From MSNBC and CNN:

LOS ANGELES - A group opposing Michael Moore’s documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11″ is urging U.S. movie theaters not to screen the film, which is set to open June 25.

California-based Move America Forward, which says its goal is “supporting America’s war on terrorism,” has launched an electronic campaign, both via e-mail and through its Web site, encouraging theaters not to play Moore’s film, which is critical of the war in Iraq.

“Michael Moore has the right to free speech,” said MAF Chairman Howard Kaloogian, according to Variety. “But so do millions of Americans who find his anti-military propaganda and attacks on our troops offensive.”

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I found this approach fascinating, so I contacted Move America Forward. Their Assistant Director, Tom Pincer, was nice enough to answer some of my questions via Instant Messaging…

FELBER: Mr. Pincer, thanks for taking the time to talk.

PINCER: No problem. Always happy to be fabricated by a member of the press.

FELBER: Okay. Let’s cut to the chase: Your attempts to get every theater in America to refrain from showing Michael Moore’s film is not censorship.

PINCER: No. We’re exercising our free speech.

FELBER: And the content of your free speech is “Censor Michael Moore.”

PINCER: Possibly.

FELBER: “Possibly?”

PINCER: If we succeed in preventing the screening of “Fahrenheit 911″ in American theaters, is that censorship -

FELBER: Yes.

PINCER: - stay with me here - is that censorship, or is that every theater in America exercising their right to free speech? Huh? See? Gotcha there, don’t I?

FELBER: No, I don’t think so. You’re trying to interfere with someone else’s speech -

PINCER: - by speaking. Freely. A lot.

FELBER: Right, but by trying to influence the distributers and purveyors of a piece of speech, you’re XXXX XXXXX in such a way that XXX XXXX XXXXXX XXX looks like XXXXXXXXXX.

PINCER: I don’t agree.

FELBER: Wait, what did you just do up there?

PINCER: Nothing.

FELBER: Yes, yes you did. Several key words up there have been replaced by X’s.

PINCER: Look, we’re speaking, you and me. At the same time, I’m exercising my right to free speech over the internet. And some of that speech just so happens to be some….

FELBER: …pieces of computer code.

PINCER: Maybe…

FELBER: But that actually interferes with my speech. Stop it!

PINCER: What, are you trying to censor me?

FELBER: No, I’m trying to stop you from censoring me!

PINCER: Well, as you can see, it’s a pretty complex issue.

FELBER: It’s not complex. It’s very simple. Free speech is the inalienable right of every American. What your approach does is XXXXXXX that XXXXXX XX XXX XXXX XXX intimidate the XXXXXX and XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX’X XXX - STOP DOING THAT!

PINCER: What? We’re just talking here.

FELBER: But some of your “talking” is XXXXXX XXXX XX XX XXXXXX!

PINCER: Oh, so now you’re saying that what I type on my computer isn’t protected by the First Amendment? Fascist.

FELBER: No, I just XXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXX XX X XXXXX.

PINCER: Great, so you’re starting to see the logic of my viewpoint.

FELBER: Wait a minute - I never XXXX XXXX X XXXX XXX XX XXXXXXXX!

PINCER: Thank you. You’re right - “Move America Forward” is indeed an exciting organization that deserves widespread public support.

FELBER: XXX XXXX XXX XX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX, you XXXXXXX!!!!!

PINCER: What, the web address? Certainly. It’s http://www.moveamericaforward.org/.

FELBER: You can’t XX XXXX XX XX, XXX XXX XXXX XX XXXXX son of X XXXXX!

PINCER: Much obliged. It was nice talking to you, too.

FELBER: X XXXX XXX XX XXXXXX XXX!!

PINCER: Thank you. Bye.

FELBER: XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX!!!!!!