I'll do more on this tomorrow, but I had to comment on this piece from the Reuters:
Politics grabbed center stage at the Academy Awards (news - web sites) on Sunday as the winner for best documentary, director Michael Moore (news), charged President Bush (news - web sites) with waging a "fictitious war."Wagging his finger from the stage as he was both applauded and booed by the assembled celebrities, Moore said, "We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you"
Given that Moore was the only one boorish enough to turn his acceptance speech into an overtly political attack on the President, I hardly think politics were "center stage." As for the audience reaction, I heard far more boos than applause, and it seemed that the orchestra came up pretty quick and pretty loud, trying to drown out that buffoon.
I really thought it was interesting that on a night when many with anti-war sentiments, including Susan Sarandon and Barbra Streisand, were able to state their convictions without being offensive, Michael Moore chose to spout gibberish that embarrassed even liberal Hollywood. It seems clear that far from being sincere, he's a spotlight hungry troll.
Betcha he's seen his last appearance at the Academy Awards.
Posted by Rich at March 24, 2003 12:39 AM | TrackBack