Posted on 07/03/2004 10:12:03 AM PDT by oblomov
Michael Moore's career as a rabble-rousing populist has been marked by a frequent pattern of dissembling and factual inaccuracy. He distorted the chronology of his first movie, "Roger & Me"; repeatedly peddled the myth that the Bush administration gave $43 million to the Taliban; published two books, Stupid White Men and Dude, Where's My Country?, that were riddled with factual errors and distortions; and won an Academy Award for "Bowling for Columbine," a documentary based on a confused and often contradictory argument that features altered footage of a Bush-Quayle campaign ad, a misleading presentation of a speech by National Rifle Association president Charlton Heston, and other factual distortions.
With his new documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," which won the prestigious Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was #1 at the US box office last week, Moore has surged to new prominence -- and come under increasing scrutiny. His staff has made much of elaborate fact-checking that was reportedly conducted on the film. And fortunately, it appears to be free of the silly and obvious errors that have plagued Moore's past work, such as the claim in Stupid White Men that the Pentagon planned to spend $250 billion on the Joint Strike Fighter in 2001, a sum that represented over 80 percent of the total defense budget request for the year.
However, "Fahrenheit 9/11" is filled with a series of deceptive half-truths and carefully phrased insinuations that Moore does not adequately back up. As Washington Monthly blogger Kevin Drum and others have noted, the irony is that these are the same tactics frequently used by the target of the film, George W. Bush. Moore and his chief antagonist have more in common than viewers might think.
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Translated into English means "Rosie Palm" award.......
Michael Moore didn't win the Golden Palm or an Academy Award. Gun control won the Academy Award, and America hatred won the Golden Palm. They just gave Moore the little statues.
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451 degrees is the temp. at which paper ignites. At what temp. does Michael Moore's blubber melt? Inquiring minds want to know...:o)
[From onlineconversion.com]
Fahrenheit 911 = 488.3 degrees Celsius
761.5 Kelvin
1370.7 Rankine
390.7 Reaumur
and
1,000,000 Rancid Rumors
"At what temp. does Michael Moore's blubber melt?"
Bacon fries at 350-400 degrees? Don't know for sure...it's been awhile since I've fried up a pan of bacon.
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