Thursday, June 17, 2004

Pro-Bush groups rally against "Fahrenheit 9/11"

Conservatives have mobilized a letter-writing campaign and crafted ads that slam Michael Moore’s new documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” (trailer). The movie which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, attacks President Bush's rationale for the war in Iraq and accuses him and his administration of manipulating the 9/ 11 terror attacks and fostering fear for political gain.One of the organizations rallying against Moore is Move America Forward, a pro-Bush group that evolved months ago from the letter-writing campaign that led CBS to drop its controversial TV movie The Reagans. Another independent conservative group, Citizens United, is crafting video ads for television and the Internet that slam Moore. The liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org is trying to counter the conservative campaign with mass mailings asking members to "pledge to bring their friends, relatives and neighbors" to “Fahrenheit 9/11” on opening night of the theatrical release on June 25.

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