"Stop Michael Moore" Campaign a GOP Front [1]
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"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 [3], 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 [4]. Thanks to the detective work of WhatReallyHappened.com [5], 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 [6] Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane "to fire off rapid responses to the conservative attacks," according to Salon.com.