Interview with mom of dead GI from Moore's Fahrenheit 911

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http://www.freep.com/entertainment/movies/moore29_20040529.htm

Flint woman spotlighted in Moore's latest movie


May 29, 2004


BY BEN SCHMITT
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER


Lila Lipscomb used to hate antiwar protesters.

This summer, though, she is likely to be embraced by them, thanks to the key roles she and her late son -- who died serving in with the Army in Iraq -- play in Michael Moore's new movie.

Lipscomb, 49, is the latest ordinary person from Michigan plucked by Moore to star in one of his films. His documentary "Farenheit 9/11" is a scathing attack on President George W. Bush and the war against terrorism.

"Farenheit" won the top prize last week at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France and, like Moore's provocative "Roger and Me" and "Bowling for Columbine," has been praised and denounced by critics.

On the eve of Memorial Day, Lipscomb, an office assistant who describes herself as a private person, is bracing for the release of "Farenheit," likely this summer, when she will come to the attention of millions of people.

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1. What Touches Me...

is how respectful Michael Moore tries to be to the families he uses in his film. He asked Limpscomb if she wanted anything changed. He had footage from an interview of Nick Berg (before he was murdered, of course) which he did not use but gave to the man's family.

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2. Still the scariest URL on the net.

Is it worth it for 4 letters? :shrug:

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3. Are you talking about 'freep'?

'cuz 'freep.com,' is the URL for the Detroit Free Press...

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4. Consider this article along with the Berg family message yesterday

Moore handled these situations very nicely.

link to the Berg family thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=590415