Less about Moore - I've

Less about Moore - I've never liked Michael Moore. "Blood in the Face" was an interesting movie about American nazis and the Klan, but drew wider sociological conclusions that weren't supported by any rational evidence. His rants against corporate America in "Roger and Me" were delivered with such self-satisfied smugness that I eventually rooted for Roger to come barrelling of the podium with a squad of goons at the climactic shareholders meeting. The smug (that word and Moore are permanently linked in my mind, so it keeps coming up) derision he heaps upon the former GM workers who started the lint roller factory is the part that sticks in my bile duct. Moore hammered the theme with all the grace of a Polish jazz band during the movie; the narrator would be talking about economic improvement, Moore would roll a lint roller around, apparently mopping up scraps of scorn that dribbled from his mouth to his lap. "What morons", the message seemed to be, "trying to start their own business instead of railing at GM, as I do..."

"Downsize This" was worse. Easy layups against corporate bigwigs, plus stretchy screeds against such difficult targets as an angry limo driver.

Now, word is dribbling out, at least through the blogosphere, about the liberties Moore takes, and the sloppy research he foists off, in his current book, "Stupid White Men".

I don't add much to this (other than my article above). I'm just hoping this adds to the critical mass against Moore. His fifteen minutes should have ended ten years ago.