Michael Moore Hosts Q&A at New York Premiere of ‘The Tillman Story’ (Part 2)
Michael Moore discusses ‘The Tillman Story’ with (L-R) Actor Josh Brolin, former soldier Russell Baer, producer John Battsek and director Amir Bar-Lev following a special screening at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 on August 11, 2010 in New York City.
‘The Tillman Story’ opens Friday, August 20th in New York and Los Angeles. Don’t miss it: http://www.tillmanstory.com/
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have her questions now you've donesomething where you'd you've been
looking at we all like we want to see amoviethat will go on something we're going to
take a someplace where we haven't doneokay feel something info and even on
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endings multiple beginnings and all thestuff in between that none of us do
about that and uh... i don't know if iwas fairly well read about this subject
and uh...ida sat there just like you know my job
wondered she'smonopoly think that's it's reallyit's it's good investigative journalism
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side of to see itall my question a few questions one iskevin till thenwith a couple of very minor exceptions
his testimonyfor the congress against there at the
endis not uppart of the story now from the film
obviously cannot be treated with thestory be wasn't since you've heard the
film in temperatures not thati was it wasn't pets brother kevin
financially repeat alexandria matrixfucking outand what's whatmatt welch kevin was umwe got involved right around at that
first congressional hearingand that was right when kevin hadcompromisesfirm decision not to be a public figureand it was a humiliating you know
pointless exercise formuh... and so by the time we really set
out for mejust not goodyou do that againbut he helped us a lot on background
russ bear never would have spokeaggressivethat everybodywho we tried to speak withcall other danny or kevin to find out is
ok including by the way kansianyou know that's the power that this
family has that phil kenzie who's in asomewhat adversarial role with the
family called the dannysay are these guys okayenso kevin kevin helped us a lot put us
in touch of people but he didn't want tobe on camera and you know it doesyou knowthey have a healthy sense of their
privacy of what's public much privatesomething we really admire about them in
you know as richard richard also by theway turned us downand we finished the film without his
participationand then we showed it to him and he saidgosh you know i'm sorry i turned it down
i wish i hadn't done that and we said wecan get on a ratherand we put them on a plane and open all
film up and put them in therebut when we are interviewing richard we
asked him about kevin and he saidsomething likekevin it was an under packing rock you
know i mean kevin talked with his friendto talk to his family he just doesn't
want tobecome a celebrity based on this tragedy
and he anne also you know they don'ti mean the family time and time againrefused to let us drift internally
a_t_r_ referred innovative wantsmurray for instance one let us ask her
about their life together at all thoseon the ground rules she didn't want to
see their memories turned into thesekind of like cheap sound biteswhich he already seen done you know in
and countless you know mainstreamoutletskevin same thing i think is a way for
them to kinda hold onto their memoriesto not filter them back throughthis very public arena you know and i
think they they they wanted they sawthere was some utility in doing it for
themselvesyou know other dangers andand we collaborated with them to try and
navigate through thatand animated ultimatelyan absolutely huge moment as i'm sure
you can imagine when we then she showedus the family the film which for us wasanimus soul they might not have liked it
alotdifferentlysummoning kept away from any and all and
it wastotally overwhelminguniform and to say to us the pathwould love this film was likeunusually mementosalmost more like an deal with hisit was gives us an extraordinary was
very gratifying because they put theirtrust in us kevin included and andit was it was a huge number one the
email so they thought we could catch upbut you are there when josh in accent
from the putting makeslester astonishing and for the first
time and i wasso ready for the sharp blow to the back
of the headif he didn't like it or aniston stands i
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Pat's Run in San Jose, April 25th 2009. A benefit for Pat Tillman, former NFL Arizona Cardinals. Who died in Afghanistan.The foundation goal & mission is to carry forward Pat's Legacy by inspiring people to make positive changes in themselves and in the world around them. Over 6000 joggers & runners participated in the events.National Anthem by Thia Megia volunteer
Marie Tillman discusses her experience at CGI U and as advocate and founder of the Pat Tillman Foundation, a nonprofit organization that invests in veterans and their families through education and community. In the fall of 2008, she began a major initiative, the Tillman Military Scholars program, which aims to create the next generation of leaders by helping a select group of veterans, active service members, and their dependents fulfill their academic dreams.
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The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing focuses on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The Committee examines why inaccurate accounts of these two incidents were disseminated, the sources and motivations for the accounts, and whether the appropriate Administration officials have been held accountable. Rep. Danny Davis questions Specialist Patrick Tillman's mother Mary Tillman about what senior military officials knew and when they knew it.
Professional football player Pat Tillman joined the Army after 9/11 and was killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire during a gun battle. But as Erica Hill reports, the story told by the government was quite different.
MARY TILLMAN: The documentary in part is to try to present Pat as a human being and not this caricature that was created. But the biggest reason for this documentary is to point out the horrible way that he was used. His death was lied about by the military, by the government. But he's not an isolated incident. This happens on a regular basis. It's a systemic problem. It's not isolated to the Bush Administration. It's happened for years. And it's tolerated.
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"... I don't think they are very honorable people. I know they were lying. I mean, and I think that -- you know, like, you know, Pat and I are talking about, you know, we feel that there could have been something else that happened to Pat but -- I mean, we can't prove it. Every bit of evidence has been destroyed. ... Rumsfeld, Abizaid, Myers and Brown collectively said, 'I don't know, I don't recall, I don't remember' about 82 times and no one on that panel pressed them. No one did their research. Neither faction of that committee." -- Pat Tillman's mother Mary on Larry King Live
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New Hoover Dam Bridge - Initially, I thought they were building a suspension bridge with the very high towers on both side installed and managing and installing all those expensive high quality cables, but no. In my opinon, they choose the most EXPENSIVE and unnecessary lengthy and WASTAGE way to build this bridge. Surely, it's another way to "skin a cat" - the US Bridge Authority?
Pat Tillman was a professional football player with the Arizona Cardinals.
In response to the September 11, 2001 incident, he passed up a $3.6 million contract and joined the Army. His sacrifice became made him a symbol of patriotism and a poster child for Army recruiters.
Pat Tillman came to his senses and turned against the wars. Through friends and family, he made contact with anti-war icon Noam Chomsky.
Perhaps Tillman was ready to make a public statement of opposition to the wars, which would have been a public relations catastrophe for the Army. We will never know. Perhaps the Army knew he was going to go public with a statement of opposition. We will never know.
Pat Tillman took three bullets through the head on April 22, 2004. He was shot at close range by his own men while on paatrol in Afghanistan.
A massive coverup followed, in which the public was told that Tillman had been killed by hostile fire. He was awarded the Silver star. The conspiracy to deceive Tillman's grieving family and the public went to the highest levels of the Army, and centered on one Lt. General Stanley McChrystal.
Eventually, the fraud was exposed, and a half-hearted congressional investigation followed.
Pat Tillman is still dead. His mother, Mary Tillman, still grieves. Lt. General Stanley McChrystal was promoted to supreme commander of the Afghan theater.
This is an amazing bridge. The 1,900-foot engineering wonder perched 890 feet above the Colorado River bridges 2 states, Nevada and Arizona. It took five years and 21,000 workers to build the dam, and it cost $240 million. The Mike O'Callaghan and Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is the longest bridge built with concrete arches in the western hemisphere, according to the Transportation Department. The arches measure 1,060 feet.
Songs and Music content by: Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Muse.
Tillman Military Scholars Richard Garcia and Melissa Stroh. Highlights from the 6th annual Pat's Run held Saturday, April 17, 2010 at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium.
Feature and coverage courtesy of Fox Sports Arizona.
