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Michael Moore sued for lying?
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Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:08:17 GMT
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It seems that Moore played it a
little too fast and loose in F-9/11. A newspaper was shown on screen with
“Latest Florida recount shows Al Gore won election” as its headline. The
Pantagraph of Bloomington Illinois, which is the newspaper in question,
apparently took significant umbrage at this, as the “headline” was actually the
title attached to a letter to the editor that was buried deep within the paper.
They’re now suing him for one million dollars and asking that he apologize.
I’ll be terribly amused if this screws his shot at getting another Oscar for
“Best Documentary”, but what’s more interesting is how this is going to end up
playing right into the GOP’s hands. Moore is one of those individuals who is
worshipped by his followers and despised by most everyone else, so his movies
tend to further alienate anyone who wasn’t already on the bandwagon as it is,
meaning that much of rural America will be more likely to vote for GWB as a
result of any perceived personal attack on a President that they have an easier
time associating with. Being able to show that he fudged the facts to suit his
message is just going to fuel a new wave of backlash, but it also hurts the Dems
ability to ride his coattails without looking like history revisionists
themselves.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Michael Moore sued for lying?
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| (...) This appeared the other day somewhere else (Los Angeles Times?). The really big difference was that they were reported as asking for $1 (note the significant lack of the word "million") in compensation for damages (a token amount so that they (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: Michael Moore sued for lying?
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| Hmmmm ... it is probably NOT a good idea to get into this at this place. I am not a huge moore fan, and I can certainly understand how he can come accross as extremly annoying. But your post has left me wondering and, with all the due respect that a (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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