Michael Moore is a very talented individual. So is Jim Carey. And, as
Carey's sort of talent indicates, there is a fine line between genius and
outright "shock value" stupidity. That's about the value I would lend to
this little epistle d'Moore.
t.
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Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:53 AM
Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Michael Moore's Letter
Just a little encouragement (for those w/o time to go to the website)
regarding the earlier posting <A Letter to the President>. While I must say
the less caustic speech by Sen. Robt. Byrd posted on RAVEN a few weeks
ago"couldn't have said it better" this comes pretty close. Both question the
"War for Peace and Security" we are about to get into without disrespecting
those over there about to fight it:
<<Letter From Michael
Moore To George W. Bush
By Michael Moore
3-18-3
George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC
Dear Governor Bush:
So, today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that
"France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm
glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya,
having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I
could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I
got a few truths I would like to share with you:
1. There is virtually NO ONE in America (talk radio nutters and Fox
News aside) who is gung-ho to go to war. Trust me on this one. Walk out of
the White House and on to any street in America and try to find five people
who are PASSIONATE about wanting to kill Iraqis. YOU WON'T FIND THEM! Why?
'Cause NO Iraqis have ever come here and killed any of us! No Iraqi has even
threatened to do that. You see, this is how we average Americans think: If a
certain so-and-so is not perceived as a threat to our lives, then, believe
it or not, we don't want to kill him! Funny how that works!
2. The majority of Americans -- the ones who never elected you --
are not fooled by your weapons of mass distraction. We know what the real
issues are that affect our daily lives -- and none of them begin with I or
end in Q. Here's what threatens us: two and a half million jobs lost since
you took office, the stock market having become a cruel joke, no one knowing
if their retirement funds are going to be there, gas now costs almost two
dollars -- the list goes on and on. Bombing Iraq will not make any of this
go away. Only you need to go away for things to improve.
3. As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to lose
a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against you,
Mr. Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them.
4. The Pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a SIN. The Pope!
But even worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How bad does
it have to get before you realize that you are an army of one on this war?
Of course, this is a war you personally won't have to fight. Just like when
you went AWOL while the poor were shipped to Vietnam in your place.
5. Of the 535 members of Congress, only ONE (Sen. Johnson of South
Dakota) has an enlisted son or daughter in the armed forces! If you really
want to stand up for America, please send your twin daughters over to Kuwait
right now and let them don their chemical warfare suits. And let's see every
member of Congress with a child of military age also sacrifice their kids
for this war effort. What's that you say? You don't THINK so? Well, hey,
guess what -- we don't think so either!
6. Finally, we love France. Yes, they have pulled some royal
screw-ups. Yes, some of them can pretty damn annoying. But have you
forgotten we wouldn't even have this country known as America if it weren't
for the French? That it was their help in the Revolutionary War that won it
for us? That our greatest thinkers and founding fathers -- Thomas Jefferson,
Ben Franklin, etc. -- spent many years in Paris where they refined the
concepts that lead to our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution?
That it was France who gave us our Statue of Liberty, a Frenchman who built
the Chevrolet, and a pair of French brothers who invented the movies? And
now they are doing what only a good friend can do -- tell you the truth
about yourself, straight, no b.s. Quit pissing on the French and thank them
for getting it right for once. You know, you really should have traveled
more (like once) before you took over. Your ignorance of the world has not
only made you look stupid, it has painted you into a corner you can't get
out of.
Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with this
war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't
a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein.
After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity polls
as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a good
ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world
ass!). So try your best to ride this victory all the way to next year's
election. Of course, that's still a long ways away, so we'll all get to have
a good hardy-har-har while we watch the economy sink even further down the
toilet!
But, hey, who knows -- maybe you'll find Osama a few days before the
election! See, start thinking like THAT! Keep hope alive! Kill Iraqis --
they got our oil!!
Yours, Michael Moore
<http://www.michaelmoore.com>www.michaelmoore.com
Letter From Michael
Moore To George W. Bush
By Michael Moore
3-18-3
George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC
Dear Governor Bush:
So, today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that
"France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm
glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya,
having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I
could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I
got a few truths I would like to share with you:
1. There is virtually NO ONE in America (talk radio nutters and
Fox News aside) who is gung-ho to go to war. Trust me on this one. Walk out
of the White House and on to any street in America and try to find five
people who are PASSIONATE about wanting to kill Iraqis. YOU WON'T FIND THEM!
Why? 'Cause NO Iraqis have ever come here and killed any of us! No Iraqi has
even threatened to do that. You see, this is how we average Americans think:
If a certain so-and-so is not perceived as a threat to our lives, then,
believe it or not, we don't want to kill him! Funny how that works!
2. The majority of Americans -- the ones who never elected you --
are not fooled by your weapons of mass distraction. We know what the real
issues are that affect our daily lives -- and none of them begin with I or
end in Q. Here's what threatens us: two and a half million jobs lost since
you took office, the stock market having become a cruel joke, no one knowing
if their retirement funds are going to be there, gas now costs almost two
dollars -- the list goes on and on. Bombing Iraq will not make any of this
go away. Only you need to go away for things to improve.
3. As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to
lose a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against
you, Mr. Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them.
4. The Pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a SIN. The
Pope! But even worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How
bad does it have to get before you realize that you are an army of one on
this war? Of course, this is a war you personally won't have to fight. Just
like when you went AWOL while the poor were shipped to Vietnam in your
place.
5. Of the 535 members of Congress, only ONE (Sen. Johnson of South
Dakota) has an enlisted son or daughter in the armed forces! If you really
want to stand up for America, please send your twin daughters over to Kuwait
right now and let them don their chemical warfare suits. And let's see every
member of Congress with a child of military age also sacrifice their kids
for this war effort. What's that you say? You don't THINK so? Well, hey,
guess what -- we don't think so either!
6. Finally, we love France. Yes, they have pulled some royal
screw-ups. Yes, some of them can pretty damn annoying. But have you
forgotten we wouldn't even have this country known as America if it weren't
for the French? That it was their help in the Revolutionary War that won it
for us? That our greatest thinkers and founding fathers -- Thomas Jefferson,
Ben Franklin, etc. -- spent many years in Paris where they refined the
concepts that lead to our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution?
That it was France who gave us our Statue of Liberty, a Frenchman who built
the Chevrolet, and a pair of French brothers who invented the movies? And
now they are doing what only a good friend can do -- tell you the truth
about yourself, straight, no b.s. Quit pissing on the French and thank them
for getting it right for once. You know, you really should have traveled
more (like once) before you took over. Your ignorance of the world has not
only made you look stupid, it has painted you into a corner you can't get
out of.
Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with
this war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there
aren't a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam
Hussein. After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the
popularity polls as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a
good ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world
ass!). So try your best to ride this victory all the way to next year's
election. Of course, that's still a long ways away, so we'll all get to have
a good hardy-har-har while we watch the economy sink even further down the
toilet!
But, hey, who knows -- maybe you'll find Osama a few days before
the election! See, start thinking like THAT! Keep hope alive! Kill Iraqis --
they got our oil!!
Yours, Michael Moore
http://www.michaelmoore.com>www.michaelmoore.com>
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