Entries from June 2004

Oh, so now you want nuance?

Date June 29, 2004

Solonor has a review of
Fahrenheit 9/11 that I think is pretty much on point. As opposed to some reviews I’ve read, which tend to criticize Moore for speaking at all, and never really engage him on the issues.
One particularly interesting thing Sol (who is not a right-winger) says:

Personally, I’d rather have Edward R. Murrow [...]

Fahrenheit 9/11: Confirming Saudi Flights

Date June 26, 2004

I was looking over two Washington Post reviews of the Moore film (after the fact, you know) and while they are both positive there’s this
wonderful quote from Desson Thomson:

The film also claims that, after planes struck the World Trade Center in 2001, and there was a moratorium on all commercial flights around the country, [...]

Fahrenheit 9/11: Stable now with rising possibilities

Date June 26, 2004

Just came back from seeing Michael Moore’s new film. We went to a 11:30 AM show, and while not sold out it was pretty packed for such an early showing. Here in the DC area, plenty of theaters are showing the film, often on more than one screen. But this is a political town.
Moore is [...]

Touchy, Touchy! Wingnuts Discover the Joys of Political Correctness

Date June 25, 2004

Anyone else think the right wing has become overly sensitive?
Sadly, No! has this

[Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt] also blasted Kerry for criticizing Reagan’s fiscal record. “Kerry’s attack on President Reagan is beyond the pale, and will be very troubling to most Americans,” he said.

Beyond the pale? That’s a
klezmer band, yes?
Seriously. It’s not just [...]

Lucy, you got some ’splainin to do!

Date June 24, 2004

Wow! I bet that was kind of startling. Yes, I admit it. I am terribly easily distracted by shiny new programs, especially when they are as easy to install and modify as
Mambo Open Source. Don’t get me wrong, Mambo is a big program and I still have a lot of work to do here. [...]