I've already reviewed this film, somewhere below, but after reading some totally ignorant snipes here and elsewhere, I feel really moved to add this to it:
God bless Lila Lipscomb. She and mothers and fathers like her are the moral conscience of this nation, and have every right to be. Part of the movie may be opinion-driven (although well-backed with absolutely damning facts), but the part with Lila Lipscomb is absolutely, 100% documentary -- her words, her voice, her (and our) tragedy.
It's a crying shame to see her so cavalierly belittled and dismissed in public by Bush functionaries and partisans. How dare they? Worse, they engage in outright lying about the subject, calling her variously a fraud, an unwilling victim of Moore, or a simple-minded patsy. None of which is true!
Mrs. Lipscomb has been interviewed numerous times in the press since this movie's US release, and absolutely confirms that a) she WANTS her and her son's story told, b) Moore is a gentleman and a "softie" and was not exploiting her, c) she was offered on multiple occasions editorial veto power on her segments (which she saw no need to exercise), and most importantly d)she thinks the movie is patriotic.
Not only that, she has made public appearances with the film at benefit showings for various groups and at premieres, and speaks quite movingly and eloquently. This is no dummy, folks! This should be as much proof of legitimacy and support as anyone should need, even Rush. (Why does he keep lying?)
As Americans and as Patriots, we all owe her our heart-felt sympathy for her loss and thanks for her son's service. We also owe it to the country to make sure that we don't reelect what Moore has helped publicly expose as perhaps the most dishonest, corrupt, and evil "Commander in Chief" that this nation has ever had.
And, aside from all that, it's STILL a great movie! Absolutely riveting.
God bless Lila Lipscomb. She and mothers and fathers like her are the moral conscience of this nation, and have every right to be. Part of the movie may be opinion-driven (although well-backed with absolutely damning facts), but the part with Lila Lipscomb is absolutely, 100% documentary -- her words, her voice, her (and our) tragedy.
It's a crying shame to see her so cavalierly belittled and dismissed in public by Bush functionaries and partisans. How dare they? Worse, they engage in outright lying about the subject, calling her variously a fraud, an unwilling victim of Moore, or a simple-minded patsy. None of which is true!
Mrs. Lipscomb has been interviewed numerous times in the press since this movie's US release, and absolutely confirms that a) she WANTS her and her son's story told, b) Moore is a gentleman and a "softie" and was not exploiting her, c) she was offered on multiple occasions editorial veto power on her segments (which she saw no need to exercise), and most importantly d)she thinks the movie is patriotic.
Not only that, she has made public appearances with the film at benefit showings for various groups and at premieres, and speaks quite movingly and eloquently. This is no dummy, folks! This should be as much proof of legitimacy and support as anyone should need, even Rush. (Why does he keep lying?)
As Americans and as Patriots, we all owe her our heart-felt sympathy for her loss and thanks for her son's service. We also owe it to the country to make sure that we don't reelect what Moore has helped publicly expose as perhaps the most dishonest, corrupt, and evil "Commander in Chief" that this nation has ever had.
And, aside from all that, it's STILL a great movie! Absolutely riveting.