MOORE CAN'T FOOL THE WHO

New York Post - Page Six ^ | 7/13/04 | Richard Johnson with Paula Froelich and Chris Wilson

[kattracks]

MICHAEL Moore messed with the wrong rocker when he charged that The Who's Pete Townshend refused to allow his classic hit "Won't Get Fooled Again" to be used in "Fahrenheit 9/11." Biting back on his Web site, Townshend said the reason the song wasn't used was not because he was for the war in Iraq (which he admits he was), but because he doesn't trust Moore's accuracy in reporting and regards Moore as a bully. "When first approached, I knew nothing about the content of his film 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' " Townshend writes. "I had not really been convinced by 'Bowling for Columbine,' and had been worried about its accuracy . . . Once I had an idea what the film was about, I was 90 percent certain my song was not right for them."

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WE HEAR . . .

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. . THAT Teresa Heinz Kerry surprised and worried some of the 1,000 guests at Friday morning's Women for Kerry breakfast when she looked out at the crowd and said, "We had better get you women some birth control, there are so many of you here!" Yikes.

[nutmeg]

WE HEAR . . .

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. . THAT Teresa Heinz Kerry surprised and worried some of the 1,000 guests at Friday morning's Women for Kerry breakfast when she looked out at the crowd and said, "We had better get you women some birth control, there are so many of you here!" Yikes.

[Mr. Mojo]

"I had not really been convinced by 'Bowling for Columbine,'

Smart man (and an underrated guitarist).

[Paleo Conservative]

I wish he had thrown Michael Moore into an amplifier.

[gipper81]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167691/posts

[dsc]

"amplifier"

Is that one of those doo-hickeys with the rotating blades?

[olde north church]

He, Mr. Townshend, was born on May 19. Quite possibly the most creative and revolutionary of all days of the year. Oh, yeah, that's my birthday as well.
So:
War Profiteer
A small Michael Moore related video

[sully777]

Meet the new Hoss same as the old Hoss

[Cheapskate]

I believe you're thinking of a Leslie speaker.

[MHT]

I just knew the fun wouldn't start until they let Mrs. Kerry out of the bag. She says the whackiest things. She calls her late husband "my husband" so by the end of a paragraph you don't know which husband she is talking about. One time when he was receiving an award, she got up to receive it with him (Anybody else would have stayed in place but obviously he's bought and paid for so if she wants to speak, who's to say no?)--then she gave a speech about how she married him because he was a virgin (which everyone acknowledged was such a joke because he was a real rounder as a single man about town).

She's as goofy as the rodent who lives in the outside bathroom and he's never without her. Instead of being a great helpmate, she's going to end up being his albatross.

[dsc]

Ah, yes, but for Moore, I was hoping for something with a little more slicing power.

[elder5]

Won't Get Fooled Again is my favorite song by The Who, I felt kinda sold out when it was used for one of the CSI shows, But would have tossed all my Who/Townshend albums in the trash if it was used by Lard-Boy.

[veronica]

.. . THAT Teresa Heinz Kerry surprised and worried some of the 1,000 guests at Friday morning's Women for Kerry breakfast when she looked out at the crowd and said, "We had better get you women some birth control, there are so many of you here!"

She's a slob in every way. A loose cannon. Frankly, she acts like a drunk.

[garylmoore]

Pete Townshends has character.

[GBA]

Right on, Pete! I'm surprised that Moore didn't just use Pete's song anyway, the same way Moore highjacked Ray Bradbury's title against Bradbury's objections.

[GBA]

I watched a little of the interview with her and hubby JF'nK and the interview was painful to watch. But judging by the expression on Kerry's face, his pain was far greater than mine.

I didn't need her to appreciate Mrs. Bush as First Lady, but the difference between the two women is incredible. Mrs. Bush is pure class.

[mewzilla]

THAT Teresa Heinz Kerry surprised and worried some of the 1,000 guests at Friday morning's Women for Kerry breakfast when she looked out at the crowd and said, "We had better get you women some birth control, there are so many of you here!" Yikes.

The DNC Convention will be the party's Waterloo...

[tdadams]

And doesn't she always look annoyed as hell whenever John Kerry touches her? Chill-l-l-l-y.

[tdadams]

I'm surprised that Moore didn't just use Pete's song anyway

He would have ended up paying every cent of the profits, plus his New York townhouse, to Pete Townsend.

[R. Scott]

…"We had better get you women some birth control, there are so many of you here!" Yikes.

The time for birth control was when their mothers were sexually active.

[dennisw]

She's a slob in every way. A loose cannon. Frankly, she acts like a drunk.......

You might have something there. Her hair always seems to flopping in front of her face. She's often semi disheveled. Maybe she is tippling during daytime. With all her billions she is surrounded by flunkies who don't dare criticize her. Just look how she got John his very own flunky butler

That's the butler's back ....making himself useful.

[teeman8r]

i concur... if one had to be born on any day, that one is ideal... spoken from personal experience...

teeman

[F-117A]

Bump!

[Richard Kimball]

I used to think that, but there are only two times Democrats surprise me. One is when I think, "they can't sink any lower", and the other is when I think, "surely the American people aren't stupid enough to believe that." There are some watershed events that completely change your perception in life. When Al Gore got a huge bump in the polls out of swallowing Tipper's tongue during the last DNC convention, I started seriously worrying about the US. BTW, I teach college, and less than 2% of my students can tell you what the fourth amendment to the Constitution says. About 60% can tell you both numbers Michael Jordan wore (at least they could three years ago. Jordan's old news now).

[FeliciaCat]

Regarding the Theresa snip..it really surprises me she hasnt polished her look. I find her appearance "messy". Her hair is always in her face and looks dry and slightly frizzy and in need of a trim. Her clothes, while I'm sure expensive, look rumpled. Her eyebrows are too harsh and need to be defined and her eyes should be played up as they are very expressive but not noticed because of all of the hair and eyebrows going on. Theresa needs a SERIOUS makeover.

[Bigg Red]

...she acts like a drunk.

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I have noted more than once that she often looks hammered.

[misterrob]

With a penchant for cruising kiddie web sites...

[Bigg Red]

And doesn't she always look annoyed as hell whenever John Kerry touches her?

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I'll bet she was glad when they brought in Edwards, the airline stewardess, so Kerry would have someone else to be the object of his affections.

[Hildy]

isn't Pete Townsend the guy who was charged with child pornography?

[Badeye]

Moore would do wise to consider "We decide, and the shotgun sings its song".

[Republican Red]

Charged but not convicted. From what I remember he was arrested because he had visited child pornography sites on the web. His defense was that he was "researching" pornography for some reason or another.

Yea, researching, that's the ticket!

[Milligan]

That is so outstanding! Puts it in perspective when you see the victims....

[Milligan]

I thought he got into trouble with kiddie porn?

[jjmcgo]

I think Townsend also said he was molested as a kid, which often leads to problems later in life.

Too bad he didn't give Moore permission, then the headline could have read:

The Who Sells Out

and everything would have come full circle.

[CarolAnn]

If I remember correctly, he was completely exonerated. I think he was working on some sort of an anti-abuse project because he had been abused as a youngster.</p>

[newzjunkey]

Not for the war but intelligent enough to look into this Moore guy and see him for what he was and make an indepedent decision regarding allowing the song's use. Good for Pete, even if I'm not a Who fan.

[sully777]

She's as goofy as the rodent who lives in the outside bathroom

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I heard Richard Gere is a great fan of hers (rimshot).


BTW, Won't Get Fooled Again was on Who's Next, originally slated as a concept album ala Tommy and Quadraphenia. The album's theme was to be set in a post apocalyptic future, but the idea was scrapped.

I always considered Won't Get Fooled Again as an anti-60's revolution anthem. It was very cheeky with jabs against the counter-culture like "the party (or parting?) on the Left is now the party (or parting?) on the Right" and I always thought of this song as the Clintons descended past Nixonian politics into pure fascism.

I've read and witnessed Pete Townsend's life and it's like Rick James puts it, "What would YOU do if you had money, fame, women, and drugs?" It's amazing he survived, especially the 70's and 80's. But he has never been a Jane Fonda. Townsend's politics take a backseat but seem to be libertarian to conservative. Also seems Townsend is trying to reform from his past childhood abuses which led him, IMO, to his sexual confusion.

[NYC GOP Chick]

And doesn't she always look annoyed as hell whenever John Kerry touches her?

Wouldn't you be annoyed as hell if he were to touch you?!

[NYC GOP Chick]

And the charges were dropped.

[tdadams]

Wouldn't you be annoyed as hell if he were to touch you?

Um, I would be more than a little annoyed, and he'd get more than a scowl from me.

[garylmoore]

isn't Pete Townsend the guy who was charged with child pornography?

I didn't know that, I was just talking about him not letting Moore use his song, I don't know anything about the rest of his character.