From The BBC, 6/18/04:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3817993.stm

US groups want Moore film banned

Michael Moore's documentary film opens across the US next week
US conservative groups have launched a campaign to have Michael
Moore's "misleading and grotesque" film Fahrenheit 9/11 banned from
cinemas.

The film alleges connections between President George Bush and top
Saudi families, including the Bin Ladens.

Move America Forward has begun a letter-writing campaign, while
Citizens United is making TV and internet adverts which criticise
Moore.

The documentary film will be shown around the US from 25 June.

'Support'

Move America Forward members were behind a letter-writing campaign
that led US channel CBS to drop TV movie The Reagans last November,
claiming the film distorted history.

The group has received several thousand e-mails of support for its
Fahrenheit 9/11 campaign, said executive director Siobhan Guiney, a
former Republican Party lobbyist.

"Since we are the customers of the American movie theatres it is
important for us to speak up loudly and tell the industry executives
that we don't want this misleading and grotesque movie being shown at
our local cinema," the group said on its website, listing contact
details for various US cinemas.

Ms Guiney said:

"(Moore) is critical of what's happening right now, and there's no
problem with being critical - but his movie is not a documentary, it's
a piece of propaganda."

Citizens United is headed by former Republican congressional aide
David Bossie, who is also targeting George Soros, a billionaire who
donated nearly $13 million to groups seeking to defeat President Bush.

Mr Bossie said: "Look, this guy (Moore) is simply producing and
advertising this movie at this time to try to affect the election."

"It seems to be left to us to make sure that the media is educated, as
well as the American people are educated, as to just what they're up
to."

Move America Forward members urged CBS to ban The Reagans
Despite the campaign by the two independent groups, US cinema chain
Regal Entertainment Group said it intended to go ahead and screen the
film as planned.

And US liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org has asked its supporters to
write to cinemas on Move America Forward's list, urging them not to
give in to pressure to block the film.

Fahrenheit 9/11's US distributor Lions Gate Films believes the plan to
have the film banned will fail.

"My guess is that their efforts will backfire and only rally support
for the film, which will be terrific as far as I'm concerned," said
president Tom Ortenberg.

"We need less censorship in this country, not more."

Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film
Festival, and will be released in the UK on 9 July.

_____________________________________________________

Did you ask 'who is David Bossie'?

Cast of rabid right wingers;


Floyd Brown and David Bossie --

In 1992 Floyd Brown & Bossie harassed the family
of a suicide victim. In April, 1992, 30 news
organizations received "an anonymous and
untraceable letter" by fax "claiming Clinton had
had an affair with a former law student who
committed suicide 15 years ago." Brown attempted
to link Clinton to the 1977 suicide of this,
"emotionally distraught young woman, seven-months
pregnant," Susan Coleman.

CBS Evening News, 7/13/92

Brown's associates "repeatedly contacted the
woman's family in an unsuccessful attempt to
confirm the charges."

San Francisco Chronicle, 7/28/92; "CBS Evening
News", 7/13/92

Bossie and ex-DC police officer Jim Murphy
questioned Susan Coleman's mother and her husband
as well as her friends. They even tried to find
out what was in Susan's suicide note.

"CBS Evening News," 7/13/92

Bossie and Murphy followed Susan's mother to an
Army hospital in Augusta, GA where her husband was
being treated for a stroke. They "burst into the
sick man's room and began questioning the shaken
mother about her daughter's suicide."

CBS Evening News, 7/13/92

Beverly Bassett Schaffer said she was "ambushed"
and then "stalked" around Fayetteville by Bossie
and NBC network producer Ira Silverman. Schaffer
said that her car was rushed twice by Silverman,
an NBC camera crew, and Bossie.

The Fayetteville Morning News, 1/15/92

Silverman said, "I talk to them [Brown and Bossie]
along with everyone else. Back in October and
November it was difficult to develop sources."

Columbia Journalism Review, 5-6/94

Phew. Smell the stink?



From Capitol Hill Blue, 5/7/98:

The fallout over the tapes quickly claimed one victim, the House
committee's chief investigator, David Bossie, who supervised the
transcript release.

He was fired Wednesday on orders of Speaker Newt Gingrich, but allowed
to write a letter of resignation.

GOP sources said Burton fought to retain Bossie, but Gingrich
demanded to know Tuesday night why he hadn't been fired.

Burton then told the speaker that Bossie would resign.

From Roll Call, 8/16/99:

Bossie's Back.

In other Burton-related news, gadfly-at-large David Bossie -- remember
him? -- has found a novel way to raise money for his ongoing outside
investigations of President Clinton.

Bossie, who abruptly departed as Burton's chief investigator last
summer after the Webb Hubbell tape fiasco, has enlisted Rep. Bob Barr
(R-Ga.) to send out an interesting fundraising letter.

The pitch solicits money for Bossie's outside dirt-digging firm, the
Center for Government Integrity.

The interesting part is that Barr, one of the 13 House impeachment
managers, seems to think chasing after the lame-duck Clinton is
still worth the GOP's time.

From Roll Call, 5/7/98:

Gingrich Blasts Burton In Hubbell Tapes Furor

Bossie Ousted for Role in Releasing Transcripts

By Jim VandeHei and Amy Keller

Besides costing chief investigator David Bossie his job, the
audiotape controversy swirling around Rep. Dan Burton
(R-Ind) will likely cost Burton control over most of his
campaign finance probe in the coming week, according to
several GOP sources.


Yup. it's *that* David Bossie. The guy with a history of doctoring
audio tapes.


Harry

From The BBC, 6/18/04:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3817993.stm

US groups want Moore film banned

Michael Moore's documentary film opens across the US next week
US conservative groups have launched a campaign to have Michael
Moore's "misleading and grotesque" film Fahrenheit 9/11 banned from
cinemas.

The film alleges connections between President George Bush and top
Saudi families, including the Bin Ladens.

Move America Forward has begun a letter-writing campaign, while
Citizens United is making TV and internet adverts which criticise
Moore.

The documentary film will be shown around the US from 25 June.

'Support'

Move America Forward members were behind a letter-writing campaign
that led US channel CBS to drop TV movie The Reagans last November,
claiming the film distorted history.

The group has received several thousand e-mails of support for its
Fahrenheit 9/11 campaign, said executive director Siobhan Guiney, a
former Republican Party lobbyist.

"Since we are the customers of the American movie theatres it is
important for us to speak up loudly and tell the industry executives
that we don't want this misleading and grotesque movie being shown at
our local cinema," the group said on its website, listing contact
details for various US cinemas.

Ms Guiney said:

"(Moore) is critical of what's happening right now, and there's no
problem with being critical - but his movie is not a documentary, it's
a piece of propaganda."

Citizens United is headed by former Republican congressional aide
David Bossie, who is also targeting George Soros, a billionaire who
donated nearly $13 million to groups seeking to defeat President Bush.

Mr Bossie said: "Look, this guy (Moore) is simply producing and
advertising this movie at this time to try to affect the election."

"It seems to be left to us to make sure that the media is educated, as
well as the American people are educated, as to just what they're up
to."

Move America Forward members urged CBS to ban The Reagans
Despite the campaign by the two independent groups, US cinema chain
Regal Entertainment Group said it intended to go ahead and screen the
film as planned.

And US liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org has asked its supporters to
write to cinemas on Move America Forward's list, urging them not to
give in to pressure to block the film.

Fahrenheit 9/11's US distributor Lions Gate Films believes the plan to
have the film banned will fail.

"My guess is that their efforts will backfire and only rally support
for the film, which will be terrific as far as I'm concerned," said
president Tom Ortenberg.

"We need less censorship in this country, not more."

Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film
Festival, and will be released in the UK on 9 July.

_____________________________________________________

Did you ask 'who is David Bossie'?

Cast of rabid right wingers;


Floyd Brown and David Bossie --

In 1992 Floyd Brown & Bossie harassed the family
of a suicide victim. In April, 1992, 30 news
organizations received "an anonymous and
untraceable letter" by fax "claiming Clinton had
had an affair with a former law student who
committed suicide 15 years ago." Brown attempted
to link Clinton to the 1977 suicide of this,
"emotionally distraught young woman, seven-months
pregnant," Susan Coleman.

CBS Evening News, 7/13/92

Brown's associates "repeatedly contacted the
woman's family in an unsuccessful attempt to
confirm the charges."

San Francisco Chronicle, 7/28/92; "CBS Evening
News", 7/13/92

Bossie and ex-DC police officer Jim Murphy
questioned Susan Coleman's mother and her husband
as well as her friends. They even tried to find
out what was in Susan's suicide note.

"CBS Evening News," 7/13/92

Bossie and Murphy followed Susan's mother to an
Army hospital in Augusta, GA where her husband was
being treated for a stroke. They "burst into the
sick man's room and began questioning the shaken
mother about her daughter's suicide."

CBS Evening News, 7/13/92

Beverly Bassett Schaffer said she was "ambushed"
and then "stalked" around Fayetteville by Bossie
and NBC network producer Ira Silverman. Schaffer
said that her car was rushed twice by Silverman,
an NBC camera crew, and Bossie.

The Fayetteville Morning News, 1/15/92

Silverman said, "I talk to them [Brown and Bossie]
along with everyone else. Back in October and
November it was difficult to develop sources."

Columbia Journalism Review, 5-6/94

Phew. Smell the stink?



From Capitol Hill Blue, 5/7/98:

The fallout over the tapes quickly claimed one victim, the House
committee's chief investigator, David Bossie, who supervised the
transcript release.

He was fired Wednesday on orders of Speaker Newt Gingrich, but allowed
to write a letter of resignation.

GOP sources said Burton fought to retain Bossie, but Gingrich
demanded to know Tuesday night why he hadn't been fired.

Burton then told the speaker that Bossie would resign.

From Roll Call, 8/16/99:

Bossie's Back.

In other Burton-related news, gadfly-at-large David Bossie -- remember
him? -- has found a novel way to raise money for his ongoing outside
investigations of President Clinton.

Bossie, who abruptly departed as Burton's chief investigator last
summer after the Webb Hubbell tape fiasco, has enlisted Rep. Bob Barr
(R-Ga.) to send out an interesting fundraising letter.

The pitch solicits money for Bossie's outside dirt-digging firm, the
Center for Government Integrity.

The interesting part is that Barr, one of the 13 House impeachment
managers, seems to think chasing after the lame-duck Clinton is
still worth the GOP's time.

From Roll Call, 5/7/98:

Gingrich Blasts Burton In Hubbell Tapes Furor

Bossie Ousted for Role in Releasing Transcripts

By Jim VandeHei and Amy Keller

Besides costing chief investigator David Bossie his job, the
audiotape controversy swirling around Rep. Dan Burton
(R-Ind) will likely cost Burton control over most of his
campaign finance probe in the coming week, according to
several GOP sources.


Yup. it's *that* David Bossie. The guy with a history of doctoring
audio tapes.


Harry

From The BBC, 6/18/04:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3817993.stm

US groups want Moore film banned

Michael Moore's documentary film opens across the US next week
US conservative groups have launched a campaign to have Michael
Moore's "misleading and grotesque" film Fahrenheit 9/11 banned from
cinemas.

The film alleges connections between President George Bush and top
Saudi families, including the Bin Ladens.

Move America Forward has begun a letter-writing campaign, while
Citizens United is making TV and internet adverts which criticise
Moore.

The documentary film will be shown around the US from 25 June.

'Support'

Move America Forward members were behind a letter-writing campaign
that led US channel CBS to drop TV movie The Reagans last November,
claiming the film distorted history.

The group has received several thousand e-mails of support for its
Fahrenheit 9/11 campaign, said executive director Siobhan Guiney, a
former Republican Party lobbyist.

"Since we are the customers of the American movie theatres it is
important for us to speak up loudly and tell the industry executives
that we don't want this misleading and grotesque movie being shown at
our local cinema," the group said on its website, listing contact
details for various US cinemas.

Ms Guiney said:

"(Moore) is critical of what's happening right now, and there's no
problem with being critical - but his movie is not a documentary, it's
a piece of propaganda."

Citizens United is headed by former Republican congressional aide
David Bossie, who is also targeting George Soros, a billionaire who
donated nearly $13 million to groups seeking to defeat President Bush.

Mr Bossie said: "Look, this guy (Moore) is simply producing and
advertising this movie at this time to try to affect the election."

"It seems to be left to us to make sure that the media is educated, as
well as the American people are educated, as to just what they're up
to."

Move America Forward members urged CBS to ban The Reagans
Despite the campaign by the two independent groups, US cinema chain
Regal Entertainment Group said it intended to go ahead and screen the
film as planned.

And US liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org has asked its supporters to
write to cinemas on Move America Forward's list, urging them not to
give in to pressure to block the film.

Fahrenheit 9/11's US distributor Lions Gate Films believes the plan to
have the film banned will fail.

"My guess is that their efforts will backfire and only rally support
for the film, which will be terrific as far as I'm concerned," said
president Tom Ortenberg.

"We need less censorship in this country, not more."

Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film
Festival, and will be released in the UK on 9 July.

_____________________________________________________

Did you ask 'who is David Bossie'?

Cast of rabid right wingers;


Floyd Brown and David Bossie --

In 1992 Floyd Brown & Bossie harassed the family
of a suicide victim. In April, 1992, 30 news
organizations received "an anonymous and
untraceable letter" by fax "claiming Clinton had
had an affair with a former law student who
committed suicide 15 years ago." Brown attempted
to link Clinton to the 1977 suicide of this,
"emotionally distraught young woman, seven-months
pregnant," Susan Coleman.

CBS Evening News, 7/13/92

Brown's associates "repeatedly contacted the
woman's family in an unsuccessful attempt to
confirm the charges."

San Francisco Chronicle, 7/28/92; "CBS Evening
News", 7/13/92

Bossie and ex-DC police officer Jim Murphy
questioned Susan Coleman's mother and her husband
as well as her friends. They even tried to find
out what was in Susan's suicide note.

"CBS Evening News," 7/13/92

Bossie and Murphy followed Susan's mother to an
Army hospital in Augusta, GA where her husband was
being treated for a stroke. They "burst into the
sick man's room and began questioning the shaken
mother about her daughter's suicide."

CBS Evening News, 7/13/92

Beverly Bassett Schaffer said she was "ambushed"
and then "stalked" around Fayetteville by Bossie
and NBC network producer Ira Silverman. Schaffer
said that her car was rushed twice by Silverman,
an NBC camera crew, and Bossie.

The Fayetteville Morning News, 1/15/92

Silverman said, "I talk to them [Brown and Bossie]
along with everyone else. Back in October and
November it was difficult to develop sources."

Columbia Journalism Review, 5-6/94

Phew. Smell the stink?



From Capitol Hill Blue, 5/7/98:

The fallout over the tapes quickly claimed one victim, the House
committee's chief investigator, David Bossie, who supervised the
transcript release.

He was fired Wednesday on orders of Speaker Newt Gingrich, but allowed
to write a letter of resignation.

GOP sources said Burton fought to retain Bossie, but Gingrich
demanded to know Tuesday night why he hadn't been fired.

Burton then told the speaker that Bossie would resign.

...........................................................................................................

From Roll Call, 8/16/99:

Bossie's Back.

In other Burton-related news, gadfly-at-large David Bossie -- remember
him? -- has found a novel way to raise money for his ongoing outside
investigations of President Clinton.

Bossie, who abruptly departed as Burton's chief investigator last
summer after the Webb Hubbell tape fiasco, has enlisted Rep. Bob Barr
(R-Ga.) to send out an interesting fundraising letter.

The pitch solicits money for Bossie's outside dirt-digging firm, the
Center for Government Integrity.

The interesting part is that Barr, one of the 13 House impeachment
managers, seems to think chasing after the lame-duck Clinton is
still worth the GOP's time.

...............................................................................................

From Roll Call, 5/7/98:

Gingrich Blasts Burton In Hubbell Tapes Furor

Bossie Ousted for Role in Releasing Transcripts

By Jim VandeHei and Amy Keller

Besides costing chief investigator David Bossie his job, the
audiotape controversy swirling around Rep. Dan Burton
(R-Ind) will likely cost Burton control over most of his
campaign finance probe in the coming week, according to
several GOP sources.


Yup. it's *that* David Bossie. The guy with a history of doctoring
audio tapes.


Harry