Michael Moore's New Film Leaked To BitTorrent 1088
Jared writes "Michael Moore was afraid the Feds might sieze his new documentary Sicko, a scathing indictment of the US health-care system, because part of it was filmed in Cuba despite the US embargo. So he stashed a copy of the film in Canada just to be safe. He might as well not have bothered — the film has shown up on BitTorrent and P2P networks everywhere. So it's safe now."
"Real men don't back up..." (Score:5, Funny)
more success stories (Score:2, Funny)
Remember, guys (Score:5, Funny)
The most important thing is that he's fat and his voice is a little whiny. If you can't see that and channel your rage accordingly, I feel sorry for you dirty hippies.
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Because we all know the President Bush tells the truth and would never mislead us.
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I kind of liked The Onion's take on it [theonion.com]:
Half Of Nation Outraged At New, Not-Yet-Released Michael Moore Film
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"This film is absolutely tasteless and misguided, and I can't believe theaters are even showing it," said GOP presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), who, along with the rest of the nation, has not yet seen the film.
Castro Killed Kennedy Simply As That (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:inertia, saving face, not rocking our boat (Score:5, Funny)
While freedom of speech is undoubtedly stiffled in Cuba, it's a comparatively safe place. Opponents might be sent to jail, but they're not tortured. Women's right are respected. Religious rights are respected. No child labor. Education is good. There doesn't seem to be massive corruption, at least compared to similar countries.
No, you're wrong. People are tortured daily in Cuba. Their religions are mocked. They have no access to education.
Haven't you ever heard of Guantanamo Bay?
What? That's run by the USA? Oh.
HAL.
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If America was the kind of fascist oligarchy that he always describes
I don't think Moore ever called America a "facist oligarchy" - that must be your exaggerated representation of his perspective. A little hyperbolic, don't you think?
by the time you've described something as a totalitarian plot for the 1000'th time
1000 times? Really? Did you count them? Surely that's a bit of an exaggeration.
he's _not_ going to end up with the Gestapo on his doorstep and with the SS burning his movies and book, either.
Again, I can't recall Moore expressing any concern about the Gestapo or the SS doing these things. Perhaps you just brought up Nazis and book-burning as a sort of over-the-top caricature of the concerns Moore does express?
Stances basically saying "my version is by definition perfect, and everyone else is a fascist peddling crooked crap solutions" aren't really doing anyone any good.
I was worried that your interpretation of Moore's message is a bit extreme, and possibly borders on what's called "putting words in his mouth" (after all, he never said that, and you'd have to stretch quite a bit to interpret anything he has said into such a statement)...
But seeing how strongly you oppose hyperbole and exaggeration, I can see you'd never resort to such tactics.
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Wait, Bush's alterations of the truth aren't entertainment?
SEED IT!! (Score:2, Funny)
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Hey, when Moore starts talking to the Creator, then we'll talk. Till then, I'll put my faith in God's little buddy. I, for one, think Bushie is doing a heck of a job.