I still haven't seen it yet, but an interesting and credible article by Philip Shenon (New York Times / International Herald),
FACT-CHECKING MOORE'S POLITICAL BROADSIDE, is a great before-you-go preparation.
It places the film in its proper journalistic niche:
"This is an Op-Ed piece, it's not a news report," said Dev Chatillon, the former general counsel for The New Yorker, adding, "The facts have to be right, yes, but this is an individual's view of current events."
And as for the facts being right, Shenon says:
After a year spent covering the U.S. commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, I was recently allowed to attend a Hollywood screening. Based on that single viewing, and after separating out what is clearly presented as Moore's opinion from what is stated as fact, it seems safe to say that central assertions of fact in "Fahrenheit 9/11" are supported by the public record.
He also says that Moore has hired outside fact-checkers with impressive credentials, has consulted attorneys about the possibility of bringing defamation suits against those who make false accusations about the film, and will be refuting lies on his
website.
Moore says:
"The most important thing we have is truth on our side.
Last night while channel surfing, I happened on Moore's 1998
The Big One -- a "docucomedy" about his Midwest book tour to promote his book,
Downsize This -- where he takes on downsizing as corporate greed and economic terrorism, and also corporate welfare (did you know our government gave 11 million dollars to
Pillsbury to promote the
Doughboy overseas?).
What has any of this to do with Goddessing? Everything, naturally....
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