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A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush on t
« on: Mar 21^st, 2003, 12:02pm »

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Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:40 AM
Subject: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush on the Eve of War

Monday, March 17th, 2003

George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC

Dear Governor Bush:

So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and
the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear
that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived
440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much
more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths
I would like to share with you:

1. There is virtually NO ONE in America (talk radio nutters and Fox News
aside) who is gung-ho to go to war. Trust me on this one. Walk out of the
White House and on to any street in America and try to find five people who
are PASSIONATE about wanting to kill Iraqis. YOU WON'T FIND THEM! Why?
'Cause NO Iraqis have ever come here and killed any of us! No Iraqi has even
threatened to do that. You see, this is how we average Americans think: If a
certain so-and-so is not perceived as a threat to our lives, then, believe
it or not, we don't want to kill him! Funny how that works!

2. The majority of Americans -- the ones who never elected you -- are not
fooled by your weapons of mass distraction. We know what the real issues are
that affect our daily lives -- and none of them begin with I or end in Q.
Here's what threatens us: two and a half million jobs lost since you took
office, the stock market having become a cruel joke, no one knowing if their
retirement funds are going to be there, gas now costs two dollars a
gallon -- the list goes on and on. Bombing Iraq will not make any of this go
away. Only you need to go away for things to improve.

3. As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to lose a
popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against you, Mr.
Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them.

4. The Pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a SIN. The Pope! But even
worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How bad does it have
to get before you realize that you are an army of one on this war? Of
course, this is a war you personally won't have to fight. Just like when you
went AWOL while the poor were shipped to Vietnam in your place.

5. Of the 535 members of Congress, only ONE (Sen. Johnson of South Dakota)
has an enlisted son or daughter in the armed forces! If you really want to
stand up for America, please send your twin daughters over to Kuwait right
now and let them don their chemical warfare suits. And let's see every
member of Congress with a child of military age also sacrifice their kids
for this war effort. What's that you say? You don't THINK so? Well, hey,
guess what -- we don't think so either!

6. Finally, we love France. Yes, they have pulled some royal screw-ups. Yes,
some of them can be pretty damn annoying. But have you forgotten we wouldn't
even have this country known as America if it weren't for the French? That
it was their help in the Revolutionary War that won it for us? That it was
France who gave us our Statue of Liberty, a Frenchman who built the
Chevrolet, and a pair of French brothers who invented the movies? And now
they are doing what only a good friend can do -- tell you the truth about
yourself, straight, no b.s. Quit pissing on the French and thank them for
getting it right for once. You know, you really should have traveled more
(like once) before you took over. Your ignorance of the world has not only
made you look stupid, it has painted you into a corner you can't get out of.

Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with this war,
more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't a
lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein.
After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity polls
as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a good
ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world
ass!). And just like with Afghanistan, we'll forget about what happens to a
country after we bomb it 'cause that is just too complex! So try your best
to ride this victory all the way to next year's election. Of course, that's
still a long ways away, so we'll all get to have a good hardy-har-har while
we watch the economy sink even further down the toilet!

But, hey, who knows -- maybe you'll find Osama a few days before the
election! See, start thinking like THAT! Keep hope alive! Kill Iraqis --
they got our oil!!

Yours,

Michael Moore www.michaelmoore.com

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #1 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 8:53am »

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Director Moore Scolds Bush from Oscar Stage
Sun Mar 23,10:36 PM ET Add Entertainment - Reuters to My Yahoo!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Politics grabbed center stage at the Academy Awards (news - web sites) on Sunday as the winner for best documentary, director Michael Moore (news), charged President Bush (news - web sites) with waging a "fictitious war."

Wagging his finger from the stage as he was both applauded and booed by the assembled celebrities, Moore said, "We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you."

Moore won for "Bowling for Columbine," a provocative film on the roots of gun violence in America, whose title refers to the Colorado high school where two students massacred 13 people before killing themselves in 1999.

Moore, who received a standing ovation from the assembled celebrities, invited the other nominees for best documentary film to join him onstage in solidarity against the war against Iraq (news - web sites).

"We like nonfiction and we live in fictitious times. We live in a time where we have fictitious election results, that elect a fictitious president. We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons," Moore said.

Oscar host Steve Martin (news) joked after Moore finished speaking that "the Teamsters are helping Mr. Moore into the trunk of his limo."

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #2 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 9:03am »

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We heard his statements and found them very inappropriate. How dare he criticize our country's leader?
Even though we live in the land of free speech, this ws not the time to exercize it. The boos, he well deserved!

And the Academy didn't want Richard Gere expressing his political views on state!!!

Shame on you, Mr. Moore!

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #3 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 9:06am »

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While he has every right to say what he did, he is an idiot for doing so. There is no need to give voice to every thought that comes into your brain.

I don't think it needs to be pointed out what a jackass he is, even that movie star crowd booed him.

I wonder what people would think if I came to my job every day, and just started spouting off on politics.

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #4 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 9:11am »

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This man stepped up to the podium last night, finger-wagging and though it was his right to speak his mind, (Constitutionally) he discounted himself (to me) as a rational loyal American. Too bad Steve Martin was only joking about the teamsters and the limo.

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<----His behaviour belongs here, IMNSHO. This article probably should have been in the SHUT UP Celebs thread... :furious:

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #5 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 9:31am »

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on Mar 24^th, 2003, 9:06am, DanDC99 wrote:

Oh my god I just had this hysterical image of you waiting till people's mouths were numb and the sucker in there, etc. and then spouting off on politics at them!The dentist visit from HELL! *makes horror movie noises*

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #6 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 10:04am »

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I usually wait till I am cracking their neck to make sure they agree with me Wink

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #7 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 10:10am »

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Laugh, I'm not sure why I thought you were a dentist. Grin

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #8 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 10:12am »

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Maybe because I have a big mouth? Huh

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« Reply #9 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 1:21pm »

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Perhaps Mr Moore should read the news he will find he is in a smaller group than he thinks the following paragraph was taken from a news report

Reuters Photo
Polls: Americans See Long War, Support Bush
(Reuters) - Most Americans are resigned to a longer, bloodier war in Iraq than first expected but they are firmly behind President Bush, according to several opinion polls released on Monday. After a weekend of stiffer Iraqi resistance against U.S. forces in Iraq, the taking of U.S. prisoners of war and mounting casualties on the battlefield, initial public hopes for a short war faded. An ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted on Sunday found 54 percent of respondents expected a significant number of U.S. casualties, up 17 points from 37 percent when the conflict began last week. More...
Also: Bush to Provide Estimate on War's Cost (AP)

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Re: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
« Reply #10 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 2:41pm »

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haha.. I finally heard this idiot's speech on the radio. The boos were rather loud. Bravo, Hollywood.

I also heard he called Bush a "terrorist". Did anyone happen so hear that? Anyone who calls Bush a terrorist needs to have their head examined. Terrorism is what happened on 9/11, not what is currently happening in Iraq.

Unfortunately, while there are many honestly anti-war people out there who protest for the right reasons, I think there are also a lot who are soley anti-Bush. Its a shame that a few bad apples have to sully the name of the people who are actually for peace.

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« Reply #11 on: Mar 24^th, 2003, 4:43pm »

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on Mar 24^th, 2003, 10:12am, DanDC99 wrote:

Maybe because I have a big mouth? Huh

You have a great mouth Dan - and a stable thinking brain to go with it.

:rofl:

A chiropractic dentist...

And about the idiot on stage last night. I do believe I heard or read that everyone going onstage at the AA, either as a presenter or receiver, were admonished and directed to keep their opinions to themselves. I hope he got himself in a peck o'trouble.

Edited to add - Dan I could swear I heard him call the President a terrorist - if not outright, at least in intent. I didn't tape the award so I can't play it back. Probably his complete statement is at one of the sites.

BTW - it's great seeing you here! :wave:

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