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The Donahue transcripts for the Michael Moore appearance are up now for those interested.

From Bowling for Columbine - This is part of the interview with Marilyn Manson, which I thought was one of the most intelligent interviewees on the show:

MOORE: Do you know that the day that Columbine happened, the United States dropped more bombs on Kosovo than any other time during that war?

MANSON: I do know that. And I think that that’s really ironic, you know, that nobody said, well, maybe the president had an influence on this violent behavior. No, because that’s not the way the media wants to take it and spin it and turn it into fear.

But then you’re watching television. You’re watching the news. You’re being pumped full of fear. There are floods, there’s AIDS, there’s murder. Cut to commercial. Buy the Acura, buy the Colgate. If you have bad breath, they’re not going to talk to you. If you have pimples, the girl’s not going to fuck you.

And it’s just this-it’s a campaign of fear and consumption. And that’s what I think it’s all based on, is the whole idea that, keep everyone afraid and they’ll consume.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

DONAHUE: Well, the spiel from your movie, Michael Moore —- we should say that we’re in Flint, Michigan, home of Michael Moore, for the premiere of this movie, from which this Marilyn Manson interview was taken.

You asked him, what would you say if you had a chance? What would you say to the kids from Columbine today? And he said?

MOORE: He said, I wouldn’t say anything. I’d listen to them, and that’s what nobody did. I thought that was one of the most intelligent things said in the film.

There are some other very good moments in the interview - lots o' very passionate commentary from Michael. . .