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Injured Vet Sues Michael Moore For $85 Million
WBZ TV Boston ^ | 05/31/06 | CBS4Boston

Posted on 05/31/2006 8:20:48 AM PDT by raccoonradio

(CBS4) MIDDLEBORO A local veteran who lost parts of both of his arms in Iraq, is suing filmmaker Michael Moore. Sgt. Peter Damon says Moore recycled old news footage of Damon, and used it in a way that made him seem anti-war.

The snip-it appears in Moore’s film "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Sgt. Peter Damon, a father of two from Middleboro, strongly supports the war effort in Iraq and never agreed to appear in Moore’s movie. According to the New York Post, he is now suing for $85 million.

Damon was interviewed by NBC in 2003 while being treated at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The interview was about a new painkiller being used on injured soldiers. Damon says he did not express any views on the war itself in that interview.

Michael Moore used a clip from that interview in "Fahrenheit 9/11." It shows Damon lying on a gurney, saying he feels like he’s being "crushed in a vice."

The scene appears in a sequence that talks about how the government is abandoning veterans.

You may recall Peter Damon threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park after returning home to Middleboro. The non-profit group Homes For Our Troops also built a home for the Damon family, specially designed for Peter’s physical needs.

The NY Post says the lawsuit also names NBC, Miramax, and other production companies.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: fahrenheit911; fatbastard; michaelmoore; stupidwhiteman; veteran
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To: rlmorel

I agree completely with the sentiment, believe me. I just thought I would let people know how much the pond scum suckers want to gamble on his good name by going after Moore.


61 posted on 05/31/2006 9:36:07 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
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To: raccoonradio

I hate to see most suits but in this case

Wonderful.

Gopher baroque! Flatten Moore's bank account.


62 posted on 05/31/2006 9:51:39 AM PDT by Quix (PRAY AND WORK WHILE THERE'S DAY! Many very dark nights are looming. Thankfully, God is still God!)
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To: raccoonradio

Good for him. Hope he wins. Thanks for your service, Sgt.


63 posted on 05/31/2006 10:09:25 AM PDT by wouldntbprudent (If you can: Contribute more (babies) to the next generation of God-fearing American Patriots!)
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To: sgtbono2002
I would pay to get on the jury that decides this case.

There'd be a whole lot of FReepers standing in line with you ...

64 posted on 05/31/2006 10:11:41 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: raccoonradio

Good, I hope he gets every penny!


65 posted on 05/31/2006 10:11:59 AM PDT by BlueAngel
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To: raccoonradio

The ENTIRE Liberal view of the world - is based on a fictional concept of human nature and fantasy......or simply a tissue of lies...

Semper Fi


66 posted on 05/31/2006 11:32:12 AM PDT by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: raccoonradio

Is this the same soldier who was in FahrenHYPE 9/11, and who lost his arms from a tire-changing accident?


67 posted on 05/31/2006 11:35:29 AM PDT by Hoodat ( Silly Dems, AYBABTU.)
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To: Hoodat

Why didn't the media report this story when the movie was...ah, never mind, I answered my own question.


68 posted on 05/31/2006 11:40:34 AM PDT by teddyballgame (red man in a blue state)
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To: Abathar

And your good advice is gratefully accepted!


69 posted on 05/31/2006 2:20:40 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does." Whittaker Chambers)
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
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Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

70 posted on 05/31/2006 10:24:43 PM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: NautiNurse; doug from upland; Mia T; ALOHA RONNIE; jwalsh07; Born Conservative; mhking; ...
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71 posted on 05/31/2006 10:25:57 PM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: raccoonradio

Dick Morris and Ron Silver had his story in Fahrenhype 9/11.


72 posted on 05/31/2006 10:26:28 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: Talking_Mouse; raccoonradio
I normally don't like high priced lawsuits, however I am behind Sgt. Damon on this.

So am I... 100%. I hope Sgt. Damon wins every last penny on this lawsuit.

73 posted on 05/31/2006 10:27:31 PM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: nutmeg
Excellent. The suit goes to the heart of his fraud.

MOORE IS LESS - THE MOVIE

74 posted on 05/31/2006 10:32:23 PM PDT by Mia T (Stop Clintons' Undermining Machinations (The acronym is the message.))
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To: Mia T

Oh wow... Love that big, fat purple-faced Moore! ;-D


75 posted on 05/31/2006 11:00:00 PM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: nutmeg

BTTT


76 posted on 05/31/2006 11:35:45 PM PDT by Deetes (God Bless the Troops)
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To: raccoonradio

He deserves every penny.


77 posted on 05/31/2006 11:38:41 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
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To: raccoonradio

Excellent.

Whenever the liars of the lunatic left do something like this, sue them in civil courts!


78 posted on 06/01/2006 7:32:22 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist homosexual lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: Wristpin
I bet Moore will try to settle out of court, but I have a feeling this Soldier wants to continue fighting the war by taking him down in court.

The NY Post article stated that the reson that this law suit is coming about in 2006 is that he has been trying to settle with Moore out of court. Moore would not settle.
79 posted on 06/01/2006 7:36:22 AM PDT by Republican Red (Everyone is super stoked on Gore. Even if they don't know it)
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To: raccoonradio

bttt


80 posted on 06/01/2006 9:05:15 AM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc. 10:2)
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