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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (31901)	6/22/2004 6:02:42 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 81568

The are the ones who call themselves "God fearing" They go on TV and ask for people's money and then they indulge in sinful activities such as Jim and Tammy Faye Baker.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (31901)	6/23/2004 10:12:33 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Put politics aside: 'Fahrenheit 9/11' will entertain ______________________________ By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY ______________________________ Fahrenheit 9/11 (* * * ½ out of four) is everything you've heard. It also is some things you haven't heard, which is what makes it worth watching. Of course, its strong point of view in an increasingly polarized nation will draw both ardent support and virulent opposition. But no moviegoer will be bored. The documentary's scathing attack on the war in Iraq and George W. Bush's presidency is informative, provocative, frightening, compelling, funny, manipulative and, most of all, entertaining. Much of what filmmaker Michael Moore focuses on has been covered in news reports, magazine articles and books. But because he still manages to present new data and little-seen footage, connecting the dots in a cogent and persuasive way, Fahrenheit 9/11 is the year's must-see film. Few will forget the devastating footage of Bush's bewildered, dumbstruck reaction on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when he learns of the attack on the World Trade Center. Instead of conferring with advisers, he sits quietly in a Florida classroom for an interminable seven minutes and then reads My Pet Goat to the children. Among the most powerful moments: interviews with once gung-ho military personnel now uncertain about their Iraqi mission. A segment with a grieving mother whose son was killed in the war could appear calculated. But she is a willing participant in her own exploitation, choosing to share her pain in service of a broader message: the inhumanity of the war. Fahrenheit's graphic war footage may work more on our emotions than our intellect, but that doesn't make the film propaganda. The stickier part is Moore's depiction of Bush as unscrupulous and self-serving. The first President Bush has branded the film a "vicious personal attack" on his son. If any of Moore's facts prove wrong, then perhaps he'll have a point. But most of Fahrenheit's information comes from verifiable sources. Some of the disparagement seems personal because Moore presents information with his trademark deadpan humor. But is it an attack to point out that the president spent 42% of his first eight months in office on vacation? Or is it useful information for voters? Whether the film will change people's minds, or unseat the president, is debatable. What it might do is influence those few still on the fence; what it will do is reinforce the position of those who are anti-Bush. (Opens today in New York and nationwide Friday. R for violent images and language) usatoday.com