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August 02, 2004News > Moore LiesMoore faked a news front page for Fahrenheit 911 and the newspaper is asking for an apology. Also in the movie, Moore claimed "Not a single member of Congress wanted to sacrifice their child for the war in Iraq." In David Kopel's "Fifty-nine Deceits in Fahrenheit 911" he refutes Moore's claim: Moore’s second statement is technically true, but duplicitous. Of course no-one would want to "sacrifice" his child in any way. But the fact is, Moore's opening ("only one") and his conclusion ("not a single member") are both incorrect. Sergeant Brooks Johnson, the son of South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson, serves in the 101st Airborne Division and fought in Iraq in 2003. The son of California Republican Representative Duncan Hunter quit his job after September 11, and enlisted in the Marines; his artillery unit was deployed in the heart of insurgent territory in February 2004. Delaware Senator Joseph Biden's son Beau is on active duty in the Judge Advocate General Corps; although Beau Biden has no control over where he is deployed, he has not been sent to Iraq, and therefore does not "count" for Moore's purposes. Seven members of Congress have been confirmed to have children in the military. And the Democrats have embraced this guy as a spokesman for their party. Posted by lesjonesBaloolaPalooza linked with "Because I said so." Comments
I don't think Democrats have necessarily "embraced this guy as a spokesman for their party". He's out there operating on his own, beyond the pale, without any decent restratint. And we love it because he speaks truth to power, or at least his interpretation of the truth. You guys have some pretty great spokespeaple, yourself. Here are come excerpts from Ann Coulter's convention coverage columnt that USA Today wouldn't run. "Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston, conservatives are deploying a series of covert signals to identify one another, much like gay men do. My allies are the ones wearing crosses or American flags. The people sporting shirts emblazened with the "F-word" are my opponents. Also, as always, the pretty girls and cops are on my side, most of them barely able to conceal their eye-rolling. Democrats are constantly suing and slandering police as violent, fascist racists -- with the exception of Boston's police, who'll be lauded as national heroes right up until the Democrats pack up and leave town on Friday, whereupon they'll revert to their natural state of being fascist, racist pigs. A speaker at the Democratic National Convention this year, Al Sharpton, accused white police officers of raping and defacing Tawana Brawley in 1987, lunatic charges that eventually led to a defamation lawsuit against Sharpton and even more eventually, to Sharpton paying a jury award to the defamed plaintiff Steve Pagones. So it's a real mystery why cops wouldn't like Democrats. As for the pretty girls, I can only guess that it's because liberal boys never try to make a move on you without the UN Security Council's approval. Plus, it's no fun riding around in those dinky little hybrid cars. My pretty-girl allies stick out like a sore thumb amongst the corn-fed, no make-up, natural fiber, no-bra needing, sandal-wearing, hirsute, somewhat fragrant hippie chick pie wagons they call "women" at the Democratic National Convention. Apparently, the nuts at the Democratic National Convention are going to be put in cages outside the convention hall. Sadly, they won't be fighting to the death as is done in W.W.F. caged matches. They're calling this the "protestor's area," although I suppose a better name would be the "truth-free zone". I thought this was a great idea until I realized the nut category did not include Sharpton, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, and Teddy Kennedy -- all featured speakers at the convention. I'd say the actual policy is only untelegenic nuts get the cages, but little Dennis Kucinich is speaking at the Convention, too. So it must be cages for nuts who have not run for president as serious candidates for the Democratic Party. Posted by: SK Bubba at August 03, 2004Bubba: you'll get no disagreement from me that Coulter is a right wing harpie. If the GOP invites her to speak at the convention, or seats her next to Gerald Ford or George H.W. Bush, I'd be shocked. But that's the thing: Moore wasn't officially invited (plausible deniability), but showed up, was let in, got speaking time, and was filmed sitting next to Jimmy Carter during the speeches. That sends a clear message: the Democrats are keeping company with this guy. Posted by: Les Jones at August 03, 2004Comments on the old blog are closed. |
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