PLEASE SIR, SOME MOORE

For a political documentary persecution might just be the highest form of flattery. As the release date of Michael Moore’s documentary moves closer, so do the roadblocks. First, of course there was Michael Eisner and his Disney-isn’t-political rejection of the film. Now the film must face ratings and the right wing. MPAA has given it a R rating because the documentary is, what? Too violent? Obscene? Truthful?

The right wing doesn’t want either children or adults to see the doc. David Bossie, president of Citzens United wants to tell people the terrible truth about left wing documentary filmmakers. He has targeted not only Michael Moore, but also philanthropist George Soros (whose documentary fund was subsumed by the Sundance Documentary Fund in 2001). For Bossie, “Moore and Soros are consumed by hate, hate of America and hate of President Bush. Soros writes million-dollars checks to left-wing organizations to run attack ads on President Bush. Michael Moore is a liberal filmmaker trying to rewrite history by ignoring the fact that Bill Clinton did nothing while terrorists waged war against Americans. These liberal America-haters cannot undo President Bush’s track record of success in the War on Terror.” Ouch!

Another group just wants the movie never to be shown. Move America Forward is calling on Americans to phone theaters and film execs to urge them to dump the film with the headline, “STOP MICHAEL MOORE FROM PROFITTING IN HIS ATTACKS ON AMERICA & OUR MILITARY.” As Variety reports, “Organizers of MAF also were involved in the Defend Reagan Committee, which leaned on CBS to remove the miniseries about Ronald and Nancy Reagan from its sked.” Move America Forward chairman Howard Kallogian and his group tell visitors, “If you don’t want to see them promoting anti-American propaganda then tell these executives so directly.” Of course, the free-speech door swings both ways. You could also write Move America Forward and tell them you want some Moore. info@MoveAmericaForward.org