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   Was it refused?   
      
   I wouldn't have screamed free speech (I think far too many Christians   
   do that these days), but I would have questioned the business sense of   
   it and the motivation behind it, just as I'm doing with Mr. Moore's   
   film.   
      
      
      
      
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   donandgg@hotmail-no-spam.com says...   
   > Interesting that when Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ, was   
   > refused, nobody claimed his right to free speech was abused.   
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   > "SWMyers"  wrote in message   
   > news:R5Umc.1271$GL4.417@fe2.columbus.rr.com...   
   > > "Mark Jacobs" wrote   
   > > > With Disney abusing its free speech rights by its refusal to allow   
   > > > Michael Moore's latest film, Fahrenheit 911, to be distributed by   
   > > > Miramax the people should start to use their free speech rights.   
   > > >   
   > > > 1) Protest in front of every Disney Store, park, theater showing Disney   
   > > > films.   
   > > > 2) Don't buy from Disney. Don't go to a Disney park.   
   > > > 3) Buy one share of Disney stock and start a shareholder revolt.   
   > >   
   > > Disney is actually DEMONSTRATING free speech, they don't want their   
   > > corporate image to be associated with Michael Moore's trash. Moore's films   
   > > have limited commercial appeal and it would be wasteful for Disney to   
   > spend   
   > > corporate dollars promoting and distributing something that has limited   
   > > appeal. Moore generally has other problems such as a factual presentation   
   > of   
   > > the subject, "Bowling for Columbine" was treated as a documentary but at   
   > > best is a fictional account of a real event. The material used in his   
   > books   
   > > has also been dismissed as fabrication by the people that are represented   
   > as   
   > > well as by legitimate journalists that have researched the subjects.   
   > > Michael Moore can distribute his own film for seek other partners for that   
   > > role, Disney isn't required to finance anyone and everyone that may have a   
   > > message or an axe to grind with someone else. He's sometimes entertaining,   
   > > but that doesn't automatically give him access to Walt's Vault.   
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