Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11

telstar writes "According to Michael Moore's website, he plans to forgoe the nomination for Best Documentary in an effort to get his highly controversial movie Farenheit 9/11 on television. Despite having no assurances from the home video distributor, Moore hopes to air the film prior to the November elections ... suggesting the eve of the elections as a potential air date. Considering how many questions have been raised as to whether Moore's movie presents truth or propaganda, one has to wonder whether airing such a controvercial movie on the eve of an election helps or hurts the political process by influencing the vote with last-minute emotions rather than thoroughly contemplation."

Comments

Re:bite me asshat.

[ArcherB]

"W is for Wrong"?

I thought it was for "Winning the War on Terror WorldWide."

What does the "F" stand for? Other than the obvious, it could stand for "False", as in the "False Facts" that are constantly presented.

Actually, it stands for Flip-Flop, as in "I own an SUV, I don't own an SUV, my family owns an SUV."

How about "F***'ed your Fellow Vietnam Vets", or "French owned."

Finally, F is for "Fighting a more sensitive war on terror"

I hate to drop to that level, but it takes a desperate loser to make fun of a guys name. However, if kerry wants to play that game, I can come up with better F-words than W-words.

Re:Discussions about Michael Moore are a distracti

[avandesande]

are high gas prices 'healthy for america'? like it or not oil fuels our economy, and until an alternative that makes economic sense it will remain that way

Slahdot Biased?

[Procrastin8er]

While, I must admit to not having compiled any hard data, it certainly seems to me that the "moding" system here on Slashdot, seems to be listing to the left. I would like to see some analysis, after this thread cools down, to see if a pattern appears. If a pattern indeed appears, in either direction, I would suggest that, at least in the political arena, the "bias" be removed from the system, and all posts are rated equally. Just a thought.

Re:Slahdot Biased?

[cruachan]

Er no, you just have to remember that the moderators are spread all over the world, and from an average global perspective Bush is a rabid right wing lunatic, indeed virtually all USA politicos from are well to the right of centre seen from just about anywhere outside the usa. You don't have any left wing at all in the states, only far right and extreme right. Indeed I find it a source of much amusement when Kerry is described as a Liberal - by any normal perspective he's alarmingly far to the right.

Reminds me of the old joke my (UK) economics lecturer started American Politics 101 with. "The USA has a two party system. There's the Republican party - which is roughly the equivalent of our Conservative party, and the Democratic party - which is roughly the equivalent of our Conservative party. :-)

Re:Fox News is propaganda

[cartervt2k]

FOX is no more slanted to the right than CNN is to the left. Take off your political blinders and see for yourself. (By the way, it's a little known fact that ratings for FOX were higher than both MSNBC and CNN during the DEMOCRATIC National Convention.)

Dear mod

[rd_syringe]

Modding me "Overrated" because you don't like my opinion and can't refute my facts illustrates the worst type of fascism.

Dear asshole

[Anonymous Coward]

You were modded as "Overrated" because what you posted was, in fact, overrated.

Get over it

Re:Dear asshole

[Anonymous Coward]

No it wasn't. That's your opinion.

You get over it.

Re:Dear asshole

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, it was. That's a verifiable fact.

So nyah nyah nyah.

To Whoever Moderated Parent Down:

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope you die!