Hollywood abuzz about 'Fahrenheit 9/11'
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Hollywood abuzz about 'Fahrenheit 9/11'
| Sun, 06-13-2004 - 2:23pm |
"...and this country is really in the mood for somebody to tell ’em what they should think, what to do.â€
That's exactly what democrats want--to tell the American people what we should think and what we should do. Unbelievable, he just gave away their secret! I'm glad I can think for myself, thank you.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5050832/
And how about the celebrity turnout for the premiere? Not a real shocker to see Martin Sheen, Demi Moore, Drew Barrymoore, et al excited to be there. And how about Camryn Manheim who was also there, quoted, "A lot of us look to Michael Moore to uncover the real truth." ROFL.
*sigh* These people...


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Sherrie
But the mask is close at hand, ready for continued use. Sigh
This sort of thing is not just "Bush's doing". My husband served during the Clinton administration, flying in a frog that had seen it's best days in Vietnam and had bullet holes with make-shift Budweiser beer can patches that had simply been painted over. The problem is that everyone wants our tax dollars going everywhere, we want a better equipped military, we want a nationwide healthcare plan, we want money dumped into public schools for improvement and programs, we want more financial aid to go to college students, we want, we want, we want...yet we gripe at the taxes we pay. And at the same time we gripe about the military equipment, we fail to gripe about the companies that hit paydirt when they land a governmental contract (look in any book that talks about starting a small-to-medium sized business, and it encourages securing a governmental contract). Why do they hit paydirt? Because a company locks the government in the contract for a period of time, without locking the price they pay for products or services. When a company can jack up the price of a wrench as much as they sit fit knowing the government is bound by contract to buy, let see how far the dollars stretch.
And let's face it, historically, the "dems" are (broadly) famous for funneling military funding to other programs that they felt were more important at the time.
Simply put, you can't complain about one issue without taking into account, and complaining about all the factors that contribute to it.
You are right, I am sure there are service people (or their families) who have a different opinion. However, my great-grandfather who served in WWII, my grandfather who lost his leg in the Battle of the Bulge, my other grandfather who served in the Korean War, my cousin who served in The Gulf War, my best friend (daughter of the father I spoke of) who served during Desert Shield, my husband who was deployed on peacekeeping missions to Turkey and Isreal all believe that it would have been an honorable death if they'd died serving their country, and while naturally scared by the prospect, would have rather died in war than lived to bad-mouth their country. I know these things concerning the feelings of those that I speak because when you have several friends (more than mentioned here) and family members who were service members there is a lot of talk about military and the pride associated with belonging to such.
My husband, for example, will agree or disagree with the current administration as he sees fit, and he will happily try to support or oust that administration when it comes time to vote, but you will not see him raising the fuss that I have seen some people raise. Why? Because he has been taught that your Commander in Chief deserves respect, whether you agree with him or not. Personally, my husband (in his words to me) "couldn't stand Clinton and hated what he did to the military" but received a signed letter of thank you from President Clinton thanking him for outstanding excellence during preperation for a visit from the President to his base. And despite his personal political views concerning Clinton, he is proud to have received this piece of recognition from him because he respected him as the Commander in Chief. But then again, that is the way respect is taught in the military, just because you think someone is a jerk-off doesn't mean they don't command respect if they are in a position to do so....it's all in the way you look at things. And because we're Americans, we're allowed the luxury to do so.
I truly hope I haven't made you feel as such!
It is my comment that you refer to, and I was not commenting just to democrats. Someone who asks me my political affiliation will be hard pressed to get a one party answer out of me. I agree with certain democratic issues such as being Pro Choice, but also agree with repulican view economically. I personally do not think Bush can do no wrong. I think people are harder on him than they should be, as I have yet to read about an unflawed American Presidency, and he is, after all, only one man who is human.
The point to think about is that MANY people vote a straightline ticket. "Ok, dems across the board," or "GOP get's my vote!" These people half the time end up voting for (not counting presidential candidates on the ticket) people for people they've never heard of, or even taken the time to research. That frustrates me, along with the idea of politicians all together. These days if you say what people want to hear, then you get elected. Seems to me our presidential and other seat elections are nothing but big popularity contests anymore....makes me wonder who's going to get voted Homecoming King this November...
>> If all of you with such harsh opinions about this movie don't agree with what is said then why don't you head on down to your nearest armed forces recruiter and go over to Iraq to fight in a war that is all about money and oil and nothing to do with keeping us Real Americans safe. <<
awesome point! :)
Personally, I've never done better finacially than these past four years, but that could be coincidental. I do know that I love tax season...but then again, my husband runs a small business (yes, we are *very* middle class...and on the low end of that) and tax benefits are added to encourage people to begin their own start-ups...which when you look at it, is a very good thing. Even small businesses employing only 25-50 people is 25-50 additional jobs in a town or city. Especially in a time where big companies are forced to slash work force "fat" to protect the bottom line. I grew up in Flint, Michigan, a city that used to be supported solely by the automotive industry. My father is a skilled laborer...I've seen unions in action...and even my father is getting disparaged by the fact that his union dues pay more for the protection of jobs to not-so-hardworking coworkers than it does for the security of his trade in general.
Just my observations....sure they're not worth much to some people, but maybe they will be to others! :)
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I'm sorry, but after reading that line of the article, I could not bring myself to read this any further. Give me a break! The New York Slimes is just doing what it does best--promoting the left's agenda. Real shocker.
''They are possibly the dumbest people on the planet," Moore told Britain's Mirror newspaper recently, referring to his fellow citizens as a whole.
Yup, he shares an empathy with working-class, alright.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/6/26/103545.shtml
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