A local slant on M. Moores credibilty

[MarlandS]

http://www.pantagraph.com/stories/073004/new_20040730034.shtml

The gut of the story :

In a moment early in the movie, newspaper headlines from around America that relate to the legally contested 2000 presidential election flash across the screen. One of them is purported to be from a Dec. 19, 2001, edition of The Pantagraph.

But a check of that day's newspaper revealed the large headline prominently flashed in the movie -- "Latest Florida recount shows Gore won election" -- never appeared in that edition.

Instead, the headline appeared in a Dec. 5, 2001, edition -- but not as a news headline. It was in much smaller type above a letter to the editor. Those headlines reflect only the opinions of the letter writer and are not considered "factual" news stories.

http://www.pantagraph.com/stories/081204/new_20040812033.shtml

the gut of Moore's Attorneys reply

Further, the letter claims Moore did nothing "misleading" when the headline ("Latest Florida recount shows Gore won election") that originally appeared above a Dec. 5, 2001, letter to the editor was altered in both the font and size of the type for the movie and made to look like a news story from a Dec. 19, 2001, edition of The Pantagraph.

"Baloney," said Pantagraph President and Publisher Henry Bird, in response to the letter

If he has to alter newspapers headlines how can there be truth to the rest of the movie?

 

[Calif. Hunter]

I am sure that any minute now, Elkgunner or Ithaca will be along to make comments to the effect that you must have been atv'ing again without a helmet, Marland.

How dare you attack the credibility of Saint Michael (Moore)?

 

[JoseCuervo]

Cali and Mars,

I don't think that scene was in the version released. Was it in the movie you saw???

 

[Muledeer4me]

Hey Mars, I have one used helmet I can send you.

After that last crash ,I keep forgetting to put it on ,so It only has a little bit of that helmet head stink to it.

It faired alot better then some of the other apparel I had on

 

[JoseCuervo]

MarS,

Here is a picture of the helmet....

You gotta like the safety first attitude.... Hope you like the silver color....

 

[MarlandS]

It was in the version shown here in town.

Gee Gunner did they put different versions out? Didn't hear anything about that.

Moore's lawyer doesn't deny it nor does he say anything about it not being in different versions, could it be that it escaped your beartrap like mind and hawk like vision?

 

[MarlandS]

Silver sets off my eyes...