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Liberal Hall of Shame
"Fahrenheit 9/11" is a compelling, persuasive film, at odds with the White House effort to present Bush as a strong leader. He comes across as a shallow, inarticulate man, simplistic in speech and inauthentic in manner. If the film is not quite as electrifying as Moore's "Bowling for Columbine," that may be because Moore has toned down his usual exuberance and was sobered by attacks on the factual accuracy of elements of "Columbine"; playing with larger stakes, he is more cautious here, and we get an op-ed piece, not a stand-up routine. But he remains one of the most valuable figures on the political landscape, a populist rabble-rouser, humorous and effective; the outrage and incredulity in his film are an exhilarating response to Bush's determined repetition of the same stubborn sound bites. Roger Ebert
"More often, I've been angry at Bush's arrogance and incompetence, and I've despised his policies -- but I don't hate the man." "Because if you're old enough and honest enough to remember the 1990s, you have to admit the Clinton-haters far outnumbered and out-hated the Bush-haters." Richard Roeper
"Isn't it at least possible that My Pet Goat wasn't Bush's best moment? That oil-rich Saudis enjoy special privileges? That the White House did a brilliant PR job of connecting Saddam to 9/11? That we never did find weapons of mass destruction? That some heartbroken mothers don't understand why their children are coming home from Iraq in body bags or without limbs?" "Saying Moore is biased is like saying the Fox News Channel and Rush Limbaugh are biased." Richard Roeper |
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