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WEDNESDAY,APRIL3,2002
WEATHER FORECAST
Moore's book tour surprise hit
The Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. The publisher almost pulled the plug on Michael Moore's latest book, fearing a backlash because of its bare-knuckle attacks on President Bush.
So now that Stupid White Men and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation is atop the New York Times best seller list, Moore is feeling a bit more charitable toward his No.1 target right-
Nah.
"This 80 percent approval rating—this is not about 80 percent of the country approves or loves George W. Bush," Moore said Monday during a stop on his promotional tour. "This is more like love the one you're with. This is who we're stuck with."
Moore, known for a wicked
humor that skewers conservatives and corporations such as General Motors, was true to form in a speech at Northwestern Michigan College. A capacity crowd of about 400 packed Milliken Auditorium, and hundreds watched through closed-circuit television in another building.
By turns jocular and indignant, Moore hammered Bush, Enron and the administration's handling of the war on terrorism. He also provided a sneak preview of his coming film, Bowling for Columbine, which pokes fun at the gun culture and features interviews with members of the Michigan Militia.
The first chapter of his book describes the 2000 presidential election as "a very American coup." As far as Moore is concerned, Al Gore is the rightful president of the United States
"People say, 'Get over it.' Well, I'll never get over it," he said. "There's nothing more basic in a democracy than the right to vote, and if you don't stand up for that, if someone tries to rig it or steal it and we sit silent, what message do we send?"
He also called for a special prosecutor to investigate the Enron scandal and ties between the company and government officials.
"If they could waste our time for four years with a special prosecutor looking at a stain on a blue dress, they could certainly dig out the criminals involved in this mess," Moore said.
"He's wonderful," said Traverse City Mayor Margaret Dodd. "He cares about the things America is supposed to care about, and he has the courage to do something."
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1 Hardy heroine
5 Standing
10 Snit
14 Not aweather
15 Pacific island group
16 Composer Stravinsky
17 Foxx of "Sanford and Son"
18 Media segment
19 Fastening substance
20 Ryan or Shaquille
22 Formerly
24 Clan pattern
26 "__ Marner"
27 Tied up
29 Obliterates
33 Mayberry aunt
36 Battery terminal
38 Insect stage
39 As far as
41 Civil Rights pioneer
43 Takes to court
44 Master
46 White poplar
48 Double bend
49 Body of tenets
51 Immersse
53 Ambler and Lindros
55 War or rumor ending
59 Natural sprinkle
63 Figure out
64 Part of Q.E.D.
65 Pilot
67 Diving bird
68 Pond scum
69 Crownlet
70 Geneva or George
71 Steno's milieu
72 The Divine Bernhardt
73 Brood
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2 Barcelata tune, "Maria ___
3 Passover feast
4 Tranquilize
5 Psychic's gift
6 Very unusual
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8 Took into account
9 Tell on
10 Pirates' milieu
11 Jamaican export
12 Putrid
13 Emancipated
21 Pelee's output
23 Vertical surface
25 Hawaiian goose
28 Canadian province
30 Quiz option
31 Holiday forerunners
32 Talk back
33 Rhizome
34 Fencing tool
35 Lat. list-ender
37 New entrant into soc.
40 Eastern
42 Urban blight
45 Egghead
50 Seth's son
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54 Asparagus unit
56 Show too much satisfaction
57 Ellicit
58 Make over
59 Harvest
60 "Alice's Restaurant" singer Guthrie
61 Shakespearean villain
62 Medical fluids
66 College cheer
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