Moving America Backwards: Censoring Michael Moore

Written by Scott C. Smith


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And what’srepparttar compelling reason forrepparttar 125980 movie theaters not to showrepparttar 125981 movie? Melanie Morgan explained to James Carville: “What we are doing is trying to make sure that there is an alternative voice to Michael Moore. He has received millions of dollars and free publicity overrepparttar 125982 last free weeks about this movie, on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, you name it, he's been everywhere…But not one single ordinary American has been able to stand up and say, ‘Hey, we don't appreciate that crap that is being aimed at our troops because we support our troops, we love our troops, they're friends, families, brothers and sisters, and we're going to be there for them.’”

A pretty amazing analysis based on nothing, since Morgan has not seenrepparttar 125983 film, but has read articles in newspapers to really zero in on Michael Moore’s “true” intentions.

Also, does a movie really need an “alternative voice”? Isn’t that voice going to be provided by conservative talk radio, in conservative newspapers, and on conservative web sites, like World Net Daily or Free Republic? Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity combined have millions of listeners. Surely they will offer up that all-important alternative Morgan is complaining about. Also, why wouldn’t “ordinary” Americans be able to say they don’t like a movie they haven’t seen, or will see? You know they’re going to show up atrepparttar 125984 movie theaters with their signs and their rage atrepparttar 125985 “Bash America” filmmaker, Michael Moore, getting inrepparttar 125986 way of movie theater patrons who will userepparttar 125987 power of their own brains to decide if Moore’s message is valid.

And Mike, well, I’ll bet he’s having a good chuckle over all of this attention, especially since Move America Forward’s efforts will result in increased ticket sales. There’s nothing like a good, pointless boycott of a film you’ve never seen that will result in more people seeingrepparttar 125988 movie than if there had been no boycott.

I know I’ll be there, joining up with my fellow “Blame America First” liberals, while Michael Moore laughs allrepparttar 125989 way torepparttar 125990 bank. Well, Move America Forward, there’s always lots of books to boycott atrepparttar 125991 local public library, ifrepparttar 125992 Michael Moore boycott doesn’t work out.

Aboutrepparttar 125993 author: Scott C. Smith is a writer from Beaverton, Oregon. His column has appeared weekly atrepparttar 125994 Democratic Underground and other progressive web sites. In addition to his column, Scott writes for his web site, What’s In Scott’s Head, at www.scottcsmith.net. Scott is a proud member ofrepparttar 125995 Blame America First crowd.



Scott C. Smith is a writer from Beaverton, Oregon. His columns have appeared weekly at the Democratic Underground and other progressive web sites. In addition to his column, Scott writes for his web site, What’s In Scott’s Head, at www.scottcsmith.net. Scott is a proud member of the Blame America First crowd.


Ann Coulter vs. One Billion Arabs

Written by Scott C. Smith


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And let’s not forget Ann’s most infamous column, from Sept. 12, 2001. Atrepparttar end of that column, she says, “We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.”

Call me crazy, but I getrepparttar 125979 impression that Arabs and/or Muslims are not Ann’s favorite people.

For instance, in an interview withrepparttar 125980 Guardian of London newspaper on May 17, 2003, Coulter said, “This is my idea…I think airlines ought to start advertising: 'We haverepparttar 125981 most civil rights lawsuits brought against us by Arabs.’” Oh, man, Ann, my sides are splitting! In fact, as a solution for Muslims to use air travel, Coulter offers helpfully, “They could use flying carpets!”

Flying carpets! Brilliant! Ann, you know, ifrepparttar 125982 whole racist pundit thing ever comes to an end, you’ll have a career in stand-up comedy.

We know Ann hates liberals, and it’s pretty clear she hates Muslims. And, apparently, Scientologists. I don’t know what Ann likes. My guess will have to be, hearing her voice. Or Sean Hannity’s voice.

Aboutrepparttar 125983 author: Scott C. Smith is a freelance writer from Beaverton, Oregon. Scott’s column, What’s In Scott’s Head, appears at several progressive web sites, includingrepparttar 125984 Democratic Underground, The Smirking Chimp, Op Ed News, and Counter Bias. Scott also writes for his web site, at http://www.scottcsmith.net



Scott C. Smith is a freelance writer from Beaverton, Oregon. Scott’s column, "What’s In Scott’s Head," appears at several progressive web sites, including the Democratic Underground, The Smirking Chimp, Op Ed News, and Counter Bias. Scott also writes for his web site, at http://www.scottcsmith.net


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