'Fahrenheit' A Hot Ticket For Dems

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'Fahrenheit' A Hot Ticket For Dems

(CBS/AP) Cheered by supporters, Michael Moore previewed his Bush-bashing documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," before a mostly Democratic audience in the nation's capital Wednesday night.

Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe said he thought the film would play an important role in this election year.

"This movie raises a lot of the issues that Americans are talking about, that George Bush has been asleep at the switch since he's been president," McAuliffe said as he walked the red carpet into the premiere.

Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa implored all Americans to see the film: "It's important for the American people to understand what has gone on before, what led us to this point, and to see it sort of in its unvarnished presentation, which Michael Moore has done."

Looks like it might do well at the box office:

The movie, which carries an R rating, opens on more than 800 screens nationwide Friday. Moore and his distributors lost their appeal Tuesday to lower the rating to PG-13.

It grossed $49,000 at the Loews Village 7 theater in New York and more than $30,000 at the Lincoln Plaza, breaking the single-day records for both theaters, said Tom Ortenberg, president of Lions Gate Films Releasing.

 

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I think the Dems would do well not to hype/praise the film too much. Let word of mouth do the work. They will be too easy to bash by the centrists and right, for apparently aligning themselves too closely to Moore.

 

[rikzilla]

I think the Dems would do well not to hype/praise the film too much. Let word of mouth do the work. They will be too easy to bash by the centrists and right, for apparently aligning themselves too closely to Moore.

If Moore's documentaries are solidly based in fact then what's the problem with being "too closely aligned" with him? Oh...er... nevermind!

-z

 

[Snide]

If Moore's documentaries are solidly based in fact then what's the problem with being "too closely aligned" with him? Oh...er... nevermind!

-z

Oh, but they are solidly based on fact, with a whole bunch of other stuff mixed in.

 

[rikzilla]

Oh, but they are solidly based on fact, with a whole bunch of other stuff mixed in.

Oh...

"Parts is parts....."

I get it.

-z

 

[Snide]

Oh...

"Parts is parts....."

I get it.

-z

I like it...sort of like Mondale's "Where's the Beef?" Same restaurant, even!

 

[Nasarius]

If Moore's documentaries are solidly based in fact then what's the problem with being "too closely aligned" with him? Oh...er... nevermind!

-z

It's not about the facts, it's the way he acts. Like the K-Mart and Charlton Heston stunts in Bowling for Columbine, and harassing Congressmen in the trailer for Fahrenheit.
It's not that what Moore says is wrong (usually), it's just that he often uses stupid tactics to promote his agenda.

 

[Kodiak]

It's not about the facts, it's the way he acts. Like the K-Mart and Charlton Heston stunts in Bowling for Columbine, and harassing Congressmen in the trailer for Fahrenheit.
It's not that what Moore says is wrong (usually), it's just that he often uses stupid tactics to promote his agenda.

Is the term you're looking for "Bombastic and Ego Driven Cheap Shot Artist"??

 

[Nasarius]

Is the term you're looking for "Bombastic and Ego Driven Cheap Shot Artist"??

Something like that, but probably stronger