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We’ve talked about Michael Moore lately. Sadly, he continues to exist (and be discussed<\/a>), doing his own little part to help the [[wp:greenhouse effect]] he no doubt wholeheartedly blames the US for.<\/p>\n

In his film “Fahrenheit 9\/11” hey drags out the same tools of his trade<\/a> that have made him famous… namely lies, half-truths and sarcastic condescension passing as outrage. While we will have to wait a little while for a definitive trashing of the movie some good beginnings<\/a> have been made.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Moore is apparently well aware of the fact that an increasingly tired of his crap nation will be a little harder to pull one over on these days. He has set up a “strike team”<\/a> that will in theory put the smack down on anyone who treats him badly and has reportedly refused to appear on any show or interview where he may be questioned or criticized. He is making noise about libel and slander suits pretending that he feels they are relevant to criticism of his film as well as hiring Chris Lehane, ex Democratic party hatchet man<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“I write “pretend” because Moore understands, from first-hand experience, the protections enjoyed by opinion journalists. On <\/i>This Week<\/a><\/em>, Moore described <\/i>Fahrenheit 9\/11 <\/em>as “an op-ed piece. It’s my opinion about the last four years of the Bush administration. And that’s what I call it. I’m not trying to pretend that this is some sort of, you know, fair and balanced work of journalism.” Later in the interview<\/a>, he called the movie “a comedy, too.” In other words, he knows that nobody is likely to get very far by suing <\/i>him<\/em> for <\/i>his<\/em> opinions, as expressed in <\/i>Fahrenheit 9\/11<\/em>. Since he clearly understands the law, it’s plain that if we take Moore at his word, he appears to believe in free speech only for himself.” – quote in context<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I won’t go into all the details on how bad<\/a> this movie is, others<\/a> do a fine job<\/a> of that already<\/a>. Here’s the list of links you might want.<\/p>\n