What about Michael Moore?

[Bandit]

Meh, not interested in arguing.

Morgan Spurlock would be a much better choice.

[augie]

I don't think Morgan Spurlock would get quite the impact or result Michael Moore would, but that's just me.

[tmbrown327]

I would fall on the side of MM being a positive thing for us. We don't have visibility, as someone else said. I'm tired of people looking quizzically at me and just can't believe they haven't heard of these things before, but it happens every day. Even if 50% of the people that heard about MM and this issue thought he was full of crap, they would at least know about it. Right now, we are a very silent minority, despite valiant efforts of proponents for the last 12 months.

[ritalin]

Meh, not interested in arguing.

Morgan Spurlock would be a much better choice.

So I take it that my argument was sound enough not to warrant a real reply?

HEHEHE... All joking aside. I agree that Mr Spurlock would be an excellent choice. But given that I stated ANYONE in the limelight with a large audience will accomplish this goal, that would only make since right?

So now that were in agreement that personal politics should be set aside, does anyone know a good way to get the word to Mr Moore?

PS... Bandit, if you start a thread for contacting Mr Spurlock, I will happily include my email to the pot. As I did with the Oprah thread and as you should do with this thread.
PSx2... I hate Oprah's show, dribble if you ask me, but I still wrote for her support in this matter.

[augie]

So I take it that my argument was sound enough not to warrant a real reply?

HEHEHE... All joking aside. I agree that Mr Spurlock would be an excellent choice. But given that I stated ANYONE in the limelight with a large audience will accomplish this goal, that would only make since right?

So now that were in agreement that personal politics should be set aside, does anyone know a good way to get the word to Mr Moore?

PS... Bandit, if you start a thread for contacting Mr Spurlock, I will happily include my email to the pot. As I did with the Oprah thread and as you should do with this thread.
PSx2... I hate Oprah's show, dribble if you ask me, but I still wrote for her support in this matter.

well according to his website...

Welcome to MichaelMoore.com to submit a story.

or all his letters have MMFlint@aol.com though I don't know if that is an actual direct link to his mailbox or some underling who might or might not mention it to him. I would put something in, however I am still VERY new to this, so I'll leave it to the experts (do this democratically and pick someone to send it with a good head on thier shoulders if you want or we could all flood it I guess). But remember I get FIRST interview as I brought his name up haha.

[catwoman19]

Hey Augie, I beat you by about one month. I mentioned getting Moore involved and was laughed off the thread

[ritalin]

I would say that having someone that can write will look great. I also think that a flood of requests that Mr Moore look into this would work just as well.

As I stated before I would suggest ALL members contribute to this contact as well as all others regardless of political position.

[Nuck]

There does seem to be a lot of people with pretty extreme political views on the forums. MM shining a media spotlight on the issue would be amazing. So would, the far more extreme, Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh.

The goal is to get the truth out, not reaffirm your political views.

[DuneBuggy]

Kinda of funny.You just tried to sound middle of the road but was actually reafirming YOUR political views.
I mean Beck or Limbaugh is "more" extreme??

Moore would be terrible IMO. The anti capitalist millionare? Yeah..Doesnt make sense to me either.Neither would Moore,Rush,or Beck taking a interest in our issue. Especially with the current political climate and domestic/world issues.
E cigs just wouldnt get the same ratings.

[Nuck]

Kinda of funny.You just tried to sound middle of the road but was actually reafirming YOUR political views.
I mean Beck or Limbaugh is "more" extreme??

Moore would be terrible IMO. The anti capitalist millionare? Yeah..Doesnt make sense to me either.Neither would Moore,Rush,or Beck taking a interest in our issue. Especially with the current political climate and domestic/world issues.
E cigs just wouldnt get the same ratings for any of them.

I think you missed the point. The point is not for people to give up their political beliefs, it is that the goal is more important than the means. To discard help from others that could bring it in the public spotlight simply because they have beliefs counter to your own is not very productive.

I have no idea if this issue would be of interest to them but it is worth making an attempt. All that can be lost is a bit of time.

BTW...I never try to sound middle of the road. I'm not shy about sharing my opinions and the reasons I hold them. I just understand that there are times that my political views are subordinate to the larger picture.