Moore to speak at Dickinson

Moore to speak at Dickinson: "With Moore's Oct. 6 visit, and Bush's appearances at Village Park last night and at the Army War College in May, Carlisle is doing its share to build Pennsylvania's status as a battleground in the presidential race.
Moore's visit is sure to draw a crowd.

'There is a healthy anti-Bush presence here at Dickinson,' said sophomore Peter Doidge, treasurer for the College Democrats.
But Dickinson's invitation to Moore isn't a sign of partisanship, said Christine Dugan, college spokeswoman. The college is hosting conservative National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg, who will speak Oct. 27.

Alex Stout, a sophomore and College Democrats president, said Moore's approach may rankle, but he raises valid questions about the Bush administration.
'He probably distorted the facts ... but I do think he had a lot of good points. It's really important that the college ... bring radical viewpoints and let students make their own decisions,' he said.

"Not for a minute do I think it was a fair and balanced documentary," said Wayne Winters, a Carlisle High School government teacher. "[But] I enjoyed it in my anybody-but-Bush mode that I'm operating under at this point."

Winters said the movie was loaded with propaganda, but it carried a powerful anti-war message and showed "the human face of the tragic loss of life."

The documentary's more dubious points may amount to simple barb-throwing, but its harm is relative, Winters said.

"It was distortion of facts that led to the war in Iraq and Michael Moore's movie is not killing anyone," he said."


ELIZABETH GIBSON