Moore's USA Today Article

[phish420]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2004-08-30-moore-gopamerica_x.htm

Posted 8/30/2004 9:25 PM Updated 8/31/2004 12:27 AM
The GOP doesn't reflect America
Michael Moore, Filmmaker
NEW YORK — Welcome, Republicans. You're proud Americans who love your country. In your own way, you want to make this country a better place. Whatever our differences, you should be commended for that.
But what's all this talk about New York being enemy territory? Nothing could be further from the truth. We New Yorkers love Republicans. We have a Republican mayor and governor, a death penalty and two nuclear plants within 30 miles of the city.

New York is home to Fox News Channel. The top right-wing talk shows emanate from here — Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly among them. The Wall Street Journal is based here, which means your favorite street is here. Not to mention more Fortune 500 executives than anywhere else.

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[zauberflote]

1. Very nice

But you'll want to cut this before it gets flagged.

[Cha]

3. Oh yeah, it needs to be 4 paragraphs...

no more..but thanks!

[phish420]

Sorry, good call - Done.

:-)

[Cha]

2. I guess Michael would be the antidote to

jonah goldsplat!

That was a truly Awesome article..the way he compliments and then takes it away with the truth!

[EnfantTerrible]

4. God bless MM

I just saw him interviewed on MSNBC and he thanked the Republicans for all of the free advertising for Farenheit... even if they haven't (obviously, John McCain) seen it.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. Sort of a recap of one of the chapters of "Dude, Where's my Country"

but well done.

[2Design]

6. Wow ....he is really good....he compliments them but leads

them.....this man knows how to use words....

I could not have been as objective or nice....but my anger at rethugs is not serving me....so this might be a good person to look up to and follow on tolerance....

[Cha]

7. He does know "how to use words"...

How inspiring!

[iwantmycountryback]

8. Very good article

Sort of takes a shot at repubs who don't really think for themselves and are under the illusion that the the repugs won't take their money. This is almost the same thing as a chapter from his last book.

[Droopy]

9. I think Moore is right about a lot of "Republicans"

They are essentially liberal socially, but for them it all comes down to their wallet. Even middle and working class Republicans are under this illusion. They just think the Dems are going to tax them to death so they'll vote for the guys who say they'll cut taxes not realizing that they'll also cut their throats as far as social welfare programs go.

[lazarus]

10. edit, please

DU copyright rules, you can only have 4 paragraphs.

Thank you.

[Placebo]

11. Great Article.

:thumbsup:

[neonplaque]

12. Nice Op-Ed! Keep 'em coming, Michael!!

"Welcome, Republicans. You're proud Americans who love your country."

is certainly a more rational opening than Ann Coulter's first USA Today article from the Dem Convention (which got her canned):

"Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston, conservatives are deploying a series of covert signals to identify one another, much like gay men do."

edit to fix a typo

[ellie]

13. Mike just totally rocks!

[cthrumatrix]

14. shrink wrap it...."it's a con job"... What's the matter with Kansas

book outlines the con job with values and christianity while they steal from their back pockets economically