Upon a second viewing of Fahrenheit 9/11-great article!!

[Clinton Crusader]

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1029-21.htm

Guy Reel: 'Upon a second viewing of Fahrenheit 9/11'
Date: Saturday, October 30

By Guy Reel, Common Dreams

Michael Moore has said repeatedly that if he could just move one or two percent of the vote with Fahrenheit 9/11, then it is quite possible he could swing the election. When I first saw the movie, the day it was released nationwide on June 25, I doubted it would make much difference. Its allegations about the Afghan oil pipeline seemed too fanciful; after all, nearly all Americans were unanimous in backing our decision to invade Afghanistan and topple the Taliban.

If a pipeline came out of that, so what? We may not admit it, but we demand the fuel anyway. And President Bush's ties to the Saudis and bin Ladens -- well, they have all the mightiest of big oil connections -- is it so unlikely that they would know and do business with each other while building power on a global scale? That's the way the old military-industrial complex works. Sure, Bush looked vacuous and contemptible in the movie, but we already knew that. I came out of the theater agreeing with the film critic who said allegorically, "If you shoot at the king, you better make sure you
kill him." And I didn't believe Moore accomplished that.

I was wrong.

This movie is getting its second life through DVD and VCR rentals; many who missed it in the theaters are seeing it for the first time, while many others are seeing it for the second. And it's the second viewing that made all the difference for me. It is apparent now, only hours before the presidential election, how brilliant this movie was in demonstrating the despicable venality of the Bush administration --its contempt for life, for freedom, for the armed forces, for America. There in Moore's film is then-Rep. Porter Goss, now CIA director, praising the Patriot Act; there is Donald Rumsfeld, remarking that people are going to lie to you sometimes; there is Bush himself, chuckling with that ridiculous grin, "Bring 'em on," as our soldiers are shot up, maimed, mutilated, and killed. There is Bush condemning terror and moving on to the more important matter in his life as he remarks, "Now watch this drive," and hits a golf ball. There is Bush saying how troop deaths hurt him; gone in this scene are the crocodile tears that he shed at the Republican convention, but at least he isn't smirking.
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[tommcintyre]

1. Easiest to see it online for free!

"This movie is getting its second life through DVD and VCR rentals; many who missed it in the theaters are seeing it for the first time, while many others are seeing it for the second. And it's the second viewing that made all the difference for me."

How true. Also, it is now poppin' up all over the internet. What easier way for people to see it for a first or second time!

I have lot of links to F 9/11, and 25 other progressive movies here:

http://www.independentmediasource.com/video.htm