2004-06-22
Okay, okay, simmer down now, simmer down. I know "Propaganda 9/11" comes out this weekend. I know. Let's not start sucking each others' dicks yet.Here's the thing: all of you out there with your anti-Bush agendas that are so disproportionatly, malignantly overgrown that they completely blanket your capacity for logic and partisanship: don't read this. That liberal shell on your head is so thick that I could drop the Queen Mary on it and it wouldn't make a dent, so don't waste your time. Enjoy the movie, and enjoy the circle jerk with Ted Kennedy and Stuart Smalley afterwards.
To those of you still reading, I applaud you. Now here's my plea. Please don't give your hard-borrowed money to this - and I hate to use this word - film. Please recognize it for what it is: not a documentary, but the most celebrated piece of propaganda since Hitler played good guy in "Triumph of the Will."
The film can be summed up with this scene: Michael Moore is discussing the night of September 10th, 2001, saying that, "The night before Sept. 11th... Bush slept on a bed of fine French linens." This, somehow, matters. Most likely to those who, like Michael Moore, apparently see a connection between Al Quada and... fine French linens. When the President sleeps in them.
And we've all seen the preview. You know, where President Bush - mid-golf outing - follows up a sound byte concerning putting an end to terrorism with, "Now watch this drive." See, America??? See??? The leader of the free world... GOLFS! And... HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR! Gosh, Michael Moore, too bad politics can't have a sense of humor. Don't come crying to me when a lynch mob forms after they cancel "The Daily Show."
It's obvious how deep Moore digs to bring up mud to sling Bush's way. And he's never apologetic about his movie's one-sided approach to his subject. No excuse. An admission of being a biased, irresponsible documentarian doesn't right your wrongs, tubs.
SO THE SOLUTION:
Get your hands on the definitive Bush documentary, "Journeys With George", instead of "Propaganda 9/11." This 80 minute film was made in 2000, documenting Bush's first presidential campaign and his sometimes intimate relationship with his travelling press corp. The best thing about this doc, besides it's hilarity, is its objectivism. The film says, here's Bush, in all of his candid glory, doing all of the cheesy stuff that politicians on the campaign trail do. What do you think? As in, what do you think... FOR YOURSELF? As in, please form your own opinion about the President instead of having a poorly shaved beached whale cram his opinion down your throat.
Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Sexypants Republican McGee, tell how I can be just like you, and if you like this documentary, the director has to be totally pro-Bush by default! WTF?!" Oh, you. The director is Alexandra Pelosi, registered Democrat and the daughter of Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the Democratic House Minority Leader. It doesn't get much more liberal - and objective - than that.
So check out the real Bush movie. I know it's hard to find, but most of you have Netflix. And if you don't, just ask and you can borrow my copy. If I get it back.
Going to Peoria AGAIN tomorrow for ANOTHER wedding and my yearly excursion back to Scout camp. Happy trails.
-Andy