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. In the book 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America by Bernard Goldberg, Moore is ranked number one on said list.
. An episode of American Dad later depicted the opening of a new Michael Moore film in which he sleeps with Angelina Jolie on camera and Hailey leaves in disgust over Moore's "selling out.". All statistics and accomplishments courtesy of NFL.com.^[2]. In a September 2005 episode of the animated Family Guy series, titled The Perfect Castaway, Peter recalls a farting contest with Michael Moore that develops into a parody of the duelling banjo scene from Deliverance. ^[3]. The British television programme Dead Ringers featured a segment in its 2004 "US election special" entitled "Michael Moore takes on Michael Moore," in which a Michael Moore impersonator satirises Moore's documentary style and approach.

Brady finished third in the league in MVP votes for the 2005 season, with Shaun Alexander winning the award. [29]. Even as his Patriots shifted through a league record 44 starters, including injuries to left tackle Matt Light and center Dan Koppen for the season, the Patriots finished with a 10-6 record and clinched the AFC East for the fourth time in five years. When interviewed by Kent Brockman, he offered statistics and then got belligerent when Brockman asked him for the statistics' source as proof of their accuracy. As previously mentioned, Brady finished the regular season with league-leading 4,110 yards passing and 26 touchdowns. Moore lent his voice to a parody of himself on The Simpsons; he was depicted as showing up to Springfield Elementary School in support of a student strike. Looking at his statistics, one sees that the departure of offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, who became head coach of Notre Dame in 2005, did not seem to affect Brady. In each scene the inscription on Moore's baseball cap gets progressively more self-righteous: "Hero", "Saint", "Martyr".

Brady also led the NFL in touchdown passes in 2002-2003 with 28, and total pass yardage in 2005-2006 with 4,110 yards.^[2]. In a 2003 skit, entitled "Bowling for Christmas", [28] Vogt as Moore angrily accuses Christmas shoppers of supporting terrorism and Santa Claus of exploiting child labor. While not known for his outstanding statistics, Brady is seventh all-time in passer rating, posting an 88.5 career mark through the end of the 2005-2006 regular season. MADtv comedian Paul Vogt is noted for his impersonations of Moore. He has led the most (21) game-winning scoring drives in the 4th quarter or overtime in the NFL since he became a starter. This war was not elected by the populace." In a similar vein, the parody film Fellowship 9/11 parodied Fahrenheit 9/11 using the Lord of the Rings films as its basis. Brady has extensive experience with pressure situations. This is a fictitious war.

Under Tom Brady, the New England Patriots' regular season record is 48-17, and they are 10-1 in the playoffs and 7-0 in overtime. Shame on you hobbits, shame on you. Brady's defenders argue that he is a clutch player. Moore was depicted holding a camera amidst a battle (the Battle of the Pelennor Fields from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King film), and shouting, "Stop this war. Brady's fiercest detractors have argued that he is a "system quarterback", and believe that many other quarterbacks would have enjoyed the same level of success playing for the Patriots. The 2004 Academy Awards opened with a satirical short film in which the host, Billy Crystal, re-enacted the most memorable scenes of 2003. Most notably, comparisons are often made with Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, leading to fierce and bitter controversy. Michael Moore asked the same question in Fahrenheit 9/11, except the responses he chose to air were "no".

This debate has existed and evolved for several years, from arguments over whether Brady was even better than average to current arguments that center on comparing Brady to only a few select and elite quarterbacks. In an episode of the television show Arrested Development, 'The One Where Michael Leaves', an unnamed obese documentary film maker (revealed in a subsequent episode, 'Out on a Limb', to have been a Michael Moore impersonator doing a bit for Jimmy Kimmel Live) approaches Lucile asking if she would enlist her son in the military. There is considerable debate, both among football fans and sportswriters, as to where exactly Tom Brady ranks in the quarterback pantheon. [27]. Despite not playing in the game, Brady was present at Super Bowl XL, as the official coin tosser prior to kickoff. They opined that this created the false impression that Stone (and his colleague Trey Parker, who together are popular largely through being the creators of South Park) created the animation, which he saw as "retarded." Stone later states that he does not "really hate the guy". It was the first loss of Brady's playoff career. The animation starts more than ten minutes after Stone’s interview—in-between them Moore interviews Marilyn Manson and a short commercial for a metal detector is shown).

Brady threw for 346 yards in the game and a touchdown with two interceptions, including one returned 100 yards by Denver cornerback Champ Bailey. One of the makers of the film, Matt Stone, a fellow Michigan resident, later stated that this representation was in response to Moore's placement of a South Park-style animation after an interview with Stone in Moore's film Bowling for Columbine (the animation, in fact, does not take place directly after Stone's interview. However, on January 14, 2006, the Patriots lost 27-13 against the Denver Broncos at INVESCO Field. He is later described as a 'giant socialist weasel'. In the playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to a 28-3 victory over Jacksonville in the Wild Card Round. In the 2004 satire film Team America: World Police, a marionette representation of Moore surfaces as a suicide bomber who blows up Team America's headquarters inside Mount Rushmore. When the Patriots hosted the Atlanta Falcons, Brady achieved a regular season-high rating of 140.3.^[2] It was the fourth highest regular season single-game quarterback rating of Brady's career. When the host, Steve Martin, returned to the stage after Moore's speech, he joked: "It was so sweet backstage, the Teamsters are helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo." [26].

Some of the highlights of the season included another game with the Steelers, in which Brady helped lead the team on the game winning drive. In commentary included on the DVD for Columbine, Moore indicated that the majority of the audience were cheering for him, prompting one or two boos from audience members, and that further booing was actually Moore's supporters responding to the one or two detractors who had become vocal in the audience. At 92.3, his 2005-2006 passer rating was the second highest of his career, although he tied his worst interception total (14).^[2] He also rushed for 89 yards and fumbled a career-low 4 times.^[2] Brady and the injured Patriots finished with a 10-6 record and obtained their third straight AFC East title. Moore repeated the part of his speech that had been cut short due to the orchestra starting to play music and his microphone being turned off, and gave the reason "I'm an American" in defense of his choice of acceptance speech. The results were positive; Brady finished first in the league with 4,110 passing yards and third in the league with 26 touchdowns. In a backstage interview with Moore afterwards, he stated that the majority of the audience was cheering. Brady also had to adjust to a new center and a new running back: Heath Evans. The televised speech was met with a mixture of boos and applause from the audience.

During the 2005-2006 season, the Patriots were forced to rely more on Tom Brady's passing due to injuries suffered by running backs Corey Dillon, Patrick Pass, and Kevin Faulk. Bush having started the 2003 invasion of Iraq:. On February 6, 2005, the Brady-led Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX for their third NFL championship in four years. When Moore accepted the Oscar for Bowling for Columbine, he created a stir when he took the opportunity to state his point of view on President George W. Against the NFL's best defensive team, Brady recorded a quarterback passer rating of 130.5, his highest of the season.^[2] 2004 also served as Brady's best year statistically; his rating, at 92.6, was a career high.^[2]. Bowling for Columbine won the Oscar for Best Documentary as well as the first unanimous Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes, and Fahrenheit 9/11 won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture (an unprecedented honor for a documentary film), as well as the Palme d'Or Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival. Brady played his best game of the year in Pittsburgh despite requiring IV treatment the previous night when he had a temperature of 103 degrees. His films Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 debuted as the highest-grossing feature-length non-music nonfiction films of all time, the latter making over $120 million.

In the AFC playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to victories over the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite the controversy surrounding Moore and his work, he has had great critical and financial success as a filmmaker and writer. The Patriots also won the AFC East divisional title for the third time in four years. These critics, such as in Hardy and Clarke's book as well as Peter Schweizer's, note that Davison, his childhood neighborhood, is a middle class community with better employment rates and higher incomes as opposed to the lower class status of larger Flint.[23] [24] However, those who reject this criticism note Moore's inconsistency in discussing his hometown, noting that he spoke of growing up in Davison in the Flint Voice in 1982, as well as point out Davison's proximity[25], as Davison is a suburb within 10 miles of Flint. New England's 14-2 record matched that of the 2003-04 season and equalled the best record ever for a defending champion. Critics also note that he identifies himself as being from Flint, using Flint in his handle and signing e-mails as "The Man from Flint" [21] and mentioning it in the introductions he has written for books.[22]. During the 2004-2005 season, Brady helped the Patriots set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year. [19] [20].

With 1:08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied at 29, Brady engineered a drive to put the Patriots in position for the game-winning field goal. Given Moore's frequent suggestion that rich people should be taxed at a higher rate, critics, including websites like MooreWatch, have accused him of hypocrisy for doing this. During the game, Brady set the record for most completions by a QB in the Super Bowl (32). Although the reason for him doing this has never been identified, it is a quite common method of reducing property taxes. On February 1, 2004, Brady led the Patriots to a 32-29 victory over the NFC champion Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII and was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time. In 2004, Moore transferred the deeds of his New York City home to a private corporation that was formed specifically for this purpose. In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. Anybody who knows me knows that, you know - who's gonna believe that? Just crazy people are going to believe it - crazy people who tune-in to the Fox News Channel." [17] [18].

Statistically, Brady's strongest game of the season was against Buffalo, when he achieved a season-high quarterback rating of 122.9.^[2]. I know it's not true - I mean, I've never owned a share of stock in my life. In the 2003-2004 NFL season, after a 2-2 start, Brady led the Patriots to 12 consecutive victories to finish the season and win the AFC East. Moore stated on C-SPAN, "Michael Moore own Halliburton stock? See, that's like a great comedy line. Brady continues to suffer from shoulder complications, but it has not led to a missed start. In the Peter Schweizer book Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy, Schweizer includes a tax return of Moore's showing that Moore and his wife are in control of a variety of stocks, among them such companies as Halliburton. Although posting a career-low single-season rating of 85.7, Brady threw for a league-leading 28 touchdown passes, though his 14 interceptions ties his worst total.^[2] Moreover, at Buffalo, Brady threw for a quarterback rating of 147.6, the second highest of his career.^[2] Furthermore, Brady played much of the second half of the season with a shoulder injury, and New England head coach Bill Belichick has since indicated that if the Patriots had made the playoffs, Brady would not have been able to play in the first game due to that injury. [16].

However the Jets won the division on the third tiebreaker, and the Patriots missed the playoffs. Their allegation is that he primarily includes interviews and speeches that are heavily edited to create a negative image of the subject being portrayed and present misleading or false facts. Tom Brady and the Patriots finished the year at 9-7, tied for the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division. Hardy and Jason Clarke criticize Moore for, they allege, being untruthful in his film productions, especially with respect to Bowling for Columbine (the book's release predated Fahrenheit 9/11). Brady was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI while throwing for 145 yards and 1 touchdown. In their book Michael Moore Is a Big Fat Stupid White Man, David T. The Patriots won the game on an Adam Vinatieri field goal as time expired. Bush?".

Instead, Brady drove the Patriots offense down the field. Get it, Mr. With less than two minutes left in the Super Bowl, and the score tied, sportscaster John Madden said that he thought the Patriots should let the time run out on the clock and look to win the game in overtime. They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow — and they will win. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. In a memo released on his personal website, Moore said "The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy'. After defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game, the Patriots were considered 14-point underdogs against the NFC champion St. A recent controversy surrounds Michael Moore's public comments about the Iraq insurgency and terrorists.

Brady, who threw for 312 yards in his first NFL playoff game, led the Patriots back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit and engineered the winning drive in overtime to beat the Raiders. These same critics have pointed out that, at a time when the people of the United States, including both major political parties, were coming together following the attacks, Moore was still focused on the electoral politics of 2000. Citing the controversial "tuck rule," where a ball is ruled an incomplete pass after the quarterback starts any forward throwing motion, referee Walt Coleman overturned the decision after reviewing the instant replay, calling the drop an incomplete pass rather than a fumble (some analysts have claimed that Oakland should have been called for "roughing the passer" on that play, as the player who made contact with Brady hit his head; such a call would have rendered the "tuck rule" controversy obsolete). If someone did this to get back at Bush, then they did so by killing thousands of people who DID NOT VOTE for him! Boston, New York, DC, and the planes' destination of California — these were places that voted AGAINST Bush!" This has been interpreted by some critics as Moore implying that an attack against areas that had voted for Bush would have been justifiable. During a 2001-2002 divisional playoff game against the Oakland Raiders (played in January 2002), Tom Brady had been ruled as having fumbled on a pass attempt, with Oakland protecting a three-point lead. They did not deserve to die. He also passed for his third highest single season rating (86.5).^[2]. This just is not right.

However, during a mid-season matchup at Indianapolis, Brady passed for a career-high regular season rating of 148.3 in a 38-17 win.^[2] Brady helped bring the Patriots to an 11-5 record and into the playoffs. On September 12th, 2001, the day after the September 11th terrorist attacks against New York City and Washington, DC, Michael Moore posted a message on his website that included the passage (since redacted from the message on the site): "Many families have been devastated tonight. ^[2]. The conservative evangelical Christian group Focus on the Family urged a letter writing campaign directed at Michael Moore and published his home address in a July 2004 newsletter. In his first two games, Brady's quarterback rating was low, at 79.6 and 58.7 respectively. The caustic tone of these criticisms quickly drew counter-criticisms from OpEdNews.com articles like Deception; Desperate Right Wing Attacks on Fahrenheit 9/11 and How Many Lies Can Christopher Hitchens Tell? as well as an eFilmCritic article Defending Truth: Slate's Chris Hitchens does a hatchet job on Michael Moore and a Columbus Free Press editorial. Soon after Brady was named the starting quarterback. Dave Kopel has compiled a list of alleged deceits in Fahrenheit 9/11, and Slate.com's Christopher Hitchens compiled a similar list.

New England lost both the game and Bledsoe. Moore's style has also come under fire from those who claim that when making his films, he unfairly edits and re-sequences events in order to twist or misrepresent the words of his targets or interviewees. During that game, Drew Bledsoe suffered internal bleeding after colliding with Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. The feature-length essayed form was pioneered by Nick Broomfield and was adopted by documentarians such as Louis Theroux, who himself worked with Moore on Michael Moore's TV Nation. This changed on September 23, 2001, when the Patriots were playing against their AFC East division rivals, New York Jets at Foxboro Stadium. This is a potential criticism from more traditionalist documentary makers, who prefer a more observational style in which the filmmaker remains hidden behind the camera. After being selected in the 6th round of the 2000 Draft, Brady served as the backup quarterback to Drew Bledsoe. Moore's documentary style is an involved, essayed form, as much about Moore himself and his opinion as they are about the subject at the heart of the film.

In the 1999 season, Brady led Michigan in defeating Alabama in an overtime game in the Orange Bowl and threw for 400 yards in that game. These include the films Michael Moore Hates America, Celsius 41.11, and FahrenHYPE 9/11. The Wolverines won 20 of 25 games when Brady started and shared the Big Ten Conference title in 1998. With Moore's success, there have been some works criticising his books and films. He was All-Big Ten both seasons and team captain his senior year. [15]. Brady battled for the first string quarterback position with Drew Henson and ultimately started every game in the 1998 and 1999 seasons under Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. Two weeks later, after her opinion piece was adopted by the right-wing, Yasmin wrote another piece saying that although she objected to Moore's "crass remarks", she supported his stance on guns and the Iraq war.

Since that time, Brady has mentioned Montana as one of his inspirations and an idol^[1] He played college football for, and graduated from, the University of Michigan, sitting on the bench his first two years; including a year as understudy to fellow UM teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese who led the Wolverines to the 1997 National Championship. [14]. Born near San Francisco in San Mateo, California, Brady would be regularly taken to see the 49ers play in the 1980s, where he became a fan of quarterback Joe Montana. Writing in The Independent she said she was enraged when Moore said, during an appearance on stage in London, that the plane passengers on 9/11 were "scaredy-cats" because they were mostly white; that if there had been more black people on the flights they would have "crushed" the hijackers. . On 6 January 2003, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown criticized Moore for perpetuating stereotypes of black people. Additionally, Brady was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2005. However, Moore's supporters have described these attacks as hypocritical, pointing out that public figures of Moore's stature (including many of his critics) are often paid much higher honoraria by sponsors for their appearances and very few of them are on record as having donated the money to the causes they support [13].

With the Patriots, Brady has won three Super Bowls and two Super Bowl MVP awards. Moore has been criticized by some conservatives for the public speaking fees he receives. In the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (199th overall). Moore responded, saying Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper catches fire but that Fahrenheit 9/11 is the temperature at which freedom burns. Brady attended the University of Michigan and led Michigan to an Orange Bowl victory in the 1999 season. Ray Bradbury has also complained about Moore's adaptation of his Fahrenheit 451 title without permission [12], calling him a "screwed asshole." However, such permission is not legally required and Bradbury himself is the author of several books whose titles are taken from works by other writers. Brady graduated from Junipero Serra High School, the same school that produced baseball player Barry Bonds and NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann. [11].

Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the National Football League's New England Patriots. Moore denied that this was done in the film, but is said to have slightly corrected the text for the DVD release. Brady guest-starred as himself in Family Guy episode "Patriot Games" (first aired January 29, 2006). In Bowling for Columbine, on-screen text was allegedly altered in a Bush-Quayle campaign ad, and footage edited into it from a non-campaign ad, in order to make it seem racist. Brady guest-starred as himself in The Simpsons episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" (first aired February 6, 2005). Similar allegations of deceptive editing, staging or scripting scenes, or altering the original intent of the speaker in the video have also been made by critics about Moore's film Bowling for Columbine [10]. In 2002 and 2004, his touchdown-interception ratio was identical (28-14). Moore set up a rebuttal "war room" [8] to support the content in Fahrenheit 9/11 and counter criticisms [9].

In his five full seasons as an NFL quarterback, Brady has thrown for either 12 or 14 interceptions per season. government. Was nominated for the FedEx Air Player of the Year Award with Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer(Winner). While it gathered generally favorable reviews from movie critics [7] and many awards, some opponents described the film as a deceptive and inaccurate portrayal of the U.S. In the December 12, 2005 Issue of Sports Illustrated, Brady was named Sportsman of the Year; he is the fourth professional football player to receive the honor since the award was created in 1954 and the first professional football player to garner the accolade since 1990. Moore's body of work has attracted a great deal of criticism and praise, especially after the release of his film Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004. Brady appears in a Visa commercial with his teammates from his offensive line, Brandon Gorin, Tom Ashworth, Russ Hochstein, Matt Light, and Dan Koppen in which the offensive linemen represented Visa's five layers of protection. With the 2004 election over, Moore continues to collect information on the War in Iraq and the Bush administration.

Brady is a lifelong Roman Catholic. The event was chronicled in the documentary film This Divided State.. On April 16, 2005, Brady hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live with musical guest Beck. Death threats, bribes and lawsuits followed. According to The Smoking Gun as of 2004, Tom Brady is a registered voter, but has not voted in any political election so far. A fight for his right to speak ensued and resulted in massive public debates and a media blitz. Brady declined to discuss his political views with the media. Quite possibly the most controversial stop during the tour was Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah.

Bush. John Kerry eventually won the state of Michigan by 3%. On January 26, 2004, Tom Brady attended the annual State of the Union Address as a guest of President George W. Nonetheless, the generally increased turnout in the election ensured that the percentage of youth voting was little different than in 2000, albeit at a higher numerical level. Most completions in a Super Bowl (32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII). Large numbers of young adults registered to vote, and by a strong percentage voted for John Kerry (Kerry 54%, Bush 44%). 3 Super Bowl victories. The "Underwear" tour was a popular success.

2 Super Bowl MVP awards. This provoked public denunciations from the Michigan Republican Party and attempts to convince the government that Moore should be arrested for buying votes, but since Moore did not tell the 'slackers' involved whom to vote for, just to vote, district attorneys refused to get involved. 3 Pro Bowls. The tour gave away ramen and underwear to people who promised to vote. 73.7 passing attempts per interception in the post-season (lowest rate, NFL history (minimum 250 pass attempts): Bart Starr second with 71 attempts per post-season interception). During September and October 2004, Moore spoke at universities and colleges in swing states during his "Slacker Uprising Tour". 5 passes intercepted. Moore wrote a daily column chronicling his impressions of the convention in USA Today.

15 passing touchdowns. Moore also attended the 2004 Republican National Convention, where he was criticized (and promptly booed by the audience) in a speech by Senator John McCain as "a disingenuous film-maker". 2493 passing yards (226.6 ypg). Moore was a high-profile guest at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, prominently seated in a box with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife. 225 passes completed. Also, during an October 27 stop in Portland, OR, Moore called the private phone number of radio host Lars Larson, given to him by a member of the audience. 367 passes attempted. Bush military service controversy).

NFL record 10-1 in the post-season (12-1 including college). Moore drew attention when charging publicly that Bush was AWOL during his service in the National Guard (see George W. Most consecutive post season wins (college and professional combined): 12. (Moore joined Bill Maher on the latter's television show in kneeling before Nader to plead with him to stay out of the race.) Although Moore has claimed he is not a Democrat (although he registered as a Democrat in 1992 [6]), on January 14, Moore endorsed General Wesley Clark for the Democratic nomination. NFL record for most consecutive wins in post season: 10 (broke record of Green Bay's Bart Starr). In the 2004 election, Moore changed his mind about Nader and urged him not to run, so as not to split the liberal vote and permit George Bush to be re-elected. 7-0 in overtime games. He has said in an interview that his intention was to run for president of the organization and dismantle it after winning.

58-20 record as a starter (.744 winning percentage). Moore became a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association after the Columbine High School Massacre. 66 interceptions. In exchange for jumping in the show's "traveling mosh pit," Republican Alan Keyes won the endorsement of Moore's television series The Awful Truth in 2000, although Moore does not endorse Keyes' views. 123 passing touchdowns. He left Nader's employment on bad terms, but Moore vociferously supported Nader's campaign for the United States presidency in 2000. 18,035 passing yards. After Moore's departure from Mother Jones, he became an employee of Ralph Nader.

63.0% completion rate. Moore has authored three best-selling books:. 4110 passing yards, (1st in the NFL). He also directed the music videos for System of a Down's "Boom!" and "All the Way to Reno" from R.E.M.. 14 interceptions. [5]. 26 passing touchdowns (3rd in the NFL). He was threatened with arrest during the shooting of "Sleep Now in the Fire", which was filmed on Wall Street; the city of New York had denied the band permission to play there, even though the band and Moore had secured a federal permit to perform.

92.3 quarterback rating (2nd highest of career). Moore has directed several music videos, including two for Rage Against the Machine for songs from "The Battle of Los Angeles": "Sleep Now in the Fire" and "Testify". Highest interception total, season (minumum 2 starts): 14 (2002, 2004, 2005). Hefner First Amendment Award in Arts and Entertainment, for being the executive producer and host of The Awful Truth, where he was also described as "muckraker, author and documentary filmmaker.". Lowest interception total, season (minimum 2 starts): 12 (2001 and 2003). In 1999 Moore won the Hugh M. Highest career quarterback rating against a team: Atlanta Falcons (140.4). The show was performed around midday local time, which due to the time difference made it a late-night show in the UK.

Highest single-season quarterback rating: 92.6 (2004-2005 season). This show had a similar format to The Awful Truth but also incorporated phone-ins and a live stunt each week. Highest single-game quarterback rating: 148.3 (at Indianapolis, October 21, 2001). Another 1999 series, Michael Moore Live was aired in the UK only on Channel 4, though it was broadcast from New York. It aired in 1999 and 2000. His other series was The Awful Truth, which satirized actions by big corporations and politicians.

The series was aired on NBC in 1994 for 9 episodes and again for 8 episodes on FOX in 1995. Between 1994 and 1995 he directed and hosted the television series TV Nation, which followed the format of news magazine shows but covered topics they avoid. Moore expects to complete Fahrenheit 9/11½ in 2006 or 2007. We're communicators, and it's up to us to start doing it now."[4] The sequel, like the original, will concern the war in Iraq and terrorism.

They weren't told the truth. He said, "Fifty-one percent of the American people lacked information [in this election], and we want to educate and enlighten them. Fahrenheit 9/11½ (pre-production): On November 11, 2004 Moore told the Hollywood trade publication Daily Variety that he is also planning a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11. [2] [3].

At least two major pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline, have ordered their employees not to grant any interviews to Moore. Sicko (filming): Moore is currently working on a film about the American healthcare system from the viewpoint of mental healthcare, focusing particularly on the managed-care and pharmaceutical industries, under the working title Sicko. The title of the film alludes to the classic book Fahrenheit 451 (about a future totalitarian state in which books are banned; paper begins to burn at 451 degrees Fahrenheit) and the pre-release subtitle of the film confirms the allusion: "The temperature at which freedom burns." At the box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 remains by far the highest-grossing documentary of all time, taking in close to $200 million worldwide, including domestic box office revenue of $120 million. Moore also said he wanted to be supportive of his "teammates in non-fiction film." However, Fahrenheit received no Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

Since November 2 was less than nine months after the film's release, it would be disqualified for the Documentary Oscar. He stated he wanted the movie to be seen by a few million more people, preferably on television, by election day. Moore later announced that Fahrenheit 9/11 would not be in consideration for the 2005 Academy Award for Documentary Feature, but instead for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Fahrenheit was awarded the Palme d'Or, the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival; it was the first documentary film to win the prize since 1956.

Bush and Osama bin Laden. Fahrenheit 9/11: Fahrenheit 9/11 examines America in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, particularly the record of the Bush administration and alleged links between the families of George W. It was praised by most critics for illuminating a subject slighted by the mainstream media, but it was attacked by some opponents who claim it is inaccurate and misleading in its presentations and suggested interpretations of events. It also enjoyed great commercial and critical success for a film of its type and became, at the time, the highest-grossing mainstream-released documentary (a record now held by Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11).

In the United States, it won the 2002 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. Bowling for Columbine won the Anniversary Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and France's Cesar Award as the Best Foreign Film. Bowling for Columbine: Moore's 2002 film Bowling for Columbine, probes the culture of guns and violence in the States. Among others, he targeted Nike for outsourcing shoe production to Indonesia.

The Big One: In 1997, Moore directed The Big One, which documents the tour publicizing his book Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American, where he criticized mass layoffs despite record corporate profits. The film was one of the last featuring Canadian-born actor John Candy. Canadian Bacon: In 1995, Moore released a satirical film, Canadian Bacon, which featured a fictional US president (played by Alan Alda) engineering a fake war with Canada in order to boost his popularity. The influence of Rafferty, who co-directed the 1982 cult classic documentary film The Atomic Café, can be seen in Moore's satirical use of archival footage taken from vintage B-movies, television commercials, and newsreels that has since become a hallmark of his documentaries.

Bush. Moore was largely taught the craft of filmmaking by his cinematographer Kevin Rafferty, who is ironically also a first cousin of President George W. The documentary was an extremely ambitious undertaking for someone who had never attended film school or worked in any capacity in the movie industry. Smith, former CEO and president of General Motors.

"Roger" is Roger B. Since then Moore has been known as a critic of the neoliberal view of globalization. Roger & Me: Moore first became famous for his controversial 1989 film Roger & Me, a documentary about what happened to Flint, Michigan, after General Motors closed its factories and opened new ones in Mexico, where the workers were paid much less. He also dabbled in acting, following a supporting role as a perverted man-child who agrees to be part of the scheme concocted by John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow in Lucky Numbers (2000).

Moore and his family live in a $1 million apartment in New York City. Since 1990, Moore has been married to producer Kathleen Glynn (born April 10, 1958 in Flint), with whom he has one daughter, Natalie (born 1981). Some of this money provided partial funding for his first film project, Roger and Me. But he finally accepted a settlement of $58,000--the amount of anticipated trial costs--from the magazine's insurance company.

[1] Moore later sued for wrongful dismissal, seeking $2 million. In 2003, the Star-Ledger printed an opinion piece by Paul Mulshine where he quoted Paul Berman who stated that Moore had been fired, following a series of clashes with people on the magazine's staff, which included a dispute over Moore's refusal to publish an article by Berman that was mildly critical of the Sandinistas' human rights record, a piece the magazine, before Moore's arrival, had commissioned. In 1986, when Moore became the editor of Mother Jones, a liberal political magazine, he moved to California and the Voice was shut down. After dropping out of University of Michigan-Flint (where he was majoring in fictional influences in literature and wrote for the student newspaper entitled The Michigan Times), at 22 he founded the alternative weekly magazine The Flint Voice (which soon changed its name to The Michigan Voice).

For his Eagle Project, he filmed a documentary pointing out various safety hazards and issues within his community. Michael Moore is also an Eagle Scout, which is the highest rank awarded by the Boy Scouts in the United States, and an achievement of which he is still very proud. By the end of his term both had resigned. That same year, he ran for and won a seat on the Davison school board on a platform based on firing the high school's principal, John B McKenna, and vice principal, Kanje Cohen.

He then attended Davison High School, where he was active in both drama and debate, graduating in 1972. Moore, an Irish American, was brought up a Roman Catholic and attended a Diocesan seminary at age 14. His uncle was one of the founders of the United Automobile Workers labor union and was part of the famous Flint Sit-Down Strike. At the time, Flint was home to many General Motors factories, where his mother was a secretary, and both his father and grandfather were employed.

Michael Moore was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in a suburb called Davison. . Bush administration. He is widely known for his outspoken, critical views of big corporations, gun violence, and his critique of the incumbent George W.

Michael Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American film director, author, and social commentator. And 92 percent of us don't own a passport."[31]. National Geographic produced a survey which showed that 60 percent of 18-25 year olds don't know where Great Britain is on a map. Our stupidity is embarrassing.

We don't know about anything that's happening outside our country. We Americans suffer from an enforced ignorance. in thrall to conniving, thieving, smug pricks. Describing Americans to the Daily Mirror, "They are possibly the dumbest people on the planet..

When asked what he thought about when he was called a traitor, he responded, “I’m an Eagle Scout and I’m overweight.” [30]. You weren't threatened; I wasn't being threatened, and that's the only time, because ultimately if it was your child…would you give up your child to secure Fallujah?"
— On the television program Late Night with Conan O'Brien, June 25, 2004. I think most Americans — I just saw the latest poll today — 54% now believe that [invading Iraq] wasn't the wisest thing to do — it wasn't certainly in self-defense. And the agreement that they make with us is that we never send them into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Our young people who go off to war and who join the service, we need to honor them because they're willing to risk their lives to protect us, to defend us, so we can have this way of life. The Awful Truth (1999). TV Nation (1994). Fahrenheit 9/11½ (projected for 2007).

Sicko (projected for 2006). Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) "Palme d'Or" in Cannes. Bowling for Columbine (2002). Lucky Numbers (2000).

And Justice for All (1998). The Big One (1997). Canadian Bacon (1995). Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint (1992) (TV).

Roger & Me (1989). ISBN 0743272927. Simon & Schuster. The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader.

Moore, Michael (2004). ISBN 0743271521. Simon & Schuster. Will They Ever Trust Us Again?.

Moore, Michael (2004). ISBN 0446532231. Warner Books. Dude, Where's My Country?.

Moore, Michael (2003). ISBN 0060392452. Regan Books. Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!.

Moore, Michael (2002). ISBN 0060988096. Perennial. Adventures In A TV Nation.

Moore, Michael; & Glynn, Kathleen (1998). ISBN 0060977337. Perennial (Harper Edition). Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American.

Moore, Michael (1996). Dude, Where's My Country? (2003), an examination of the Bush family's relationships with Saudi royalty, the Bin Laden family, and the energy industry, and a call-to-action for liberals in the 2004 election. Stupid White Men (2001), a critique of American domestic and foreign policy, and. Downsize This! (1996), about politics and corporate crime in the United States,.