Fahrenheit 9/11

pete · September 14, 2004, 05:23:33 PM

wow, you say some really obvious things.
please, tell me what the real crime is.

Jeremy Blackman · September 14, 2004, 06:22:16 PM

Quote from: petehave you ever thought of moving to Cambridge, MA? Chomsky's here, Franken stops by frequently, and Howard Zinn also kinda lives here. Really, the street is full of people like you. They clap at Farenheit 7-11, they throw ironic street performances, and they're all completely unique. I hawked a loogie off the rooftop and it landed on three Jeremy Blackmans' faces.
I'm gonna hawk another one right now.

I've been to Boston, and I really loved it. I could imagine myself living there. I would drink lemonade every day in the Commons and take contemplative strolls along the brick sidewalks, breathing the salty ocean air and marvelling at all the Apple billboards. I really liked the feel of the place. How long have you lived there?

pete · September 15, 2004, 11:04:55 AM

why couldn't you be this nice when people were chatting up about the michael moore re-release seven posts ago?

hedwig · September 20, 2004, 08:15:20 PM

Moore Threatens To Sue After Lecture Is Canceled

Controversial movie-maker Michael Moore is lashing out at officials at California's Cal State University after a lecture he was scheduled to give was pulled from the autumn schedule. The Fahrenheit 9/11 director was due to give an address to students three weeks before the upcoming presidential elections in November but the lecture has been scrapped over fears the university would appear to be taking sides politically. Moore is a fervent Democrat, who is fiercely opposed to current president George W Bush, and campus officials couldn't balance his anti-Republican stance with a conservative speaker of "comparable significance". But Moore is refusing to let the cancellation pass without incident - he's threatening to sue the university, claiming officials there have broken a contract with him. Those students opposed to the decision to axe Moore's lecture are hoping to persuade the movie heavyweight to speak at an off-campus location. They've raised $46,000 to cover Moore's appearance fee and the rental of an undisclosed hall.

Jeremy Blackman · September 20, 2004, 10:17:02 PM

QuoteMoore is a fervent Democrat

Right...

Quote from: Michael Moore, today, on his website,If I hear one more person tell me how lousy a candidate Kerry is and how he can't win... Dammit, of COURSE he's a lousy candidate -- he's a Democrat, for heavens sake! That party is so pathetic, they even lose the elections they win! What were you expecting, Bruce Springsteen heading up the ticket? Bruce would make a helluva president, but guys like him don't run -- and neither do you or I. People like Kerry run.

hedwig · September 20, 2004, 10:48:22 PM

Quote from: Jeremy Blackman
QuoteMoore is a fervent Democrat
Right...

Quote from: Michael Moore, today, on his website,If I hear one more person tell me how lousy a candidate Kerry is and how he can't win... Dammit, of COURSE he's a lousy candidate -- he's a Democrat, for heavens sake! That party is so pathetic, they even lose the elections they win! What were you expecting, Bruce Springsteen heading up the ticket? Bruce would make a helluva president, but guys like him don't run -- and neither do you or I. People like Kerry run.

Good call. Btw, I took that from IMDB, forgot to mention that.

Jeremy Blackman · September 24, 2004, 07:33:26 PM

In case any one is interested, I made a collage of all the guests in Outfoxed.

ono · September 24, 2004, 11:58:24 PM

Why? (Honestly curious.)

Jeremy Blackman · September 25, 2004, 12:24:04 AM

I was quoting them for a review and that made it easier.

Pubrick · September 25, 2004, 12:49:34 AM

i am very interested, thank u.

what's up with jeremy glick?

ono · September 25, 2004, 12:50:36 AM

He looks like a young Stanley Tucci.

Weird. Oh · September 25, 2004, 01:13:04 AM

Quote from: Pubricki am very interested, thank u.

what's up with jeremy glick?

He's out chanting about the alledgedholocaust in Germany.

(in case anyone takes this out of context, Glick says the 9/11 were allegded assassinations)

Jeremy Blackman · September 25, 2004, 12:36:42 PM

Here's some

of the Glick episode.

They've also made interviews available for download.

Pubrick · September 25, 2004, 10:53:45 PM

Quote from: Reformed WeirdoHe's out chanting about the alledgedholocaust in Germany.

i'm confused, what does the holocaust hav to do with anything?

Jeremy Blackman · September 26, 2004, 12:10:38 AM

Quote from: Reformed Weirdo(in case anyone takes this out of context, Glick says the 9/11 were allegded assassinations)

Well, before you take Glick out of context, here's the full quote...

"Our current president now inherited a legacy from his father and inherited a political legacy that's responsible for training militarily, economically, and situating geopolitically the parties involved in the alleged assassination and murder of my father and countless of thousands of others."

I'm pretty sure the "alleged" part is supposed to mean that these people he's talking about are the alleged perpetrators of the crime. It's a little awkward, but there it is. Do you seriously believe (especially in this context, and with the end of his sentence) that he's saying 9/11 may not have happened?

And nothing he says is incorrect. Our government has a history of supporting and cooperating with Saudi Arabia (which is where Bin Laden and the highjackers are from) and the Taliban (as recently as the summer of 2001).