Guest Astro Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Michael Moore: Blair, you're next by Friday 11 June 2004 11:59 PM GMT UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is next says Moore Maverick filmmaker Michael Moore has said he now wants to make a movie about British Prime Minister Tony Blair's role in the Iraq war. Moore, director of "Fahrenheit 9/11," the documentary critical of US President George Bush and the Iraq war, said on Friday that he now wants to take a closer look at the British leader's role in backing the war in Iraq and sending troops into harm's way. "I personally hold Blair more responsible for this war in Iraq than I do George Bush, and the reason is Blair knows better. Blair is not an idiot. What is he doing hanging around this guy?" Moore told Reuters in an interview. "Fahrenheit 9/11," which will hit US cinemas on 25 June, examines links between the Bush family and influential Saudi Arabians, including the family of Usama bin Laden. The film also contends that Bush used a fear and misinformation to thrust the United States into a war it did not need to fight. It won the top prize at the Cannes film festival last month. Staunch supporters Britain and Blair have been the staunchest supporters of US-led forces in Iraq, but Moore said that in making "Fahrenheit 9/11" he could focus on only one. He trained his investigative camera on Bush and that, he said, was a hard decision to make. "You come at me with anything, we come back with the truth." "I struggled with it because, I think, what I decided is that I need to make a separate film about Blair, at some point here. I need to do something about Blair and Britain." He likened Blair to an older sibling of Bush's and said that, as a parent, when two children get in trouble, the parent usually questions the older one as to how he or she could let such a problem occur. Meanwhile, Moore said he has steeled himself for efforts by Bush supporters to discredit his film, which he said is already happening with attacks on his website and in newspapers amid the current campaign for the White House. He has made no secret of the fact that he does not support Bush, and wants his re-election attempt to fail. Moore's 'war room' To counteract efforts challenging "Fahrenheit 9/11," he has hired Chris Lehane and Mark Fabiani, two former political advisers to Bill Clinton and Al Gore, to establish a "war room" that will immediately support any claims made in the movie that come under attack. The group, he said, will be staffed by six to seven people and will operate 24 hours a day, monitoring newscasts and scanning newspapers, magazines and other publications for statements made discrediting the movie. "You come at me with anything, we come back with the truth," Moore said. Moore, who said he is registered as an independent voter, has yet to throw his support behind presumed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. He said the movie is not an effort to support Kerry's White House bid, and said that if Kerry were elected, "I'd keep my eye on him, too." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted June 12, 2004 let's just go ahead and make the fat jokes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 you know, I have to say... michael moore is kind of obese. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I guess you could say Moore is SO FAT he has a STRONG chance of heart disease and/or diabetes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I'm going to refrain on making any personal judgements on the subject matter, and say that looking at this objectively, it's a horrible idea and will probably be a huge flop. Whereas the US and Bush makes for good controversy and good copy in both the US and internationally, no one is going to care about this film except people in England. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanhalen 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Oh but stuff the world, I would love to see a film on Blair, just simply because there has been so much that has happened in the 7 years of his reign so far, it would be fascinating, hell, he could probably make a whole film out of the Hutton report, if nothing else, he will have to be quick tho, General election is next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edotherocket 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I think globally there would be a lot of interest if there was a documentary on Blair. Especially if publicity king Michael Moore makes one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I'd watch it fo sho. He's right about Blair, he knows better. Shame Britain's government feels so indebted to the US that they follow us in on everything, no matter what the basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 With this idea, and his upcoming "Sicko" comedy, I think ol' Mikey is biting off more than he can chew... *the lob is tossed up and waiting for someone to throw it down...* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 ..because he's largely obese. *the lob is missed by a wide margin* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Michale Moore's next target isn't Tony Blair... It's a bucket of fried chicken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Michael Moore is fat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Michael Moore: Annoying people internationally. Michael Moore: Friend of the Tyrant. Michael Moore: Fattest man alive. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I'm surprised no one has commented on the fact that he knows the movie will be discredited already, so he's assigned a "war room" to combat all criticism about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I'm surprised no one has commented on the fact that he knows the movie will be discredited already, so he's assigned a "war room" to combat all criticism about it. YPOV. ALL of his fioms are discredited before they're released. He still wins "Best Documentary". Moore: For People Who Thought McCarthyism Was For Pussies -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Astro101 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 I see Moore's been eating lots of bacon. Canadian ones! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 ..because he's largely obese. *the lob is missed by a wide margin* Ugh. Don't you EVER get on the same court as me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 12, 2004 ..because he's largely obese. *the lob is missed by a wide margin* Ugh. Don't you EVER get on the same court as me... Seeing how badly the lob was missed, I'm pretty sure he wasn't on the same court to begin with. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 If you want to play with the Varsity Team, at least try to lace up your shoes or something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 and Jamie Foxx can play Blair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 Isn't Blair fairly socialist? I would think that'd be enough to make Moore like the guy. RED - you win major points for bringing up Foxx as Blair. MARS, BITCHES!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 But they're all socialist over there -- he's expendable in the eyes of Mikey... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2004 And I'd like to see Moore do any better if he was an elected official. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2004 And I'd like to see Moore do any better if he was an elected official. and i'd like to see you do any better if you were a filmmaker. ..because he's largely obese. *the lob is missed by a wide margin* post of the week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted June 13, 2004 Michael Moore: Friend of the Tyrant. No, you see he DOESN'T like Bush. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2004 and i'd like to see you do any better if you were a filmmaker. And I probably would since my films wouldn't be about anything that I bitch about all the time and make no effort to fix itself myself. His films mean nothing other than what most people would / should already know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2004 ..because he's largely obese. *the lob is missed by a wide margin* Ugh. Don't you EVER get on the same court as me... Seeing how badly the lob was missed, I'm pretty sure he wasn't on the same court to begin with. Hey, hey, I just wanna play some ping pong, man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 13, 2004 And I'd like to see Moore do any better if he was an elected official. He would --- provided causing a doughnut Holocaust is "better" than the present situation. and i'd like to see you do any better if you were a filmmaker. It'd be hard to avoid it. Hey, hey, I just wanna play some ping pong, man. Keep that evil Chinese sport to yourself. Not even the uber-coolness of Forrest Gump could help it. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2004 and i'd like to see you do any better if you were a filmmaker. And I probably would since my films wouldn't be about anything that I bitch about all the time and make no effort to fix itself myself. His films mean nothing other than what most people would / should already know. go for it. show me the results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted June 13, 2004 and i'd like to see you do any better if you were a filmmaker. And I probably would since my films wouldn't be about anything that I bitch about all the time and make no effort to fix itself myself. His films mean nothing other than what most people would / should already know. go for it. show me the results. Remember that great film you saw last month that wasn't by Moore? I made it. It was under my pseudonym. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
