A Letter to All Who Voted for George W. Bush from Michael Moore

[ChemicalRomance]

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

A Letter to All Who Voted for George W. Bush from Michael Moore

To All My Fellow Americans Who Voted for George W. Bush:

On this, the fourth anniversary of 9/11, I'm just curious, how does it feel?

How does it feel to know that the man you elected to lead us after we were attacked went ahead and put a guy in charge of FEMA whose main qualification was that he ran horse shows?

That's right. Horse shows.

I really want to know -- and I ask you this in all sincerity and with all due respect -- how do you feel about the utter contempt Mr. Bush has shown for your safety? C'mon, give me just a moment of honesty. Don't start ranting on about how this disaster in New Orleans was the fault of one of the poorest cities in America. Put aside your hatred of Democrats and liberals and anyone with the last name of Clinton. Just look me in the eye and tell me our President did the right thing after 9/11 by naming a horse show runner as the top man to protect us in case of an emergency or catastrophe.

I want you to put aside your self-affixed label of Republican/conservative/born-again/capitalist/ditto-head/right-winger and just talk to me as an American, on the common ground we both call America.

Are we safer now than before 9/11? When you learn that behind the horse show runner, the #2 and #3 men in charge of emergency preparedness have zero experience in emergency preparedness, do you think we are safer?

When you look at Michael Chertoff, the head of Homeland Security, a man with little experience in national security, do you feel secure?

When men who never served in the military and have never seen young men die in battle send our young people off to war, do you think they know how to conduct a war? Do they know what it means to have your legs blown off for a threat that was never there?

Do you really believe that turning over important government services to private corporations has resulted in better services for the people?

Why do you hate our federal government so much? You have voted for politicians for the past 25 years whose main goal has been to de-fund the federal government. Do you think that cutting federal programs like FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers has been good or bad for America? GOOD OR BAD?

With the nation's debt at an all-time high, do you think tax cuts for the rich are still a good idea? Will you give yours back so hundreds of thousands of homeless in New Orleans can have a home?

Do you believe in Jesus? Really? Didn't he say that we would be judged by how we treat the least among us? Hurricane Katrina came in and blew off the facade that we were a nation with liberty and justice for all. The wind howled and the water rose and what was revealed was that the poor in America shall be left to suffer and die while the President of the United States fiddles and tells them to eat cake.

That's not a joke. The day the hurricane hit and the levees broke, Mr. Bush, John McCain and their rich pals were stuffing themselves with cake. A full day after the levees broke (the same levees whose repair funding he had cut), Mr. Bush was playing a guitar some country singer gave him. All this while New Orleans sank under water.

It would take ANOTHER day before the President would do a flyover in his jumbo jet, peeking out the window at the misery 2500 feet below him as he flew back to his second home in DC. It would then be TWO MORE DAYS before a trickle of federal aid and troops would arrive. This was no seven minutes in a sitting trance while children read "My Pet Goat" to him. This was FOUR DAYS of doing nothing other than saying "Brownie (FEMA director Michael Brown), you're doing a heck of a job!"

My Republican friends, does it bother you that we are the laughing stock of the world?

And on this sacred day of remembrance, do you think we honor or shame those who died on 9/11/01? If we learned nothing and find ourselves today every bit as vulnerable and unprepared as we were on that bright sunny morning, then did the 3,000 die in vain?

Our vulnerability is not just about dealing with terrorists or natural disasters. We are vulnerable and unsafe because we allow one in eight Americans to live in horrible poverty. We accept an education system where one in six children never graduate and most of those who do can't string a coherent sentence together. The middle class can't pay the mortgage or the hospital bills and 45 million have no health coverage whatsoever.

Are we safe? Do you really feel safe? You can only move so far out and build so many gated communities before the fruit of what you've sown will be crashing through your walls and demanding retribution. Do you really want to wait until that happens? Or is it your hope that if they are left alone long enough to soil themselves and shoot themselves and drown in the filth that fills the street that maybe the problem will somehow go away?

I know you know better. You gave the country and the world a man who wasn't up for the job and all he does is hire people who aren't up for the job. You did this to us, to the world, to the people of New Orleans. Please fix it. Bush is yours. And you know, for our peace and safety and security, this has to be fixed. What do you propose?

I have an idea, and it isn't a horse show.

Yours,

Michael Moore
www.michaelmoore.com
mmflint@aol.com

[The Postmaster General]

I thought we was exaggerating a bit when he said:

"...I ask you this in all sincerity and with all due respect..."

But who knows?



I do know that, to me, being President of the United States of America is nothing more than a job to our dear MISTER George W. Bush. He says it himself by noting how it's not his "job" to do this our that. Even his followers defend him by saying it's not his "job" to do this our that (this or that usually being something that's widely considered just the decent thing to do....)

Well, Mr. Bush - There was a time when being President of The United States was more than being a job. It was a dream. President Nixon may have stolen integrity from The Presidency, and Clinton may have stolen decency. But you stole the dream. Go fuck yourself.

[someguy]

I don't really like Michael Moore too much with his editing skills and extreme leftness, but the man does bring up a very good point.

After 9/11 Bush would keep telling us that we would be safe with him. There's no need to worry with him. He'll protect you now. Well something does come, this time a natural disaster, and he doesn't do anything.

Now people will go on about how he can't predict the hurricane, he didn't cause it, etc. etc. but they are really missing the point here. People are complaining about his bad reaction after it hit. One of the most popular cities in the US is almost underwater, and you don't even go there until days after. More than one day. He even had the gall to continue doing his routine stops on his schedule. You have a crisis happening in your country. It's the worst natural disaster to hit in a long time and you just continue going on, talking about Medicare and whatnot.

Go on about how the state and local government are corrupt, go on about how he didn't cause the hurricane, go on about how they could have left if they wanted to. People are dying and he didn't even blink until the media started going after him.

[gorysnoopy]

The next 3 years are going to so very long...and very scary.

Say what you will about Michael Moore,he does bring up good points.
No you don't have to swallow all his rantigs,but he does make sense.
Wonder why it's so hard for some people to see that.

[C-Desecration-]

The slow response time is bad, and any crap about him being on vacation is just stupid, flat-out. That's fine if there's an excuse I'm not aware of that held him back, but him having "time off" isn't one of them. If he's singing about a broken hearted girl in a steakhouse, and a disaster of such incredible proportion happens, he better get off his ass like anyone else would with his responsibilities.
Slow reaction Bush. Again.


And on this sacred day of remembrance, do you think we honor or shame those who died on 9/11/01?

Careful now, Moore. Your self-righteous asshole is showing.

[EVILxxx]

When men who never served in the military and have never seen young men die in battle send our young people off to war, do you think they know how to conduct a war? Do they know what it means to have your legs blown off for a threat that was never there?

I was unaware that one of the requirments for president was "war hero"

[The Postmaster General]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
I was unaware that one of the requirments for president was "war hero"

He wasn't refering to the president's job with that statement.

[EVILxxx]

Originally posted by BubbaStrangelove
He wasn't refering to the president's job with that statement.

Really? The statement seems pretty clear cut to me. That since this administration "never served in the military and have never seen young men die in battle" makes them unqualified to declare war on anyone for anything. And ofcourse Moore doesn't believe this statement because when Clinton was laying waste to Kosovo Moore wasn't making documentaries about it.

[The Postmaster General]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
Really? The statement seems pretty clear cut to me. That since this administration "never served in the military and have never seen young men die in battle" makes them unqualified to declare war on anyone for anything. And ofcourse Moore doesn't believe this statement because when Clinton was laying waste to Kosovo Moore wasn't making documentaries about it.


I don't think he was referring to the whole administration. He was noting that for homeland security he picked someone with no war (or strategic) experience, which doesn' really make sense. He might also be saying, because he mentions "giant corps", a company like Halliburton. The soldiers themselves complained about Halliburton - issues with kidnappings and so forth, because basically they were just company men sent into a battle zone.

He brought up Clintons attack of Kosovo in Bowling for Columbine, also noting that they accidentally bombed an Aspirin factory (I think, in Kosovo). That's beside the point, though.

[Lynn7]

BEcasue Bush was in office we have taken thousands of terrorists off the streets and have been able to get good intel about the terrorist organizations. We will never know what things would have been like under Gore but I shudder to think of it.

[HannibalGuy]

Michael Moron is a total jackass. When is that fat motherfucker going to learn that smart, thinking American's don't buy his bullshit.

[someguy]

What, and smart, thinking people like Bush?








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oh man, that was a hearty laugh I got from that. Ooooooooh man, smart intelligent people like Bush.

[MacReady]

Originally posted by HannibalGuy
Michael Moron is a total jackass. When is that fat motherfucker going to learn that smart, thinking American's don't buy his bullshit.

That would be funny if the man you supported's current approval ratings didn't match his I.Q.

Originally posted by Lynn7
BEcasue Bush was in office we have taken thousands of terrorists off the streets and have been able to get good intel about the terrorist organizations. We will never know what things would have been like under Gore but I shudder to think of it.

Yeah, I'd be terrified to live under a president who's war against terrorism has actually caused terrorist attacks to triple and likely wouldn't of let Osama get away with it after only 2 short years.

[EVILxxx]

Originally posted by someguy
What, and smart, thinking people like Bush?





Since when does disbelieving one mean you have to follow the other. I venture to say many many Americans disagree with both Bush and Moore.

[MacReady]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
Since when does disbelieving one mean you have to follow the other. I venture to say many many Americans disagree with both Bush and Moore.

I take it someguy was adressing HannibalGuy, rather than talking about Americans in general.

[Criminal Rock]

The word "PEOPLE" means more then one person.

And I agree with Evil, there are certain things about both of them that I disagree with.

[MacReady]

Originally posted by Tai Mai Jew
The word "PEOPLE" means more then one person.

And I agree with Evil, there are certain things about both of them that I disagree with.

He said "like Bush", so he could of been talking to conservatives who vote for him and hate Moore.

[someguy]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
Since when does disbelieving one mean you have to follow the other. I venture to say many many Americans disagree with both Bush and Moore.

Whoops, I'm sorry I will always mention the people who are in the middle then to make you happy so I cover all sides even though mostly everyone is pretty much one-sided on things everytime.

So instead I will go 'What, and smart, intelligent people like Bush although there may be the chance of a small percentile being in the middle on this issue, neither liking each party for they both have their faults and benefits'

[The Postmaster General]

Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bookie Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team.

Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.

Abbott: I certainly do.

Costello: Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team.

Abbott: Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give these ball players now-a-days very peculiar names.

Costello: You mean funny names?

Abbott: Strange names, pet names...like Dizzy Dean...

Costello: His brother Daffy.

Abbott: Daffy Dean...

Costello: And their French cousin.

Abbott: French?

Costello: GoofË.

Abbott: GoofË Dean. Well, let's see, we have on the bags, Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third...

Costello: That's what I want to find out.

Abbott: I say Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third.

Costello: Are you the manager?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: You gonna be the coach too?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names?

Abbott: Well I should.

Costello: Well then who's on first?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: I mean the fellow's name.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The guy on first.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The first baseman.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The guy playing...

Abbott: Who is on first!

Costello: I'm asking YOU who's on first.

Abbott: That's the man's name.

Costello: That's who's name?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.

Abbott: That's it.

Costello: That's who?

Abbott: Yes.

PAUSE

Costello: Look, you gotta first baseman?

Abbott: Certainly.

Costello: Who's playing first?

Abbott: That's right.

Costello: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?

Abbott: Every dollar of it.

Costello: All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The guy that gets...

Abbott: That's it.

Costello: Who gets the money...

Abbott: He does, every dollar. Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.

Costello: Whose wife?

Abbott: Yes.

PAUSE

Abbott: What's wrong with that?

Costello: Look, all I wanna know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name?

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The guy.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: How does he sign...

Abbott: That's how he signs it.

Costello: Who?

Abbott: Yes.

PAUSE

Costello: All I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base.

Abbott: No. What is on second base.

Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.

Abbott: Who's on first.

Costello: One base at a time!

Abbott: Well, don't change the players around.

Costello: I'm not changing nobody!

Abbott: Take it easy, buddy.

Costello: I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base?

Abbott: That's right.

Costello: Ok.

Abbott: All right.

PAUSE

Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?

Abbott: No. What is on second.

Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.

Abbott: Who's on first.

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.

Costello: Now how did I get on third base?

Abbott: Why you mentioned his name.

Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third?

Abbott: No. Who's playing first.

Costello: What's on first?

Abbott: What's on second.

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott: He's on third.

Costello: There I go, back on third again!

PAUSE

Costello: Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it.

Abbott: All right, what do you want to know?

Costello: Now who's playing third base?

Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?

Costello: What am I putting on third.

Abbott: No. What is on second.

Costello: You don't want who on second?

Abbott: Who is on first.

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott & Costello Together:Third base!

PAUSE

Costello: Look, you gotta outfield?

Abbott: Sure.

Costello: The left fielder's name?

Abbott: Why.

Costello: I just thought I'd ask you.

Abbott: Well, I just thought I'd tell ya.

Costello: Then tell me who's playing left field.

Abbott: Who's playing first.

Costello: I'm not... stay out of the infield! I want to know what's the guy's name in left field?

Abbott: No, What is on second.

Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.

Abbott: Who's on first!

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!

PAUSE

Costello: The left fielder's name?

Abbott: Why.

Costello: Because!

Abbott: Oh, he's centerfield.

PAUSE

Costello: Look, You gotta pitcher on this team?

Abbott: Sure.

Costello: The pitcher's name?

Abbott: Tomorrow.

Costello: You don't want to tell me today?

Abbott: I'm telling you now.

Costello: Then go ahead.

Abbott: Tomorrow!

Costello: What time?

Abbott: What time what?

Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching?

Abbott: Now listen. Who is not pitching.

Costello: I'll break your arm, you say who's on first! I want to know what's the pitcher's name?

Abbott: What's on second.

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!

PAUSE

Costello: Gotta a catcher?

Abbott: Certainly.

Costello: The catcher's name?

Abbott: Today.

Costello: Today, and tomorrow's pitching.

Abbott: Now you've got it.

Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team.

PAUSE

Costello: You know I'm a catcher too.

Abbott: So they tell me.

Costello: I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Now the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher, I'm gonna throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who?

Abbott: Now that's the first thing you've said right.

Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about!

PAUSE

Abbott: That's all you have to do.

Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base.

Abbott: Yes!

Costello: Now who's got it?

Abbott: Naturally.

PAUSE

Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's gotta get it. Now who has it?

Abbott: Naturally.

Costello: Who?

Abbott: Naturally.

Costello: Naturally?

Abbott: Naturally.

Costello: So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally.

Abbott: No you don't, you throw the ball to Who.

Costello: Naturally.

Abbott: That's different.

Costello: That's what I said.

Abbott: You're not saying it...

Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally.

Abbott: You throw it to Who.

Costello: Naturally.

Abbott: That's it.

Costello: That's what I said!

Abbott: You ask me.

Costello: I throw the ball to who?

Abbott: Naturally.

Costello: Now you ask me.

Abbott: You throw the ball to Who?

Costello: Naturally.

Abbott: That's it.

Costello: Same as you! Same as YOU! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow, Triple play. Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Why? I don't know! He's on third and I don't give a darn!

Abbott: What?

Costello: I said I don't give a darn!

Abbott: Oh, that's our shortstop.

[EVILxxx]

Originally posted by someguy
Whoops, I'm sorry I will always mention the people who are in the middle then to make you happy so I cover all sides even though mostly everyone is pretty much one-sided on things everytime.

So instead I will go 'What, and smart, intelligent people like Bush although there may be the chance of a small percentile being in the middle on this issue, neither liking each party for they both have their faults and benefits'

You could do that. Or you could refrain from assuming that everyone fits into nice neat catergories. Not very many people like Bush right now(as the polls show) and Moore was never really a popular guy outside of his fanbase.
I'm not really caring too much for Bush lately, but if I did by your rationale I would be an idiot. oh man, that was a hearty laugh I got from that. Ooooooooh man, smart intelligent people like Bush.
C'mon Someguy. You're smarter than that.

[someguy]

oh for god's sakes. boo hoo i didn't mention the people in the middle about things. of course i don't. when there's a poll about do you like bush or moore what are the options? yes and no. there's no 'well......i don't knoooww'

yeah, everything isn't black and white but if people hate a person bashing bush do they usually hate bush? no. it would make no sense. would you like the person who insults a relative or friend of yours? oh wait, maybe you will like them because some people aren't in nice categories. let me put that option in even though it's rare.


ps when you saw the giant 'bwahahahaha' in caps did you think 'oh fuck this dude is serious business'


pps caps aren't working on keyboard right now hence the non-capness

[jeo4]

This hurricane disaster revealed failures on many levels: state, county, city and federal.

FEMA was one example of incompetence running rampant throughout this nation's governing bodies.

George W. Bush should have done more, as should many others in his administration.



...that said, Michael Moore can still go fuck himself.

[Thrizzle]

Mike Brown gets the job despite there being plenty of able and qualified people within FEMA who actually deserved the job.

Who didnt see this coming? A dangerously underqualified man running an EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT agency. Wow.

[The Postmaster General]

Whats the deal I keep hearing about this guy running horse shows? What's up with that? I haven't read into all of it yet, and I'll just take the spin here.

[EVILxxx]

Originally posted by someguy
oh for god's sakes. boo hoo i didn't mention the people in the middle about things. of course i don't. when there's a poll about do you like bush or moore what are the options? yes and no. there's no 'well......i don't knoooww'

yeah, everything isn't black and white but if people hate a person bashing bush do they usually hate bush? no. it would make no sense. would you like the person who insults a relative or friend of yours? oh wait, maybe you will like them because some people aren't in nice categories. let me put that option in even though it's rare.


ps when you saw the giant 'bwahahahaha' in caps did you think 'oh fuck this dude is serious business'


pps caps aren't working on keyboard right now hence the non-capness

I have no idea why you think it is "rare" to disagree with them both. Over 50% of people are dissatisfied with Bush now, and Michael Moore is a socialist. There's plenty of room for hate.
ps. No the BWAHAHAHAHAAHA didn't lead me to believe you are 'serious business', calling Bush supporters idiots did.

[someguy]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
No the BWAHAHAHAHAAHA didn't lead me to believe you are 'serious business', calling Bush supporters idiots did.

You know, there can't be just smart and stupid people. Everybody doesn't fit into neat categories, there might be people who aren't stupid or smart, just in the middle.

[C-Desecration-]

You know, there can't be just smart and stupid people. Everybody doesn't fit into neat categories, there might be people who aren't stupid or smart, just in the middle.


There's nothing worse than someone defending a stupid thing they said to the point of saying even dumber things. Here, I'll fix this for you, because by the looks of it you're just going to dig yourself deeper:
Someguy: I didn't mean everyone who supported Bush was stupid.
There. No smartass comebacks either.
Sheesh.

[The Postmaster General]

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