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Utahn aims Fahrenhype at Moore
By Laura Warner
Deseret Morning NewsOREM â While debate continues to rage about filmmaker Michael Moores upcoming visit to Utah Valley State College, one Utahn was in Washington, D.C., doing something about it.
Jeff Hays isnt trying to ban Moore from the Orem campus â but he is trying to expose what he believes is misleading footage in Moores "Fahrenheit 9/11," which is an indictment of the Bush administrations handling of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the war in Iraq.
His solution? An 80-minute locally produced film called "Fahrenhype 9/11," which questions Moores accuracy by taking the movie apart piece by piece.
"Michael Moore is the one who has always said that he wants to debate the issues," Hays said. "Yet I kept feeling in the media (that) he was having the debate by himself."
Hays spent Thursday morning meeting at the National Press Club with former Clinton adviser Dick Morris, who narrates the film, which features other well-known politicians, political commentators and filmmakers explaining what they consider to be the "entire truth" about President George W. Bush and his declaration of war on terrorism.
But Hays, former president of a production company, didnt set out to get high-profile testimonials when he decided in August to make a film to counter Moores movie. He just wanted to find out if everything the Oscar winner presented the public was indeed true.
"He likes to change time. He likes to re-order time. And that changes the meaning," said Alan Peterson, director of "Fahrenhype 9/11."
"He never lies, but he will give you the facts in a way that twists the truth. Just because the facts are out there doesnt mean its the truth."
Among the things looked at in "Fahrenhype 9/11" is a bold headline shown in Moores movie that proclaims Al Gore the actual winner of the 2000 election.
However, the new film says Moore grabbed the headline from a letter to the editor, blew it up, changed the date and rearranged it to make one persons viewpoint look like national news.
Moores claims that Bush is in cahoots with the Saudi royal family isnt entirely disputed, but the new film points out that every U.S. president since Franklin Roosevelt has had relationships with the Saudis due to American interest in oil.
"So many people have been deceived by Michael Moore," said Dave Kopel, an author gaining national attention for his "59 Deceits."
Although Kopel hadnt seen the new film, in which he appears, he said that "a good documentary can help undo some of the damage that Moore has done to rational political dialogue in this country."
"The public deserves a chance to hear these rebuttals," added Roy resident Mike Cawley, who was also interviewed for the new film.
"(Moores) coverage was so slanted and so antagonistic toward President Bush and the Republican Party and other people. People saw his movie and didnt get to see what was left behind on the cutting-room floor."
Moores camp could not be reached for comment, but the "War Room" section of his Web site â www.michaelmoore.com â provides sourcing for most of the films claims.
While the films send different messages and ultimately encourage viewers to cast different votes in the Nov. 2 general election, both films have dual intentions â to inform the public and turn a profit, Peterson said.
In fact, "Fahrenhype" will be released nationwide in thousands of Blockbuster and Hollywood Video outlets and online at overstock.com on Oct. 5 â the same day that "Fahrenheit" hits video stores.
And both are sure to benefit from the ruckus surrounding Moores appearance Oct. 20 at UVSC, though Hays insists that Moore created that controversy on his own.
"Michael Moore markets into controversy, so its perfectly logical that he would come to UVSC," Hays said. "He doesnt mind making people mad. In fact, hes making a fortune off of it."Ist das etwa das, was in den USA die Garantie der "freien MeinungsäuÃerung" heiÃt? Oder nicht eher eine "mormonisch- republikanische Schlammschlacht" und Wahrheitsvertuschung?
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