On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:43:22 +0900, Ernest Schaal
<eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> wrote:

>Moore is the issue, the same way Limbaugh is the issue. They both give
>slanted presentations that present distorted views of the world. His
>distortions are the issue, in the same way Limbaugh's distortions are an
>issue.

Why do you keep dancing around the issue? 

You say "distortions", I say "lies", you say "to-MAY-to", I say
"to-MAH-to", let's call the whole thing off.

Let the Fahrenheit-bashers specifically and factually correct Moore
where he has told untruths in his film. Is there any easier way for me
to explain to you what my issue is here?

I will help you out: Moore apparently added weekends into his figure
for Dubya's record-breaking vacation time for his first year in
office. Apparently weekends don't count as "vacation". The problem is
even without the weekends he wins the all-time Presidential vacation
record hands down. As nitpicky as that "error" may be I saw it listed
in a negative review of the film. Seems a bit like reaching for
straws.

>By the way, I am not a Moore-hater, I simply don't think he is very good as
>a film director, and I don't think he even tries have the objectivity of a
>journalist. I don't hate Lambaugh either, but I don't he is very good
>either.

I don't hate Limbaugh either. I think he's a bit of a hypocrite since
he's on record, for example, saying he promoted physically deporting
illegal drug users out of America and it turns out he's an illegal
pillpopper himself. I used to enjoy listening to his show back home in
New Jersey even though I didn't often agree with him on a lot of
political issues.
 
>> I do not automatically believe everything anyone tells me, thank you.
 
>> For my part I'm waiting for my DVD screener download to complete
>> before finishing viewing since the cam is not particularly great
>> quality.

>You are using a bootlegged copy? That sounds neither legal nor moral.

It isn't legal. If it's any comfort to you I promise to destroy my
screening copy after watching it though and if I enjoy it fully intend
to purchase it/ view it in the theater in the future.

Unfortunately at the moment it is my only available option to see it.

Raj