[Rhodes22-list] Fahrenheit 9/11

[Steve Alm]

Last night I watched the Michael Moore documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11.  At
least now I know how to spell the word Fahrenheit--I didn't learn much more.
I thought the most stinging indictment was how it showed the cozy
relationship between Bush and the Saudis, esp. the Bin Laden family itself.
But the bulk of the film was much less surprising.  Sometimes Moore
interjects his own editorializing and other times he lets the interview
footage speak for itself.  The latter seems to carry more weight and the
former is, of course, predictably partisan.  Some are claiming that Moore
plays fast and loose with the facts.  I assume that to be universally true
with all political spins.  At the beginning of the film, it said something
like, "The content of this film is for entertainment purposes only..."  I
know that's just a standard disclaimer included by many filmmakers, but in
this case, that seems to sum it up neatly.  I wouldn't put any more weight
to this film than I would a film made by Rush Limbaugh, another
entertainer-not journalist. But it's quite likely to sway a few voters and
for that I'm thankful.  I'll be waiting with my breath abated to see if the
anti-Kerry screed, Stolen Honor, gets played.

For what it's worth,  I thought Moore's first two films, Roger and Me and
Bowling For Columbine were both much stronger, provocative and compelling.

But Michael Moore notwithstanding, I'm still voting K/E.

Slim