Well, I think it's a bit hypocritical to attack American intelligence on supporting Bush due to bush being hated by the French, while saying nothing about the French giving the award to Michael Moore simply for attacking Bush.
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Originally posted by Atahualpa
good call for american intelligence! being against those who are against.
Isnt the human mind a fascinating thing?"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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I wonder how much the ruckus about Disney-censorship pushed Moore's movie to the top.
I expect JohnT to come in this thread and yell "I told you so". He'd deserve the treat"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
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Well, I think it's a bit hypocritical to attack American intelligence on supporting Bush due to bush being hated by the French, while saying nothing about the French giving the award to Michael Moore simply for attacking Bush.
Besides as General Ludd pointed out, it is an international jury.
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Originally posted by General Ludd
I think you mean the global hatred of bush, since Cannes has an international jury."My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
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Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
I think French hatred of Bush has far more to do with this than the controversy with Disney...
Quentin Tarantino: American
Benoit Poelvoorde: Belgian
Edwige Danticat: google search suggests "Haitian"
Emmanuelle Béart: France
Jerry Schatzberg: American
Kathleen Turner: American
Peter von Bagh: Finnish
Tilda Swinton: UK
Tsui Hark: Hong-Kong"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis
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so the americans in the jury voted for the only US contesting film?Co-Founder, Apolyton Civilization Site
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Yeah, that's all they care about...
Americans are only interested in making sure their own film wins
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Then why call him God? - Epicurus
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