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TEXAS: Michael Moore’s controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 reaches US President George W Bush’s backyard but the Oscar-winning filmmaker has nixed plans to come to this one-stoplight town to officiate.
Word that Moore was coming to Crawford, a hamlet of 705 people, had drawn a dismissive response from the White House but sparked anger and worry among some locals, including one who left his message in cow manure.
The filmmaker had planned to travel to Crawford, bringing a copy of his movie at the request of local activists in the ’Peace House’, a humble headquarters for critics of the war in Iraq.
Police braced for protests and counter-protests that they expected would more than triple Crawford’s population, and they welcomed news that Moore had aborted plans to visit.
"That makes it a whole lot easier," said Crawford police officer Ken Jones, who confirmed that organisers had called the authorities earlier in the day to tell them that their guest of honour would be a no-show.
"We’re not hopeful at this point that he’ll show up, but we’re going ahead with the movie. That was the plan anyway," Skip Londos, one of the local activists who arranged the screening, said.