You know, in the last two years I've probably read hundreds of anti-Michael Moore screeds, and I've even written a couple. But this one by Christopher Hitchens, obliterating the portly documentarian and his new film "Fahrenheit 9/11," may be the best one of all. It's hard to pick just one quote. Read the whole thing!:
"To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental. To describe it as an exercise in facile crowd-pleasing would be too obvious. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness."
Against my better judgment, I'm going to see the film, for much the same reason I saw "Passion of the Christ"- it's going to be the main topic of discussion for the next week or two, and I want to be able to participate. Indeed, "Fahrenheit" is for anti-Bush lefties what Gibson's opus was for Christians; if there were such a thing (officially) as the Church of Anti-Dubya, I'm sure they'd buy blocks of tickets and send groups.
Posted by Stephen Silver at June 22, 2004 07:59 AMStern talked about the very same thing yesterday and he said that he will pay people to go this film.
I think the Powell administration made a very big mistake in going after Stern.
Posted by: J. Lichty at June 22, 2004 10:57 AMHitch was on w/ Barriero this afternoon just hammering Moore dripping with contempt daring Moore to sue. Great stuff. Hitch is the best.
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