MarcO Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Sorry if this has been posted before... I looked a little but didn;t find it here, yet... enjoy! www.michaelmoore.com Monday, March 17, 2003 A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush on the Eve of War George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC Dear Governor Bush: So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths I would like to share with you: 1. There is virtually NO ONE in America (talk radio nutters and Fox News aside) who is gung-ho to go to war. Trust me on this one. Walk out of the White House and on to any street in America and try to find five people who are PASSIONATE about wanting to kill Iraqis. YOU WON'T FIND THEM! Why? 'Cause NO Iraqis have ever come here and killed any of us! No Iraqi has even threatened to do that. You see, this is how we average Americans think: If a certain so-and-so is not perceived as a threat to our lives, then, believe it or not, we don't want to kill him! Funny how that works! 2. The majority of Americans -- the ones who never elected you -- are not fooled by your weapons of mass distraction. We know what the real issues are that affect our daily lives -- and none of them begin with I or end in Q. Here's what threatens us: two and a half million jobs lost since you took office, the stock market having become a cruel joke, no one knowing if their retirement funds are going to be there, gas now costs almost two dollars -- the list goes on and on. Bombing Iraq will not make any of this go away. Only you need to go away for things to improve. 3. As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to lose a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against you, Mr. Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them. 4. The Pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a SIN. The Pope! But even worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How bad does it have to get before you realize that you are an army of one on this war? Of course, this is a war you personally won't have to fight. Just like when you went AWOL while the poor were shipped to Vietnam in your place. 5. Of the 535 members of Congress, only ONE (Sen. Johnson of South Dakota) has an enlisted son or daughter in the armed forces! If you really want to stand up for America, please send your twin daughters over to Kuwait right now and let them don their chemical warfare suits. And let's see every member of Congress with a child of military age also sacrifice their kids for this war effort. What's that you say? You don't THINK so? Well, hey, guess what -- we don't think so either! 6. Finally, we love France. Yes, they have pulled some royal screw-ups. Yes, some of them can be pretty damn annoying. But have you forgotten we wouldn't even have this country known as America if it weren't for the French? That it was their help in the Revolutionary War that won it for us? That our greatest thinkers and founding fathers -- Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, etc. -- spent many years in Paris where they refined the concepts that lead to our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution? That it was France who gave us our Statue of Liberty, a Frenchman who built the Chevrolet, and a pair of French brothers who invented the movies? And now they are doing what only a good friend can do -- tell you the truth about yourself, straight, no b.s. Quit pissing on the French and thank them for getting it right for once. You know, you really should have traveled more (like once) before you took over. Your ignorance of the world has not only made you look stupid, it has painted you into a corner you can't get out of. Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with this war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein. After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity polls as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a good ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world ass!). So try your best to ride this victory all the way to next year's election. Of course, that's still a long ways away, so we'll all get to have a good hardy-har-har while we watch the economy sink even further down the toilet! But, hey, who knows -- maybe you'll find Osama a few days before the election! See, start thinking like THAT! Keep hope alive! Kill Iraqis -- they got our oil!! Yours, Michael Moore www.michaelmoore.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phunky Cauldron Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 That's a fucking brilliant letter. I love that he still refers to Bush as Gov., not as Pres. Michael Moore is a hero as far as I'm concerned. He constantly provokes my thoughts and he presents a refreshingly humourous look at the other side of things. I can only hope that more people in the future will be inspired by him and ACT on their feelings. Even if that only means writing a letter or voting on an internet poll ( No-George ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Mikey for president! I'm so glad this guy exists. How on earth did he make it through the machine that is the U.S of A without being brainwashed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reba Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 thank you for posting that. i needed that clarity today. my thoughts about the reality of what is happening have become jumbled and angry. the kind of anger that is just mad and not logical. it sometimes takes someone else's articulate opinions to ground my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Hate to say it, but I'm suprised Moore hasn't died under "mysterious circumstances"...the shit he has stirred up about Cheney, Ken Lay, Bush...some of it is unbelievable....really....like how the Taliban was in Texas for negotiations about a pipeline project in Afghanistan....one of Moore's favourite sayings is "type in Taliban and Texas into Google - and see what you get"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phunky Cauldron Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Yeah dr. hux....I know what you mean. When I was reading "Stupid White Men" I really got the sense that he might push too far one day, but that's what's got to be done. He finds a way of making those politicos even worse than they already are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Hux you took the thought right outa my head....yep I fear too that our beloved Mr.Moore will meet an untimely demise. I hope he's paranoid enough to watch his back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 "You werent elected" There it is again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Jeez, that's scary Dr. H. I did exactly that and, I guess I always did know that oil was behind Bush's war, but the following 1997 article kinda confirms it. I just love how that guy can say the attack on 9-11 was unprovoked. The Taliban, Afghanistan's Islamic fundamentalist army, is about to sign a £2 billion contract with an American oil company to build a pipeline across the war-torn country. The Islamic warriors appear to have been persuaded to close the deal, not through delicate negotiation but by old-fashioned Texan hospitality. Last week Unocal, the Houston-based company bidding to build the 876-mile pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan, invited the Taliban to visit them in Texas. Dressed in traditional salwar khameez, Afghan waistcoats and loose, black turbans, the high-ranking delegation was given VIP treatment during the four-day stay. The Taliban ministers and their advisers stayed in a five-star hotel and were chauffeured in a company minibus. Their only requests were to visit Houston's zoo, the Nasa space centre and Omaha's Super Target discount store to buy stockings, toothpaste, combs and soap. The Taliban, which controls two-thirds of Afghanistan and is still fighting for the last third, was also given an insight into how the other half lives. The men, who are accustomed to life without heating, electricity or running water, were amazed by the luxurious homes of Texan oil barons. Invited to dinner at the palatial home of Martin Miller, a vice-president of Unocal, they marvelled at his swimming pool, views of the golf course and six bathrooms. After a meal of specially prepared halal meat, rice and Coca-Cola, the hardline fundamentalists - who have banned women from working and girls from going to school - asked Mr Miller about his Christmas tree. "They were interested to know what it was for and what the star was," said Mr Miller, who hopes that Unocal has clinched the deal. "The first day, they were stiff and cautious. But before long they were totally relaxed and happy," he said. Unocal, which heads an international consortium of companies from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Japan, has been bidding for the contract since vast oil and gas reserves were discovered in Turkmenistan, one of the southernmost states of the former Soviet Union, in 1994. The fuel has so far been untapped because of Moscow's demands for high transport fees if it passes through Russian-controlled territory. The quickest and cheapest way to get the reserves out is to build a pipeline through Afghanistan. It will supply two of the fastest-growing energy markets in the world: Pakistan and India. The Unocal group has one significant attraction for the Taliban - it has American government backing. At the end of their stay last week, the Afghan visitors were invited to Washington to meet government officials. The US government, which in the past has branded the Taliban's policies against women and children "despicable", appears anxious to please the fundamentalists to clinch the lucrative pipeline contract. The Taliban is likely to have been impressed by the American government's interest as it is anxious to win international recognition. So far, it has been recognised only by the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Unocal has promised to start building the pipeline immediately, despite the region's instability. There is fighting just 87 miles from the planned entry point of the pipeline in the northwest of the country. The Taliban has assured Unocal that its workers and the pipeline will be safe, but it cannot guarantee that it will not be attacked by opposition forces. The consortium has also agreed to start paying the Taliban immediately. The Islamic army will receive tax on every one of the million cubic feet of fuel that passes through Afghanistan every day. Unocal has also offered other inducements. Apart from giving fax machines, generators and T-shirts, it has donated £500,000 to the University of Nebraska for courses in Afghanistan to train 400 teachers, electricians, carpenters and pipefitters. Nearly 150 students are already receiving technical training in southern Afghanistan. But it was the homely touches which swayed the Taliban. When the delegation left Texas, one of their entourage stayed behind. Mullah Mohammad Ghaus, the former foreign minister and a leading member of the Taliban ruling council, remained in Texas for medical treatment. Years on the front line damaged his eyesight. Unocal bought him a battery-powered magnifying glass and are paying for him to go to an optician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Ken Lay (Enron) who Bush later said he "barely knew" actually had his own desk IN the White House, and assisted in developing the administrations energy policy, with Dick Cheney etc....of course the minutes of those meetings are sealed I also like the story how, hours after 9/11 when all flights were grounded for days, a private Suadi jet was permitted to land all over the US and pick up members of the Bin Laden family and return them to Saudi Arabia...without being questioned, or anything... Totally scandalous....as Jon Stewart, or Bill Maar or somebody (?) always says... ....all this goes down, yet when the Democrats are in power, they spend 50 milliion for an investigation over a blowjob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Actually, George does have some supporters. Down in Bossie City, LA, a few hundred protesters ised a 15,000 kilogram tractor to destroy compact discs and other items of the Dixie Chicks for their non-support of Dubya. Its not like they said they were bigger than Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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