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Old July 14th 04, 04:05 PM
G.R. Patterson III
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Rosspilot wrote:

Like what, f'rinstance?
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WNYC carried an interview with another filmmaker who discussed the film. One of the
biggest problems with Moore's work is his deliberate slanting of things by presenting
them out of context. The interviewee compared it to the butcher jobs that CBS became
famous for in the 70s. One glaring example given was the excerpt from one of Bush's
interviews in which he's promising to fight terrorists (I believe they said it was on
a golf course). In the movie, this is presented as happening in reaction to 9/11,
which makes the audience think Bush is referring to Bin Laden and his ilk. The
statement about "pursuing them wherever they may hide" is presented as intention to
pursue an invasion of Iraq. In reality, the speech was given months before 9/11 and
the topic of discussion was the suicide bombers in Irael.

Whatever it is, it is *not* a documentary.

George Patterson
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