[Vision2020] An Inaugural Message from Michael Moore

[Kai Eiselein, Editor]

Moore is a jerk.
Did you know he stole content from New West?

http://www.newwest.net/index.php/main/article/17044/
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From: <nickgier at roadrunner.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:58 AM
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Subject: [Vision2020] An Inaugural Message from Michael Moore

> Hail to the Vision!
>
> I don't always agree with Michael Moore's way of doing things, but this 
> inaugural message is not only civil but moving.
>
> Nick Gier
>
> Just Hours Away ...a note from Michael Moore
>
> Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
>
> Friends,
>
> This happy, happy day!
>
> We have made it through the Dark Ages and here we are, in one of the most 
> redemptive moments history has ever witnessed. Barack Obama is our best 
> hope to get it right, to heal our national soul, to reach out to the rest 
> of the world with an olive branch instead of shocking brutality.
>
> I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who has 
> worked to make this day happen. For many, the madness goes back, not eight 
> years but twenty-eight years, to the tragic day Reagan was sworn in to 
> dismantle our precious "government of the people" and our beloved way of 
> life.
>
> To all of you who have spoken up and spoken out, who have written letters 
> and marched for peace, for all of you who never gave up, you are the true 
> heroes today. Many of you have suffered great economic losses. Some of you 
> have endured a loved one being shipped overseas to senseless and shameful 
> wars, and thousands of you have seen those loved ones returned home, no 
> longer alive. It has been a heartbreaking time.
>
> But the sun comes out at noon today. The disgraced outgoing president will 
> slide out the side door and head to Crawford to sell the Hollywood set 
> known as the Bush "ranch" before he settles down in an exclusive 
> neighborhood in Dallas. I would encourage Mr. Bush to issue one final 
> pardon before noon today -- his own. He had better issue a blanket pardon 
> for all crimes that may have been committed since 2001 by himself, Cheney, 
> Rumsfeld and the whole gang. Serious laws were broken, a war was concocted 
> on a lie, and now, please, justice must be carried out.
>
> So let us move forward and fix the horrible mess we are in. We are 
> fortunate to have a new president who is smart and kind and committed to 
> serving his country. Take a moment today and think about what you can do 
> to join him in helping him do his job. We're all in this together. Our 
> country has been so profoundly wrecked by an administration who decided to 
> mug our constitution and then steal what they can for their Wall Street 
> cronies on the way out the door.
>
> Here is my plea: Let's not leave Barack Obama alone to clean up the mess. 
> As he takes his oath today, please take one yourself -- to work harder 
> than ever to end these wars, create universal health care, save our 
> planet, end poverty, increase knowledge and establish a true government 
> "of, by and for the people" (instead of "of, by and for the lobbyists, the 
> bankers, and the war profiteers").
>
> On a personal note, it's no secret that I have had to suffer an avalanche 
> of hate and attack as I stuck my neck out to simply do my job. Some day I 
> will tell you what the true cost of this has been for me, but not today. 
> Today is a time for celebration and optimism and hope. I'm glad we all 
> lived to see this incredible moment. And I thank each of you for your 
> support of my work and your dedication to our democracy.
>
> 12:01pm can't come soon enough! Happy Inauguration Day!
>
> Yours,
> Michael Moore
> MMFlint at aol.com
>
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Kai Eiselein
Editor, Latah Eagle