Michael Moore Faked Front Page

[Sgt Schultz]

Newspaper: Michael Moore Faked Front Page

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Filmmaker Michael Moore's Bush-basing documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" apparently has upset more than Republicans.

The [Bloomington] Pantagraph newspaper in central Illinois has sent a letter to Moore and his production company, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., asking Moore to apologize for using what the newspaper says was a doctored front page in the film, the paper reported Friday. It also is seeking compensatory damages of $1.

A scene early in the movie that shows newspaper headlines related to the legally contested presidential election of 2000 included a shot of The Pantagraph's Dec. 19, 2001, front page, with the prominent headline: "Latest Florida recount shows Gore won election."
The paper says that headline never appeared on that day. It appeared in a Dec. 5, 2001, edition, but the headline was not used on the front page. Instead, it was found in much smaller type above a letter to the editor, which the paper says reflects "only the opinions of the letter writer."

"If [Moore] wants to 'edit' The Pantagraph, he should apply for a copy-editing job," the paper said.

Lions Gate Entertainment did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment Friday.

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[FORD]

And the fact that it WASN'T a front page headline speaks volumes about right wing media bias in this country.

However, it's hardly the first time somebody's used a mockup of a newspaper

[Big Train]

Way to rationalize.

How the fuck his doctoring of a paper has to do with right wing bias has got me. Please eloborate on how one individuals complete misuse of intellectual property, for his own direct profit, has anything to do with media bias.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Big Train
Way to rationalize.

How the fuck his doctoring of a paper has to do with right wing bias has got me. Please eloborate on how one individuals complete misuse of intellectual property, for his own direct profit, has anything to do with media bias.

The fact that GORE WON THE ELECTION should have been front page news. But a right wing paper chose to bury the story. That is the media bias.

[Big Train]

OK.

But what does that incident DIRECTLY have to do with this one? One (percieved) wrong deserves another? What about his personal accountability in this incident?

[FORD]

As I said earlier, it's hardly the first time somebody "faked" a newspaper headline.

If the BCE put a mock newpaper in their campaign commercial saying "Kerry voted against Star Wars", would you complain about that?

[Big Train]

Yea I would.

So what your saying is that because it's been done before, it's cool. Does that apply to other crimes too?

[wraytw]

FORD is good at running in circles, isn't he?

[FORD]

Originally posted by Big Train
Yea I would.

So what your saying is that because it's been done before, it's cool. Does that apply to other crimes too?

Crime? Who the fuck said anything about a CRIME??

Geezy fucking pete, this is a case of substituting large point type on a Newspaper headline.

Let me illustrate what Moore did....


Exhibit A:

George W. Bush Jr is a lying piece of shit!

Exhibit B:
GEORGE W. BUSH JR IS A LYING PIECE OF SHIT!

Now obviously one of those is going to grab your attention quicker than the other. But the content of the words is exactly the same, is it not?

It's not altering the content of the story, and it certainly is no "crime".

[lucky wilbury]

editing, redistrubiting and republication copyrighted material is illegal. editing the front page of a privatley owned newspaper falls under that catagory

[FORD]

Great..... now the CIA's gonna be all over my ass for posting new articles

BTW, is this another one of those new corporate bullshit "intellectual property" laws?

[HELLVIS]

Originally posted by FORD

It's not altering the content of the story, [/B]

WELL, HOLY SHIT BATMAN!
I'M GOING TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE CINCINNATI POST. IN THE LETTER I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT JOHN KERRY (PITCHER) AND LOVER (CATCHER) FORD, WHILE HAVING A THREESOME WITH BIN-LADEN, PLOTTED 9-11. I'LL TITLE IT "FORD/KERRY SUCK OSAMA, TOWERS FALL".
FUCK! THAT IS SUCH A MONUMENTAL STORY, THEY WILL HAVE TO GIVE IT FRONT PAGE HEADLINE STATUS!

AFTER ALL, ACCORDING TO FORD, PORTRAYING SOME LETTER WRITER'S OPINION AS A FACTUAL/CREDIBLE NEWS ITEM IS THE WAY A NEWS PAPER SHOULD BE RUN.

CAN I GET AN AMEN?

[FORD]

Go fuck your sister or your sheep, or your sister's sheep or your sheep's sister. Whichever it is they do in Kentucky.

[BigBadBrian]

Originally posted by FORD
And the fact that it WASN'T a front page headline speaks volumes about right wing media bias in this country.

However, it's hardly the first time somebody's used a mockup of a newspaper

NO, but it speaks volumes of the liberal piggies going to the theatres to see the liar's atttempt at a "documentary."

[HELLVIS]

Originally posted by FORD
Go fuck your sister or your sheep, or your sister's sheep or your sheep's sister. Whichever it is they do in Kentucky.

WELL, I'M TOUCHED (DON'T GET EXCITED, I'M NOT THAT TOUCHED).
YOU FOUND MY POST IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO READ MY BIO, AND GET TO KNOW ME (OR AT LEAST WHO I SAY I AM) JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
SO WERE YOU BOTHERED BY WHAT I WROTE BECAUSE IT'S TRUE, OR BECAUSE THE FACT THAT I WROTE IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY MORE TRUE THAN SOME DUMB-ASS' LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THEREFORE PROVING YOUR POORLY CONCEIVED POINT WRONG.
NOW, WITH THAT SAID, PLEASE TRY TO REPLY INTELLIGENTLY TO MY POSTS IN THE FUTURE. STICK TO THE SUBJECT AND THE FACTS.