Joe W.
>From: joanna bujes <jbujes at covad.net>
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>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Dems close door to Moore
>Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:27:13 -0700
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>Unfuckingbelievable....and he just handed them the election...
>
>Joanna
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>Joseph Wanzala wrote:
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>>To all who care about access: The DNC's refusal to allow Michael Moore an
>>opportunity to speak at its presidential nominating convention should only
>>serve to be a further illustration of how arrogant it and its counterpart
>>is to anyone among us who dares question the sanctity of either party's
>>presumed "wisdom." In Moore's case, it is still apparently holding a
>>grudge against him for his support of Ralph Nader in 2000. What arrogance
>>and stupidity that is, especially when his most recent film "Fahrenheit
>>911" will do much to help its stated objective of getting Bush out of the
>>White House!
>>
>>But as those of us who once were Democrats ourselves know, the pettiness
>>of the party organization at all levels is equal to any long-standing
>>institution which believes itself to be sacrosanct, hence unassailable.
>>Free expression and free choice are mere slogans to them.
>>
>>It will be instructive and not a little interesting to see how Moore
>>handles this, especially if it teaches him what he seems to have recently
>>forgotten: the Democrats, as a party, are not the least bit interested in
>>really listening to, much less acting on, issues which cause them
>>discomfort.
>>
>>Harvey Baylis
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: James Farney
>>Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:38 AM
>>To: Warwick Greens; ORFG at yahoogroups.com; nygreen at yahoogroups.com;
>>GreenPartySC_Unmoderated at yahoogroups.com; Action Greens
>>Subject: [ActionGreens] Dems close convention door to Moore
>>
>>Dems close convention door to Moore
>>GENESEE COUNTY
>>THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
>>Saturday, July 24, 2004
>>By Marjory Raymer
>>mraymer at flintjournal.com . 810.766.6325
>>The Democratic Party apparently doesn't want Michael Moore.
>>
>>The famed filmmaker who delivered a major assault on the Bush
>>administration in his blockbuster film "Fahrenheit 9/11" was declined
>>credentials to the Democratic National Convention in Boston next week,
>>according to Sam Riddle, a longtime political consultant and friend of
>>Moore.
>>
>>"He's done more to galvanize the (Democratic Party) than anyone else,"
>>Riddle said. "He's just very hurt. That's all."
>>
>>
>>Riddle released to The Flint Journal on Friday portions of an e-mail Moore
>>sent him about the snub.
>>
>>"Can you believe the Dems are not going to give me credentials?!" Moore
>>said in the e-mail signed "mm."
>>
>>Moore, a Davison native, could not be reached for comment at home or
>>through his publicist. Officials for the Democratic National Convention
>>did not return a phone call seeking comment. A woman who answered the
>>phone at the convention press office paused when asked about Moore and
>>said someone would have to call a reporter back.
>>
>>Moore's Web site, www.michaelmoore.com, which frequently details his
>>personal and professional clashes, did not mention the convention dispute
>>as of Friday evening.
>>
>>But the proud liberal figures to be nonetheless popular at the convention
>>
>>He will speak and sometimes screen his latest film at receptions for the
>>Congressional Black Caucus, union leaders and a rally dubbed "Take Back
>>America" in Boston next week. Those events are all separate from the
>>actual convention, however.
>>
>>Traditionally, Moore has not had a chummy relationship with either major
>>parties. He was a vocal critic of Democrats and Republicans - calling them
>>virtually indistinguishable - in the 2000 presidential election when he
>>actively campaigned on behalf of Ralph Nader on the Green Party ticket.
>>
>>This year, he briefly supported the Democratic campaign of retired Gen.
>>Welsey Clark.
>>
>>Riddle said he still is working with politicians he knows to get Moore
>>access to the convention floor, but said it still isn't right.
>>
>>"Michael Moore should not have to go through the back door of the
>>Democratic primary," Riddle said.
>>
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