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To: i-node who wrote (191900)	6/27/2004 1:35:37 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1586861

Kerry is a centrist progressive who will run a common sense forward-looking fair and honest moderate style government. He is for most tax cuts, balanced budgets, strong on defense and counter-terror. What more do you want unless you vote strictly on the abortion issue, which would be silly? Only extreme rightwingers wont be happy, but they have proven themselves dishonest anyway so who cares? Go to johnkerry.com and find one policy which is "too liberal". You won't even find anything close. Also watch who he picks as his VP and his cabinet. Probably won't be a single liberal in the bunch. What the lying rightwing is doing by getting you dupes to say Kerry is "too liberal" is use quotes from 1971 or votes from 1981 to back up a wildly exaggerated cliche they fight to keep alive. Without the illusion of some left-wing takeover, the extreme rightwing would have to admit the truth, that they are the only extremists left. In fact real liberals are very few in number these days. I have personally heard Kerry speak out against "goo-goo eyed" liberalism. He is no bleeding heart and will be a great, unifying centrist leader. But people like you have to get off your BS, otherwise you're part of the problem.

To: i-node who wrote (191900)	6/27/2004 3:57:56 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586861

John Kerry is an extremist liberal. As in Teddy Kennedy extremist liberal. Hey, bud, you got bigger problems......a review of Fahrenheit 9/11 straight from Green County, Arkansas. Guess they forgot to talk to a big neocon like you before writing their review. Oooooooh........the RNC is going to be pissed at you! LOL **************************************************** Paragould Daily Press Opinion: Moore's documentary delivers the goods Rarely, if ever, does a film have a lasting impact on how I view the world, which is understandable, given that movies mainly serve as a form of escape -- a means of evading the trappings of our stress-inducing lives. But every once in a while, a film comes along that truly has something to say, a message that supersedes its celluloid base. "The Passion of the Christ" ... "Schindler's List" ... "American History X" -- these are merely a handful of the movies that continually play in my mind, reminding me not only of human suffering, but the hope of redemption. Understandably, such films are few and far between. However, I had the opportunity to add another film to that list Friday evening, after viewing "Fahrenheit 9/11." Written, produced and directed by the outspoken Michael Moore, the documentary encapsulates sentiments I've harbored for quite some time. While I readily admit the film is a two-hour political ad, its factual base serves to reinforce a lot of my feelings toward President Bush. Most overwhelming, though, is the movie's scope, chronicling the commander in chief's misadventures from 2000 to present. Even though the documentary intentionally casts the Bush administration in a negative light, one would be hard-pressed to consider Moore's work one of fiction. There is simply too much attribution to deem otherwise. Unlike Moore's previous forays into filmmaking -- "Roger and Me" and "Bowling For Columbine" being prime examples -- the pudgy pundit lets "Fahrenheit 9/11" tell itself. In fact, I can only recall seeing Moore on-screen a couple of times, as he primarily serves as narrator. So, it's hard to imply that Moore humiliates Bush as much as Bush humiliates himself.** All Moore's guilty of is selecting news clips that prove the point he hopes to drive home -- that Bush is incompetent, opportunistic and, above all, dishonest. Throughout the film, viewers are presented with a wide variety of interviews and documents that back up those claims. From Bush's business ties with the bin Laden family to his oil-based war in Iraq, every card is laid on the table in a manner that could be damning for the president in question. Add to that the by-product of Bush's alleged corruption -- the unnecessary loss of American lives in a diversionary war -- and one begins to understand Moore's undeniable contempt for the man. After all, the children of the elite aren't fighting Bush's war; those of the impoverished are. And I think that's what made the biggest impact on me, with regard to "Fahrenheit 911" -- the people Bush has affected. Regardless of the manner in which Moore presents the facts, the subjects he interviews -- from military personnel to grieving families -- all evoke the same rage that's been building inside an ever-growing number of Americans for quite some time. They feel cheated, they feel robbed, and they feel disenfranchised. And the source of those feelings can't be denied -- no matter how you spin it. Travis Justice is editor of the Paragould Daily Press. paragoulddailypress.com