Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life

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Articles from 'October 2004'

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October 24th, 2004

"It was like a roller coaster ride from hell."

From: [e-mail address omitted] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 8:52 PM Subject: Story from Iraq Mr. Moore, I found myself going to Kuwait (Operation Iraqi Freedom) after spending 5 months for Enduring Freedom. I spent about 3 months at Al Jaber, Kuwait. Then I was forward deployed to Balad, Iraq. ... continue reading

October 8th, 2004

"...Almost ALL the movie-goers were military..."

From: [e-mail address omitted]Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:12 PMTo: soldiers@michaelmoore.com Subject: Fort Bragg Dear Mr. Moore,  I read your most recent newsletter, and was astonished when I saw at the bottom a link for an article from our local newspaper, the Fayetteville Observer. I live in Fayetteville, NC, home ... continue reading

October 8th, 2004

"Why would they (the Bush Administration) follow through on anything they tell the people?"

From: Sheri Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:16 PM Subject: My feelings as a soldier's wife.... Dear Mr. Moore, There are so many things I would like to tell you. I have watched Bowling for Columbine, and last night I went and saw Fahrenheit 9/11. I grew up in Ft. ... continue reading

October 8th, 2004

"...I knew we were doing a good thing for the people of Iraq..."

From: Stephan Ward Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 Subject: From an Iraq War Vet Mike, I am a veteran of the war in Iraq, and I wanted to write to thank you for making a film that I believe has opened many eyes in this country to things they were ... continue reading

October 8th, 2004

"I am the grandmother of a soldier who joined the army when he was a senior in high school"

From: Susan Neumann Date: June 26, 2004 Subject: Another Grandmother for Peace Dear Michael and all those who made this film, Thank you for presenting such a moving,wonderful and depressing film about the war we are engaged in at this time. I am the grandmother of a soldier who joined ... continue reading

October 8th, 2004

"...these people are saying the same few things (lies) over and over again..."

From: [e-mail address omitted]Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:51 PMSubject: Bless you, Michael. Michael: Bless you for getting all of the material and making it possible for people to see the past four years in one view. Especially in the controlling way these people are saying the same few things ... continue reading

October 8th, 2004

"...the soldiers seem to be the only ones who know what the hell is going on..."

From: [e-mail address omitted] Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:30 PM Subject: my opening day I went and saw 9/11 two days after I learned a soldier I served with had been killed in Iraq. It was really a one-two punch and weighed on my mind before and after the ... continue reading

October 8th, 2004

"Every dreadful night I spent out in Iraq, I dealt with mortars flying over head..."

From: [e-mail address omitted] Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 12:30 PM Subject: What is a Military Member to do??? Mike, Days come and go, and with each one passing I wonder why I did what I did.  I continue wonder what I was thinking when I signed that piece of ... continue reading

October 6th, 2004

Republicans, Out of Ideas, Ask Prosecutors to Arrest Michael Moore

10/6/04 Dear Friends, You may have heard by now that the Michigan Republican Party has called for my arrest. That's right. They literally want me brought up on charges -- and hope that I'm locked up. No, I'm not kidding. The Republican Party, yesterday, filed a criminal complaint with the ... continue reading

October 5th, 2004

"...bush might have a problem cause we are a bunch of pissed off Joes..."

From: [e-mail address omitted] Sent: Wednesday, September 1st, 2004 5:00 PM Subject: im in the US ARMY Hello MR Moore my name is SPC Christopher Britt and i can care less who knows my name so use this if u would like i was in iraq for 15 months because ... continue reading

October 5th, 2004

"Fahrenheit 9/11" Out On Home Video/DVD Today! Pass it Around...

10/5/04 Dear Friends, Today's the day! You can now own your own copy of "Fahrenheit 9/11." Or, you can rent it. It is now available in thousands of stores across the country for you to take into your possession and use as your own personal weapon of George Bush's mass ... continue reading

October 4th, 2004

"He has lost 25% of his hearing and he has the shakes."

From: [e-mail address omitted] Thursday, July 8th, 2004 1:44 PM Subject: [none] My son has done his duty and spent a year in Iraq. He is due out in February of 2005. They have now told him that he will be deployed back in December and that his military career ... continue reading

October 4th, 2004

"I'm in a bunker in Mosul, Iraq, getting mortared daily..."

From: Gerard E. Dolan [e-mail address omitted] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 4:18 PM Subject: Soldiers helping the children of Mosul, Iraq Friends, I wanted to apprise you of a few things that might help you understand some of my fears and frustrations. Did you know that American citizens at ... continue reading

October 1st, 2004

With One Month Left, 5 Easy Things to Do From Michael Moore

Dear Friends, This is it: One month to D-Day! That's "Dump Bush Day," November 2nd. It's now time to roll up our sleeves -- each and every one of us -- and get to work. There will be nearly 10 million of you who will read this letter either on ... continue reading

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But, thanks to fear of the Koch Bros, YOU may never see it. At least not on PBS. This stuff goes on all the time, u just never hear about it

May 20th
10:30 PM
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They worked on BowlingForColumbine & Fahrenheit9/11 & made the Oscar-nom film Trouble the Water. I've seen their KochBros film & it's great!

May 20th
10:23 PM
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A stunning NewYorker piece today about my colleagues Tia Lessin & Carl Deal & how their KochBros film is being killed http://t.co/MtLpPoOGlu

May 20th
9:55 PM
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Right now on HuffPostLive: Carl Deal & Tia Lessin discuss how the film was killed by Koch Brothers http://t.co/cd8FRDZtuy

May 20th
4:30 PM
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Malcolm X's b-day. At 4yrs old, white supremacists in East Lansing, MI set his house on fire. FD, all white, just stood by & watched it burn

May 19th
10:32 PM
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RT @wastedsummers: @MMFlint Lots of people assuming Kanye meant new in the sense of recent, he means new in the sense of post-legal America…

May 19th
4:34 AM
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"@Myrone07: Yes he did!! They'll be mad once they run the tape again. Watch & see." I agree. West Coast-u will not see(onTV)what we just saw

May 19th
12:56 AM
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RT @marionbarryjr: @MMFlint Not "new". The slavery loophole has been active since the passage of 13th amend. We need to take profit out of …

May 19th
12:53 AM
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RT @PleasureDanger: @MMFlint except...it's not new....the racist prison industrial complex has been locking up black/brown ppl in dispropor…

May 19th
12:52 AM
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Wow. Kanye! Did that just air on TV? Amazing. "We da new slave." #SNL (CCA = Correction Corporation of America - the private prison system)

May 19th
12:48 AM
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So it turns out the War on Terror is never going to end: http://t.co/SWMx4HKjmI Why? See Fahrenheit 9/11: http://t.co/3G3PqrrMNo

May 18th
4:06 PM
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Great time last night on Bill Maher (& @galifianakisz !). Sat next to good-looking brainiacs S.E Cupp & Andrew Ross Sorkin. May've worn off.

May 18th
4:04 PM
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Going on Bill Maher in 20 min! HBO. Live.

May 17th
9:41 PM
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Tonight! It's yours truly & Zach Galifianakis on Bill Maher, 10pm ET/PT (rerun at 11:30pm ET/PT) on HBO (corrected times)

May 17th
6:03 PM
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If you haven't seen it, please read about Chris Heyman, 17, & his parents' decision to release photos of his murder http://t.co/CcxEkiBXvu

May 17th
10:25 AM
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In case you missed it, here's the podcast I did with Jeff Garlin from Curb Your Enthusiasm: http://t.co/Dp4zJRnu1x

May 17th
9:15 AM
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A great finale episode to The Office tonight. Thanks to all who worked on this show. Can't wait to see what u each do next. #TheOffice

May 17th
1:38 AM
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RT @BaselYHamdan Bowling For Columbine II is practically writing itself: http://t.co/wuCNU5YJRc

May 15th
7:48 PM
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RT @PubliiusClodius: @mmflint ....Just walked to the kitchen and back....it was epic...

May 13th
10:00 AM
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RT @MaryJDavis007: @MMFlint Thanks to you, I'm walking 1-5 miles a day instead of taking cabs and buses. I'd forgotten how much fun it is t…

May 13th
9:59 AM
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How Far Did PBS Go To Placate Sponsor? - HuffPost Live live.huffingtonpost.com The Koch brothers are a frequent boogeyman for liberals due to their vast sums...

May 20th
5:20 PM
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Read this blockbuster New Yorker article about how public TV cowardice helped defang one documentary criticizing the Koch Brothers and then defund another...

May 20th
8:21 AM
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Tonight! It's yours truly and Zach Galifianakis on Bill Maher, 10 PM ET/PT (rerun at 11:30 PM ET/PT) on HBO. HBO: Real Time with Bill Maher: Homepage...

May 17th
6:59 PM
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ICYMI -- It's time to re-up our walks! Got the flu in March & that threw off my routine. Decided to get back at it. Join me! We're on twitter at...

May 16th
8:05 AM
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The Deepening Shame of Guantanamo ...by Ray McGovern www.michaelmoore.com We have been spared hearings on how 86 of the remaining 166 prisoners at Guantanamo...

May 16th
8:04 AM
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I just signed this, and hope you will too: Urge NYT Public Editor to Investigate Biased Reporting on Venezuela & Honduras | NYTimes eXaminer...

May 15th
9:19 AM
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My Breasts and My Life Not as Valuable as Angelina's ...by Donna Smith www.michaelmoore.com What of the women like me who do not have insurance or enough...

May 14th
5:38 PM
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Daily Kos: Thomas Friedman, private eye www.dailykos.com Click to embiggen

May 14th
1:01 AM
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The first Mother's Day in 1870, proclaimed by Julia Ward Howe (author of Battle Hymn of the Republic), was a call for peace and disarmament: ...

May 12th
4:43 PM
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The workers of Chicago's Republic Windows & Doors, seen during their 2008 sit down strike in 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' just opened a new...

May 12th
8:49 AM
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It's time to re-up our walks! Got the flu in March & that threw off my routine. Decided to get back at it today. Join me! We're on twitter at...

May 11th
10:04 PM
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Please check out this post from Cathy Youngblood, a housekeeper at the Hyatt Andaz in West Hollywood, and the campaign she's a part of, Hyatt Hurts:
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May 10th
3:23 PM
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The workers of Chicago's Republic Windows & Doors, seen here during their 2008 sit down strike in 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' are opening a...

May 9th
8:13 AM
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Michael Moore touts Mayor Bloomberg’s gun control campaign: ‘It’s wonderful!’ www.nydailynews.com Michael Moore isn't known for his high praise of...

May 8th
1:46 PM
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Ribbon cut on new downtown movie theater www.amny.com Filmmakers Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock Tuesday welcomed the arrival of an all-documentary theater...

May 8th
12:54 PM
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'And Then There Was One: Imperial Gigantism and the Decline of Planet Earth' ...by Tom Engelhardt www.michaelmoore.com

May 7th
5:16 PM
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Reminder: The U.S. Government Lies About Who Uses Chemical Weapons in the Mideast ...by Jon Schwarz www.michaelmoore.com The State Department guy who lied in...

May 6th
6:22 PM
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From This Modern World: Daily Kos: Threat assessment www.dailykos.com Click to embiggen

May 6th
3:57 PM
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RootsAction | Nominees for Worst Government Official act.rootsaction.org Here come three new Obama nominees, and they could all be nominees in a contest for...

May 6th
2:36 PM
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Donna Smith, seen in 'SiCKO' and a contributor to MichaelMoore.com, has a new blog: Donna SiCKO's Blog donnasicko.blogspot.com

May 5th
2:48 PM
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Bill Maher Slams Hype Over Boston Bombing Case Don't Let Terrorist 'F-ck-Ups' Scare Us www.youtube.com Bill Maher closed out his show tonight...

May 4th
4:13 PM
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Health Care Injustice in America – Painful Reality ...by Donna Smith www.michaelmoore.com So, how did I get myself to the place where I do not have coverage?

May 2nd
7:15 PM
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Top Economist Unloads On Wall Street & White House - HuffPost Live live.huffingtonpost.com Economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs...

May 2nd
12:13 PM
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The Pope Called One Of The Foundations Of The Global Capitalism System 'Slavery' www.businessinsider.com Pope Rips Bangladesh Slave Labor

May 2nd
10:58 AM
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Ten Years Ago: Bush Declared 'Mission Accomplished'—and the Media Swooned | The Nation www.thenation.com Today marks the tenth anniversary of...

May 1st
6:53 PM
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The Life and Death of Words, People, and Even Nature ...by Eduardo Galeano www.michaelmoore.com The following passages are excerpted from Eduardo Galeano’s...

May 1st
2:31 PM
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RootsAction.org | Bradley Manning's Nobel Peace Prize act.rootsaction.org Whistleblower Bradley Manning has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize....

Apr 30th
4:57 PM
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O'Connor questions court's decision to take Bush v. Gore www.chicagotribune.com "Maybe the court should have said, 'We're not going...

Apr 29th
1:37 PM
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Filmmaker Michael Moore salutes librarians at Michigan Notable Books event www.detroitnews.com Michael Moore used his keynote speech at the Library of...

Apr 28th
2:26 PM
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Chris Heyman's mother and father decided to release photographs from the scene of their son's death in 2004 by gun violence after reading my letter...

Apr 27th
9:15 AM
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