Michael Moore's new film, "Fahrenheit 9/11," is scheduled to cause a real stink this summer before the November election.
The film, a two-hour attack on President George W. Bush, made its debut Monday at the Cannes International Film Festival.
The film's focus is on the Bush family, its associates and its ties to prominent Saudis -- and whether those ties clouded Bush's judgement in recognizing warning signs before the 9/11 terrorist attacks and hampered his response afterward.
Moore, also known for the Academy Award winning documentary "Bowling for Columbine" and several books he has written, goes on to critique the president's conduction of the war in Iraq and argues that the war not only affects the Iraqi people, but the lower-income Americans fighting there. Moore also attempts to make the case that the terror alert system may violate civil liberties.
The film is expected to be widely distributed this summer.
The summer ... during the time in which many Americans might want to spend time with the family -- inside watching movies, perhaps ... right around the summer conventions before the election.
This could be very interesting.
Republicans are, obviously, hoping that this movie will have zero effect on the outcome of the election. Conservative pundits are chalking this one up as downright un-American and view it as vicious anti-Bush propaganda.
However, Democrats will be salivating like hungry dogs tempted by steak as they await this movie's release, even though the movie does criticize them for not showing any opposition to Bush after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Who could blame them though? Several Democrats who are not big supporters of our president's current policies showed some support for our president at the time. Heck, even I was starting to like the president after 9/11. I stress "starting."
Democrats hope that it will feed the discontent forming with regard to Bush's Iraq policy and, in turn, help the heir apparent of the Democratic nomination, Sen. John Kerry.
Speaking of Iraq, Moore was considering the release of one sequence in the film after he presented the film at the festival Monday. That sequence is of some American soldiers laughing, goofing off and taking pictures as they place hoods over Iraqi detainees -- with one of them touching a prisoner's genitals through a blanket!
Sound familiar? Thought it might!
The film probably won't be available for viewers' consumption until July or August. Until then, I'm sure there will be plenty of talk about it.
When it comes out, I feel this is one everyone should make an effort to rent or, heck, even buy.
Miranda Remaklus covers law enforcement issues for the Paragould Daily Press.
The film, a two-hour attack on President George W. Bush, made its debut Monday at the Cannes International Film Festival.
The film's focus is on the Bush family, its associates and its ties to prominent Saudis -- and whether those ties clouded Bush's judgement in recognizing warning signs before the 9/11 terrorist attacks and hampered his response afterward.
Moore, also known for the Academy Award winning documentary "Bowling for Columbine" and several books he has written, goes on to critique the president's conduction of the war in Iraq and argues that the war not only affects the Iraqi people, but the lower-income Americans fighting there. Moore also attempts to make the case that the terror alert system may violate civil liberties.
The film is expected to be widely distributed this summer.
The summer ... during the time in which many Americans might want to spend time with the family -- inside watching movies, perhaps ... right around the summer conventions before the election.
This could be very interesting.
Republicans are, obviously, hoping that this movie will have zero effect on the outcome of the election. Conservative pundits are chalking this one up as downright un-American and view it as vicious anti-Bush propaganda.
However, Democrats will be salivating like hungry dogs tempted by steak as they await this movie's release, even though the movie does criticize them for not showing any opposition to Bush after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Who could blame them though? Several Democrats who are not big supporters of our president's current policies showed some support for our president at the time. Heck, even I was starting to like the president after 9/11. I stress "starting."
Democrats hope that it will feed the discontent forming with regard to Bush's Iraq policy and, in turn, help the heir apparent of the Democratic nomination, Sen. John Kerry.
Speaking of Iraq, Moore was considering the release of one sequence in the film after he presented the film at the festival Monday. That sequence is of some American soldiers laughing, goofing off and taking pictures as they place hoods over Iraqi detainees -- with one of them touching a prisoner's genitals through a blanket!
Sound familiar? Thought it might!
The film probably won't be available for viewers' consumption until July or August. Until then, I'm sure there will be plenty of talk about it.
When it comes out, I feel this is one everyone should make an effort to rent or, heck, even buy.
Miranda Remaklus covers law enforcement issues for the Paragould Daily Press.
if the conservatives would be more inclined to listen?
