“Fahrenheit 9/11” Without President Bush?

With the October 5 release of Michael Moore’s film on DVD (see here for other election-related films and books being released), I happened to see a commerical touting the DVD. It showed Michael Moore and images from the film. What was missing? Any reference or picture of President Bush, something that would seem odd to an outsider given that he’s the subject of the film.
The reason is BCRA. Moore’s film is being advertised by its distributor, which is a corporation, and corporations cannot pay for an “electioneering communication” without getting an exemption from the FEC. An electioneering communication features a candidate for federal office, is broadcast on T.V., radio, cable or satellite, and is targeted at the relevant electorate.
Fortunately for Moore, most people already know the subject of his film.

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