Michael Moore Film Fest Draws Competition

[BlondieK143]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050708/ap_en_mo/people_moore

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A film festival being organized by left-wing director Michael Moore has some right-wing competition.

A local activist and a conservative group from Texas said Wednesday they were putting together an alternative to the Traverse City Film Festival, which Moore and residents of this Lake Michigan community are organizing.

"People are fed up and tired with the extreme left-wing radical fringe — America haters, family haters, Christian haters," said Genie Aldrich, a resident of nearby Suttons Bay and founder of the Traverse Bay Freedom Film Festival. She tried unsuccessfully last month to dissuade the city commission from letting Moore's group show films in a municipal waterfront park.

"I like it when Republicans take ideas of mine," said Moore, a Flint, Mich. native who has residences in neighboring Antrim County and New York City. "I have a few more where those came from, if they'd like to sit down and talk."



Wow, Mr. Aldrich, you've figured us out. :eyes:

[Dogmudgeon]

1. More Right-Wing Copyc**ts

Ever wonder why they sound so psycho, and Moore sounds like ... like an adult?

--p!

[ghostsofgiants]

2. What's ironic is that Moore's festival is designed to be...

Completely non-partisan. So how does the right wing deal with the inability to accuse him of having an agenda with this project of his? A competing FULLY PARTISAN festival of their own.

Fucking morons.

[cyberpj]

3. But I've noticed, Mike, they never want to discuss anything.

Just repeat what their told is right and call everyone else names.

It's so frustrating to try to talk to so many of the conservatives.

[BlondieK143]

4. I completely agree.

They're all for calling you every name in the book and most of the time, they don't even know why they're calling you that name.

[Dukkha]

5. "Family Haters" HA!

Do they thing were grown in pods? and of course it's "Freedom" festival. These clueless morans couldn't fart out an original idea

[libodem]

6. God, I'd love to go to Michael's film festival...

no wonder those stupid conservatives are so jealous, Michael's so freakin' smart and politically astute! I wonder what kind of films the freepers will counter with? Some dumb predictable plotless POS. I wonder what Michael's picks will be. Seems like it would make a good Democratic/liberal fund-raiser where-ever it played. I have wanted to watch my weird all time favorite 'Brazil' with some like minded people and then discuss it for as long as I can remember. BTW has anyone else ever seen Brazil?

[ghostsofgiants]

7. The thing about Moore's festival is that it's completely non-political

It's just fun for the community. No political agenda.

And as for Brazil, definitely a good film.

[libodem]

8. No political agenda?...who'd- a- thunk it

Glad to know someone else has seen Brazil:)

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

9. I'd love to go to this film festival even if

MM wasn't involved. So many good movies to see over the course of four days. I saw Downfall in theaters earlier this year and found that to be a chilling look at the final days of the Third Reich. The other night I watched Gunner Palace and found it to be an interesting look into the lives of troops in Iraq.