Re: Democracy Now

[Mitch Parks <mitch@mochaoflove.org>]

The program is also available on the Democracy Now website, for those that
missed it:

http://www.webactive.com/pacifica/demnow/dn20020523.html

Mitch Parks
mitch@mochaoflove.org


On Thu, 23 May 2002, Pam Palmer wrote:

> Don't miss the second airing of "Democracy Now" at 2:30 pm today (5/23) on
> KUOI-FM (89.3).  You'll hear the hilarious and inspirational speech given by
> Michael Moore last month in L.A.  Moore is the author of "Stupid White Men
> and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of our Nation."  If you can't listen
> to the speech, then ask a friend to tape it for you.  You won't want to miss
> it.
> 
> Topics covered include:
> 
> The battle with HarperCollins Publishers regarding Moore's book (HC had
> 50,000 copies in a warehouse that they were going to "pulp" because they
> didn't feel it was in touch with the political climate of the nation, and
> wanted Moore to rewrite 50% of the book.)  The book, by the way was the #1
> seller on Amazon.com within one week of its release, and the publishers
> couldn't print it fast enough to keep it on bookstore shelves.
> 
> Questions about the connections between the Bush family and the Bin Laden
> family.
> 
> What happened when Michael Moore went to Boys State in high school.  Moore's
> experience was radically different than the UI students who went to Boys
> State, filling themselves with patriotism (see Page 2A in the May 17 edition
> of the Daily News), only to burn the rainbow-striped flag at the Gay
> Straight Alliance office at the SUB. (Moore's experience involved ruffled
> potato chips, Abraham Lincoln, the Elks Club, and the nightly news.)
> 
> What Moore did when 18 year olds were given the right to vote, and evidently
> were allowed to run for school board elections as well!
> 
> Enjoy the broadcast!
> 
> Pam Palmer
>