PATRIOTIC DUTY

Republican website encourages harassment of theaters screening Moore's film 'Fahrenheit 911'

The US Republican party has launched a nominally patriotic website, Moveamericaforward.org, via long-time GOP "public relations" firm Russo Marsh & Rogers, which was a major player in the recall ouster of California governor Grey Davis in 2002. In 2002, RMR partner Ron Rogers teamed up with the Reagan era Lyn Nofziger and Ed Rollins to work on the gubernatorial campaign of Bill Simon.
The Republican connection was uncovered using WHOIS, a database maintained by registries and registrars that records domain name registrations on the Internet.
Within minutes of being exposed, the website domain registration was changed, effectively removing any direct Republican connections to the site.

Melanie Morgan (left) -- Vice Chair of Move America Forward and host of a San Francisco radio program 'Lee Rodgers and Melanie Morgan Show' -- advises sympathisers to: Pick a theatre in your neighborhood that is showing Farehneit 9/11. Find the e-mail address from the list we've provided and let them know what you think of this effort to discredit America's fight on Radical Islamists.
Make a small effort to communicate with the corporate moguls who profit from this slur on our families, friends and neighbors who are risking their lives in this battle to keep the rest of us safer. And then forward our website to others who will support us.
I'm honored to work with my friend, Howard Kaloogian, on this important cause to rally Americans to stand united behind the men and women of the armed forces and their mission: fighting the war on terrorism around the world.
Honorable Howard Kaloogian served as a Member of the California State Assembly from 1994-2000. Mr. Kaloogian made history as Chairman of the Recall Gray Davis Committee, leading the historic effort that replaced failed California governor, Gray Davis, with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Considering former President and California Governor Ronald Reagan to be one of his political heroes, Kaloogian was Chairman of the Defend Reagan Committee www.DefendReagan.org which successfully rallied millions of Americans to oppose the airing of the CBS' hatchet piece 'The Reagans'.

Fahrenheit 9/11 exposes financial connections between President George W. Bush’s family, and its associates, and prominent Saudi Arabian families, including that of Osama bin Laden, the man blamed for masterminding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington DC. The movie also exposes the Bush administration’s role in evacuating Osama bin Laden's relatives from the US immediately after the September 11 attacks.
Claiming that it contains “violent and disturbing images” and “strong language,” the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ruled that director Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 must carry the “R” adult rating. This means that the movie may not be viewed by Americans under the age of 17 unless they are accompanied by an adult.
Disney had stopped its subsidiary Miramax from distributing Fahrenheit 9/11, whereupon the Canada based Lions Gate distributor mustered its courage to make sure that Moore’s film can be seen by North American audiences. (European audiences are already seeing the movie without restriction). Moreover, Lions Gate’s chairman, Tom Ortenberg, promptly reacted with indignation to the MPAA's R rating decision, declaring it to be completely unjustified. “We are adamant about overturning this decision in an expeditious manner to ensure that as many people as possible ... are able to see one of the most important and thought-provoking films of our time.”