Michale Moore Says Bush Despises Our Troops

[Solidarity]

Michael Moore to Unleash 'Shock and Awe' before Election

Washington Dispatch
May 18, 2004

Academy Award winner, Michael Moore is intent on releasing his newest documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, before the November presidential elections. In an all day press spree at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday, Moore stated that he had no worries that the film would not make the deadline.

In one interview Moore was asked about the recent Abu Ghraib scandal and responded by saying, "George W. Bush and his ilk, they actually despise our troops. Only someone who despises our young people, who offer to serve and protect our country and give up their lives if necessary, would send them to war based on a lie. This is the worst violation of trust you could have and the worst way to treat our troops. He is against our troops, he has put them in harm's way for no good reason other than to line the pockets of his friends and benefactors."

Moore openly hopes to influence the election when stating, "audiences are going to be in shock, and they are going to be in awe and they are going to respond accordingly" he also said that he "wanted to show how they (the American people) were manipulated" by the Bush administration. Moore, possibly sarcastically, stated that he would be interested in attending a White House screening of the film.

http://www.washingtondispatch.com/c...ves/000223.html

[charlie]

1. There you go

That's the way it's done. Flip that uber-Patriot crap right back at them. Supremely cool, Mike

[MuseRider]

3. Yup, could not

have said it better. He has guts. I would also love to see him at a White House screening, now that would be a show. Too bad it will never happen.

[wicket]

15. "Too bad it will never happen"

I would also love to see him at a White House screening, now that would be a show. Too bad it will never happen.

Maybe it will next January after Kerry gets sworn in

[Solidarity]

4. I Agree

And Michael Moore is a true patriot who believes in and defends our Bill of Rights. Bush is a traitor!

[Claire Beth]

2. Michael Moore is great! n/t

[underpants]

5. Dead on quote but the link doesn't work

[charlie]

6. Link

http://www.washingtondispatch.com/culture/archives/0002...

Check out the comments, Moore has them stoked!

[indigobusiness]

8. Beat me by THAT

much.

[indigobusiness]

7. here

http://www.washingtondispatch.com/spectrum/archives/000...

[SpiralHawk]

9. Karl, please reserve 2 tickets for me

I would love to join you all, and Michael Moore, at that White House Screening.

PS - Should we bring anything like popcorn, or is that another BushCo White House freebie covered with taxpayer money, too?

[TreeHuggingLiberal]

19. Don't bring popcorn...just pretzels n/t

[Window]

21. BRING PRETZELS! eom

.

[Zinfandel]

10. I love Michael Moore, always have, always will!

Cheers to you Michael!!!!

[David__77]

11. George Bush hates the troops. Good line!

Indeed, he does!

[NewJeffCT]

12. it's true

W & Cheney hate our troops... soldiers are real men and women and fake men like * & Cheney hate that and have to tear them down. Look at what they did to McCain & Cleland and have tried to do to Kerry.

[shanti]

13. i don't think he despises them

but i DO think that he feels superior to them.

[Zorra]

14. Bu$h views anyone that is not a wealthy aristocrat with contempt.

[loyalsister]

17. He turned them over

to the contractors to "Milgram" them.
http://home.swbell.net/revscat/perilsOfObedience.html
Knowing that they were basically untrained and live in a culture of obedience in the first place creates a context where they were putty in the hands of the privates MIs.

[redqueen]

16. Thanks for posting this!

[Cheneys_former_heart]

18. Bush is also not above hiding behind the troops as well

Rumsfeld either, that's what his 3hours in Baghdad were all about, hiding behind people who risk their lives everyday and calling himself a "survivor". What a bunch of sick bastards.

[redqueen]

20. Won't find much disagreement with that thought here

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