By chance, Michael Moore's book Stupid White Men was printed on September 10th, 2001. The next day the publishers suddenly considered his book "inappropriate" claiming that with sections like "Kill Whitey" and a letter asking Bush to resign would not go over well in post-9/11 America. They asked him to rewrite it, but he refused. The book languished for months in the warehouse. Disgruntled librarians finally broke the stalemate. They yelled censorship, and the publisher cried mercy, finally shipping the book in its original form. Moore's "unpatriotic" book shot to the top of bestseller lists shocking the experts. Many of the charges that Moore makes in this program, such as bin Laden family members flown out of the US, have been verified and are featured in the film Fahrenheit 9/11.
Michael Moore
Moore first brought his humorous and radical analysis to mainstream audiences with the award-winning documentary "Roger and Me." His television series include "The Awful Truth" and the Emmy-winning TV Nation. His first book, "Downsize This!" was a bestseller. His film "Bowling for Columbine" won an Academy Award. His new film "Fahrenheit 9/11" is breaking box office records and won the top prize at Cannes.