hope this isn't a dupe but even if it is--go vote!
Dear Friends,
May I take a break from our post-election despair to share with you a
little piece of happy/silly/cool news?
"Fahrenheit 9/11" has been nominated by the People's Choice Awards as
the American public's "Favorite Film of the Year." The five nominees were
chosen from a poll of thousands of Americans in mid-to-late November. The
other nominees for best film are "Spiderman 2," "The Incredibles," "Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (with Jim Carrey), and "Shrek 2." It is
the first time ever a documentary has been nominated for best film by the
People's Choice Awards.
The People's Choice Awards are considered, among all the awards shows,
to be the one which most accurately reflects the "mainstream" public opinion
in the United States.
OK, now, here's the best part: YOU get to vote! Online. Now. Just go to
http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml, click on the little
circle next to "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the "Favorite Movie" category and press
the "vote" button. You may have to cut and paste this link into your web
browser in order to vote.
Voting is going on now and continues only through this coming Monday,
December 13, at 3:00pm ET, so send an e-mail to your friends and let
them know they can vote, too. Winners will accept their awards live on CBS
on January 9.
Now, normally I wouldn't make a very big deal out of something like
this. It's nice and I'm honored, but it's not exactly the number one priority
on any of our minds these days. In fact, when we found out we were
nominated over a week ago, I didn't even think to tell you about it or put it up
on our website.
But then a group of top Republicans took out a full page ad in USA
Today (and placed a similar one in the Hollywood trade magazine, Variety)
proclaiming that "An election is over, but a war of ideas continues."
The point of the ad was to say that while they, as right wing
conservatives, were proud of getting rid of Kerry, there was still one more nuisance
running around loose they had to deal with -- me! They also issued a
not-so-subtle threat to the Academy Awards voters that, in essence,
said don't even THINK about nominating "Fahrenheit 9/11" for Best Picture.
And Bill O'Reilly recently bellowed that if the Oscars recognize my work
this year, Middle America will boycott Hollywood.
Oops. I guess he spoke too soon. Because now along comes Middle
America's favorite awards show, the People's Choice, and the People's Choice this
year, along with a Spiderman superhero and a lovable green ogre, is a
film that apparently continues to resonate throughout the country. The truth
about Iraq, Bush, terror and fear. The election has not altered or made
irrelevant, unfortunately, a single one of these issues. That they (and
the film that dealt with these issues) are still at the forefront of the
majority of the public's minds should give serious pause to Mr. Bush as
he brags about a nonexistent "mandate" and begins to spend his "political
capital."
He may have been (barely) the people's choice on November 2 (Ohio
recount excluded), but now the people get to vote again, this time for a movie.
It's about the best we can do right now, and, trust me, it won't be long
before we start the real work we need to do to get our country back.
Again, go to
http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml if you want
to vote for our film. I! promise, if we win, to give a nice and polite
speech.
Yours,
Michael Moore
www.michaelmoore.com
mmflint@aol.com
P.S. Please feel free to post or forward this to your friends...
P.P.S. Yes, it's true, I'm on the Barbara Walters people of the year
special tonight. Did I cry? You'll have to watch to find out! :-)
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