2001- we were warned about the real danger

[underpants]

HarperCollins wanted Moore to rewrite half of the book. They asked him to tone down criticism of the president. They also wanted to change the title to Michael Moore: The American, delete three chapters: "Kill Whitey!", "Dear George", "A Very American Coup" and insisted that Moore himself would have to pay the cost of printing the revised book, which was $100,000. If he didn't comply, they would simply abandon the project and pulp the books already printed. In the book, Moore suggests that Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corporation and HarperCollins, "passed down" this decision.

Two days later HarperCollins phoned Moore. "What did you tell the librarians?" they asked. "We're getting hundreds of letters a day from angry librarians. Do you know how much business we do with these people?"

Despite HarperCollins' predictions, the book became enormously popular, becoming the largest-selling nonfiction book for 2002 at such major outlets as Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com, and occupying the #1 spot in the U.S., the UK (including being the number one seller on Amazon.co.uk before a British printing was even proposed), Germany, Ireland, and elsewhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_White_Men_...and_Other_Sorry_Excuses_for_the_State_of_the_Nation!

[UpInArms]

1. I have an autographed copy

:D

[Rex]

2. Moore tells it perfectly about 'kill whitey'.

I'm sure many boss hogs didn't take kindly to the fact Moore exposes the Big Lie.

[nilram]

3. hehe. When Moore tells this story, he says "Never. Piss off. A librarian."