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Wednesday, April 09, 2003

Two things over at Demagogue

First of all, Bush is trying to nominate a Federalist theocrat into another judicial position. The Bushies aren't even going for subtlety anymore. Read the whole thing.

Once you read that, though, you may want to read about the backlash Michael Moore faced for his Oscar speech, including:

-- On the day after I criticized Bush and the war at the Academy Awards, attendance at "Bowling for Columbine" in theaters around the country went up 110% (source: Daily Variety/BoxOfficeMojo.com). The following weekend, the box office gross was up a whopping 73% (Variety). It is now the longest-running consecutive commercial release in America, 26 weeks in a row and still thriving. The number of theaters showing the film since the Oscars has INCREASED, and it has now bested the previous box office record for a documentary by nearly 300%.

Read the rest.

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