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A Letter From Michael Moore To George W. Bush On The Eve Of War |
Current rating: -1 |
by Michael Moore
(No verified email address) |
17 Mar 2003
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As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to lose a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against you, Mr. Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them. |
Monday, March 17th, 2003
George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC
Dear Governor Bush:
So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths I would like to share with you:
1. There is virtually NO ONE in America (talk radio nutters and Fox News aside) who is gung-ho to go to war. Trust me on this one. Walk out of the White House and on to any street in America and try to find five people who are PASSIONATE about wanting to kill Iraqis. YOU WON'T FIND THEM! Why? 'Cause NO Iraqis have ever come here and killed any of us! No Iraqi has even threatened to do that. You see, this is how we average Americans think: If a certain so-and-so is not perceived as a threat to our lives, then, believe it or not, we don't want to kill him! Funny how that works!
2. The majority of Americans -- the ones who never elected you -- are not fooled by your weapons of mass distraction. We know what the real issues are that affect our daily lives -- and none of them begin with I or end in Q. Here's what threatens us: two and a half million jobs lost since you took office, the stock market having become a cruel joke, no one knowing if their retirement funds are going to be there, gas now costs two dollars a gallon -- the list goes on and on. Bombing Iraq will not make any of this go away. Only you need to go away for things to improve.
3. As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to lose a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against you, Mr. Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them.
4. The Pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a SIN. The Pope! But even worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How bad does it have to get before you realize that you are an army of one on this war? Of course, this is a war you personally won't have to fight. Just like when you went AWOL while the poor were shipped to Vietnam in your place.
5. Of the 535 members of Congress, only ONE (Sen. Johnson of South Dakota) has an enlisted son or daughter in the armed forces! If you really want to stand up for America, please send your twin daughters over to Kuwait right now and let them don their chemical warfare suits. And let's see every member of Congress with a child of military age also sacrifice their kids for this war effort. What's that you say? You don't THINK so? Well, hey, guess what -- we don't think so either!
6. Finally, we love France. Yes, they have pulled some royal screw-ups. Yes, some of them can be pretty damn annoying. But have you forgotten we wouldn't even have this country known as America if it weren't for the French? That it was their help in the Revolutionary War that won it for us? That it was France who gave us our Statue of Liberty, a Frenchman who built the Chevrolet, and a pair of French brothers who invented the movies? And now they are doing what only a good friend can do -- tell you the truth about yourself, straight, no b.s. Quit pissing on the French and thank them for getting it right for once. You know, you really should have traveled more (like once) before you took over. Your ignorance of the world has not only made you look stupid, it has painted you into a corner you can't get out of.
Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with this war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein. After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity polls as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a good ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world ass!). And just like with Afghanistan, we'll forget about what happens to a country after we bomb it 'cause that is just too complex! So try your best to ride this victory all the way to next year's election. Of course, that's still a long ways away, so we'll all get to have a good hardy-har-har while we watch the economy sink even further down the toilet!
But, hey, who knows -- maybe you'll find Osama a few days before the election! See, start thinking like THAT! Keep hope alive! Kill Iraqis -- they got our oil!!
Yours,
Michael Moore
http://www.michaelmoore.com
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Polls Worse Than Media Suggest |
by CAPITOL HILL BLUE
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Current rating: -1
17 Mar 2003
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The major media of this country often seem to learn from past reporting mistakes as little as Michael Jackson learns from plastic surgery errors. This may be why they have been falsely reporting for about a month now that George Walker Bush is a "popular wartime president." The fact is that no credible poll has shown him at more than 60 percent approval in at least a month. Cases in point, the new CNN Gallup Poll, which shows him at 58-percent approval and the current Fox News Dynamic Poll, which showed him at 57 percent. Last week in a bigger blow, the nationally respected Harris Poll showed that Bush's poll numbers have plummeted in the past month. . . According to Harris, Bush has a 52-percent approval rating, down from 64 percent last month. Even more alarming to his political team, his disapproval rating has climbed from an already high 35 percent to a scary 46 percent. . . |
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One Example Of Media Distortion |
by from TPR
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Current rating: 0
17 Mar 2003
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LIES OF OUR TIME
ASSOCIATED PRESS HEADLINE: Bush Has Solid Support for War
47% in favor of war in all circumstances.
FACTS: According to AP itself 13% are against the war in all circumstances and 37% against war because of no UN Security Council resolution. That adds up to 50% or three points more than the 47% in favor of war in all circumstances. |
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Michael's Temper Tantrum |
by Jack Ryan
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Current rating: 1
18 Mar 2003
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Michael,
For a guy who has made a fortune hating Capitalism, Conservatives, Corporations, and America itself, you sure seem to be upset today.
I haven't seen you this angry since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
BTW, we do hate the French. Anything great that ever lived or was created in France died long ago. They have adopted your economic policies and it made a world power into a third rate bitter country.
I do think you would be a fun guy to out and have a beer, with get into a political discussion with and then step outside and kick your fat ass. Perhaps I will run into you at the next Bush inagural.
Peace Through Strength,
Jack |
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Jack, You Phony, Treasonous Shill |
by Teddy Roosevelt
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Current rating: -1
18 Mar 2003
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"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." |
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Michael, Teddy Or Whoever You Think You Are. |
by Jack Ryan
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Current rating: 1
18 Mar 2003
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It seems you walk softly and tell people you have a big stick. Where was your protest during 1998 when Saddam was more of a threat to mankind than a semen stained dress? This is and always has been an anti-Bush protest. If you cared at all about the Iraqi people, you would be on our side.
Keep Trying,
Jack |
