House counter-terrorism czar Richard Clarke said the Bush administration sanctioned the repatriation of about 140 high-ranking Saudi Arabians, including relatives of the al-Qaida chief.

"Somebody brought to us for approval the decision to let an airplane filled with Saudis, including members of the Bin Laden family, leave the country," he said.

Mr Clarke said he checked with FBI officials, who gave the go ahead. "So I said: ‘Fine, let it happen.’"

He first asked the bureau to check that no-one "inappropriate" was leaving.

"I have no idea if they did a good job," he added.

Dale Watson, the FBI’s former head of counter-terrorism, said that, while the bureau identified the Saudis who were on the plane, "they were not subject to serious interrogations".

The plane is believed to have landed in ten US cities picking up passengers, including Los Angeles, Washington DC, Boston and Houston. At the time, access to US airspace was restricted and required special government approval.

Tom Kinton, director of aviation at Boston’s Logan Airport, said: "We were in the midst of the worst terrorist act in history and here we were seeing an evacuation of the Bin Ladens."

But he said it was clear the flight had been sanctioned by federal authorities.

Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the US who is said to have organized the exodus, met President George Bush on September 13, 2001, two days after the terror attacks. It is not known if they discussed the repatriation plan.

The White House has declined to comment on the claims, but sources said the Bush administration was confident no secret flights took place.

Mr Clarke said he did not recall who requested approval for the flights, but believes it was either the FBI or the State Department.

But FBI spokesman John Iannarelli said: "I can say unequivocally that the FBI had no role in facilitating these flights."

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colonel odis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:13 PM
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1. you're not surprised or anything by them lying, are you?
it's as natural to them as breathing.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:28 PM
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2. They know this... what's the point?
I could see a LTE campaign to newspapers working, but sending these people messages like that is like complaining to a lion about eating meat.

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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:30 PM
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3. The misinformation is the point...they want to be a counter to moveon.org
Grassroots movement for the establishment. What an utterly stupid idea.
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:32 PM
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4. Coffee house theater?
What is a coffee house theater? I think I've seen like two theaters where they serve liberal coffee (because you know we all drink lattes), but like, I wouldn't call them "coffee house theaters" just because of that.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:34 PM
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5. They can't even get the term right. It's ART HOUSE.
How out of touch are they?
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:40 PM
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7. Hmmmm...looks like they changed it if it was "coffee house" before.
And if not, sorry Quixote! I didn't mean to make fun of you!
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no_arbusto Donating Member (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 10:42 PM
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11. Believe it or not
Pittsburgh used to have a "coffee house" theatre. The Oakland Beehive (RIP) was a coffeehouse/Internet cafe that also had a movie theatre in the back that would show indie movies and more mainstream documentaries. They also occasionally had concerts there and would play the Rocky Horror Picture Show every now and then. There is still a Beehive Coffeehouse in another Pittsburgh neighborhood (sans theatre).
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ithacan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:39 PM
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6. the numbers are actually higher
I know that the theaters here in Ithaca will be showing F911 starting 6/25, but they're not listed under NY on the website. And this is probably not the only such case.

This is all an excellent sign. The right wing crazies are panicking big time and resorting to their true colors...
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NightOwwl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 08:49 PM
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8. Quote
“This movie is about as popular as ice in Antarctica, and movie theaters are giving Michael Moore’s ‘bash America’ flick a chilly reception.”

hahahahahahaha. Whew, I needed a good laugh.
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Mad As Hell Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 09:14 PM
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9. Same talking points as
the RW shill Lauer. No surprise theres.
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LibertyorDeath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-04 09:44 PM
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10. Well Michael Moore's website is always under continued
attack . I'll say that again Michael Moore's website is always under continued attack.

There must be alot of Tech heads here at the DU
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republicansarewhores Donating Member (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-20-04 03:15 AM
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12. Their Yahoo message group does not allow any posting without approval
I was going to start posting all the reasons Bush should be sacked, but got this before I could post:

"Your message must be approved by the group owner before being sent to the group."

Nothing like the ability to freely debate huh?

Like my name says...

REPUBLICANS ARE WHORES
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