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April 22, 2005

Moore Farenheit 9/11 Lies Exposed - Box Office

Michael Moore has quite a name for fictionalized "documentaries." He collects a lot of film, and cuts it together to make of it what HE wants to make of it. It's his stock in trade, and he's good at it. His job allows him to create the "truth" he wants the viewer to see, and to make fun of people he doesn't like in the process. It's been good business for him. The problem is, he spends a lot of time pushing "truths" that just aren't true.

The content of his movies isn't the only place he tells untruths. Sometimes I wonder if he even knows WHAT the truth is. In this article in National Review, another of his lies is exposed. During the release of F911, Moore praised the performance of the movie, pointing out how the movie was doing better in the red states than the blue. Some people even believed him. Byron York sets the record straight.

"Still, that did not answer the question of whether Fahrenheit 9/11's appeal was nationwide, as Moore had claimed. The reporters and commentators talking about the film could not have known the answer to that question at the time they were confidently asserting that the picture was indeed doing well in red states as well as blue. Sold out in Tulsa? A standing ovation in Greensboro? That sort of thing was anecdotal evidence at best. To learn how well the film really did would take weeks and would require a detailed look at its performance everywhere it played. The newspapers and magazines didn’t have time for that."

Posted by Lockjaw at April 22, 2005 2:09 PM

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