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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (386598)	4/6/2003 3:45:18 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

We should all see the Michael Moore movie then debate it. I haven't seen it yet either. Should be out on video soon. Having listened to Moore speaking a few times, I'm actually not sure he even is a liberal. His first film, about union workers losing jobs to foreigners in Flint Michigan was right out of Pat Buchanon's old playbook. Maybe he's a combo of liberal and traditional blue collar conservative.

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (386598)	4/6/2003 5:07:42 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

I had an English teacher in high school who staged a psycho-drama in which he stepped on the flag and a student derided him for it. In the aftermath the teacher revealed the "ruse" and asked the class to write about the incident as they observed it. The fallout of this caused the teacher to be put in a non-teaching position (curriculum development) and he eventually left to produce film strips for the educational field. Previous to this they had a forum for the community to voice their opinions and I especially remember an Army veteran defending his right to free speech. Of course the teacher's stance was neither pro nor anti anything, only an effort to get students to examine not only their views but sort out feelings and facts. This teacher was honest and did not call something fictional a documentary. This would be my only caveat before showing students a film that makes this claim. It would need to be tempered with some equal time to it's critics. Just because the Academy gave it an award does not mean it is what they claim.....a documentary. Even Moore defends it by saying you don't need facts to defend humour.