An Open Letter to God, from Michael Moore

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An Open Letter to God, from Michael Moore

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Dear God,

The other night, the Rev. James Dobson's ministry asked all believers to pray for a
storm on Thursday night so that the Obama acceptance speech outdoors in Denver would
have to be cancelled.

I see that You have answered Rev. Dobson's prayers -- except the storm You have sent
to earth is not over Denver, but on its way to New Orleans! In fact, You have
scheduled it to hit Louisiana at exactly the moment that George W. Bush is to
deliver his speech at the Republican National Convention.

Now, heavenly Father, we all know You have a great sense of humor and impeccable
timing. To send a hurricane on the third anniversary of the Katrina disaster AND
right at the beginning of the Republican Convention was, at first blush, a stroke of
divine irony. I don't blame You, I know You're angry that the Republicans tried to
blame YOU for Katrina by calling it an "Act of God" -- when the truth was that the
hurricane itself caused few casualties in New Orleans. Over a thousand people died
because of the mistakes and neglect caused by humans, not You.



Some of us tried to help after Katrina hit, while Bush ate cake with McCain (
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/images/20050829-5_p082905pm-0125-515h.html
) and twiddled his thumbs. I closed my office in New York and sent my entire staff
down to New Orleans to help. I asked people on my website to contribute to the
relief effort I organized -- and I ended up sending over two million dollars in
donations, food, water, and supplies (collected from thousands of fans) to New
Orleans ( http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2005-10-04
) while Bush's FEMA ice trucks were still driving around Maine three weeks later.

But this past Thursday night, the Washington Post reported that the Republicans had
begun making plans to possibly postpone the convention. The AP had reported that
there were no shelters set up in New Orleans for this storm, and that the levee
repairs have not been adequate. In other words, as the great Ronald Reagan would
say, "There you go again!"

So the last thing John McCain and the Republicans needed was to have a split-screen
on TVs across America: one side with Bush and McCain partying in St. Paul, and on
the other side of the screen, live footage of their Republican administration
screwing up once again while New Orleans drowns.

So, yes, You have scared the Jesus, Mary and Joseph out of them, and more than a few
million of your followers tip their hats to You.

But now it appears that You haven't been having just a little fun with Bush & Co. It
appears that Hurricane Gustav is truly heading to New Orleans and the Gulf coast. We
hear You, O Lord, loud and clear, just as we did when Rev. Falwell said You made
9/11 happen because of all those gays and abortions. We beseech You, O Merciful One,
not to punish us again as Pat Robertson said You did by giving us Katrina because of
America's "wholesale slaughter of unborn children." His sentiments were echoed by
other Republicans in 2005 ( http://mediamatters.org/items/200509130004 ).

So this is my plea to you: Don't do this to Louisiana again. The Republicans got
your message. They are scrambling and doing the best they can to get planes, trains
and buses to New Orleans so that everyone can get out. They haven't sent the entire
Louisiana National Guard to Iraq this time -- they are already patrolling the city
streets. And, in a nod to I don't know what, Bush's head of FEMA has named a man to
help manage the federal government's response. His name is W. Michael Moore. I kid
you not, heavenly Father. They have sent a man with both my name AND W's (
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/08/20080830-2.html ) to help save the
Gulf Coast.

So please God, let the storm die out at sea. It's done enough damage already. If you
do this one favor for me, I promise not to invoke your name again. I'll leave that
to the followers of Rev. Dobson and to those gathering this week in St. Paul.

Your faithful servant and former seminarian,

Michael Moore
[e-mail]
http://www.michaelmoore.com/

P.S. To all of God's fellow children who are reading this, the city New Orleans has
not yet recovered from Katrina. Please click here for a list of things you can do to
help our brothers and sisters on the Gulf Coast (
http://troublethewaterfilm.com/content/pages/learn_what_you_can_do/ ). And, if you
do live along the Gulf Coast, please take all necessary safety precautions
immediately.

[DesertFlower]

1. god bless michael moore. nt

[liberalmuse]

2. Good! He's countered his slip on KO.

Well done, Mr. Moore.

[grannie4peace]

3. it's o.k. michael, the storm is going to crawford :):):)

[omega minimo]

4. phhhhttt

:spray: :rofl:

[stillcool]

5. What? Bush is going to Crawford?

oops forgot. He's a man made disaster.

[omega minimo]

6. there's calm in his eye

no there there