Like Mom and Michael Moore
On Sunday I was given a another Mom's Day (lucky me). I took a nice long bath, shaved my legs, put on some nice clothes and make up then went to a showing of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. In a word it was wickedly entertaining. Okay. So that was two words. Are you really counting?
As one might predict, I will leave the tales of housewifery for another day and indulge myself and perhaps a few readers in the ramblings of a former politico. After all, I have been a liberal a lot longer than I have been a mom, and I've been politically minded longer than I have been a liberal. It's in the blood.
After 12 years of Clinton bashing conservatives shouting over everyone about murder conspiracies and sex scandals, I am, of course, thrilled to see a film that puts them on the defense. I've listened to enough Rush Limbaugh, Oliver North, and Bill O'Reilly to tell you that they had it coming. Oh, they so had it coming.
To actually lump Michael Moore and his film in with these neocon clowns would be a drastic mischaracterization. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a far, far cry from the Clinton Chronicles. One could label it as left wing spin, but it certainly isn't filled with misleading information, outright lies, and preposterous conspiracy theories like the garbage that came from the right during the 90s (and still continues to this day).
Why is it that we now have a cable news channel dedicated to broadcasting right wing propaganda all day long (Fox News) and that doesn't sound any federal election violation alarm bells. But when a movie is made unveiling the buffoonish nature of our commander in chief, suddenly the FEC is called in to rule on whether the ads for the movie are in some way campaign ads. It's because they are scared.
The fact is that Moore is brilliant as an entertainer. He creates some hilarious bits throughout the movie (like reading the Patriot Act to Congress from an ice cream truck), edits sound bites down to snippets, and verbally ambushes people to catch them off guard. And yet, the truth is there in plain light for us all to see.
The truth is that the president did sit in that classroom for 7 full minutes after hearing the words "America is under attack." It really doesn't matter how Moore edited those 7 minutes or what he voiced over the footage. Watching Bush sit there reading "My Pet Goat" is enough for any halfwit to figure out that the leader of the free world was completely clueless as to what to do next.
Moore's sneak attack on Congressmen asking them to enlist their children in the Army is high comedy. Seeing these wealthy elitists repulse the very thought of it is, for this military wife, giggle inducing. Is it fair that Moore does this? Perhaps not. But is it fair that of all the Congressmen on th Hill only one has a child serving in Iraq? Is it fair that the poor are expected to go out and fight wars that make the rich richer?
And what about Lila Lipscomb of Michael Moore's hometown, Flint, Michigan who's son died in Iraq. Is her pain any less real because Moore edited it into his film? Because he showcased her and her family's loss is it somehow plastic grief? No, it's real pain. Something that the Bush administration doesn't want the voters here to be reminded of. It is no wonder we don't see pictures of flag draped coffins or grieving widows held up by uncomfortable sargeants bearing grave news. It's horribly easy to forget what's going on if we aren't bombarded with it every day.
This country is becoming more and more divided. But don't blame Michael Moore or his movies. Look at people like Ann Coulter whose books are not meant to entertain but to misinform. Look at a president who jokingly refers to "his [political] base" as "the haves and the have mores." Or to a news network who doesn't even make an attempt at unbiased coverage.
Anyway, go see the movie. Enjoy it. Take it in as you would an op/ed piece in the Sunday paper. Glean from it some useful information, laugh at its brilliant humor, and cry at the heartbreak of a nation led into an unjust war by an undemocratically elected president in well over his head.
And if you still vote for Bush this November, I've got a beach here in Hawaii I'd like to sell you.
As one might predict, I will leave the tales of housewifery for another day and indulge myself and perhaps a few readers in the ramblings of a former politico. After all, I have been a liberal a lot longer than I have been a mom, and I've been politically minded longer than I have been a liberal. It's in the blood.
After 12 years of Clinton bashing conservatives shouting over everyone about murder conspiracies and sex scandals, I am, of course, thrilled to see a film that puts them on the defense. I've listened to enough Rush Limbaugh, Oliver North, and Bill O'Reilly to tell you that they had it coming. Oh, they so had it coming.
To actually lump Michael Moore and his film in with these neocon clowns would be a drastic mischaracterization. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a far, far cry from the Clinton Chronicles. One could label it as left wing spin, but it certainly isn't filled with misleading information, outright lies, and preposterous conspiracy theories like the garbage that came from the right during the 90s (and still continues to this day).
Why is it that we now have a cable news channel dedicated to broadcasting right wing propaganda all day long (Fox News) and that doesn't sound any federal election violation alarm bells. But when a movie is made unveiling the buffoonish nature of our commander in chief, suddenly the FEC is called in to rule on whether the ads for the movie are in some way campaign ads. It's because they are scared.
The fact is that Moore is brilliant as an entertainer. He creates some hilarious bits throughout the movie (like reading the Patriot Act to Congress from an ice cream truck), edits sound bites down to snippets, and verbally ambushes people to catch them off guard. And yet, the truth is there in plain light for us all to see.
The truth is that the president did sit in that classroom for 7 full minutes after hearing the words "America is under attack." It really doesn't matter how Moore edited those 7 minutes or what he voiced over the footage. Watching Bush sit there reading "My Pet Goat" is enough for any halfwit to figure out that the leader of the free world was completely clueless as to what to do next.
Moore's sneak attack on Congressmen asking them to enlist their children in the Army is high comedy. Seeing these wealthy elitists repulse the very thought of it is, for this military wife, giggle inducing. Is it fair that Moore does this? Perhaps not. But is it fair that of all the Congressmen on th Hill only one has a child serving in Iraq? Is it fair that the poor are expected to go out and fight wars that make the rich richer?
And what about Lila Lipscomb of Michael Moore's hometown, Flint, Michigan who's son died in Iraq. Is her pain any less real because Moore edited it into his film? Because he showcased her and her family's loss is it somehow plastic grief? No, it's real pain. Something that the Bush administration doesn't want the voters here to be reminded of. It is no wonder we don't see pictures of flag draped coffins or grieving widows held up by uncomfortable sargeants bearing grave news. It's horribly easy to forget what's going on if we aren't bombarded with it every day.
This country is becoming more and more divided. But don't blame Michael Moore or his movies. Look at people like Ann Coulter whose books are not meant to entertain but to misinform. Look at a president who jokingly refers to "his [political] base" as "the haves and the have mores." Or to a news network who doesn't even make an attempt at unbiased coverage.
Anyway, go see the movie. Enjoy it. Take it in as you would an op/ed piece in the Sunday paper. Glean from it some useful information, laugh at its brilliant humor, and cry at the heartbreak of a nation led into an unjust war by an undemocratically elected president in well over his head.
And if you still vote for Bush this November, I've got a beach here in Hawaii I'd like to sell you.
posted by The Histrionics of a Fat Housewife at 2:46 AM
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