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."

Not Fox

[Anonymous Coward]

Not Fox News, that's for sure...

Re:Hell yeah

[Max Threshold]

There aren't really that many Bush supporters. Do you know any? I've met about three. The official polls simply reflect how many votes Diebold is planning to give him.

My question:

[cliffa3]

Will it air on Disney?

Moore's video has really influenced me

[Jonny Ringo]

Its a tough call. But after watching his movie I'm still on the fence. I'm either going with Ralph Nader, or Michael Badnarik. I know what all you are saying. Voting for Badnarik takes votes away from Nader and lessens his chances of being in future debates. Well I'm sick of this tired old argument. So all of you naysayers, I don't want to hear it! You have to vote with your heart.

Re:Voters don't think

[uradu]

> right place to start a political discussion

Discussion? This is way past discussion. It's political Sidewinder time!

Re:Hell yeah

[funny-jack]

Hey, I guess you didn't get the memo, but this is politics.slashdot.org. We only post emotionally charged flames here, not well-reasoned arguments.

Re:Faren-hype 9/11

[mattkime]

I've said it a few times now but...

sure, you're right. The Bush family doesn't have ties with the House of Saud nor are billions of dollars being poured into the pockets of the VP's former company.

also, Bush is really from texas...

Re:McCain-Feingold

[Le Marteau]

But when he harps on the 7 minutes it took Bush to leave from his book-reading session I realized how shameful Moore truly is. Enough armchair quarterbacking

I think Moore should have pounded Bush even MORE than he did for Bush sitting on his ass in front of grade schoolers looking like a jackass. The man is the COMMANDER IN CHIEF of the ARMED FORCES, not a goddamned SCHOOLMARM. He should be impeached just for that! Just for not leaving the room, graciously, like any of his generals would. The man is a disgrace to the armed services and a fool, and he showed it that day. That episode was deriliction of duty, and had any general on the front lines had acted as irresponsibly as that, he would have been court martialed.

holy crap! You complete debunked him!

[Anonymous Coward]

Whoah! That's some pretty damning evidence. Michael Moore took something printed in a newspaper and flashed it on the screen as if it had appeared elsewhere in a newspaper? Now I'm suspicious.

For instance, now I am wondering if Bush Sr. really is acting as a private consultant (through his employment in the Carlyle Group) to the Saudi government while still receiving weekly CIA briefings. Could it actually be possible that our CIA intelligence is being used to guide Saudi Arabia in how it conducts its affairs?

Re:bite me asshat.

[William R. Dickson]

I've actually been keeping the terrorists away by keeping this banana stuck in my ear...

Contemplation of last-minute emotions

[sugarmotor]

1. "Thoroughly contemplation" is what is needed :)

2. And no, it is not a "controvercial" movie.

3. And, no, no one has "to wonder" whether "on the eve of an election [it] helps or hurts the political process by influencing the vote with last-minute emotions". Invoking last-minute emotions seem to be the norm nowadays. Just doesn't get exposed -- only in spectacular cases such as this one.

Stephan

Guerilla Politics

[Mulletproof]

I'm a conservative. I think Michael Moore is a liar and freakin retard. BUT, I'll give him the go ahead to try and air his movie on TV... As long as the Swift Boat Veterans are allowed the same consideration and the bitching stops about who they are funded by. I mean, who here doesn't think Moore's movies and books aren't backed by similar political interests? I won't even get into the legality of such a connection, let alone airing it within 60 days before an election, but sure, it makes great fiction considering how many his credibility has been shot to shit in outright lies.

So let's air this crap, just drop any and all pretenses that it's nothing more than guerilla political advertisement and let everybody in on the game.

Re:Because Right wing people don't lie

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't respond to anonymous cowards, period.

At least you're a man of your convictions. Damn flip-flopper.

Re:Guerilla Politics

[JohnnyX]

I agree. We ought to add an amendment to the Constitution that lets people say whatever they want, whenever they want.

Yours truly,
Mr. X

...just a thought...

Re:And this they call informative?

[LordIvan]

... The fact is that aside from a very few scenarios Bush won all the recounts performed by the various newspapers and groups...

Uh... The fact that apparantly the newspapers and media count your votes in the US for you quite frankly disturbs me...

Re:USA-centric

[sidhartha]

Because slashdot is run by Americans [slashdot.org]

Why would we want to know where cornwall is. Do they have good burgers there?

Re:bite me asshat or Bìdeadh Buideal Mòr

[Cleetus Freem]

"bite me asshat"... now, is that a cockney slang version of the old British insult "Bite My Grasshat" or the Australian "Bite My Ass Shat"?

You know that both of those come from the ancient gaelic insult "Bìdeadh Buideal Mòr Sgruigean" which is first seen used by the famous (well, to Irish folks anyway...) Lord Cuchulain during the war between Ulster and Connacht (50 B.C or so)?

Purportedly he said it during an "honor meeting" as he faced off against Táin Bó Cualgne... historically it went like this,

Táin Bó Cualgne - "You are surrounded, your men are weak, you are outnumbered ten to one, you've no weapons left, you have neither water nor food... you have no hope. Surrender now and I will allow your men to return to their families, showing them the mercy that you have denied so many others."
Lord Cuchulain - "Bite me, asshat."

Of course he actually said, "Bìdeadh Buideal Mòr Sgruigean." but you know that already.

-Cheers.