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Filmmaker Moore Says He Has Berg Footage
TwinCities.com ^ | May 27, 2004 | Associated Press

Posted on 05/27/2004 12:53:36 PM PDT by Tamzee

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To: beckett

Nope. How are we to know if the tape fat boy has has any bearing on the investigation without him releasing it to the authorities. If he refuses charge him with hindering an investigation, but I think he will roll over pretty quickly-fat boy would not do well in jail-and he has to know that this is a dangerous and serious game he is playing. Any publicity he gets is small potatoes compared to the win-win the tape is for the good guys; if Berg is pro-war it nullifies the lunatic ranting of his father, if he is anti-war it opens up speculation about how he came into contact with the terrorists. Either way, I'm serious about winning the war on terrorism and I'm not above using this tape to shore up the war effort.


121 posted on 05/27/2004 4:40:04 PM PDT by 91B (God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.)
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To: Frank_Discussion

Moore would love to be on the receiving end of the Ashcroft Dept. of Justice.


122 posted on 05/27/2004 4:44:13 PM PDT by ShandaLear (John Kerry, the gift that keeps on giving!)
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To: MikeWUSAF

Michael Moore's perverse brand of fame may be peaking right about now, but for him it's still a win-win situation: he could ask for nothing better than to attract the attention and enmity of this Administration he's done everything he can to weaken. An aggressive investigation of Moore and how and where he got the film would be seen as proof positive of this Administration's repressive position on Free Speech, civil rights, etc. etc. This is why Michael Moore will be left alone.


123 posted on 05/27/2004 4:56:26 PM PDT by willyboyishere (bE)
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To: 91B; beckett
Absolutely right, 91B. The film is evidence. And he had better not try any fancy editing with it or he will be guilty of evidence tampering.

If the interview was conducted in the United States, the question is WHY? Who had ever heard of this guy to interview him? How did Michael Moore get his name?

If the interview was conducted in Iraq, then the FBI needs to see it because of where the interview was done, who did it, any mentions of contacts or trips Berg might have made. In addition, it would be helpful to know who in Iraq was filming for Michael Moore.

I would expect the FBI to subpoena the tape and examine it for content and editing. I would also expect that if Moore gives it to Michael Berg, Michael Berg will get a subpoena.

124 posted on 05/27/2004 5:00:07 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: plain talk

No, he will get funding from ANSWER through Bergs father to smear GWB and the nation further.


125 posted on 05/27/2004 5:02:14 PM PDT by satchmodog9 (it's coming and if you don't get off the tracks it will run you down)
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To: willyboyishere

I think you have it exactly backwards: the tape is win-win for supporters of the war effort. If it shows a pro-war Berg, then it undermines his father's hysterical finger pointing and makes him a martyr. If it shows an anti-war Berg, then it opens the door for questions about how he came into contact with the terrorists (and also demonstrates that he was about as wrong as could be in the process). The publicity fat boy gets from this-let's face it his audience is limited to lefty true believers and the French-is small potatoes compared to how the good guys stand to profit.


126 posted on 05/27/2004 5:03:10 PM PDT by 91B (God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.)
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To: 91B
Either way, I'm serious about winning the war on terrorism and I'm not above using this tape to shore up the war effort.

Moore announced the existence of the tape. That alone should raise a red flag. He is a media savvy, highly unscrupulous individual who undoubtedly is thinking a few steps ahead, and of course he is looking to damage Bush. It's naive to think that he didn't begin executing a hidden agenda the moment he made the announcement.

What could he possibly know about Berg's death? He was not there when the poor man had his head sliced off.

My guess is thw data on the tape is totally benign, meaningless and extraneous to the investigation. If it was something that could actually get him into trouble do you think he'd be announcing it? Hell no.

He is baiting the FBI, hoping to get them to do something stupid so he then cry "HARASSMENT!" and make a big splash in the media about how the Patriot Act is stripping us of all our freedoms. The FBI should not rise to the bait.

Ignore him.

127 posted on 05/27/2004 5:04:50 PM PDT by beckett
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To: Miss Marple

See my Post #127.


128 posted on 05/27/2004 5:05:41 PM PDT by beckett
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To: Miss Marple

Thanks-I really wonder if Mikey understands what a dangerous game he is playing. My experience is that millionaire lefties tend to be insulated from the harsh realities of the world. If any of this is true, I doubt that even the hard-left press would stand behind him for very long.


129 posted on 05/27/2004 5:06:29 PM PDT by 91B (God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.)
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To: Tamsey
The only Berg footage that this fat sack of sedition really has is a burger.
130 posted on 05/27/2004 5:07:22 PM PDT by CGTRWK
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To: beckett
He didn't announce it. Someone told Salon he had it, and he confirmed it. Salon said it wasn't anyone who worked for him .

Now, I suppose it could have been Michael Berg who told Salon. And I agree that the FBI should tread cautiously. BUT Michael Moore had better be treading cautiously, too. He could be close to breaking the law.

131 posted on 05/27/2004 5:10:15 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: beckett
And he is also a vain, strutting narcissist who may be putting his own head in a noose without knowing it. I can't imagine that the media-which has demanded the release of pretty much every scrap of information that had any bearing whatsoever on events that had could be in any way construed as falling under the "public's right to know"-would stand behind him. Let his true believers howl-everybody else would be more interested in what is on the tape.

I think Moore is about to give himself a big black eye-we should do everything we can to put a spotlight on that shiner.

132 posted on 05/27/2004 5:12:47 PM PDT by 91B (God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.)
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To: 91B

It sounds like the government gave the rest of the tape to the family and then the family, in true liberal form, handed it over to Moore so he could make the most political hay from. What a way to honor your son.


133 posted on 05/27/2004 5:16:30 PM PDT by Hildy (...love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth. - Mark Twain)
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To: Hildy

I didn't read the story on Salon-it could be I guess. I'll go check it out and see if it gives any indication one way or the other.


134 posted on 05/27/2004 5:19:42 PM PDT by 91B (God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.)
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To: Miss Marple
No, you're all WRROOOOONG! Issue #1 - I ask you, Freddie the Beetle Barnes: Could this in fact be footage be for a new film called "Bawling for Baghdad" in which he attempts to get ahead of the, uh..."cutting" edge of PC culture with an agenda for knife and sword control? On a scale of 0 to 10 with 0 meaning impossible and 10 being metaphysical certitude, the answer is.... 32....
135 posted on 05/27/2004 5:22:45 PM PDT by Zhangliqun
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To: Rastus

Moore's assault on U.S. policy got him into trouble with Disney, which refused to let subsidiary Miramax release "Fahrenheit 9/11."
The media's still running that lie? They are this asshat's willing tools.

So, what is the real story, why no release? I hope it never sees the light of day out of the can-can festival.


136 posted on 05/27/2004 5:26:24 PM PDT by Ethyl
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To: Tamsey

Moore...slimeball


137 posted on 05/27/2004 5:27:20 PM PDT by pointsal
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To: Miss Marple
He didn't announce it. Someone told Salon he had it, and he confirmed it.

Someone? Someone sent by Mr. Moore perhaps? Miss Marple, someone of your high intelligence and investigative chops should not be deceived by Moore's method of getting an item into the news media. Any PR hack in Hollywood can tell you that anonymous "someones" are often the best couriers.

138 posted on 05/27/2004 5:27:49 PM PDT by beckett
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To: 91B
I think Moore is about to give himself a big black eye-we should do everything we can to put a spotlight on that shiner.

Of course we want to spotlight his shiner, the operative word being his as opposed to ours. It's important to tread carefully around as unscrupulous a bozo as Michael Moore.

139 posted on 05/27/2004 5:29:49 PM PDT by beckett
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To: Hildy

Couldn't get past the short blurb that advertised the story. Wouldn't subscribe and couldn't get the ad to work, but I think there is probably something to what you say.


140 posted on 05/27/2004 5:34:19 PM PDT by 91B (God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.)
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