Draw a crooked line.
So yeah, things have slowed down a little bit in the world of Michael Moore commentary, but let’s be honest, it would seem Moore has virtually sequestered himself behind a big ol’ plie of money for the past few months, hence, we don’t have a lot of new stuff to talk about here.
That is, until today, when I received this e-mail from Moore:
Friends,
How’s it going? Ready for the next step?
Let me know what you’ve been up to and any ideas you have about what our next move should be (write me at the addresses below).
Meanwhile, I’ll be in conclave this week handing out goodie bags and running for pope. Wish me well!
Yours,
Michael Moore
MMFlint@aol.com
Mike@michaelmoore.com
www.michaelmoore.com
Nope, it’s not a joke. Michael Moore has apparently run out of ideas. At least he’s out of ideas to the extent that he is appealing to every schlub (me included) on his mailing list for ideas.
I’ll tell you what I think “our” next move should be. For one, let’s kick around the idea of disbanding the whole “us and them” mentality for starters. How’s about just “us” for once? I understand that the prospect of making another 50 million bucks is appealing, but is it worth all the money in the world to continue trying to divide the country into two halves? I think not.
Moore has the opportunity to make his next project something to really be remembered, not that Fahrenheit 9-11 won’t be remembered, but for perhaps the wrong reasons. For example, I was talking to my very Liberal next door neighbor the other day and “outed” myself as a Moorewatch writer to her. I was surprised when she lamented that all in all, she was very unhappy with Michael Moore because he basically set a tone in which everything ever said by Liberals in the future would have to be taken with a grain of salt. She said that because of the way he played fast and loose with the facts in F9/11, much of the focus about things that should be looked into got missed, like the break-down of the intelligence community’s ablity to do it’s job. Moore laid all the blame squarely on the shoulders of George Bush, and from there on the debate centered around that “thesis”, rather than really searching for the truth. She also agreed that any future criticism from Moore about Bush would be taken lightly because of the way he blew it with F9/11.
I couldn’t agree more.
So, for Moore’s next project, I’d like to suggest that he try something completey new; Investigate each issue based soley on it’s merits, and report only the truth. Moore tends to draw a straight line with his ideology. It seems he thinks that if an idea comes from a person who hails from the other side of the line, then it is dismissed as so much right wing quackery while on the other hand, any transgressions coming from folks on his side of the line go completely unscrutinized. I’d suggest he draw a crooked line, using not political party as the divining indicator, rather, right and wrong. Plain and simple.
I’l admit that ‘s probably not the perfect recipie for a blockbuster documentary, but damn, it would be refreshing.
So there, Mr. Moore. That’s my idea. Stop pretending George Bush is Satan for daring to question the solvency of Social Security (our single biggest expenditure in the US Govt.) and stop pretending that Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, and a lot of other Democrats never made some very compelling arguments in the case for war in Iraq. If you do that, Michael, you might just find some allies on this side of the line who would be willing to help fight against things like “decency laws” and “national I.D. cards”. You might even gain back some of the respect you lost from your former fans.
Oh, and stop worrying about Tom Delay, Republicans eat their own. If it turns out the guy is dirty, the GOP will boot him. That’s what they do, just ask Gingrich and Lott. They don’t play the “save our guy at any cost” game like the Dems do. If he’s not dirty, or at the very least maintaining the status quo of all politicians from all parties, then you will again look like the boy who cried wolf.
In other news:
I just received a copy of “Fahrenheit 9-12”, by Aaron I. Reichel, Esq. I actually decided to go get a P.O. Box for “Moorewatch Only” material, and this newest book about Moore is the first thing I received. I will be reviewing it in a few weeks for you here. On first glance, it seems to go theme by theme for the entire movie, with the debunkings from Reichel, referencing noted Moore critics as Dave Kopel, Lee Troxler, Christopher Hitchens,and Dr. Kelton Rhoades. It looks very interesting and comprehensive, although I can’t seem to find any mention of Moorewatch in there. I will give my impressions when I finish the book. In the mean time, if any of you feel you need to send me anything ( books to review, DVD’s to watch, pictures for my fridge, money (heh)) e-mail me, and when I’m satisfied you aren’t going to send me an envelope full of anthrax, I’ll tell you my address.
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