His previous book, Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation, which was almost pulled by the publisher after September 11th, has sold more than 4 million copies and became the best-selling non-fiction book of 2002. Michael Moore is on a 33-city tour promoting his new book, Dude, Where’s My Country? Almost 1 million copies hit bookshelves on Oct. Moore was booed at the 2003 Academy Awards when, during his acceptance speech for the Best Documentary Award for “Bowling For Columbine,” he called President Bush’s election and justifications for the war in Iraq “fictitious.” Then Moore began his speech saying, “Thank you. The cheers only grew louder when he held up a Cubs baseball cap.īut the cheers soon turned into boos when Moore raised a hat of the Florida Marlins who are facing the Cubs in the baseball playoffs. Last night in the Chicago area, some 1500 people greeted Moore with a standing ovation. Today we spend the hour with documentary filmmaker, television producer and author Michael Moore. To purchase an audio or video copy of this entire program, call 1 (800) 881-2359.
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