In a last-minute push to ensure that as many voters as possible saw his film, Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore pulled out all the stops. He wanted this so badly, in fact, that he essentially eliminated his film from Oscar consideration by releasing it on video prior to the required deadline. To Moore, it has been all about the message and getting it out there to as many potential voters as possible.

In the end, Moore’s film was available to millions of households via Internet, satellite and TVN (serving Los Angeles). But in one upstate New York community, efforts to air outtakes from the film on public-access television were stopped by cable giant Time Warner Cable.

The Syracuse Peace Council had planned on showing a one-hour documentary, The People’s 60 Minutes, on Monday night. The documentary contained clips from the DVD version of Moore’s film. Andy Mager, spokesperson for the group, insisted that the group’s plan to use outtakes of the film were in line with Moore’s wish to have as many people view the film as possible.

But, it was not to be. Time Warner Cable refused to air the documentary, claiming that the group did not have permission from the filmmaker to use the clips. However, a message on the SPC’s website states that representatives for Time Warner Cable told them that they were unable to locate the tape of the show, even though it was delivered to the station on three separate occasions.

The Syracuse Peace Council was founded in 1936 as a “comprehensive grassroots peace and social justice” organization. The group has been active in the greater Syracuse area, pushing voting registration and helping get people out to vote.