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"Stop Michael Moore" Campaign a GOP Front

"So desperate are Bush Republicans to kill Michael Moore's latest film, Fahrenheit 9/11, they have hired a public relations firm to set up a web site attacking Moore," the Alternative Press Review writes. "The site, MoveAmericaForward.com [1], claims to be 'non-partisan,' but a glance at the 'About' page of the site reveals the director and staff of Move America Forward are all diehard Republicans, anti-tax activists, and former legislative staffers. The PR firm is Russo Marsh & Rogers [2]. Thanks to the detective work of WhatReallyHappened.com [3], it was revealed that Move America Forward's web site was registered in the name of Russo Marsh & Rogers. ... In short, Move America Forward's campaign is a Republican dirty trick designed to smear Moore and pressure move theater owners not to run his film." Meanwhile, Moore has hired Democratic political strategists [4] Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane "to fire off rapid responses to the conservative attacks," according to Salon.com.

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