Vendetta: Michael Moore attorney claims discrimination

[marmar]

'SiCKO' News
June 11th, 2007 2:03 pm
from AP, via MichaelMoore.com:


Moore attorney claims discrimination
By David Germain / Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Michael Moore's attorney said Monday that the filmmaker's criticism of the Bush administration may have prompted a federal investigation into his trip to Cuba for the upcoming health-care documentary, "Sicko."

In a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, attorney David Boies noted that Moore has been a critic of President Bush in his books and films, which include 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11," a harsh indictment of White House actions regarding the Sept. 11 attacks.

"For this reason, I am concerned that Mr. Moore has been selected for discriminatory treatment by your office," Boies wrote in response to a letter sent to Moore last month from Dale Thompson, OFAC chief of general investigations and field operations.

The OFAC letter notified Moore that he was under investigation for possible violations of the U.S. trade embargo restricting travel to Cuba.

A copy of Boies' letter was obtained by The Associated Press in advance of an afternoon news conference at the attorney's New York office by Moore, Boies and Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of the Weinstein Co., which is releasing "Sicko" on June 29. .....(more)

The complete article is at: http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/news/article.php?id=9881

[panader0]

1. Just more publicity for Mike. I can't wait to see it.

[Tempest]

2. The last time Moore got this kind of publicity

It made Fahrenheit 911 the biggest selling documentary in history.

[azurnoir]

3. They just don't get it

The more they scream kick, threaten and start "investigations" the guiltier they look. Just what are they afraid of? LOL

[marmar]

7. "Just what are they afraid of?"

Truth and its damn liberal bias.....

[MADem]

11. The thing is, though, the film is getting raves from left, right and center. It's a "what's not to

love?" documentary. The only ones who don't like it are the baaaastids making billions off our fucked up health care system...

[ourbluenation]

4. Is that the same David Boies of Gore v Bush notoriety?

[Canuckistanian]

6. Yup. Al Gore's lawyer for the 2000 election case.

Also the Microsoft Antitrust lawsuit.

[MADem]

10. Yes, and also of the Microsoft case fame....

[spanone]

5. Duh....ya think?????

only the most vindictive administration ever.

[dogday]

8. We all know Bush always gets back at those who speak

against him in public... Joe Wilson, Michael Moore... It's his trademark....

[hughee99]

9. Moore is playing this for free publicity...

Even if he gets "convicted" of violating the trade embargo, what's the penalty, something like $2,500? Even if it was 10x that, would the government really be "out to get him" if it imposed such a fine (not that I'm supporing the fine)? Moore can certainly afford it, and the anyone who's looking to shut Moore up knows by now that taking away some of his pocket change isn't going to do that. Moore will probably eventually pay the fine, since he did go to Cuba without approval, but he'll get 1000 times that in free publicity.