One Day Left by Michael Moore

[bob_barron 0]

One Day Left

by Michael Moore

 

Dear Friends,

This is it. ONE DAY LEFT. There are many things I’d like to say. I’ve been on the road getting out the vote for 51 straight days so I haven’t had much time to write. So I’ve put together a bunch of notes to various groups all in this one letter. Please feel free to copy and send whatever portions are appropriate to your friends and family as you spend these last 24 hours trying to convince whomever you can to show up and vote for John Kerry.

 

Here are my final words…

 

To Decent Conservatives and Recovering Republicans:

 

In your heart of hearts you know Bush is a miserable failure. From having no plan on what to do in Iraq once he conquered Baghdad to the 380 missing tons of explosives that could be used to kill our brave young men and women, this guy doesn’t have a clue how to fight and win a war. You should see the mail I’ve been getting lately from our troops over there. They know how much the Iraqi people hate them. They are sitting ducks anytime they go out on the road. Many believe we are not that far away from a Tet-style offensive inside the Green Zone with hundreds of Americans and Brits killed.

 

Bush refused to go after and capture Osama bin Laden. He fought, every step of the way, the investigation into the 9/11 attacks. Who on earth would oppose such a thing? If 3,000 people died at your place of work and your boss said we don’t need to find out why or how it happened, he’d be thrown out on his ear. Bush’s behavior after this great tragedy alone is reason enough for his removal.

 

You already know that George W. Bush is the farthest thing from a conservative. He’s a reckless spender who has run up record-breaking deficits and the biggest debt in our history. He believes in having the government pry into everything from your library records to your bedroom. He has hit you with hidden taxes with his tax cuts for the rich.

 

I know many of you don’t like Bush, but are unsure of Kerry. Give the new guy a chance. He won’t raise your taxes (unless you are super-rich), he won’t take your hunting gun away, he won’t make you visit France. He risked his life for you many years ago. He’s asking for the chance to do it again. Scott McConnell at The American Conservative magazine has endorsed him. What more do you need?

 

To My Friends on the Left:

 

Okay, Kerry isn’t everything you wished he would be. You’re right. He’s not you! Or me. But we’re not on the ballot – Kerry is. Yes, Kerry was wrong to vote for authorization for war in Iraq but he was in step with 70% of the American public who was being lied to by Bush & Co. And once everyone learned the truth, the majority turned against the war. Kerry has had only one position on the war – he believed his president.

 

President Kerry had better bring the troops home right away. My prediction: Kerry’s roots are anti-war. He has seen the horrors of war and because of that he will avoid war unless it is absolutely necessary. Ask most vets. But don’t ask someone whose only horror was when he arrived too late for a kegger in Alabama.

 

There’s a reason Bush calls Kerry the Number One Liberal in the Senate – THAT’S BECAUSE HE IS THE NUMBER ONE LIBERAL IN THE SENATE! What more do you want? My friends, this is about as good as it gets when voting for the Democrat. We don’t have the #29 Liberal running or the #14 Liberal or even the #2 Liberal – we got #1! When has that ever happened?

 

Those of us who may be to the left of the #1 liberal Democrat should remember that this year conservative Democrats have had to make a far greater shift in their position to back Kerry than we have. We’re the ones always being asked to make the huge compromises and to always vote holding our noses. No nose holding this time. This #1 liberal is not the tweedledee to Bush’s tweedledum.

 

To Nader Voters:

 

See the above note.

 

Ralph’s own party, the Green Party, would not endorse his run this year. That’s because those of us who want to build a third party in this country know that the only way to do this is to build bridges with those who believe in the issues Nader believes in. But not one of those people will sacrifice the chance to remove George W. Bush from the White House on Tuesday. The choice here is clear: do we join with our friends, or do we piss on them?

 

After the debacle of 2000, the Democrats got smart and abandoned the conservative wing of their party. That’s why 8 of the 9 Democrats in the primaries this year were from the liberal wing. Ralph should take credit for that and declare victory. It’s so sad that he doesn’t realize the good he’s accomplished. But for reasons only known to him, he’s more angry at the Democrats than he is at Bush. He has lost his compass. I worry he has lost his mind. But he still gives a great speech!

 

And Lila Lipscomb, the mother from Flint who lost her son in Iraq, she still grieves -- as do the mothers of 1,120 others (not to mention the mothers of the 100,000 Iraqis who have died because of Bush’s war). That’s what this election is about. Not Ralph proving some point. Almost none of us on his 2000 advisory group are supporting him this year. His total lack of respect for his best friends should tell all of you something about what he really thinks of you, too.

 

To the Non-Swing States:

 

Stop listening to how your vote doesn’t count in this election and that your state is already decided for Kerry or Bush. It is critical that you vote because we not only need to give Kerry the electoral win, but he needs to have a HUGE mandate with an ENORMOUS popular vote victory as well. It will be impossible for him to get anything done for four years if there is no clear mandate. We must not only defeat Bush, we must put a stake in the heart of the right-wing, neo-con movement. If you live in New York, California, Illinois, Texas, the Northeast or the Deep South, you need to vote and you need to bring ten people with you to the polls. If you live in a state where we have the chance to elect the Democrat to the Senate or the House, you need to vote. Turn off the TV. Quit listening to news media that has a vested interest in repeating to you over and over that your vote does not count. It does.

 

If you have friends or relatives who live in the 30-plus non-swing states, call them and remind them how important it is that Kerry gets a massive popular vote victory.

 

To Non-Voters:

 

I understand why you stopped voting. Politicians suck. Nothing ever seems to change. You’re only one vote.

 

Yes, politicians suck. But so do car salesmen – and that hasn’t stopped you from buying a car. Politicians only respond to the threat of the angry mob also known as the voting public. If most people don’t vote, that’s good news for them ‘cause then they don’t have to answer to the majority.

 

Almost fifty percent of Americans don’t vote. That means you belong to the largest political party in America – the Non-Voting Party. That means you hold all the power to toss George W. Bush out of the Oval Office. How cool is that?

 

I believe that we are going to have the largest election turnout in our lifetime tomorrow. You don’t want to miss out on that. The lines at the polls are going to be long and raucous and fun. It is an historic election. You won’t want to say that you were the only one who wasn’t there. Promise me you’ll vote, just this one time.

 

To All First-Time Voters:

 

Welcome to the longest running, uninterrupted democracy on earth! You own it. It’s yours.

 

A few words about how messy it’s going to be tomorrow. The lines are going to be long. Bring your iPods. Better yet, bring a friend or two. The election officials have no clue just how many millions are going to show up at the polls. This will be the largest turnout in our lifetime. They don’t have enough machines. They are going to have to send for more ballots.

 

And they are going to make it difficult for you to vote. The new law says if this is your first time voting you must bring ID with you that matches the address you are registered at.

 

If for some reason they can’t find your name on the voting rolls, you have the right to ask for a provisional ballot, which you can fill out and then sort things out later.

 

If you have any problems at the polling place, please call 1-866-OUR-VOTE. The people there can tell you how to find the precinct where you should be voting, get you legal help if you are denied the right to vote, or answer any other questions you may have.

 

If you need any help figuring out the ballot, don’t be afraid to ask. If you screw up your ballot, you can ask for another one. In fact, the law allows you to screw up your ballot two times before you finally have to submit your final ballot! Be careful to vote on the line that says John F. Kerry/John Edwards. Don’t vote for more than one Presidential, Senate or House candidate or you ballot won’t be counted. If your polling place has a stub or a receipt from your ballot, make sure they give you one.

 

Thanks for joining us. Democracy is not a spectator sport. It only works when we all come off the bench and participate.

 

To African Americans:

 

First of all, let’s just acknowledge what you already know: America is a country which still has a race problem, to put it nicely. Al Gore would be president today had thousands of African Americans not had their right to vote stolen from them in Florida in 2000.

 

Here is my commitment: I will do everything I can to make sure that that this will not happen again. And I’m not the only one making this pledge. Thousands of volunteer lawyers are flying to Florida to act as poll watchers and intervene should there be any attempts to deny anyone their right to vote. They will NOT be messing around.

 

For my part, I have organized an army of 1,200 professional and amateur filmmakers who will be armed with video cameras throughout the states of Florida and Ohio. At the first sign of criminality, we will dispatch a camera crew to where the vote fraud is taking place and record what is going on. We will put a big public spotlight on any wrongdoing by Republican officials in those two states. They will not get away with this as they did in 2000.

 

In Ohio, the Republicans are sending almost 2,000 paid “poll challengers” into the black precincts of Cleveland in an attempt to stop African Americans from voting. This action is beyond despicable. Do not let this stop you from voting. I, and thousand of others, will be there to fight for you and protect you.

 

To George W.:

 

I know it’s gotta be rough for you right now. Hey, we’ve all been there. “You’re fired” are two horrible words when put together in that order. Bin Laden surfacing this weekend to remind the American people of your total and complete failure to capture him was a cruel trick or treat. But there he was. 3,000 people were killed and he’s laughing in your face. Why did you stop our Special Forces from going after him? Why did you forget about bin Laden on the DAY AFTER 9/11 and tell your terrorism czar to concentrate on Iraq instead?

 

There he was, OBL, all tan and rested and on videotape (hey, did you get the feeling that he had a bootleg of my movie? Are there DVD players in those caves in Afghanistan?)

 

Speaking of my movie – can I ask you a personal question before we part ways for good on Tuesday? Why did you and your friends fund SIX “documentaries” trashing me -- but only ONE film against Kerry? C’mon, he was the candidate, not me. What a waste of your time and resources! Sure, I know what your pollsters told you, that the film had convinced some people to vote you out. I just want you to know that that was not my original intent. Funny things happen at the movies. Hope you get to see a few at the multiplex in Waco. It’s a great way to relax.

 

To John Kerry:

 

Thank you.

 

And don’t worry – none of us are going away after you are inaugurated. We’ll be there to hold your hand and keep you honest. Don’t let us down. We’re betting you won’t. So is the rest of the world.

 

That’s it. See you at the polls – and at the victory party tomorrow night.

 

Yours,

 

Michael Moore

[DerangedHermit 0]

He does have a few good points.

 

He still is Michael Moore, though.

[bob_barron 0]

Moore turning on Nader was pretty funny.

 

I just think his plan of sending out camera crews to Florida and Ohio could cause a lot more problems then helping people.

 

And he's fat

[AlwaysPissedOff 0]

Is it too much to ask that Mikey drown in an ocean of his own bile?

[therealworldschampion 0]

Too bad he didn't write that on a regular piece of paper, there'd be a good amount of grease stains from french fries.....

[Murmuring Beast 0]

Good article, but I don't like how he's counting his chickens, so to speak.

[Guest Cerebus]

[NoCalMike 0]

To Michael Moore:

 

Fuckoff. If I felt Kerry was the best candidate running, I would vote for him.

[iggymcfly 0]

He actually makes some pretty valid points. Bush is a terrible conservative, and his reckless spending and unnecessary foreign war is exactly the opposite of what the Republican Party should stand for. Regardless of whether Bush or Kerry wins, my real hope of this election is that the Republican candidate in 2008 is nothing like George W. Bush.

[Guest MikeSC]

He actually makes some pretty valid points. Bush is a terrible conservative, and his reckless spending and unnecessary foreign war is exactly the opposite of what the Republican Party should stand for. Regardless of whether Bush or Kerry wins, my real hope of this election is that the Republican candidate in 2008 is nothing like George W. Bush.

However, voting for Kerry to protest Bush's spending is like shooting yourself in the mouth because you have a real bad toothache.

-=Mike

[Murmuring Beast 0]

Shitty alternative but still better than Dubya.

[Guest MikeSC]

Shitty alternative but still better than Dubya.

Not even close. I'd rather not become a country of European-level pussies.

-=Mike

[Guest BDC]

I felt that reading that only made me dumber.

 

I was forced to self-medicate myself by looking at Lohan in Barron's sig until my brain clicked back online. How I despise that stupid, fat hypocrite.

[Guest MikeSC]

I, personally, would hate to have the same favorite director as OBL --- but that's just me.

-=Mike

[iggymcfly 0]

He actually makes some pretty valid points. Bush is a terrible conservative, and his reckless spending and unnecessary foreign war is exactly the opposite of what the Republican Party should stand for. Regardless of whether Bush or Kerry wins, my real hope of this election is that the Republican candidate in 2008 is nothing like George W. Bush.

However, voting for Kerry to protest Bush's spending is like shooting yourself in the mouth because you have a real bad toothache.

-=Mike

Oh, I know that's his point, and that's not what I did, but I did vote for Badnarik when I mailed in my ballot a few weeks ago.

[bob_barron 0]

How I despise that stupid, fat hypocrite.

Lindsay Lohan isn't that bad. Mean Girls was very good.

[Guest MikeSC]

There he was, OBL, all tan and rested and on videotape (hey, did you get the feeling that he had a bootleg of my movie? Are there DVD players in those caves in Afghanistan?)

Isn't THAT cute? He seems PROUD that OBL has seen his movie and is using it for talking points.

-=Mike

...If you support Moore, you oppose America...

[bobobrazil1984 0]

Why did you and your friends fund SIX “documentaries” trashing me -- but only ONE film against Kerry? C’mon, he was the candidate, not me. What a waste of your time and resources!

 

This is probably one of the few things I take seriously about what he said, only because I've been saying this for a while, ever since the flood of anti-F911 docus started coming out. I mean... a documentary... about MICHAEL MOORE? Is there a less interesting subject? Its only the hardcore liberals that took the movie as gospel anyways.

Here's an idea, too bad nobody had the bright idea to do a documentary about John Edwards. That would have been worth watcing because there's not much talk about his background, other than rhetoric by the Dems/Repubs.

[teke184 0]

Jesus... and people thought his critics may have been going over the top by refering to him as "Tubby Riehfenstal".

 

I hope this fucker commits suicide on camera after Bush wins, which will save us from his new "documentary" about the health-care system and his re-make of Super Size Me when he tries to sue the fast food industry for his physical ailments.

[bob_barron 0]

If Bush wins- I want to go to MichaelMoore.com and listen to Air America.

 

This will be during the downtime when I'm not being a douchebag to everyone.

[Lil' Bitch 0]

and his re-make of Super Size Me when he tries to sue the fast food industry for his physical ailments.

 

[Hogan Made Wrestling 0]

Michael Moore and Anne Coulter should fight in a celebrity boxing match on election night. It would be like The Fridge vs. Manute Bol part two, only Moore is fatter than Perry and Coulter is skinnier than Bol...I'm not sure which one of those factoids is the more disgusting one.

[Guest The Shadow Behind You]

Moore needs Bush to win. No one cared about him and his other stuff until he bashed Bush. If Kerry wins, Moore has to go back to being JUST a fat guy with a camera annoying corporate execs...You know secrectly, he wants Bush to win so he can churn out a couple more "documenturies" about how Bush is Inept and all this other load of junk he feeds us.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

Exactly Bob. Also go to DemocraticUnderground.com and watch the entire board dissolve into a morass of gibbering tinfoil hat wearing freaks on suicide watch. Oughta be fun.

[Guest Steel_Fury]

This is in response to Michael's comments on Bush not being a fiscal consrvative.

 

To those of you who thinks Bush spends money like a Kennedy at a strip club,

 

Bush could have pushed hard to keep the budget balanced and said we need to make cuts in other areas for the increases in education, the military, and prescription drug benefits that he had republicans push through. But what would have happened? I think there would have been such unholy bitching from the left on how Bush wanted to hurt all those groups that 'depend' on whatever got cut, he would have been hurt far worse than he was by just letting the increased budgets pass.

 

Think of what the Bush haters at 60 minutes did to Mrs. Clinton with Hillary Care. They worked hard to see if there was anyway way the country could afford her health care plan, and even they couldn't. What do you think they, and all the rest of the media would try to do to Bush, if he tried to cut spending in any area? We would be constantly barraged by sad stories of how little Maria doesn't get free breakfast at school any more and she suffers from mal nutrician all due to the evil Bush 'giving' money to the rich.

 

Bush would lose much needed support from the more liberal republicans, and he needs all of them he can get. The political atmosphere is so partisan now, it's just shameful. Do you have any doubts that most of the Democrats would be praising how the liberation of Iraq was going if the president was one of them?

 

The only way we are gonna get a balanced budget or any deficit reduction is if congress leads the initiative.

 

Sure, I wish Bush would cut the Federal budget by about 60%, but I know that he can't. I wish Bush hadn't started another entitlement program, but he did campaign on it in 2000. His spending has taken away all the ammuntion from the democrats and left them shooting blanks.

 

Oh, and Michael Moore is fat!

[CheesalaIsGood 0]

There he was, OBL, all tan and rested and on videotape (hey, did you get the feeling that he had a bootleg of my movie? Are there DVD players in those caves in Afghanistan?)

Isn't THAT cute? He seems PROUD that OBL has seen his movie and is using it for talking points.

-=Mike

...If you support Moore, you oppose America...

What a crock of shit. After leaving F-9/11 I felt as patriotic as I have ever felt. I was more into my country than I had ever been. I was more motivated to do something about than I would have ever been otherwise. Yeah, I'm AGAINST America. Right.

 

 

 

 

I DID notice however that was was SLIGHTY overweight.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

I know it’s gotta be rough for you right now. Hey, we’ve all been there. “You’re fired” are two horrible words when put together in that order.

 

So is "Buffet Closed."

 

I feel disenfranchised that Mikey didn't say anything to me.

 

And to think I was going to wear my Mikey Moore is Fat t-shirt to the polls, but instead I went with I <{ Halliburton...

[CheesalaIsGood 0]

I know it’s gotta be rough for you right now. Hey, we’ve all been there. “You’re fired” are two horrible words when put together in that order.

 

So is "Buffet Closed."

 

I feel disenfranchised that Mikey didn't say anything to me.

 

And to think I was going to wear my Mikey Moore is Fat t-shirt to the polls, but instead I went with I <{ Halliburton...

Don't you mean I <3 Haliburton?

[Guest INXS]

I received this in my Email. Moore makes some great points and as usual makes a lot of sense. I commend his hard work at getting young adults registered to vote. Moore is a guy who obviously loves his country, a lot.

 

Yes, he's still fat but that is irrelevant to anything else.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

One man's <3 is another man's <{

 

Doesn't matter though because Mikey's will be exploding in a short while.

 

And where have I seen those boobies before?...