[sankofalist]FW: An open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush

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Subject: An open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush

He pretty much summed it up & broke it down...pass this on...

Friday, September 2nd, 2005
Vacation is Over... an open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
Friday, September 2nd, 2005 
Dear Mr. Bush: 
Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina
and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted.
Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do
you need help finding them? I once lost my car in a Sears parking lot.
Man, was that a drag. 
Also, any idea where all our national guard soldiers are? We could
really use them right now for the type of thing they signed up to do
like helping with national disasters. How come they weren't there to
begin with? 
Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the eye of
Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then but
it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there were
still homes without power. That night the weatherman said this storm was
on its way to New Orleans. That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you? I
know you didn't want to interrupt your vacation and I know how you don't
like to get bad news. Plus, you had fundraisers to go to and mothers of
dead soldiers to ignore and smear. You sure showed her! 
I especially like how, the day after the hurricane, instead of flying to
Louisiana, you flew to San Diego to party with your business peeps.
Don't let people criticize you for this -- after all, the hurricane was
over and what the heck could you do, put your finger in the dike? 
And don't listen to those who, in the coming days, will reveal how you
specifically reduced the Army Corps of Engineers' budget for New Orleans
this summer for the third year in a row. You just tell them that even if
you hadn't cut the money to fix those levees, there weren't going to be
any Army engineers to fix them anyway because you had a much more
important construction job for them -- BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ! 
On Day 3, when you finally left your vacation home, I have to say I was
moved by how you had your Air Force One pilot descend from the clouds as
you flew over New Orleans so you could catch a quick look of the
disaster. Hey, I know you couldn't stop and grab a bullhorn and stand on
some rubble and act like a commander in chief. Been there done that. 
There will be those who will try to politicize this tragedy and try to
use it against you. Just have your people keep pointing that out.
Respond to nothing. Even those pesky scientists who predicted this would
happen because the water in the Gulf of Mexico is getting hotter and
hotter making a storm like this inevitable. Ignore them and all their
global warming Chicken Littles. There is nothing unusual about a
hurricane that was so wide it would be like having one F-4 tornado that
stretched from New York to Cleveland. 
No, Mr. Bush, you just stay the course. It's not your fault that 30
percent of New Orleans lives in poverty or that tens of thousands had no
transportation to get out of town. C'mon, they're black! I mean, it's
not like this happened to Kennebunkport. Can you imagine leaving white
people on their roofs for five days? Don't make me laugh! Race has
nothing -- NOTHING -- to do with this! 
You hang in there, Mr. Bush. Just try to find a few of our Army
helicopters and send them there. Pretend the people of New Orleans and
the Gulf Coast are near Tikrit. 
Yours, 
Michael Moore
MMFlint@aol.com
www.MichaelMoore.com 
P.S. That annoying mother, Cindy Sheehan, is no longer at your ranch.
She and dozens of other relatives of the Iraqi War dead are now driving
across the country, stopping in many cities along the way. Maybe you can
catch up with them
<http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org/userdata_display.php?modin=50>
before they get to DC on September 21st.
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Subject: An =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>He pretty much summed it up &amp; broke it down...pass this =
on...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p><st1:date Month=3D"9" Day=3D"2" Year=3D"2005"><span =
class=3Dsmalltext><b><i><font
 size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
 font-style:italic'>Friday, September 2nd, =
2005</span></font></i></b></span></st1:date><b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'><br>
<span class=3Dtitletext>Vacation is Over... an open letter from Michael =
Moore to
George W. Bush</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><st1:date Month=3D"9" Day=3D"2" Year=3D"2005"><strong><b><font =
size=3D3
 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Friday, =
September 2nd,
 2005</span></font></b></strong></st1:date> <o:p></o:p></p>

Dear Mr.
Bush: <o:p></o:p>

Any idea
where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and =
thousands
remain stranded in <st1:City><st1:place>New =
Orleans</st1:place></st1:City>
and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all =
our
military choppers? Do you need help finding them? I once lost my car in =
a Sears
parking lot. Man, was that a drag. <o:p></o:p>

Also, any
idea where all our national guard soldiers are? We could really use them =
right
now for the type of thing they signed up to do like helping with =
national
disasters. How come they weren't there to begin with? =
<o:p></o:p>

Last
Thursday I was in south =
<st1:State><st1:place>Florida</st1:place></st1:State>
and sat outside while the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. =
It was
only a Category 1 then but it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, =
as of
today, there were still homes without power. That night the weatherman =
said
this storm was on its way to <st1:City><st1:place>New =
Orleans</st1:place></st1:City>.
That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you? I know you didn't want to =
interrupt
your vacation and I know how you don't like to get bad news. Plus, you =
had
fundraisers to go to and mothers of dead soldiers to ignore and smear. =
You sure
showed her! <o:p></o:p>

I
especially like how, the day after the hurricane, instead of flying to =
<st1:State><st1:place>Louisiana</st1:place></st1:State>,
you flew to <st1:City><st1:place>San Diego</st1:place></st1:City> to =
party with
your business peeps. Don't let people criticize you for this -- after =
all, the
hurricane was over and what the heck could you do, put your finger in =
the dike?
<o:p></o:p>

And don't
listen to those who, in the coming days, will reveal how you =
specifically
reduced the Army Corps of Engineers' budget for =
<st1:City><st1:place>New
 Orleans</st1:place></st1:City> this summer for the third year in a =
row. You
just tell them that even if you hadn't cut the money to fix those =
levees, there
weren't going to be any Army engineers to fix them anyway because you =
had a
much more important construction job for them -- BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN =
IRAQ! <o:p></o:p>

On Day 3,
when you finally left your vacation home, I have to say I was moved by =
how you
had your Air Force One pilot descend from the clouds as you flew over =
<st1:City><st1:place>New
 Orleans</st1:place></st1:City> so you could catch a quick look of the
disaster. Hey, I know you couldn't stop and grab a bullhorn and stand on =
some
rubble and act like a commander in chief. Been there done that. =
<o:p></o:p>

There
will be those who will try to politicize this tragedy and try to use it =
against
you. Just have your people keep pointing that out. Respond to nothing. =
Even
those pesky scientists who predicted this would happen because the water =
in the
<st1:place>Gulf of Mexico</st1:place> is getting hotter =
and
hotter making a storm like this inevitable. Ignore them and all their =
global
warming Chicken Littles. There is nothing unusual about a hurricane that =
was so
wide it would be like having one F-4 tornado that stretched from =
<st1:State><st1:place>New
 York</st1:place></st1:State> to =
<st1:City><st1:place>Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>.
<o:p></o:p>

No, Mr.
Bush, you just stay the course. It's not your fault that 30 percent of =
<st1:City><st1:place>New
 Orleans</st1:place></st1:City> lives in poverty or that tens of =
thousands had
no transportation to get out of town. C'mon, they're black! I mean, it's =
not
like this happened to =
<st1:City><st1:place>Kennebunkport</st1:place></st1:City>.
Can you imagine leaving white people on their roofs for five days? Don't =
make
me laugh! Race has nothing -- NOTHING -- to do with this! =
<o:p></o:p>

You hang
in there, Mr. Bush. Just try to find a few of our Army helicopters and =
send
them there. Pretend the people of <st1:City><st1:place>New
 Orleans</st1:place></st1:City> and the =
<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>Gulf</st1:PlaceType>
 <st1:PlaceType>Coast</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> are near Tikrit. =
<o:p></o:p>

<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Yours, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Michael
Moore<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:mmflint@aol.com">MMFlint@aol.com</a><br>
<a href=3D"" target=3D"_blank">www.MichaelMoore.com</a> =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

P.S. That
annoying mother, Cindy Sheehan, is no longer at your ranch. She and =
dozens of
other relatives of the Iraqi War dead are now driving across the =
country,
stopping in many cities along the way. Maybe you can <a
href=3D"http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org/userdata_display.php?modin=3D=
50"
target=3D"_blank">catch up with them</a> before they get to DC on =
September 21st.<o:p></o:p>

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