Michael Moore's new movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" won't be shown in Sturgeon Bay on opening day June 25. The fake grassroots pro-war front group Move America Forward, which successfully bounced the mildly critical biopic "The Reagans" off CBS and onto cable, has launched a campaign to discourage theaters from showing the film.
Sal Russo, a longtime veteran of Republican Party politics whose Sacramento, CA-based political consulting firm, Russo Marsh & Rogers, helped create Move America Forward, tells Reuters, "Moore's credibility as a documentarian has been shattered. Even supporters of the film say it is distorted."
Noted film critic Roger Ebert disagrees, "He (Moore) can say whatever he likes about Bush, as long as his facts are straight. Having seen the film twice, I saw nothing that raised a flag for me, and I haven't heard of any major inaccuracies."
But controversy is not the reason why it won't open here in Door County says Sturgeon Bay's Cinema 6 management... "Lions Gate only made 750 prints for distribution. We usually can't get hold of any film that opens with less than 2,000 copies. Cinema 6 may show the film beginning on July 2 or July 9."
It can't hurt to encourage Dave at Cinema 6. Call to let him know you'd like to buy advanced tickets for a July 2 screening and thank him for his efforts to uphold our individual rights to free speech and freedom of expression. Cinema 6 Box Office live phone: 920.746.8371 e-mail sbcin@doorpi.net
Censoring the arts is not patriotic.
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'Fahrenheit 9/11' on the Hot Seat
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
A report released today reveals that in the last two years one third of the US population under the age of 65 had no health insurance. That's 82 million people with no health insurance... Texas leads the nation in this race to the bottom with 43% of non-seniors uninsured - Wisconsin tallies 26% uninsured. Senior citizens are not included in the study because after 65 they qualify for Medicare coverage.
"This problem is huge, and it's growing," says Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA. "It is truly an enormous epidemic."
The analysis was conducted by the Lewin Group, a private health consulting firm. The report runs in sharp contrast to the figures from the Census Bureau that show 43.6 million Americans uninsured in 2002. The Census Bureau's latest figures reflect the number of people without insurance for the entire year. While the Lewin group study tracks everyone who loses coverage for all or any portion of the years 2002 and 2003. Approximately 41 million were uninsured for at least nine months, and over 54 million uninsured for at least six months. 27 million of the uninsured were children younger than 18 — more than one-third of all children in the USA.
More comforting statistics...
USA Today-CNN-Gallup poll released Monday show that 66 percent of Americans object to the use of torture during times of war.
"We can be proud that the majority of citizens stand against our military personnel's use of torture," says Harvard statistician William Stover. "And it's somewhat comforting that, of the 34 percent of Americans who advocate torture, 72 percent said it should be used only when other methods of discipline have failed."
Reassuringly, 97 percent of Americans were against the torture of U.S. soldiers or citizens by non-Americans.
"This problem is huge, and it's growing," says Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA. "It is truly an enormous epidemic."
The analysis was conducted by the Lewin Group, a private health consulting firm. The report runs in sharp contrast to the figures from the Census Bureau that show 43.6 million Americans uninsured in 2002. The Census Bureau's latest figures reflect the number of people without insurance for the entire year. While the Lewin group study tracks everyone who loses coverage for all or any portion of the years 2002 and 2003. Approximately 41 million were uninsured for at least nine months, and over 54 million uninsured for at least six months. 27 million of the uninsured were children younger than 18 — more than one-third of all children in the USA.
More comforting statistics...
USA Today-CNN-Gallup poll released Monday show that 66 percent of Americans object to the use of torture during times of war.
"We can be proud that the majority of citizens stand against our military personnel's use of torture," says Harvard statistician William Stover. "And it's somewhat comforting that, of the 34 percent of Americans who advocate torture, 72 percent said it should be used only when other methods of discipline have failed."
Reassuringly, 97 percent of Americans were against the torture of U.S. soldiers or citizens by non-Americans.
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Just learned about Madison's Prole' coming to the Bayside Tavern in Fish Creek on Saturday night June 26... They are HOT , HOT, HOT - do not miss... Prole!
They may have originally been labelled as "Latin music" but they are are unapologetically experimental and unafraid to bend genre lines in their mission to make the audience move. Sometimes described as “Latin funk", they include elements of hip hop, rock and much more mixed into the band’s unique sound.
Mixing traditional Latin rhythms and sounds with a diverse array of influences from hip hop to ska to reggae to funk to rock and roll, Prole' is able to create a sonic tapestry that is truly unique and creative as well as tremendously entertaining. As danceable a band as one is likely to find in Madison, or Door County, Prole’s engaging, high energy stage show showcases the band adeptly playing everything from fiery salsas to smooth and tender ballads to fist-pumping rock songs to whatever will make the audience move.
They may have originally been labelled as "Latin music" but they are are unapologetically experimental and unafraid to bend genre lines in their mission to make the audience move. Sometimes described as “Latin funk", they include elements of hip hop, rock and much more mixed into the band’s unique sound.
Mixing traditional Latin rhythms and sounds with a diverse array of influences from hip hop to ska to reggae to funk to rock and roll, Prole' is able to create a sonic tapestry that is truly unique and creative as well as tremendously entertaining. As danceable a band as one is likely to find in Madison, or Door County, Prole’s engaging, high energy stage show showcases the band adeptly playing everything from fiery salsas to smooth and tender ballads to fist-pumping rock songs to whatever will make the audience move.
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