| JeremySF |
03-24-2003 12:24 PM |
Michael Moore is idiot. Does he really have any credibility? He lost all credibility in my book back when he said that he truly believed OJ Simpson was innocent.
That being said, who the hell cares what he said at the AA? If he wants to make himself look stupid, then fine, so be it. If someone got up there and said, "All you Hollywood liberals can kiss my ass. I think Saddam is a brutal dictator that should be deposed and I support our troops damn it!" Most people who support the war would think it was a great thing to say.
You can't just defend speech you agree with. That's too easy. Frankly, I'm surprised how many people, particularly given our profession, seem to be so opposed to freedom of expression.
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Originally posted by KC
I was very happy to see people boo his ass off the stage. That spectacle just confirms that his "documentary" was completely biased. What happened to unbiased documentaries that allow the viewer to make their own decision about the issues.
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That's not exactly accurate. This is Hollywood afterall. He was met with as much if not more applause. In fact, he was also met with a partial standing ovation.
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Originally posted by turbo
Free speech is fine and dandy in the public, but the producers of the Oscars paid money to produce and air the show as well as the advertisers that bought spots, etc. It's not as if they asked for any of the celebrities' opinions on the war, or that it was an open forum type show that opinions would be expected on. It's like everyone says about free speech here, "It's Lensman's board..."
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Actually, award presenters were told not to be political. Recipients were allowed to make statements if it fit into thei r 45 second time allotment for their acceptance speech.
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Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
if he was there to talk about the film, and didn't.... then he needs to have his ass booted out the door so he can exercise his free speech across the street in the park. Free speech doesn't mean you get to use a planned event about something completely different as your fucking podium.
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I may not agree with him, but you got admit it takes balls to do something like that. In contrast to the idiots that are protesting in the streets and damaging property, I'd say he's got more balls than they do.
If people want to make political statements, who cares? It would just be nice to see pro-war voices represented too.
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Originally posted by bhutocracy
People sacrificed their lives for him to be able to say whatever he said. It's freedom. Just like the next presenter after him could say he's full of shit.. who cares.. it's their right. Censorship is wrong. that goes for the KKK as much as it goes for michael moore.. we've got to be able to tolerate the whole spectrum.
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EXACTLY. Freedom of expression is a right. Just as he has the right to say something stupid, I have the right to say he's stupid. |
