Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Fahrenheit 9/11

I went and saw Fahrenheit 9/11 the other night. As far as films go it was good. As far as documentaries go it was about what one would expect from Michael Moore. This guy is making it his mission to see that George W. Bush is not reelected in November. Frankly I think he is wasting his time, but it is his time.

A lot of people on the right have really pooh-poohed this thing. They are claiming lies and falsehoods, but the footage speaks for itself. Of course the way Moore lays out the footage and his “witty” and timely dialogue steer the picture. I feel I could take the same footage, present it in a way conducive to my arguments and add my comments and it would make Bush look like a great President. Well great might be a tad strong.

What really galls me is the fact that Moore and the rest of the liberals in Hollywood are getting rich off of big business. Yet they are constantly trying to get the Republicans voted out. I guess when you have so much, then sharing your wealth is no biggie. To me though, I want less of my money going to the government, not more. Liberals will tax us to death. Like I said, if I had millions it might be a different story. Of course I have long held that these Hollywood types feel they should give back since they make so much. That's fine. It's called charity people. Give till it hurts, but don't force me to give.

Moore 's movie picks on the oil industry, which is an easy target. He has targeted gun control and GM in other films. All big business that allows us all freedoms to be able to make movies, drive, vote etc. Moore also picks on the military. He pretends to love America and Americans, but spends 2 hours telling us how evil the military is.

W is not the best person for the job, but he has to be better than John Kerry and frankly, anyone who is really best suited for the job isn't going to take the hassle of the job for the pay. Honestly, I feel W has done what he has done, not out of the chance to get rich, but out of what he felt was right for America . Has he made mistakes? Absolutely! I would even agree with Moore that the war in Iraq should not be happening. Read the article on your right. But he felt the threat was there so he proceeded as he felt best.
In the film we are told that basically there is no threat. That W and his cronies manufactured the threat and raise and lower the security levels to keep us scared and buying into what they are selling us. Mr. Moore I have a question. What happens when some militant terrorist strikes at us as a nation again? Will you admit the threat is real? And what happens if no strike occurs? Will you just continue to say there was no threat or will you admit that what the Executive branch of the government is doing is the right thing?

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