Fahrenheit 9/11

[hedwig]

sugar daddy, bring it home

My God, that's a Hedwig song, isn't it?

Yes. There is no escaping my Hedwiggines.

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Michael Moore to Speak at Univ. of Minn.

Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore will speak at the University of Minnesota on Friday, an appearance that had been in doubt after campus Republicans objected to any use of school funds to pay for the event.

Moore will speak at 8 p.m. at Williams Arena, with his appearance sponsored by the Minnesota Alliance for Progressive Action. Tickets are $6 for the general public, $5 for students. The arena holds 14,000 people.

MAPA said it anticipates putting $30,000 into security, audiovisual needs and other event costs. MAPA spokeswoman Heather Foster said Moore is not getting a speaking fee, but her group will cover travel expenses for him and his staff. She said the university will be reimbursed for all costs of the event.

Moore, the director of "Fahrenheit 9/11," is on a "Slacker Uprising Tour" of 60 cities in 20 battleground states in an effort to get nontraditional voters to the polls. His latest film was released this week on DVD.

Republicans have criticized Moore because his film ridicules President Bush's response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and his decision to invade Iraq.

Last week, before Moore's speech was nailed down, the Minnesota College Republicans chapter said it would fight if his appearance involved the use of school money. University officials then said no public or student money would be used if he appeared.

The university bookstore had been interested in sponsoring the speech, but Foster said it dropped out and MAPA was the sole sponsor.

Moore is competing with two other big events Friday: the first playoff home game for the Minnesota Twins and the second presidential debate.

"We're encouraging people to tape the presidential debate and come see Michael Moore live," said C. Scott Cooper, MAPA's executive director.

George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., last week canceled plans for Moore to speak on campus five days before the election, after Republicans objected to the school's plan to pay him $35,000 for the appearance.

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[Finn]

I got the Fahrenheit 911 soundtrack today without knowing it was even coming out. I was really surprised when I got to the store. I knew it would sell if they made one.

[cine]

I got the Fahrenheit 911 soundtrack today without knowing it was even coming out.

If you visited the page 25 of this thread, you would've known. Hedwig shilled everything Moore will be releasing for the rest of his life.

[Jeremy Blackman]

MAPA said it anticipates putting $30,000 into security, audiovisual needs and other event costs. MAPA spokeswoman Heather Foster said Moore is not getting a speaking fee, but her group will cover travel expenses for him and his staff. She said the university will be reimbursed for all costs of the event.

Okay. That was probably silly, then, what I said before.

He does charge too much for these appearances. He should be doing it for free, especially this month...

[hedwig]

MAPA said it anticipates putting $30,000 into security, audiovisual needs and other event costs. MAPA spokeswoman Heather Foster said Moore is not getting a speaking fee, but her group will cover travel expenses for him and his staff. She said the university will be reimbursed for all costs of the event.

Okay. That was probably silly, then, what I said before.

He does charge too much for these appearances. He should be doing it for free, especially this month...

Wow, you know, I read that dumb book 'MICHAEL MOORE IS A BIG FAT STUPID WHITE MAN' and there's a whole buncha shit, i.e. "Oh he charges so much to speak at colleges, etc.!" Well, looky here! Republicans are bad with research, it seems.

also Michael Moore is kind of cute.

[Jeremy Blackman]

also Michael Moore is kind of cute.

Especially with his

best "spare some change" face.

[ono]

State GOP says Michael Moore illegally offered underwear in exchange for voting.

[pete]

aww, I was hoping that moore was offering his own underwear, you know, japanese school girl style.

[Chest Rockwell]

He made an appearance here for free...

[MacGuffin]

'Fahrenheit' Burns Home-Video Sales Records

Michael Moore's politically charged documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" sold about 2 million combined DVD and VHS units Tuesday (Oct. 5), its first day in release, according to industry sources.

That Day 1 sales figure and projected Week 1 sales of 3 million combined units set the benchmark as the most successful documentary ever released on home video.

While initial home video sales figures for "Fahrenheit" were expected to break records -- considering its $119 million domestic boxoffice take -- industry observers are watching closely to see how the title will sell and rent over time.

Of the units sold Tuesday, about 1.4 million were sold to rental stores, sources said.

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, which is distributing "Fahrenheit" in the United States, has taken a conservative approach to releasing the title, shipping about 3.4 million combined units to retail and rental stores for its launch week, sources said.
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Michael Moore Responds to GOP Charges

Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.

"It's ironic that Republicans have no problem with allowing assault weapons out on our streets, yet they don't want to put clean underwear in the hands of our slacker youth," Moore said. "The Republicans seem more interested in locking me up for trying to encourage people to participate in our democracy than locking up bin Laden for his attacks on our democracy."

The Michigan GOP on Tuesday asked four county prosecutors to file charges against Moore, citing an election law provision that prohibits a person from contracting with another for something of value in exchange for agreeing to vote.

Moore is touring the country and imploring "slackers" who usually don't vote to head to the polls this year, saying they could make the difference in the presidential race.

During each program, habitual nonvoters are invited on stage to pledge to vote. First-time student voters are offered gag prizes such as clean underwear.

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9,000 Tickets Sold for Moore Appearance

Nine thousand tickets have been sold for Michael Moore's upcoming appearance at the University of Arizona, organizers said.

Moore, the director of "Fahrenheit 9/11," will appear at the university Monday. Tickets have sold for $5 each.

Fernando Ascencio, director of the Speakers Board of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, said Wednesday the ticket sales will cover the filmmaker's $27,500 speaking fee, rental of McKale Center and other expenses.

Moore, a supporter of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, is touring the country and imploring "slackers" who usually don't vote to head to the polls this year, saying they could make the difference in the presidential race.

Republicans at the college have petitioned the student government to host a pro-Bush speaker of equal celebrity before the Nov. 2 election.

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Republicans at the college have petitioned the student government to host a pro-Bush speaker of equal celebrity before the Nov. 2 election.

i dont know that such a person exists...

[MacGuffin]

Moore Tour Raising Eyebrows, Ticket Sales

Bush-bashing "Fahrenheit 9/11" director Michael Moore is bringing his 60-city Slacker Uprising Tour to Utah, a famously Republican state. Not only that, he's going to one of Utah's most conservative towns, Orem, where his scheduled Oct. 20 appearance has many so-called Happy Valley residents fuming.

"It's really a major offense a slap in the face to the citizens of this valley," asserts Kay Anderson, a real estate broker who, waving a cashier's check, offered student leaders at Utah Valley State College $25,000 to rescind Moore's invitation.

"We won't be bribed," said Jim Bassi, student body president, who said the brouhaha guaranteed Moore a sold-out performance. "We spent $40,000 on Barbara Bush four years ago, and nobody raised an eyebrow about that."

[Jeremy Blackman]

"It's really a major offense a slap in the face to the citizens of this valley," asserts Kay Anderson, a real estate broker who, waving a cashier's check, offered student leaders at Utah Valley State College $25,000 to rescind Moore's invitation.

That's just a little disgusting.