"We have so much time, and so little to do! Strike that, reverse it"-Willy Wonka

I've been trying for a week now to post how I felt about finally seeing Fahrenheit 911, every time I'd start a post I'd get all over-emotional, because I was constantly stuck on a few frames of the movie that were completely blackened out, the scene had only the sounds of the the two planes hitting the Twin Towers and the screams of the crowd below. I kept reliving that day over in my mind, the atrocities and horrors. I revisit my emotions that I felt following September 11th, the very emotions that were fed on a daily basis with misinformation and a personal feeling of revenge so strong that I backed the Presidents decision to bitchslap Osama...errr...Saddam.

The movie, despite what you think about Michael Moore and his tactics, is ultimately important because it opens the dialogue as to why it happened. You may choose to agree or disagree, the facts are there to champion or challenge. Personally, I walked away from the theater feeling duped by an agenda other than my own, my own agenda being the total obliteration of terrorism and hate, but other than a cartoon reflections and witty banter, I don't have a magic wand that I could shove up Omarosa's err...Osama's ass and make him disappear. The United States has the tools that could take out Bin Laden, but ya see..it may never happen because the ties that bind are tight, as you'll see in the movie. The cynic in me expects a capture of Osama in October, just prior to the election. I imagine Dubya calling up him and saying, "Hey there good buddy, its time to pay the piper, I let your family flee from the U.S. rather then have emotional American's rip the shit out of them, remember?" If that were to happen, Dubya would probably win by a landslide, because our collective minds will once again feel safe.

We have and will never be entirely safe, here in the United States our freedoms keep us floating in a bubble of a false sense of security, I mean for christs sake we are the most civil country on the planet, are we not? Gosh..ummmm..well..aside from that whole slavery issue and the blatant blowing off of Rwanda like that 3 a.m. booty call. It is our own humanity that that lends to our shortcomings and our failures, we are not a perfect species, but, keeping in line with the protocols of food chain (burp) and embracing the power of philosophical debate we can be a better species, one that questions, one that honors civility and humanity.

So, pardon moi while I get all Ronstadt on your asses and recommend that you take the time to go see Fahrenheit 911, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you will remember, you'll question and you'll wonder why Mr. Moore won't lose that fucking ugly leather coat already and please don't trash the lobby on your way out, thanks. :)

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