Michael Moore Letter to Bush

Submitted by charlie.collins on Wed, 03/19/2003 - 09:03

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Monday, March 17, 2003 A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush on the Eve of War George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC Dear Governor Bush: So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths I would like to share with you: 1. There is virtually NO ONE in America (talk radio nutters and Fox News aside) who is gung-ho to go to war. Trust me on this one. Walk out of the White House and on to any street in America and try to find five people who are PASSIONATE about wanting to kill Iraqis. YOU WON'T FIND THEM! Why? 'Cause NO Iraqis have ever come here and killed any of us! No Iraqi has even threatened to do that. You see, this is how we average Americans think: If a certain so-and-so is not perceived as a threat to our lives, then, believe it or not, we don't want to kill him! Funny how that works! 2. The majority of Americans -- the ones who never elected you -- are not fooled by your weapons of mass distraction. We know what the real issues are that affect our daily lives -- and none of them begin with I or end in Q. Here's what threatens us: two and a half million jobs lost since you took office, the stock market having become a cruel joke, no one knowing if their retirement funds are going to be there, gas now costs almost two dollars -- the list goes on and on. Bombing Iraq will not make any of this go away. Only you need to go away for things to improve. 3. As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to lose a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against you, Mr. Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them. 4. The Pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a SIN. The Pope! But even worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How bad does it have to get before you realize that you are an army of one on this war? Of course, this is a war you personally won't have to fight. Just like when you went AWOL while the poor were shipped to Vietnam in your place. 5. Of the 535 members of Congress, only ONE (Sen. Johnson of South Dakota) has an enlisted son or daughter in the armed forces! If you really want to stand up for America, please send your twin daughters over to Kuwait right now and let them don their chemical warfare suits. And let's see every member of Congress with a child of military age also sacrifice their kids for this war effort. What's that you say? You don't THINK so? Well, hey, guess what -- we don't think so either! 6. Finally, we love France. Yes, they have pulled some royal screw-ups. Yes, some of them can be pretty damn annoying. But have you forgotten we wouldn't even have this country known as America if it weren't for the French? That it was their help in the Revolutionary War that won it for us? That our greatest thinkers and founding fathers -- Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, etc. -- spent many years in Paris where they refined the concepts that lead to our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution? That it was France who gave us our Statue of Liberty, a Frenchman who built the Chevrolet, and a pair of French brothers who invented the movies? And now they are doing what only a good friend can do -- tell you the truth about yourself, straight, no b.s. Quit pissing on the French and thank them for getting it right for once. You know, you really should have traveled more (like once) before you took over. Your ignorance of the world has not only made you look stupid, it has painted you into a corner you can't get out of. Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with this war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein. After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity polls as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a good ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world ass!). So try your best to ride this victory all the way to next year's election. Of course, that's still a long ways away, so we'll all get to have a good hardy-har-har while we watch the economy sink even further down the toilet! But, hey, who knows -- maybe you'll find Osama a few days before the election! See, start thinking like THAT! Keep hope alive! Kill Iraqis -- they got our oil!! Yours, Michael Moore www.michaelmoore.com A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush on the Eve of War

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Re: Michael Moore Letter to Bush

Submitted by atrox (not verified) on Wed, 03/19/2003 - 09:07.

While Mr. Moore is obviously trying to be as provacative as possible, Boortz style if you will, he makes some very valid points. I disagree that NO ONE in the US supports the war, I know lots of people whom do (myself not included but still they are around). The points about France and Distraction are right on though.

Re: Michael Moore Letter to Bush

Submitted by jheimann (not verified) on Wed, 03/19/2003 - 12:57.

My problems with Mr. Moore's letter (although I do agree he is definitely "playing up the part"): 1. Actually, all scientifically conducted polls have shown a majority of Americans support this war. Just asking some guy on the street is definitely not getting a good base average. 2. This is ridiculous. This whole WMD thing as a distraction is just silly. First, the job losses and the recession started while Clinton was in office. Plus, one man cannot effect the economy, no matter what you think. 9/11 didn't help with the economy either. As for the stock market, history shows that a quick little war which we win will actually help boost stocks. Sad, but historically true. Wall street hates indecisiveness! Retirement funds: Social Security? Social security is the cruel joke, and almost anyone my age knows tht it more than likely won't be there. Democrats and Republicans have been raiding that "locked box" since its inception. Gas costs - Michael Moore should be happy about this. IMHO only rising gas costs will get people to think alternatively. So quit bitchin! Maybe Mr. Moore would prefer that Bush just lob a few cruise missles while getting a hummer from some cutie pie intern? 3. He hasn't lost a popularity contest. This does point out something I find totally bizarre - how come the peace protesters don't have signs asking for Saddam to disarm or for him to stop torturing his own people? 4. Yeah. And the Pope and the Dixie Chicks are definitely positive moral role models. 5. Ah, that's the wonderful thing about the American military. It is completely VOLUNTEER. I was in the army. I wasn't poor. Granted, the Vietnam issue with rich kids getting out of the draft is one thing, but hey, THE DRAFT IS OVER. Why didn't he write how many of the congressmen had served themselves? 6. Um, no. I don't love France. I've always found them a bit swishy. There are actually quite a few people who don't love France. OK. They helped us out in the revolution and gave us the Statue of Liberty. Fine. We've saved their asses quite a few times. Haven't we paid off our debt? And who knows - maybe the founding fathers visited Paris for the hookers and not for inspiration, although some might argue that the right hooker could be inspiring. I mean, come ON! The French are against this not on some great moral objection, but because they are in bed with IRAQ!!! They get a lot of oil from them, and sell them weapons and such. French companies have lucrative contracts with Iraqi state-run companies. Without Saddam, no state-run company contracts. Duh! Michael Moore is a funny guy. Just incorrect.

Re: Michael Moore Letter to Bush

Submitted by atrox (not verified) on Wed, 03/19/2003 - 13:45.

i think he is definitely off on the man on the street as well. and i think teh economy thing is not the fault of bush or the war, but thats Mr Moores deal, the economy is bad because of the government. and i dont buy it, never have. i think the government can surely effect the economy, but they dont guide it to good or bad by themselves, and certainly not one man either. that said, i do think this war is going to be mega expensive and the budget is already unbalanced again, so that wont help things. however i do think that the "terrorism" and "weapons of mass distraction" are right on, we havent proven either of those things this time around. i believe saddam has the WMD, but i dont understand why US intelligence cant just slip some jackass inspector the proof and get the discovery over with. until such time as they FIND a WMD, then it isnt proven, whether or not we strongly suspect it. also, again, saying you have proof that you cannot divulge is not proof.

Re: Michael Moore Letter to Bush

Submitted by jheimann (not verified) on Wed, 03/19/2003 - 14:00.

Yeah, I've wondered about that too. Granted, the inspectors are pretty much idiots (Hans Blix is quoted as saying that Saddam Hussein won't use chemical weapons because he is worried about his reputation), but even the US intelligence community should be able to lead that horse to the water.