Last night I went to see Fahrenheit 9/11 with Ken (a post about him is coming soon). We got our tickets first and then went to have a quick dinner at The Silver Diner. I had a hamburger, he had catfish. It was good. Then we were off to the movie. Got some decent seats and the theatre wasn't that crowded at all. Since the movie has been out a few weeks, I didn't expect it to be too crowded. But of course some chatty people had to sit next to me even though there were plenty of seats open in the theatre.

The opening of the movie is all about how the Supreme Court gave the election to Bush. Watching the scenes and following the chronology of events, I was reliving my anger from 2000. The movie was just beginning and I was already mad. The movie continues with the events that lead up to 9/11. After that the connections began. From that point on I was shocked and amazed at how connected Bush and his father are to the Bin Ladens and the Saudis. Point after point was made with evidence showing the very tight relationship between them. No wonder Bush wanted to take attention away from Bin Laden and 9/11. He didn't want the connection to be known. He put all the attention on Iraq and Saddam. It was mentioned just briefly but I believe Bush also wanted to get Saddam because he tried to assassinate his father back in the gulf war. The movie continued showing connections and how the lack of evidence of WMD's in Iraq and how senseless this war is. There were some very sad moments during the movie. Some images that were hard to see. I was quite amazed at the amount of research and detective work Michael Moore did to create this movie. I'm so glad we have free speech so that this movie could be shown. I think the sad part is that the people who are going to see this movie are not the people who need to see this movie. It's like preaching to the choir.

At this point, I just can't see how Bush can be re-elected with such strong evidence against him. There is NO reason for going to war with Iraq. He says he's helping Iraq become a free, democratic society while at home he's creating discrimination against gays and lesbians. I hope eventually he will be held responsible for what he has done to our country, the men and women who have lost and will loose their lives in Iraq, and for what he's done to the country of Iraq. I left the theatre mad, frustrated, and feeling sad. If you haven't seen this movie, you need to see it. And recommend it to all your friends, especially if they are republicans (even though I can't imagine anyone actually being friends with republicans).