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| 2004-07-22 | ||
| More like crush it by sitting on it... Democrats were abuzz and Republicans aghast yesterday as Bush-hating filmmaker Michael Moore unveiled plans to descend upon, and steal some thunder from, John F. Kerry's hometown nominating party.
Moore will team up with the Democratic presidential primary's chief Bush critic, Howard Dean, for one of his three Hub appearances in the first two days of the convention. Now that's a matchup made in heaven, Nutty and Nuttier. Republicans said the ``Fahrenheit 9/11'' creator will reflect poorly as a surrogate for Kerry. ``It's just another example of the pessimism and the conspiracy theories coming from John Kerry and John Kerry surrogates,'' said Kevin Madden, spokesman for the Bush-Cheney campaign. Not to mention the fact that it tends to steal the spotlight from Liveshot. ``We're seeing a lot of hate and vitriol from this John Kerry celebrity set - Michael Moore, Whoopi Goldberg. It shows that their intent is to frame anger as an agenda.'' Exactly right. I spotted something last week that mentioned one of the Democratic planks concerning the war on Iraq stated no actual pro / con position. This may change but you still get the impression of a party truly bereft of ideas, original or otherwise. Democrats, though careful to say Moore won't outshine Kerry, brimmed with excitement. ``Clearly the star of the week will be Sen. Kerry and Sen. (John) Edwards, but having Michael Moore in Boston to enjoy the events just adds a lot of excitement to everything else going on,'' Massachusetts Democratic Party spokeswoman Jane Lane said. Jane Lane should consider a name change - how bland. Moore's only reason for showing up is to have the wide-angle cameras on himself; by definition he detracts from the John-John self love fest. ``I don't see it diminishing the real star of the week, but I think every Democrat in Massachusetts will be thrilled.'' Especially the ones that utilize that stretch of Interstate 93 between Braintree and Meffa (Medford for you normal enunciators). Kerry, whose campaign has gone out of its way to avoid Moore and his movie's controversial claims, wouldn't comment on his appearances. Tough having to avoid a body with its own gravitational constant... Moore, who won't be among the 15,000 credentialed Democratic National Convention journalists, will appear at a screening of his ``Fahrenheit 9/11'' at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline. Brookline - fan friendly He also will speak Monday to the Congressional Black Caucus. Where? The Orpheum? The CBC, comprised of 39 African-American members of Congress, was prominently featured in ``Fahrenheit 9/11,'' complaining that Bush ``stole'' the 2000 election. "It's highway robbery, I tell you! We wuz robbed! They took our jaaaaaaaabs!1" ``We're like minds. He shares that focus of bringing in a new leadership,'' CBC spokeswoman Candace Tolliver said. ``We're happy to have him.'' "Yeah, we really like white people..." The private screening in Brookline will be for members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, including 150 DNC delegates. In other words, state hacks. Say hello to Bernie Crowley for me, lardass. 1 = Obscure reference, anyone? | ||
| Posted by:Raj |
| #18 CrazyFool - I don't care who presents the Democratic platform, I'd just like to know what it is (other that Bush=Hitler and we don't pay all of our money to them in taxes to fork over to other, non-tax-paying people in order to buy their votes). |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-22 10:16:46 PM |
#17 Now that’s a matchup made in heaven, Nutty and Nuttier.Heh. That's a great assessment, Raj - but which is which? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-22 10:11:10 PM |
| #16 Wow. They'll do anything for ratings these days. Pity that the convention is in the Fleet Center and not the Gahden, else I would have nominated him for an obstructed view seat. Instead the unlucky folks behind them will win that award. I wonder where/when they'll let him |
| Posted by: Brutus 2004-07-22 10:00:19 PM |
| #15 (mhw: "... and that leads to the Dark Side. No. Wait..." -- Xander Harris?) |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-07-22 9:07:20 PM |
| #14 As Mitch says, it strikes me as improbable that Republicans would be "aghast". But if the reporter is one of the people who thinks that Moore's movie is a daring revelation of the deep truth that the Republicans don't want you to see and know about, then I can see how the reporter might well think Republicans would be afraid of having Moore doing this. The reporter wouldn't need to go out and actually find any Republicans to ask them what they really felt (and besides which, they're damned hard to find in Massachusetts). |
| Posted by: Steven Den Beste 2004-07-22 8:30:21 PM |
| #13 Well it might be good for Bush's re-election, but in the long run it is not good to have a major party whose only motivation is hate. After all hate leads to anger, anger leads to fear and.... |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-07-22 7:11:41 PM |
| #12 Hopefully Moore will show up on nationwide TV. Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America. Here's your new Democrat Party! (CSPAN should have it any event, eh? Could make for some good campaign ads, methinks.) |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-07-22 5:21:24 PM |
| #11 It is just me or does Michael Moore crave attention? Steve, Attilla and the Huns nailed that with "Michael Moore,Michael Moore you're a media whore." mms://audio.aath.net/hatefullies |
| Posted by: GK 2004-07-22 3:34:47 PM |
| #10 I hear that Whoopie Goldberg is available... Have her present the Democratic Platform. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-07-22 3:21:47 PM |
| #9 Are they out of their tiny little minds? |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2004-07-22 3:18:56 PM |
| #8 And Linda Ronstadt should sing the National Anthem at the DNC, of course, preferably on the night of Kerry's acceptance speech. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-07-22 1:53:01 PM |
| #7 "Democrats, though careful to say Moore won’t outshine Kerry, brimmed with excitement." I absolutely love it when Democrats brim with excitement-- not to mention when they gush or burble! I love it, because it means they're about to do something incomprehensibly, scintillatingly stupid. Such as, assuming Republicans would be "aghast" at the notion of the Democrats making this 450-lb, obnoxious, ignorant, bigoted asshole a prominent fixture at their National Convention. Here's another great idea that would really make the Republicans "aghast": while they're at it, why not let Woody Harrelson give the keynote address? Sheesh. I can't believe that I once belonged to that party. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-07-22 12:44:41 PM |
| #6 "Democrats were abuzz and Republicans aghast" - strike that, reverse it. Talk about a Br'ar Rabbit moment... |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2004-07-22 12:28:15 PM |
| #5 mhw - that's it, man! |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-07-22 12:21:35 PM |
| #4 Tough having to avoid a body with its own gravitational constant... LOL! Rare. I think I'll steal it. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-22 12:13:15 PM |
| #3 I think the reference is to a South Park episode where the citizens were complaining about people from the future taking their jobs. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-07-22 11:21:43 AM |
| #2 I disagree, I'd comment on it all day and night. I'd bring all the attention I could to it so that as many people as possible tune in to see what Michael Moore has to say. The Dems associating with this anti-american scum bag is a disaster for them and the GOP should make sure everyone sees them doing it. |
| Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2004-07-22 11:07:22 AM |
| #1 If I was in the GOP, I wouldn't comment on this at all. It would sound like sour grapes. Let Moore make a fool of himself on a public stage. He will totally turn off any independents or undecided voters. If I was a GOP strategist/spokesperson I'd just point out (dryly) that if the best the DNC can do is a pathiological liar (Moore not Kerry in this instance) then that should speak for itself. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-07-22 11:04:50 AM |