Film's 'truth' is leftist propaganda
7/16/2004Michael Moore s new film Fahrenheit 9/11 is a documentary that is
suppose to show you the truth behind the Bush Administration.
Unfortunately, Mr. Moore s truth is mostly left-wing propaganda.
For instance, Mr. Moore claims that the war in Afghanistan was fought
so that an oil pipeline could be built through the country. President
Bush actually supported Enron s plan to run an oil pipeline under the
Caspian Sea that avoided Afghanistan.
Mr. Moore also shows a clip that seems to support his view that Al
Gore actually won Florida under every scenario. Yet missing is a
comprehensive study done by the New York Times and several other news agencies that actually showed Mr. Bush winning Florida if a statewide recount was allowed to proceed.
Moreover, the film talks about Florida not allowing felons to vote
and many of these votes would have been cast for Mr. Gore. The film
fails to mention a study done by the Miami Herald which showed that
many of these so called disenfranchised voters were actually allowed to cast illegal votes, mostly for Mr. Gore.
The film also depicts Mr. Bush asleep at the wheel when he first
hears about the 9/11 tragedies in a Sarasota classroom.
Interestingly, the school s principal, who didn t vote for Mr. Bush,
praised his handling of the crisis in front of the young children.
Of course, the movie wouldn t be complete without portraying Mr. Bush as stupid and blaming him for the 9/11 tragedy. Do stupid people attend Yale University and have an MBA from Harvard? Did Mr. Bush or al-Qaeda steer those planes into the buildings?
Lastly Mr. Moore, who has a high school degree, describes the average American as being stupid. Mr. Moore better hope that his assessment is accurate, or the average movie viewer may see the truth behind his film.
Greg Melville
Sylvania
Fahrenheit 9/11 is thought-provoking
I went to see Fahrenheit 9/11 and came away with sobs and anger. I
have heard the complaint from those who have never seen his works
that Michael Moore manipulates the truth. Well, that is his job as a
documentary film-maker and a polemicist.
However, images are much harder than words to take out of context and to misuse. It wasn t until the images of the horrors of the Vietnam War appeared on the nightly news that the general population began to turn against the war s prosecution.
My fellow citizens who have not seen the film and condemn it anyway
puzzle me. If it is wrong to manipulate the truth to provoke
discussion, is it not worse to manipulate lies to provoke our people
into blindly supporting a war that violates international law? Lies
that have caused the deaths of nearly 900 of our sons and daughters
and wounded or maimed physically and psychologically thousands of others?
Lies that turned our citizen soldiers into the killers and
torturers of more than 11,000 innocent civilians? Lies that led to
the demolition of the infrastructure of a country?
If you support the present administration s fear-mongering and
handling of this war and of its passing out sweetheart, no-bid
contracts to war profiteers, of its violations of our own Bill of
Rights, go and see the film; you might not change your mind. I do
promise that you will no longer accept the words of Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Rush Limbaugh, and the Fox Network as the gospel. You certainly will have to think and I hope discuss what you have seen.
Eric G. Johnson
Gunckel Boulevard
Americans prefer fantasy to reality
George Bush misleads the country on the economy, the environment,
health care, and the war. The American public prefers the comic book
fantasy of Spider-man 2 to the truth and reality of Fahrenheit 9/11.
It all fits.
Paul Szymanowski
Curtice
Moore s latest filmis a crock-umentary
This is in response to a recent letter praising Michael Moore s
crock-umentary Fahrenheit 9/11. If one takes the time to investigate
Michael Moore, you can readily find out that he manipulates,
fabricates, and flat-out lies to sway you into seeing things in his
warped I hate America and you should, too propaganda. This is, as
are his prior works, not a documentary but a fictional movie meant to
entertain, not inform.
Those who truly believe anything that Mr. Moore says, writes, or does
needs to educate themselves to the real truth, not Mr. Moore s
version of it. I, for one, won t be spoon-fed the propaganda that
this man and the left produces anymore. Don t believe me, check out
these web sites that break down everything this man has ever done and shows how he does them: moorelies.com, moorewatch.com,
bowlingfor truth.com, hardylaw.net/truth_about_bowling.html, and
mi chaelmoorehatesamerica.com. Another good source is the new book Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man By David T. Hardy and Jason Clarke.
And for all you liberals out there who are ready to call me a
neo-con, I voted Democrat the last three presidential elections. That
will never happen again. Don t allow yourself to be spoon-fed the
left s propaganda. Educate yourself with the truth, it s out there.
You just have to go find it in this free society.
Joe Mack
Delta
Film-maker is acting irresponsibly
I knew it was just a matter of time before The Blade praised Michael
Moore for his creative genius and thought-provoking cinematic
ventures. The First Amendment is a very important right in this
country, but along with it should come responsibility.
Why is it that a cowardly individual like Mr. Moore is given a forum
in the media to blatantly lie and present distortions? Could it be
that he, along with the Hollywood liberal scene and other has-beens
like Chevy Chase and Whoopi Goldberg are so starved for attention
that they can say anything they want?
Where is the responsibility or the credibility? These people never
fought for freedom nor have they helped their country combat
terrorism or keep us safe.
Go ahead, Michael Moore. Keep bashing America, and while you are at it, get out of this country.
Jon Strole
Maumee
Thanks so much for protecting readers
Thank you so much for not running Doonesbury recently. I would
certainly not have wanted any children exposed to that word that
our macho vice president used in the Senate. I m so glad he felt
better after saying it.
By the way, thanks also for the interesting daily advertisements from
local escort services, spas (with New Girls! ), outcall services,
and adult pay-per-view programming. It is always a treat to see them
on the same pages as the high school sports scores.
The Blade is doing such a wonderful job of protecting the virtue of
the community. Keep up the good work.
Randy Wheeler
Maumee
Pulling cartoon was an insult to readers
You replaced a Doonesbury cartoon, which you felt might offend some of us, with another episode from last year.
Guys, it s just a cartoon. Even though I m conservative and don t
agree with every point of view expressed in that strip, I think I can
handle it.
Please don t insult your readers by protecting us from
thoughts that you feel may be objectionable. Let us decide.
Ken R. Deutsch
Westcastle Drive