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| Bowling for Columbine |
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| Maliha |
| 03/21/03 at 07:58:34 |
| [slm] [i]Have you all seen Bowling for Columbine? Check it out if you haven't..its timely and informative...Michael Moore deserves mad props for his efforts. May Allah reward him and guide him further to the truth. I wrote this poem as a tribute. Its not all that..just my stream of consciousness after i saw the movie...enjoy.[/i] Bowling for Columbine Stark reality of US hypocrisy Gun totting NRA to Lockhead and Martin manufacturing weapons of Mass destruction To welfare systems of family disintegration, This is the era of the Dajjal Producing a culture of fear Consuming manias That pour out their grieve on the entertainment industry Blaming Manson But in reality the true satan dictates from the oval office Dropping bombs around the world Like santa parcels While columbine children are busy shooting each other A neglected six year old shoots another while his Mom hustles her two jobs cuz Lockhead had nothing Better to do, so their got their hands dirty exploiting The poverty of this land. Networks are busy churning irrelevant facts Paralyzing the public with fear While the world slowly decays Truth is kept at bay Because NRA controls what CBS has to say! This is the culture of freedom Freedom to bear arms Turn children into manic murderous And mothers to prostitutes The freedom to be naked And scared while the escapist industry Is making millions the rest of the earth Is dwindling Poverty in America is rising While obesity hits the scales We struggle to lose the weight of our consciousness From jenny craig to Tae Bo to liposuctions Writhing in the culture of deception Mass consumption Fear and freedom suppression Writhing in a culture that churns death Spirit Stagnation Mental saturation Illusion suffocation Mindless desolation Its time to stand up and put an end to This Rhythm-less nation Let this work begin with our generation As we put a new face on Soul Salvation Desist our essence’s fragmentation Rise up and say NO to these new age Plantations Lets begin with Freedom redefinition As we relocate to a state of higher submission Because our lives our worth more than Commercials and televised missions! -Maliha Balala |
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| a_Silver_Rose |
| 03/21/03 at 21:21:42 |
| [slm] thas awesome ma friend but... can i still do tae bo? :o :P ;) |
| 03/21/03 at 21:22:28 |
| a_Silver_Rose |
| Re: Bowling for Columbine |
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| M.F. |
| 03/24/03 at 09:35:15 |
| Assalamu alaikum Insha Allah it's showing here next weekend, and I'm planning to go see it. In the meantime, Michael Moore's website is really good. [url]www.michaelmoore.com[/url] Maybe you can send him your poem Maliha? His letter to Bush (on the front page of the site) is great. |
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| jannah |
| 03/24/03 at 17:46:16 |
| Michael Moore criticizes U.S. war in Iraq in Oscar speech By ANTHONY BREZNICAN AP Entertainment Writer A standing ovation and a handful of jeers from Hollywood's elite greeted filmmaker Michael Moore when he criticized President Bush and the U.S.-led war in Iraq during his acceptance speech Sunday after winning the documentary feature Oscar for "Bowling for Columbine." "We live in fictitious times. We live in the time where we have fictitious election results that elect a fictitious president. We live in a time where we have a man who's sending us to war for fictitious reasons, whether it's the fiction of duct tape or the fiction of orange alerts," Moore said. Applause gave way to some boos, as the orchestra began to play the filmmaker off the stage. "We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush. Shame on you," Moore shouted, surrounded onstage by his fellow nominees in a show of solidarity. "It was so sweet backstage, the teamsters are helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo," host Steve Martin joked later. "Bowling for Columbine" was Moore's satirical exploration of violence in America. The title refers to the fact that gunmen Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went bowling before they opened fire at Columbine High School in Colorado, killing 12 students and a teacher before turning the guns on themselves. Asked backstage why he made the remarks, Moore answered: "I'm an American." "Is that all?" a reporter asked. "Oh, that's a lot," Moore responded. He said the Iraqi conflict sends a negative image to the nation's youth. "What was the lesson that we taught children of Columbine this week? ... That violence is an acceptable means to resolve a conflict," Moore said backstage. Moore dismissed the jeers, telling reporters: "Don't report that there was split decision in the hall because five loud people booed." The rotund, scruffy-bearded activist from Flint, Mich., also directed the 1989 documentary "Roger & Me," in which he pursued former General Motors Corp. boss Roger Smith to confront him about the collapse of the auto industry in Moore's hometosn. Moore also is the author of the best-selling book "Stupid White Men ... And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation," which criticizes American politicians for favoring corporate wealth over public well-being. Scattered appeals for peace and grim reports from the U.S.-led war in Iraq added a sober contrast to Hollywood's traditional night of glitzy self-glorification at Sunday's Academy Awards. "In light of all the troubles in this world, I wish us all peace," said Chris Cooper, ending his acceptance speech after winning the supporting actor award for "Adaptation." Cooper was among several nominees, including Meryl Streep and Martin Scorsese, who wore dove peace pins on their formal wear as a silent statement about the war. |
| 03/24/03 at 17:46:51 |
| jannah |
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